Senior Product Manager, SearchYou9ll be responsible for everything from understanding the diverse needs of our admin and end-user personas, to defining intuitive customer experiences including APIs, and ensuring that everything is delivered with the performance, resiliency, and security that our enterprise customers depend on. You will work closely with our talented Poland-based Search engineering team.
WHAT YOU9LL DO- Define the product strategy and roadmap for Box9s Search capabilities, identifying opportunities to enhance content discoverability, search relevance, and user experience.
- Drive requirements for core Search features (e.g., semantic search, intelligent ranking, and personalized results).
- Deeply understand and advocate for both admin and end-user personas, translating their diverse use cases into compelling product requirements.
- Discover, collect, analyze, and communicate problems and opportunities related to the search experience at Box, leveraging data to inform decisions.
- Prioritize between requirements and work with engineering teams on fiscal year, quarterly, and Agile planning.
- Champion ideas to provide continuous improvements to the Search platform at Box.
- Partner closely with other Product Managers, Engineering leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders across the company to align roadmaps, scope, and prioritize capabilities to power the overall Box content platform.
- Engage directly with customers to understand their evolving needs, gather feedback, and validate product concepts.
- Effectively communicate product strategy, vision, and day-to-day progress to various audiences, from engineering teams to executive leadership.
WHO YOU ARE- Bachelor9s degree in Computer Science, Product Management, or equivalent experience in related fields.
- 5-7 years of experience as a Product Manager, Product Owner (in Agile), or a similar role in a software company, with a strong focus on search, information retrieval, or discovery products.
- You demonstrate an in-depth understanding of search technologies, indexing, ranking algorithms, and query processing.
- You possess excellent communication skills, capable of articulating complex strategies and day-to-day details clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
- You are adept at engaging with customers, actively listening to their needs, and translating them into actionable product insights.
- You have strong people skills, enabling you to build effective relationships and collaborate seamlessly with multiple stakeholders across product, engineering, sales, and customer success teams.
- You have a solid technical background, allowing you to understand platform capabilities, technical constraints, and engage effectively with engineering teams.
- You have experience working in a highly cross-functional environment.
- You have an innate curiosity and ability to dive deep into product and technical architecture.
- You know how to leverage data effectively to inform decisions, set requirements, and evaluate success.
- You love inspiring teams, managing complexity, driving operational excellence, and delivering extraordinary results.
ADDITIONAL POINTS FOR- Experience with large-scale search platforms (e.g., Elasticsearch, Solr, or similar technologies).
- Familiarity with machine learning applications in search, such as learning-to-rank, natural language processing (NLP), or semantic search.
- Experience with cloud-native technologies and distributed systems.
- Understanding of content management systems and enterprise software.
- Knowledge of search analytics and relevance tuning methodologies.
BENEFITSCheck out the overview of Life at Box which include general perks and benefits.
Box lives its values, with community and in-person collaboration being a core part of our culture. Boxers are expected to work from their assigned office a minimum of 3 days per week. Your Recruiter will share more about how we work and company culture during the hiring process.
At Box, we believe unique and diverse experiences benefit our culture, our products, our customers, our company, and our world. We aim to recruit a passionate, high-performing workforce that reflects the world we live in.If you are head-over-heels about this role but unsure if you meet all the requirements, we encourage you to apply!
Box is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual base salary (or OTE if commissionable role) is dependent upon factors such as: knowledge, skill level, experience, and work location. This role is also eligible for equity and benefits. For more information, check out our benefits and perks.
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Redwood City Pay Range
$181,000-$226,500 USD
