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Job Description
We are looking for an experienced product manager to join our Information Retrieval Platform team! Etsy has a unique inventory in the e-commerce space and a customer base passionate about high quality products. As a Lead Product Manager for IR Platform, you will help guide a critical platform team in building the next generation search infrastructure powering nearly 100 million products and billions of conversations!
Collaborate with numerous partners across Search, Ads, Marketing, Trust and Safety and more to define and prioritize not just today’s infrastructure needs but the longer term vision for Retrieval as a Platform. You will play a pivotal role in blending groundbreaking information retrieval and machine learning research to help our customers succeed in scaling up large scale search problems and deliver wonderful customer experiences. You will closely partner with outstanding talent across engineering, data science, product and analytics as we build an industry leading platform.
This is a full-time position reporting to the Director of Product. We are considering remote candidates based in the US for this position. Etsy offers three different work modes to meet the variety of needs and preferences of our team: Flex mode for candidates who are comfortable traveling to an office location 2+ times per week, Remote mode, and Office-based mode. Learn more about our flexible work modes and vaccination policy here.
About the Role
- Lead product management for one of Etsy’s most critical platforms and build solutions that scale to the needs of a diverse set of customers
- Define vision and strategy, setting the stage for long term, continued success, incorporating brand-new information technology with innovative machine learning.
- Work with partner teams to gather input and define priorities leading to product execution.
- Define, build and analyze metrics for the success of products.
- Lead the work for multiple squads to realize both short and long term needs.
About You
- BA/BS in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience
- Work experience in Search, Ads, or other similar field
- 1+ years of management experience
- Outstanding Product and Project Management skills
- Strong communication and experience partnering with highly cross-functional teams
- Experience with Solr, Elastic Search, or other information retrieval technologies
- Previous work collaborating with machine learning and data science teams
- Experience working with extensive datasets in real-time settings
- Outstanding communicator, able to talk shop with engineering partners, and communicate vision to business leaders
- Strong desire to continually innovate while delivering incremental value
Qualifications
- A proven track record to achieve stretch goals in an innovative and fast-paced environment
- Excellent problem-solving, organizational skills, and search intuition with the ability to evolve product strategy based on research, data and industry trends
- Experience developing highly-available, real-time, machine learning product platforms or technologies is helpful
- Experience with e-commerce or two-sided marketplaces
- Experience with innovative retrieval systems
- Experience working in R&D environments
Additional Information
If you're interested in joining the team at Etsy, please send a cover letter and resume telling us why you'd be right for the position. As you've hopefully seen already, Etsy is a place that values individuality and variety. We don't want you to be like everyone else -- we want you to be like you! So write to us and tell us what you're all about.
Our Promise
At Etsy, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace makes us a more relevant, more competitive, and more resilient company. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. Etsy is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or caregiver status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application and interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. While Etsy supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunities may be limited to certain roles and skillsets.
For U.S. roles only:
Many Etsy roles are open to remote candidates, and you'll be able to identify which ones within the location header of each job description. We're open to remote hires from all U.S. states except Hawaii and Alaska. For candidates who will work remotely from Colorado, visit this link for information related to Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.
Questions & answers for this position
- What is the type of contract for this position?The contract for this position is a Full-time contract
- Is telecommuting possible for this position?Yes, telecommuting is possible for this position
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