Senior Product Design Manager, Recommendations

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.

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What’s the role?

Etsy is rapidly growing its core ML capabilities to unlock discovery across our core buyer experience, including personalized discovery. We’re already great at recommending alternative or similar items in our vast catalog. The next stage of unlocking discovery will maximize ML to fuel new shopping missions for Etsy buyers. This initiative is a top company priority, and will prepare Etsy for the future of buyer behaviors. 

As the Senior Product Design Manager of our Recommendations initiative, you will be the design leader responsible for crafting a harmonious balance between Etsy’s buyer experiences and our ML models. You will partner with other functions to define and drive the strategy to transform our recommendations engines, with an eye towards unlocking discovery. You will also directly lead a small team of senior designers to ensure that there is a consistent set of flows, interactions, patterns, and components for how recommendations are shown to buyers. 

If you are a product design expert with a strong passion for AI and machine learning technologies, then this could be the role for you! 

This is a full-time position reporting to the Director of Product Design on our core buyer experience. 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?

Product Design Managers at Etsy are charged not only with being outstanding people-managers, but also as core strategic drivers. This person will be trusted to set a broad vision, define how teams work towards that vision, and hold teams to a high quality-bar. As a senior leader in the design team, you will also help shepherd the culture and quality of our Product Design organization. 

What does the day-to-day look like?

• Partner with PM, UXR, Eng, and Data functions to set the vision for both inspirational and evaluative recommendations across the Etsy product.

• Directly manage a small team of senior Product Designers. 

• Together with your partners, own Etsy’s global personalization and recommendations experience.

• Guide your individual squads on developing roadmaps that align to a broader vision and business goals.

• Facilitate unified design solutions with design leaders on other initiatives.

• Engage with your team’s work at all stages (product strategy through launch) to ensure a high bar for excellence. 

• Collaborate with the other Product Design leaders to continuously cultivate and grow our entire org. 

• 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:

• 4+ years proven experience leading and managing design teams. 

• Experience designing for machine learning, AI, or data-driven product is a must. 

• Experience working on ecommerce, marketplaces, or feed-based products is ideal. 

• A strong portfolio demonstrating how you have set vision and guided your team on execution. 

• A track record of launching high quality consumer experiences. 

• Deep experience working across org lines to build unified, end-to-end experiences. 

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.