Senior Technical Product Manager, Shutterstock
Search & Distribution
$170-190k
Salary shown for New York, other locations may vary
Royalty-free media library
Posted today
Royalty-free media library
1001+ employees
Posted today
$170-190k
Salary shown for New York, other locations may vary
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help creative professionals from all backgrounds and businesses of all sizes produce their best work with incredible content and innovative tools, all on one platform.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience in technical, data-driven product management, with a focus on internal products and platforms
- 3+ years of experience managing modern search technologies (e.g., Elasticsearch, Solr, OpenSearch) and implementing advanced search strategies
- Proven expertise in leveraging embedding models, vector search, and machine learning to enhance search capabilities and content discovery
- Strong understanding of search indexing, ranking algorithms, relevance tuning, with a focus on improving discoverability and efficiency across large-scale catalogs
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams to deliver impactful, data-driven products that optimize internal workflows and distribution strategies
- Familiarity with large language models (LLMs) and their applications in improving semantic search, query understanding, and multilingual search optimization
- Analytical mindset with the ability to use data and forecasting to build business cases, measure performance, and inform decision-making
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of engaging senior leaders across multiple departments
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies, sprint planning, and backlog management
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Technical Product Manager to lead the development and optimization of our internal content distribution ecosystem
- This role focuses on ensuring that our extensive library of content, metadata, and distribution capabilities meet the needs of our internal teams, content brands, and marketplaces
- As the owner of content distribution systems, you will shape the future of how we understand, organize, and deliver content across the company, leveraging innovative search capabilities, machine learning, and data-driven solutions
- This is a high-impact role that will empower our internal stakeholders with a robust platform capability and seamless workflows while driving measurable business outcomes
- Define and execute the product strategy and roadmap for core content distribution channels ensuring scalability and alignment with business objectives
- Create and execute a roadmap that enhances the content distribution experience and drives platform growth, focusing on intuitive internal tooling and revenue-driving capabilities
- Oversee the design and enhancement of search capabilities for internal platforms, focusing on indexing, ranking, filtering, and relevance tuning to improve discovery and efficiency
- Collaborate with AI, data science, and engineering teams to incorporate advanced analytics, machine learning, and computer vision insights into distribution workflows
- Collaborate closely with the Director of Engineering and other cross-functional partners to develop strategies for scaling all content distribution needs
- Maintain a deep understanding of industry trends in search, metadata management, and content platforms to inform strategic decision-making
- Leverage data and machine learning signals to align content distribution with demand and signals, optimizing for internal customers and businesses and their revenue and market needs
- Act as a liaison between internal content producers, distribution teams, and operational stakeholders, aligning goals and facilitating seamless communication
- Develop and own a backlog of user stories, prioritizing features based on business value and impact while collaborating with engineering on sprint planning and delivery
Our take
Shutterstock is a global leader in licensed images, videos, and music, serving creative professionals like designers, filmmakers, and marketers. Content creators upload their work, which is then used by businesses and media organizations in various projects. It's a two-sided marketplace that fuels creativity worldwide.
Shutterstock offers a variety of plans for individuals, teams, and enterprise customers as well as creative editing and collaboration capabilities. Their aim is to build sophisticated tools to help the world experience images and videos in a more beautiful way - they believe that the harmonious union of design and technology can influence global communication.
Shutterstock's brand portfolio includes Bigstock, Offset, PremiumBeat, Rex Features, and Shutterstock Custom, adding hundreds of thousands of images weekly. More recently it introduced generative AI and fairly licenses artists' work for their AI-generated content, unlike competitors. This ethical approach bodes well for the company, positioning it well for future growth and innovation.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Flexibility: Shutterstock operates in a Hybrid model that is centered around flexibility and enabling collaboration, innovation, and accountability no matter where we are
- Connection: Whether virtual or in person, we make sure there are plenty of opportunities and events to connect and have fun
- Recognition: We never miss an opportunity to celebrate our achievements and recognize great work through our global recognition program
- Empowerment: We offer generous and competitive compensation packages, PTO, wellness initiatives, on-and-off working hours, tuition reimbursement, and an employee referral bonus
- Growth: Your development is top of mind. Our SkillUP Program enables you to take ownership of your personal development through virtual learning offerings, and we are constantly adding to the platform to meet your changing needs
- Belonging: Our goal is to build a workforce that is, at all levels, representative of the diverse global community we serve and where all employees can come to work as their authentic selves
Company values
- Driven by one truth: We live to amaze our customers and contributors. We create magic by listening to them, learning from them, and building innovative experiences they didn’t even know they needed
- Lead the change: We’re not afraid of change because we drive it. We are constantly evolving, pivoting, and adapting quickly to find new solutions and new ways of working to fuel growth
- Be creatively bold: We’re passionate about empowering artists and creatives to tell compelling stories, and motivated to collaborate, challenge tradition and experiment until we find the right answer
- Build community: We create and nurture meaningful experiences by celebrating individuality, valuing inclusivity and investing in our people so they don’t just succeed—they thrive beyond their imagination
- In lockstep together: We’re aligned and fueled by the same fire because we share a collective focus on accomplishing our mission, communicating effectively, and trusting each other to get the job done
Company HQ
Midtown South, New York, NY
Articles
Leadership
Jon Oringer
(Executive Chairman)Previously Board Member at Partnership for New York City for 6 years and Founder, CEO at SurfSecret Software for 5 years.
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