Lead Product Manager, Search Relevance

Summary

Join ZipRecruiter as a Lead Product Manager for Search and become a domain expert in our search technology. You will lead the improvement of our search engine to deliver better results for job seekers. Responsibilities include writing specifications, managing project execution, defining product rollout strategies, and working with cross-functional teams. This role requires significant experience in product management, data science, or engineering, specifically in building and improving search or recommender engines. A hybrid work environment is offered, with most US-based positions eligible for remote work. Competitive salary, exceptional benefits, and flexible vacation and paid time off are included.

Requirements

• 5-7 years combined professional experience in product management, data science, or engineering
• 3+ years of experience working on building/improving search or recommender engines/models
• 4+ years of experience as a product or business leader, owning and driving business outcomes
• You’re comfortable diving into data - you can construct a fundamental SQL query and are capable of running your own research queries when needed
• Ability to construct insightful questions, query, and interpret qualitative and quantitative data
• Demonstrable track record leading a cross-functional team without authority, driving execution and making team members more productive

Responsibilities

• Become the domain expert in our underlying search technology - you’ll be the point of contact for all products that depend on our job search capabilities. You’ll become the expert on our search recommendations systems and underlying data
• Constantly use and audit our search results - build empathy for our job seekers by using the product
• Write specs, manage project execution, and define product rollout strategy and communications
• Deliver product roadmap, advocate for new features, and write documentation for technical and non-technical audiences
• Work with Executive, Product, Engineering, Analytics, Sales, and Marketing teams to prioritize and launch improvements to our search technology

Preferred Qualifications

• BS in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering  or related technical field or equivalent practical experience
• Experience working with search engines
• Previous experience working as a software engineer or data scientist
• You can read and write pseudocode - you speak a common technical language
• You possess a strong proficiency with analytics tools and platforms (such as Jupyter Notebooks, Periscope, or other platforms) and use data to make product decisions, set priorities, and measure success

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Exceptional benefits package
• Flexible Vacation & Paid Time Off
• Hybrid work environment