Senior Product Manager, Search

Box is growing fast. As the leader in Intelligent Content Management, Box is ideally positioned to help enterprises transform how people collaborate together, onsite or remotely. We want to make sure that our Search capabilities are world-class, enabling our users to find the content they need quickly, accurately, and intuitively. As a product leader for Box Search, you will shape the vision and evolution of critical features that empower our users to discover and access their content with speed and precision. You will work closely with the Poland-based Search engineering team.

Responsibilities

Define the product strategy and roadmap for Box's Search capabilities, identifying opportunities to enhance content discoverability, search relevance, and user experience; Drive requirements for core Search features (e.g., semantic search, intelligent ranking, and personalized results); Deeply understand and advocate for both admin and end-user personas, translating their diverse use cases into compelling product requirements; Discover, collect, analyze, and communicate problems and opportunities related to the search experience, leveraging data to inform decisions; Prioritize between requirements and work with engineering teams on fiscal year, quarterly, and Agile planning; Champion ideas to provide continuous improvements to the Search platform; Partner closely with Product Managers, Engineering leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders to align roadmaps, scope, and priorities; Engage directly with customers to understand evolving needs, gather feedback, and validate product concepts; Effectively communicate product strategy, vision, and day-to-day progress to audiences from engineering teams to executive leadership

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Product Management, or equivalent experience in related fields; 5-7 years of experience as a Product Manager, Product Owner (in Agile), or similar role in a software company, with a strong focus on search, information retrieval, or discovery products; In-depth understanding of search technologies, indexing, ranking algorithms, and query processing; Excellent communication skills, capable of articulating complex strategies and day-to-day details clearly and concisely to diverse audiences; Adept at engaging with customers, actively listening to their needs, and translating them into actionable product insights; Strong people skills to build effective relationships and collaborate with stakeholders across product, engineering, sales, and customer success; Solid technical background to understand platform capabilities, technical constraints, and engage effectively with engineering teams; Experience working in a highly cross-functional environment; Innate curiosity and ability to dive deep into product and technical architecture; Ability to leverage data effectively to inform decisions, set requirements, and evaluate success; Love for inspiring teams, managing complexity, driving operational excellence, and delivering extraordinary results

Nice to have

Experience with large-scale search platforms (e.g., Elasticsearch, Solr, or similar technologies); Familiarity with machine learning applications in search, such as learning-to-rank, natural language processing (NLP), or semantic search; Experience with cloud-native technologies and distributed systems; Understanding of content management systems and enterprise software; Knowledge of search analytics and relevance tuning methodologies

Benefits

Eligible for equity and benefits; Overview of Life at Box with general perks and benefits