Discovery Product Manager - Springfield

Job Title: Discovery Product Manager

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Discovery Product Manager with a proven track record in shaping findability features and search-driven digital experiences. The ideal candidate will own the end-to-end product strategy for discovery — spanning search, browse, navigation, filtering, recommendations, and personalization — working closely with engineering, design, data, and business teams to help customers find the right products faster and with greater confidence.

Key Responsibilities

1. Define and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for discovery — including search relevance, browse navigation, filtering, faceting, and product recommendations.
2. Shape and prioritize findability features grounded in customer behavior data, search analytics, and business objectives.
3. Partner with search engineering and data science teams to improve ranking algorithms, query understanding, and relevance tuning.
4. Translate complex discovery problems (zero-result searches, low-conversion browse paths, poor filter usability) into clear, actionable product requirements.
5. Drive end-to-end product lifecycle management for discovery features — from ideation and experimentation through launch and continuous optimization.
6. Define and track discovery-specific KPIs: search success rate, findability rate, zero-result rate, click-through rate, add-to-cart from search, and browse conversion.
7. Collaborate with UX to design intuitive search and browse experiences that reduce friction and improve product discoverability.
8. Manage and prioritize the product backlog with clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and measurable outcomes.
9. Facilitate Agile ceremonies and drive alignment across cross-functional teams including engineering, QA, analytics, and merchandising.
10. Drive stakeholder communication including discovery roadmap updates, experiment results, and executive reporting.
11. Manage product risks, dependencies, and trade-offs across the discovery domain.

Required Skills & Experience

1. 6–10 years of product management experience, with a strong focus on search, discovery, or findability products.
2. Proven experience owning search and browse features in a digital commerce or content-heavy platform.
3. Deep understanding of search fundamentals — query processing, relevance ranking, faceted navigation, synonyms, and boosting strategies.
4. Experience working with search platforms such as Elasticsearch, Solr, Algolia, or similar.
5. Strong analytical skills with hands-on experience using search analytics and A/B experimentation to drive feature decisions.
6. Familiarity with web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) for effective collaboration with engineering teams.
7. Experience with APIs, integrations, and third-party systems in a digital commerce context.
8. Strong experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies.
9. Hands-on experience with JIRA, Confluence, or similar tools.
10. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience with personalization, recommendations, or ML-driven ranking in a commerce environment.
2. Familiarity with digital analytics platforms (Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics) and search-specific tooling.
3. Understanding of SEO and its relationship to on-site search and category page structure.
4. Exposure to headless CMS and composable architectures.
5. Experience in automotive, parts, or parts-fitment search (year/make/model filtering) is a strong plus.
6. Experience working in enterprise-scale environments with large product catalogs.
7. Product management certifications (CSPO, Pragmatic, or similar) are a plus.

Key Competencies

1. Deep customer empathy — obsessed with helping users find what they need quickly
2. Search and findability domain expertise
3. Data-driven experimentation mindset
4. Strategic thinking and ruthless prioritization
5. Strong ownership and accountability
6. Cross-functional collaboration and influence

Nice to Have

1. Experience with voice search or conversational search interfaces.
2. Understanding of CI/CD and DevOps practices.
3. Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
4. Background in catalog management, taxonomy, or data enrichment.

Compensation, Benefits and Duration

Minimum Compensation: USD 52,000
Maximum Compensation: USD 182,000
Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full-time employees.
This position is available for independent contractors
No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post.