Digital Product Manager - Search Experience

Company Summary Zoro.com is a leading eCommerce platform offering nearly 12 million tools, parts and supplies for our business customers. Launched in 2011, we brought a B2C-like experience to the B2B industry, and continue to be at the forefront of digital innovation at the intersection of technology and distribution. We have rapidly grown to over $1 billion in annual revenue and we’re just getting started! Job Summary Zoro is looking for a passionate, driven individual to join the Digital Experience team as a Digital Product Manager for our Search & Browse experiences. Zoro’s powerful combination of our in-house search engine, expansive product information & attribute system, and an active catalog of over 12 million products combine to deliver the experience that helps Zoro customers find everything they need to run their business. As a Digital Product Manager, you’ll be working with data scientists, technology engineers, user experience designers, digital merchants, & category managers. You’ll be laser focused on understanding our customer experience & business needs while partnering with our Product Information team to help expand & improve our ever-growing product catalog. This role will partner with Technical Product Managers to develop deep level knowledge of our Search, Recommendation, and Product Information platforms in order to understand how our search algorithms can present the right product to the right customer at the right time. Duties & Responsibilities: Own the product strategy, set the vision, and plan a holistic roadmap for search & browse customer experiences that power Zoro.com Ability to understand and work with large product information models and systems to drive customer facing search & browse experiences Work with product leaders & business stakeholders to identify the highest impact work, prioritize that work, and deliver improvements in a measurable way Create and foster a test and learn approach to evaluate and iterate product experiences in order to continuously deliver business & customer value Partner with technology, design, merchandising, operations, marketing, and other key stakeholder groups to deliver innovative solutions aligned with business objectives and customer needs. Own experience outcomes & KPI measurements related to helping customers find what they’re looking for through our search based experiences. Manage communication and training for new features across the organization and to customers if necessary. Maintain competitive and marketplace awareness through research and analysis of current best-in-class and emerging techniques Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required (Master's Degree / MBA a plus) At least 5+ years experience in eCommerce, Product Management, Digital Marketing or related fields with a focus on Search & Product Information experiences Possess a deep knowledge of AI powered search & browse experiences, data & product information models, and an understanding of the competitive landscape Excels at communicating with team, partners, and senior leadership with clarity, salience, and urgency with a proven ability to make data-driven decisions Track record of building exceptional products that delight customers and produce clear business impact and alignment with company goals & objectives.. Direct experience working in an Agile product development environment with a detailed understanding of the role of Product Management/Ownership Familiarity with AI applications for product management tasks, assisted search & browse experiences, and product information ingestion, review, & maintenance. Comfort with the Atlassian software suite, especially JIRA and Confluence software, or other enterprise-level delivery and workflow software Understanding of how and when to use offline evaluation, hypothesis testing with existing data, A/B test design, & methods for identifying and validating opportunities Total Rewards Zoro’s total compensation plan includ…