Senior Product Manager - PartsTech Search Experience
OEC provides software solutions to those who work in the automotive parts and repair industry. Our solutions make it easier for automotive industry professionals to buy and sell parts, conduct repair research & planning, optimize estimates, improve the parts supply chain, and more. OEC partners with many of the world’s largest manufacturers, dealers and suppliers, shops and repairers, and service providers, giving our customers access to a comprehensive network and a streamlined workflow.
Job Summary
Supports the execution of PartsTech's core search platform, working in close partnership with OEC 's data & applied AI function to deliver AI/ML-driven improvements while independently owning the shop facing experience and related areas. Drives end-to-end product execution.
What You'll Do
- Own the product roadmap for PartsTech's core search and results experience, including search flyout, search history, vehicle lookup, filters, product details, diagrams, brand preferences, and related search surfaces.
- Work with leadership to establish the product vision and strategy for the Search product squad.
- Implement OKRs and success metrics, maintaining a measurement first culture.
- Develop and manages A/B experiments to improve key search metrics including conversion rate, GMV lift, and user satisfaction, applying rigorous analysis to validate or challenge hypotheses before scaling.
- Lead shop facing search UX and frontend product delivery, partnering directly with product design as well as frontend and backend engineers to design, sequence, and ship new features.
- Own supplier facing merchandising tooling, including carousels, featured information, brand preferences, and related supplier driven experiences.
- Own search indexing and drives ranking, relevance, and recommendation engine optimizations in partnership with OEC 's Data Science and Applied AI teams.
- Perform discovery with customers and stakeholders to understand marketplace needs and identify product opportunities, using both qualitative user research and quantitative data to prioritize, validate, and drive product decisions.
- Collaborate with customer-facing teams to enable sales, implementation, and go-to-market execution for new search initiatives. Presents product updates, roadmap strategies, and performance metrics to multi departmental stakeholders, ensuring alignment and transparency across the organization.
- Drive end-to-end product execution by writing clear PRDs and high-quality user stories with thoughtful acceptance criteria, maintaining a prioritized product backlog, leading trade-off discussions with key partners, and hosting development ceremonies to keep the Search squad aligned and moving forward.
What You Bring Education
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is required, with a focus in Economics, STEM concentration, or related analytical discipline. In the absence of a degree, equivalent work experience directly related to the key responsibilities of the role will be considered as a substitute for the degree.
Required Experience
At least 5 years of experience in search product management is required. Work background must include the following:
- Prior experience in dedicated search, discovery, or related role within B2B marketplaces or e-commerce.
- Direct experience shipping search or discovery products in a marketplace or e-commerce context with accountability for search conversion metrics and demonstrable GMV or revenue impact.
- Hands on experience with search backend systems including indexing strategy, query processing, retrieval architectures, or search engine platforms (e.g., OpenSearch, Elasticsearch).
- Demonstrated experience working with data science and Applied AI/ML teams.
- A proven track record owning product delivery in both customer facing search experiences and internal/admin/merchandising tooling surfaces.
- Significant experience using both qualitative user research and quantitativ