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, or Depop, you will tackle unique, meaningful, and
large-scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all the while making a rewarding impact and
Keeping Commerce Human.
Salary Range:
$194,000.00 - $252,000.00We are looking for an experienced Group Product Manager to join our Search team! You will lead a dedicated cross-functional team to build products that intuitively understand what a buyer is looking for, and can match them with the most relevant items from our inventory of 127M items listed by 6.7M small businesses. This is a product challenge unlike any other: you’ll lead the team that owns the technology and algorithms that span the semantic gap between how buyers and sellers think. You will also work closely with our Search UX teams to power a seamless front-end user experience.
This is a full-time position reporting to the Director of Product, Search 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. Candidates living within commutable distance of Etsy’s Brooklyn Office Hub or in the San Francisco Bay Area may be the first to be considered. For candidates within commutable distance, Etsy requires in-office attendance once or twice per week depending on your proximity to the office. Etsy offers different work modes to meet the variety of needs and preferences of our team. Learn more details about our work modes and workplace safety policies here.
Given the importance of the role to the business we’re looking for a product leader who can drive impact immediately. An ideal candidate has a proven track record in the Search, Ads, or Recommendations ML domains and has demonstrated the ability to mentor and empower high performing teams and individuals. To give you a taste of the problems you’ll solve at Etsy in your first year: set a new strategy for search relevance, foster the collaboration vital for ML-powered experiences, and drive alignment for this critical area.
What’s this team like at Etsy?
Search is a multi-billion dollar product and the heartbeat for our marketplace. It has consistently been one of the highest value producing divisions at Etsy. We apply the latest techniques in machine learning, natural language processing, LLMs, information retrieval, and optimization techniques to improve our search relevance at the scale of Etsy production traffic while meeting latency SLAs. You will collaborate with Product leaders, Engineering leaders, as well as steward teams responsible for both innovation and growth.
What does the day-to-day look like?
Provide operational and strategic leadership for the Search machine learning teams.
Manage a highly skilled and engaged team of PMs and invest in their growth.
Build and maintain a roadmap of high-impact customer-centric projects, all aimed at advancing our ability to show buyers the perfect items for their search mission.
Develop relationships with other leaders in Search and across the company to set the direction of Etsy’s search ML product.
Define methods and metrics for identifying success and failure while ensuring the team is clear on their objectives
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.
Qualities that will help you thrive in this role are:
Experience managing consumer product areas that account for a material portion of the business, including influencing executive teams.
Led teams of between 3-6 squads that work on sophisticated engineering systems, including machine learning.
A proven track record of product coaching skills and success developing the careers of product managers.
Crafting strategic alignment with cross-functional partners and adjacent teams.
Confidence when participating in very technical conversations. You have the ability to drive clear decisions even when all parties don’t agree.
Crisply communicate the technical details of your product to those outside of your team, including bridging Search ML and Search Experience to produce an excellent user experience.
Value people who are curious, enthusiastic, generous, and responsible.
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.
Thank you
Share this opportunity.
We'll send you both an email!
We’ll share #LifeAtEtsy updates catered to your location and experience.
We also encourage you to sign up for job alerts.
Thank you
Didn’t find the perfect role?
Let’s keep in touch! We’ll share relevant roles as they open up, and provide you a peek into what it’s like to be a member of our team.
Thank you
This Career Site may request cookies to be set on your device. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user’s computer for record-keeping purposes. We do not link the information we store in cookies to Personally Identifiable Information you submit while on this career site.
We use cookies to let us know when you visit this career site and how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to personalize your experience with this Career Site. You can change your cookie preferences by selecting to turn certain cookies off. Please note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on this career site and the services we are able to offer.
These cookies are strictly necessary for proper functioning of this career site and to provide necessary services available through this career site. To ensure accurate session management, the Internet Protocol (IP) address of your machine will be recorded for the period of time that you visit this career site
These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of this career site and provides a personalized experience to users. These cookies are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable.