Senior Product Manager, Retrieval Sciences

Company Description

Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. We build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect millions of entrepreneurs with millions of buyers around the world. As an Etsy Inc. employee – whether a team member of Etsy, Reverb, Depop, or Elo7 – you’ll tackle unique, meaningful, and large-scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all the while making a rewarding impact and Keeping Commerce Human.

Job Description

What’s the role?

We are looking for a Sr. Product Manager to join our retrieval sciences team and drive the vision and strategy for Search technology services at Etsy.

As the Sr. Product Manager, you will understand the overall search architecture and ongoing initiatives, analyze query patterns, and develop intuition for how Search is used at Etsy. You will apply this intuition to productize the various Search technology services (graph search, neural information retrieval, etc.) that other teams at Etsy can use to build a class leading Search experience for buyers and sellers on Etsy.

Do you enjoy analyzing tons of data to identify new opportunities and applying AI/ ML to build innovative solutions? If so, this could be the right match.

This is a full-time position reporting to the Group Product Manager, Search Platform and the base salary range will be 149,000 - 193,000 USD per year. In addition to salary, you will also be eligible for an equity package, an annual performance bonus, and our competitive benefits that support you and your family as part of your total rewards package at Etsy. For this role, we are considering candidates based in the United States who are either remote, flex, or office-based. Etsy offers different work modes to meet the variety of needs and preferences of our team. Learn more about our flexible work options and vaccination policy here.

What’s this team like at Etsy?

The retrieval sciences team sits at the intersection of state of art Search technologies and applied AI/ ML. We look at the latest in research and productize it for use by internal teams. We support various important initiatives at Etsy like Search, Ads and Recommendations. This team is about balancing several sets of requirements, solving near-term problems while making progress towards a long term strategic vision. 

What does the day-to-day look like?

• Establish partnerships with customer teams and build insights into their scenarios.
• Apply query analysis and other tools to identify new or unsolved problem areas.
• Prioritize partner requirements and define work streams. Work with engineering to define scope and schedule sprints.
• Evangelize the search technology services and facilitate partner onboarding
• Work closely with engineering teams to productize sophisticated search tech services into something internal teams can easily use.
• Drive key initiatives around growing ML application at Etsy, observability and performance improvements
• Of course, this is just a sample of the kinds of work this role will require! You should assume that your role will encompass other tasks, too, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change from time to time at Etsy's discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law.

Qualifications

Qualities that will help you thrive in this role are:

• 5+ years experience in technical product management, preferably in Search/ Ads and Information Retrieval related areas.
• Candidates with ML or Data Science background wanting to change to Product roles  will be considered.
• Ability to analyze large amounts of data, build insights and find opportunities or areas of growth
• Ability to map Search technologies to business or user problems and clearly articulate how Search tech can help solve those problems.
• Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills, and product intuition with the ability to evolve product strategy based on research, data and industry trends.
• Experience with e-commerce or two-sided marketplaces.

Additional Information

What's Next

If you're interested in joining the team at Etsy, please share your resume with us and feel free to include a cover letter if you'd like. As we hope you've 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 tell us what you're all about.

Our Promise

At Etsy, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace furthers relevance, resilience, and longevity. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. Etsy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during any part of the interview process, please let your recruiter know. While Etsy supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunities may be limited to certain roles and skills.

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