Director, Product Management - Search & Match

The role

You will shape and drive core algorithm, ranking, discovery, and recommendation product strategies for a two-sided marketplace. You will lead cross-functional product teams and translate complex data systems into executive narratives.

What you will do

• Define and own the multi-year strategy and roadmap for Search & Match
• Drive search, ranking, and recommendation strategies for B2C and B2B
• Govern functional team capacity, compute/infrastructure investments, and feature prioritization
• Evaluate industry trends in search, vector embeddings, and machine learning
• Translate complex search performance and algorithmic models into executive presentations
• Build strategic consensus across Engineering, Data Science, UX, Enterprise GTM, and Consumer Operations
• Lead cross-functional product squads for match scoring, indexing, and recommendation feeds
• Establish performance metrics for search precision, recall, and marketplace liquidity
• Oversee A/B testing and experimentation protocols
• Coach and develop Product Managers

Required qualifications

• 8–10+ years of experience in product management
• Significant experience leading two-sided marketplaces, search engines, recommendation systems, or match platforms
• Exceptional presentation and storytelling abilities
• Deep commercial intuition to connect algorithmic performance to platform health
• Proven track record of balancing dual stakeholder needs for B2C and B2B
• Experience shaping functional product strategies and managing engineering trade-offs
• Skilled at building trust and alignment across matrixed organizations
• Demonstrated success coaching, mentoring, and leading product managers
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical, quantitative, or business field (or equivalent practical experience)

Nice to have

• Direct experience presenting strategic roadmaps and performance insights to C-suite executives and board members
• Background in recruitment technology, two-sided talent marketplaces, resume indexing systems, or professional networking platforms
• Familiarity with modern AI/ML search paradigms, Large Language Models (LLMs) for semantic matching, or vector search technologies
• Experience scaling product rituals and decision frameworks within high-growth software organizations

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Bi-annual bonus
• 401(k) plan with match
• Equity in company
• Flexible spending accounts (health, dependent care)
• Internet and home office reimbursement
• Medical, dental, and vision
• Life & long-term disability insurance
• Mental health support and resources
• Wellness reimbursement
• Pet Insurance
• Flexible PTO, sick time, and observed holidays

Before you apply

• Must be a full-time resident of specific U.S. States & Territories: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia (Washington D.C), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ma

About the company

BOLD is an established global organization that helps people find jobs through digital products. They create tools that empower millions of people in 180 countries to build resumes, cover letters, and CVs.