Senior Product Manager - PartsTech Search Experience

Job Summary 

Supports the execution of PartsTech's core search platform, working in close partnership with OEC's data & applied AI function to deliver AI/ML-driven improvements while independently owning the shop facing experience and related areas. Drives end-to-end product execution. 

What You'll Do

• Own the product roadmap for PartsTech's core search and results experience, including search flyout, search history, vehicle lookup, filters, product details, diagrams, brand preferences, and related search surfaces.
• Work with leadership to establish the product vision and strategy for the Search product squad.
• Implement OKRs and success metrics, maintaining ameasurement first culture.
• Develop and manages A/B experiments to improve key search metrics including conversion rate, GMV lift, and user satisfaction, applying rigorous analysis to validate or challenge hypotheses before scaling.
• Lead shop facing search UX and frontend product delivery, partnering directly with product design as well as frontend and backend engineers to design, sequence, and ship new features.
• Own supplier facing merchandising tooling, including carousels, featured information, brand preferences, and related supplier driven experiences.
• Own search indexing and drives ranking, relevance, and recommendation engine optimizations in partnership with OEC's Data Science and Applied AI teams.
• Perform discovery with customers and stakeholders to understand marketplace needs and identify product opportunities, using both qualitative user research and quantitative data to prioritize, validate, and drive product decisions.
• Collaborate with customer-facing teams to enable sales, implementation, and go-to-market execution for new search initiatives. Presents product updates, roadmap strategies, and performance metrics to multi departmental stakeholders, ensuring alignment and transparency across the organization.
• Drive end-to-end product execution by writing clear PRDs and high-quality user stories with thoughtful acceptance criteria, maintaining a prioritized product backlog, leading trade-off discussions with key partners, and hosting development ceremonies to keep the Search squad aligned and moving forward. 

What You Bring

Education

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is required, with a focus in Economics, STEM concentration, or related analytical discipline. In the absence of a degree, equivalent work experience directly related to the key responsibilities of the role will be considered as a substitute for the degree. 

Required Experience

At least 5 years of experience in search product management is required. Work background must include the following:   

• Prior experience in dedicated search, discovery, or related role within B2B marketplaces or e-commerce.
• Direct experience shipping search or discovery products in a marketplace or e-commerce context with accountability for search conversion metrics and demonstrable GMV or revenue impact.
• Hands on experience with search backend systems including indexing strategy, query processing, retrieval architectures, or search engine platforms (e.g., OpenSearch, Elasticsearch).
• Demonstrated experience working with data science and Applied AI/ML teams.
• A proven track record owning product delivery in both customer facing search experiences and internal/admin/merchandising tooling surfaces.
• Significant experience using both qualitative user research and quantitative data to identify areas of opportunity and inform prioritization.
• Experience collaborating with product marketing to develop and execute go-to-market strategies.
• Skilled in using search backend systems, including indexing strategy, query processing, retrieval architectures, or search engine platforms (e.g., OpenSearch, Elasticsearch). 
• Ability to design and manage A/B experiments to optimize search or discovery metrics, with a bias toward measurement and instrumentation 
• Comfortable working with product analytics tools (ex. Segment, Pendo, Sigma). 
• Can effectively coordinate cross-team integration work and manage dependencies across multiple squads. 
• Strong business acumen, with an ability to articulate the value of search improvements in terms of revenue impact, customer retention, and competitive differentiation. 
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, and confident presenting product updates and strategy to technology and business leaders. 

Nice to Have

• Master’s degree in business, Economics, STEM, or a related analytical discipline preferred. 
• Background in the automotive, automotive e-commerce, or B2B parts/supply chain domain. 
• Familiarity with Product Information Management systems.
• Familiarity with AI products, ML concepts, analytics and data science methodologies.
• Experience working with complex marketplace product catalogs and taxonomies, including fitment data and multi-supplier catalog normalization.
• Familiarity with supplier integrations, including API-based inventory retrieval.

Travel 

• Travel for this position is required to attend team on-sites and other meetings, up to 15% of work time. 

How We Work

• We value collaboration, ownership, and pragmatic problem-solving.
• We prioritize shared success over individual wins.
• We encourage engineers to contribute ideas, challenge assumptions, and continuously improve how we build software.
• We believe in modern engineering practices, fast feedback loops, and creating great developer experiences.

What We Offer:

• Full benefits starting Day 1: Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Unlimited Paid Flex Time Off plus 10 company-paid annual holidays
• Remote-first role with monthly communication stipend
• Professional development programs, tuition assistance
• One-time home office equipment stipend upon hire
• Employee resource groups and exclusive employee discounts