Company Description
Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. We build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect millions of entrepreneurs with millions of buyers around the world. As an Etsy Inc. employee, whether a team member of Etsy, Reverb, or Depop, you will tackle unique, meaningful, and large-scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all the while making a rewarding impact and Keeping Commerce Human.

Salary Range:

$187,000.00 - $243,000.00

What's the Role?

We are looking for a seasoned product manager to lead our team focused on building machine learning infrastructure in the modeling space that powers our Search, Ads, Trust & Safety, and Recommendations systems.

As a Staff Product Manager, you will be responsible for developing a strategy and roadmap to build ML infrastructure that enables internal Etsy ML teams to build and serve machine learning models at scale as well as optimizing and creating efficiencies for the training and prototyping phases of the ML life cycle. You’ll need to build close relationships with our internal users across Etsy to develop a deep understanding of product gaps and challenges. This role has high impact potential and is essential to enable teams across Etsy to iterate and innovate in a space that is evolving quickly across the industry!

This is a full-time position reporting to the Product Lead, ML Enablement. In addition to salary, you will also be eligible for an equity package, an annual performance bonus, and our competitive benefits that support you and your family as part of your total rewards package at Etsy.

For this role, we are considering candidates based in the United States. Candidates living within commutable distance of Etsy’s Brooklyn Office Hub or in the San Francisco Bay Area may be the first to be considered. For candidates within commutable distance, Etsy requires in-office attendance once or twice per week depending on your proximity to the office. Etsy offers different work modes to meet the variety of needs and preferences of our team. Learn more details about our work modes and workplace safety policies here.

What’s this team like at Etsy?

We’re a fast-growing team with the goal of building tools and platform capabilities for scientists and engineers to run predictions with our model serving platform, train state of the art models, deploy machine learning models to production, and test hypotheses quickly. We support high visibility Machine Learning teams at Etsy including Search, Personalized Recommendations, Ads, Risk Decisioning etc.

What does the day-to-day look like?

• Own, define and refine a product strategy that focuses on enabling ML practitioners across Etsy to iterate and innovate quickly and confidently on ML models.
• Own various aspects of squad operations, from quarterly planning to sprint planning, ensuring we are focusing on the most relevant business and customer problems with the best solutions.
• Integrate user research, market analysis, and customer feedback into product requirements to ensure products satisfy customer needs.
• Collaborate with other leaders on the ML Enablement team to ensure healthy team operations and dynamics that drive strong business impact.
• Of course, this is just a sample of the kinds of work this role will require! You should assume that your role will encompass other tasks, too, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change from time to time at Etsy's discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law.

Qualities that will help you thrive in this role are:

• 5+ years of technical Product Management or comparable experience, preferably with Machine Learning services or platforms.
• Technical problem solving experience and proficiency, including a basic understanding of data science and statistics.
• Highly motivated to help the team work with urgency and creativity to build clarity, resolve blockers, and drive impact.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally to identify the most meaningful unmet customer and business needs, and building platforms and other solutions that effectively address them.
• A trust in and commitment to Etsy’s vision, mission and values.
• Proficiency in SQL/BigQuery (preferred).

Additional Information

What's Next
If you're interested in joining the team at Etsy, please share your resume with us and feel free to include a cover letter if you'd like. As we hope you've seen already, Etsy is a place that values individuality and variety. We don't want you to be like everyone else -- we want you to be like you! So tell us what you're all about.

Our Promise
At Etsy, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace furthers relevance, resilience, and longevity. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. Etsy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during any part of the interview process, please let your recruiter know. While Etsy supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunities may be limited to certain roles and skills.