Senior Technical Product Manager (Search)

TL;DR

Senior Technical Product Manager (Search): Own the technical product strategy and long-term roadmap for an AI-powered search platform, with an accent on information retrieval quality, performance, and relevance. Focus on partnering with engineering on search architecture and system design trade-offs, and using data and experimentation to drive scalable improvements to user outcomes.

Location: Arlington, VA

Company

hirify.global builds AI-powered search and information retrieval capabilities for legal, tax, and government professionals.

What you will do

• Own and evolve the technical product strategy and long-term roadmap for the search platform and related services.
• Set priorities to improve information retrieval quality, performance, and relevance using user needs and measurable usage/outcome metrics.
• Translate business and product goals into testable technical requirements, including user stories, acceptance criteria, and success metrics.
• Partner with engineering on search architecture, system design, and technical trade-offs to ensure scalable, reliable solutions.
• Use data, experimentation, telemetry, and logs to evaluate search performance and guide optimization decisions.
• Ensure search services meet security, compliance, and operational standards while managing scalability, reliability, and technical debt.

Requirements

• 7–10 years of experience building and shipping technology-powered products, including at least 3 years owning technical or platform product execution (e.g., Technical PM, Platform PM, IR/ML PM, Solution Architect, or Engineering Lead).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data/Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong understanding of modern software and platform architectures, including APIs, data models, cloud-based distributed systems, and data infrastructure.
• Proven ability to partner with senior engineers and technical leaders to influence architecture-level decisions and navigate complex trade-offs.
• Demonstrated data-driven decision making using performance metrics, experimentation, telemetry, and logs.
• Experience producing clear technical requirements, user stories, and system-level documentation, plus familiarity with Agile, CI/CD, observability, reliability engineering, and technical debt management.

Culture & Benefits

• High-leverage, deeply cross-functional, matrixed environment across product, data, engineering, and business stakeholders.
• Agile operating model with continuous refinement of priorities, milestones, and delivery plans.
• Emphasis on scalability, reliability, and long-term platform health through technical debt management.
• Mentorship and support for the growth of other Product Managers and Technical Product Managers.
• Opportunity to work within a community of product managers across AI, search, core platform, and business units.

Hiring process

• Interviews focused on technical product strategy, architecture collaboration, and data-driven decision making.
• Discussion of experience translating business goals into technical requirements and measurable outcomes.
• Cross-functional evaluation of communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.