Compass

Staff Product Manager

Compass$189K — $210K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of SEO product management experience on a large-scale consumer marketplace
  • Strong technical foundation for effective collaboration with engineering teams
  • Experience in cross-functional team engagement to deliver impactful results
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical concept articulation
  • Ability to work independently and prioritize competing demands in a dynamic environment
  • Strong problem-solving skills to navigate and structure complex challenges

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute product strategy and roadmap for organic growth across SEO
  • Maintain SEO hygiene and advocate for search-first architecture within engineering teams
  • Lead quarterly planning processes in collaboration with engineering to ensure priority alignment
  • Establish success metrics and create analytical frameworks to guide SEO initiatives
  • Act as an internal subject matter expert on search, including Google's algorithm and agentic platforms

Benefits

  • Incentive programs including cash, equity, or commissions
  • Generous paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, and recharge leave
  • Comprehensive medical, telehealth, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan with flexible spending accounts
  • Life and disability insurance, alongside additional wellbeing resources
  • Maven support for new parents and Carrot fertility benefits
  • UrbanSitter caregiver referral network and pet insurance
Full Job Description
We're seeking a Staff Product Manager to own SEO across traditional and agentic search platforms. This role will drive the end-to-end SEO product development lifecycle for the fastest growing website in real estate - Compass.com - including setting strategic vision, roadmap execution, organizational evangelism, and success frameworks. We're looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, operates seamlessly between tactical details and executive storytelling, and has an insatiable growth mindset.

Responsibilities:
  • Develop and execute on the product strategy and roadmap for organic growth, leading the full SEO product lifecycle from ideation through development to launch
  • Maintain SEO hygiene and champion search-first architecture across partner engineering teams on consumer experience, data, and security
  • Lead quarterly and ongoing planning processes in partnership with engineering, ensuring alignment on priorities and delivery goals
  • Establish success metrics and robust analytical capabilities to guide efforts with data driven and competitive insights
  • Serve as our in-house subject matter expert on all things search, from the nuances of Google's algorithm to growth opportunities in agentic platforms like ChatGPT

Qualifications:
  • 8+ years of SEO product management experience on a large-scale consumer marketplace
  • Strong technical foundation, with the ability to work closely with engineers
  • Experience working across multiple teams and stakeholders to deliver results
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts
  • Ability to operate independently, manage competing priorities, and drive outcomes in a fast-paced, evolving environment
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to translate ambiguous challenges into structured, executable plans

Compensation: The base pay range for this position is $189,000-$210,600; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Bonuses and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of benefits. Base pay is based on market location. Minimum wage for the position will always be met.

Perks that You Need to Know About:

Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions). Plus paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, and recharge leave; medical, tele-health, dental and vision benefits; 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); commuter program; life and disability insurance; Maven (a support system for new parents); Carrot (fertility benefits); UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network); Employee Assistance Program; and pet insurance.

Do your best work, be your authentic self.

At Compass, we believe that everyone deserves to find their place in the world - a place where they feel like they belong, where they can be their authentic selves, where they can thrive. Our collaborative, energetic culture is grounded in our Compass Entrepreneurship Principles and our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, growth and mobility.

About Compass

Compass is a real estate technology company that provides an online platform for buying, selling, and renting real estate properties. The company was founded in 2012 by Ori Allon and Robert Reffkin and is headquartered in New York City. Compass has raised over $1.5 billion in funding and has expanded to over 350 offices in the United States, Canada, and Europe. The company's platform uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to help real estate agents better serve their clients and streamline the buying and selling process. Compass has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing real estate companies in the world and has received numerous awards for its innovative technology and exceptional customer service.
Learn more about Compass
Size
19,000 employees
Market Cap
$910.4 million
Industry
Founded
1941
5 Year Trend
+102.9%
NASDAQ

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