Product Manager

We are looking for a Director, Product Management – Search & Match to shape and drive our core algorithm, ranking, discovery, and recommendation product strategies. Reporting to the VP of AI & Platform Products, you will act as a key product and business partner, translating complex data systems into high-impact executive narratives, commercial growth levers, and seamless marketplace experiences.

Search & Match is the core intelligence engine powering our platform's two-sided marketplace. It drives both sides of the matching equation: enabling job seekers to discover relevant roles (B2C) and helping employers and recruiters surface qualified candidates and resumes (B2B).

About this team

Our mission is to provide the best-in-class job search tools that drive the best outcomes for job seekers and provide long term value for our brand. This team works cross-functionally with Engineering, Analytics, Marketing, Design, and Finance to achieve business goals.

What you'll do

• Align Strategy to Business Impact: Define and own the multi-year strategy and roadmap for Search & Match, directly linking algorithmic advancements to core business outcomes, enterprise customer value, and job seeker engagement.
• Dual-Sided Marketplace Discovery: Drive search, ranking, and recommendation strategies across both consumer-facing search and B2B search mechanics.
• Resource & ROI Stewardship: Govern functional team capacity, compute/infrastructure investments, and feature prioritization.
• Market & Competitive Positioning: Evaluate industry trends in search, vector embeddings, and machine learning to position our dual-sided matching engine as a premier market differentiator.
• Executive Storytelling & Presentation: Translate complex search performance, algorithmic models, and marketplace dynamics into clear, compelling narratives and board-ready presentations.
• Build Cross-Functional Coalitions: Drive strategic consensus across Engineering, Data Science, UX, Enterprise GTM, and Consumer Operations.
• Lead Through Change: Guide functional teams through strategic pivots, shifting organizational priorities, and technology evolutions.
• Orchestrate Execution at Scale: Lead cross-functional product squads across match scoring, candidate indexing, search relevance, and recommendation feeds.
• Systems & Marketplace Metrics: Establish clear performance metrics to measure search precision, recall, candidate-to-job match relevance, search latency, and reciprocal marketplace liquidity.
• Culture of Experimentation: Oversee rigorous A/B testing and experimentation protocols to continuously refine discovery algorithms.
• Mentorship & Talent Pipeline: Coach and develop Product Managers, instilling strong business sense, strategic thinking, user empathy, and executive communication skills.
• Evolve Product Rituals: Establish operational frameworks, governance rituals, and decision-making standards that foster velocity and transparency across teams.

What you'll need

• 8–10+ years of experience in product management, with significant experience leading two-sided marketplaces, search engines, recommendation systems, or match platforms.
• Proven Executive Presence: Exceptional presentation and storytelling abilities.
• Strong Business Sense: Deep commercial intuition connecting algorithmic performance to platform health and client retention.
• Two-Sided Marketplace Expertise: Proven track record of balancing dual stakeholder needs.
• Strategic & Resource Allocation Mastery: Experience shaping functional product strategies, managing engineering trade-offs, and maximizing investment ROI without direct P&L management.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Skilled at building trust and alignment across matrixed organizations.
• People Management Experience: Demonstrated success coaching, mentoring, and leading product managers.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical, quantitative, or business field (or equivalent practical experience).

What's good 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.

Pay Transparency

Starting pay range: $170,000 – $240,000 USD. Individual pay is based on location, transferable skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

• All other locations: $170,000-$200,000
• SF/NY/Seattle: $190,000-$240,000
• IL/TX: $180,000-$220,000

Eligible Hiring Locations

This position is 100% remote, work from home. BOLD can hire full-time residents of the following U.S. States & Territories: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.

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 (optional plans for your family)
• Life & long-term disability insurance (optional)
• Mental health support and resources
• Wellness reimbursement (gym, health apps, etc.)
• Pet Insurance (optional)
• Flexible PTO
• Sick time policy
• Observed holidays

About BOLD

We Transform Work Lives. As an established global organization, BOLD helps people find jobs. We create digital products that have empowered millions of people in 180 countries to build stronger resumes, cover letters, and CVs.

We Celebrate and Promote Diversity and Inclusion. We value our position as an Equal Opportunity Employer. We hire based on qualifications, merit, and our business needs.