[Remote] Director of Product Management, Acquisition and Search

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ZipRecruiter is a leading online employment marketplace that connects businesses and job seekers through innovative services. They are seeking a Director of Product Management to lead the strategy and execution for growing their job seeker base, focusing on user acquisition and enhancing the job discovery experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive Growth: Own all job seeker acquisition strategies and user experiences. This includes SEO, Generate Engine Optimization (GEO), SEM, etc… You’ll also be expected to ideate, test, and grow new acquisition tactics
• Own Search & Discovery: Own the product roadmap for our search and discovery experiences
• Champion AI-Driven Development: Lean into ZipRecruiter’s AI-first DNA to build personalized, proactive experiences that act like a personal recruiter for every seeker
• Coordinate Marketplace Fit: Partner closely with Employer-side product teams to ensure a healthy, balanced marketplace where seeker actions lead to successful hires
• Lead & Mentor: Manage and grow a high-performing team of Product Managers, fostering a culture of ownership and excellence
• Act as an Owner: Take full accountability for your product domain, from high-level KPI setting to the nuances of daily execution

Skills

• 3+ years of experience managing a team of at least 2 product managers, with a track record of developing talent
• Deep experience building consumer-facing products at scale, with a strong intuition for user behavior and growth loops
• You understand how to leverage Machine Learning to solve user problems and have experience building AI-powered product features
• You are a 'smart generalist' who can be thrown at any complex problem—whether it's a technical architectural hurdle or a brand-new market opportunity—and figure it out
• You are comfortable presenting to the C-suite one hour and diving into prototypes or data dashboards the next
• You are highly driven and thrive in an environment where you are given the autonomy to drive massive impact
• You are a data-obsessed problem solver who doesn't just look at dashboards but interrogates the 'why' behind the numbers
• Previous experience at a two-sided marketplace (e.g., jobs, real estate, rideshare)
• Prior experience building, scaling, or optimizing consumer search engines, information retrieval systems, or recommendation loops
• Specific experience in performance marketing, SEO, or viral loops for seeker acquisition

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Exceptional benefits package
• Flexible vacation & paid time off
• Employer-matched 401(k) plan
• Collaboration Weeks: We bring everyone together several times a year for innovation, relationship building, and team fun.
• Depending on the position offered, equity, bonuses, commission, or other forms of compensation may also be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits.

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