Director, Product

Seeking a purpose-driven Director, Product to shape the future of career development globally using AI. This role involves building meaningful products from the ground up, leveraging cutting-edge AI for content and user experience. The Product Organization aims to transform job search with technology, developing content and data capabilities for users in over 200 countries. As a cross-functional leader, you will connect engineering, data science, and product teams to deliver reliable and extensible AI capabilities.

Must Have

• Develop strategic vision and roadmap for generative AI products.
• Guide BOLD’s comprehensive AI strategy with VP of AI.
• Establish vision for personalization and recommendation systems.
• Streamline product team processes for agile delivery.
• Influence AI model development and architecture.
• Evangelize best practices for LLM prompt ops and responsible AI.
• Act as domain expert in AI-powered content.
• Define business, product and user success metrics and revenue goals.
• Oversee global content and service delivery.
• Own and evolve vision, strategy, and roadmap for AI infrastructure.
• Lead and mentor a team of product managers.
• Translate complex technical needs into clear product requirements.
• Collaborate with global engineering and data science teams.
• Define success metrics, establish KPIs, and ensure rigorous measurement.
• Evangelize platform capabilities and enable adoption.
• Stay current with advances in AI/ML, large language models, and data platforms.
• 10+ years in product management, 5+ in AI product role.
• 5+ years managing product managers.
• Proven track record of building and scaling AI/ML systems.
• Deep understanding of metadata management, data platforms, ML model pipelines, and API-based service delivery.
• Exceptional communication skills and strong strategic thinking.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Good to Have

• Experience with data management, ontology development, and natural language processing.
• Experience in the human capital industry, recruiting, or educational technology.
• Experience with rapid experimentation and A/B Testing, analysis and related tools.
• Experience with localization/globalization or foreign language proficiency.
• Strong analytical capability.
• Passion for content and love of language.

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Bi-annual bonus
• 401(k) plan with match
• Equity in company
• Flexible spending accounts (health, dependent care)
• Internet and home office reimbursement
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life & long-term disability insurance
• Mental health support and resources
• Wellness reimbursement (gym, health apps, etc.)
• Pet Insurance
• Flexible PTO
• Sick time policy
• Observed holidays

About this team

BOLD's Product Organization aims to transform the job search using technology. This team develops content and data capabilities for customers, supporting users in over 200 countries across various job types. As a cross-functional leader, you will connect engineering, data science, and product teams to deliver reliable and extensible AI capabilities.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Oversee global content delivery, service delivery, content tooling, and data tooling for all of BOLD’s products across several portals and 8+ different languages
• Own and evolve the vision, strategy, and roadmap for BOLD’s AI infrastructure and services team
• Lead a team of product managers to deliver foundational systems that support personalized, intelligent experiences at scale
• Translate complex technical needs into clear product requirements that balance innovation, scalability, and time-to-value
• Partner closely with engineering and data science teams in India to drive alignment and shared accountability in delivering intelligent recommendations to job seekers
• Collaborate with internal partners that are distributed across the globe. Foster strong cross-functional teamwork with portal product leaders, data scientists, content experts, linguists, researchers
• Define success metrics, establish KPIs, and ensure rigorous measurement of outcomes
• Evangelize platform capabilities across product lines and enable adoption through documentation, training, and partnership
• Stay current with advances in AI/ML, large language models, and data platforms to inform strategic decisions

WHAT YOU NEED

• 10+ years of experience in product management, with at least 5+ years in AI product role ideally in B2C or marketplace sectors
• Minimum 5+ years of experience of managing a team of product managers
• Proven track record of building and scaling AI/ML systems and infrastructure across the full technology stack
• Deep understanding of metadata management, data platforms, ML model pipelines, and API-based service delivery
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to collaborate across executive, engineering, and data science teams
• Strong strategic thinking combined with a pragmatic, execution-focused mindset
• Experience working in globally distributed teams is a plus
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; advanced technical degree or MBA a plus

WHAT’S GOOD TO HAVE

• Experience with data management, ontology development, and natural language processing.
• Experience in the human capital industry, recruiting, or educational technology, is a plus
• Experience with rapid experimentation and A/B Testing, analysis and related tools.
• Experience with localization/globalization or foreign language proficiency in at least one of the following languages preferred: French, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch, Polish, or Portuguese.
• Strong analytical capability.
• Passion for content and love of language.