Principal AI Product Manager

Company Description

About SEEK

SEEK's portfolio of diverse businessesmake a positive impacton a truly global scale. Our purpose is to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organisations succeed. We create world-class technology solutions toconnect more people to relevantemployment, education, small businessandvolunteer opportunities. Wehavea cultureofhigh-performancein our workplaces andcelebrate the diversity ofour employeeswhocontribute to thesuccess of our organisation.

Life at SEEK

SEEK's purpose is at the centre of everything we do.Our SEEK, which defines the way we work, is all about what makes us unique and a little bit different. Passion, Team, Delivery and Future are our principles that drive innovation and creativity. SEEK strives to support employee wellbeing by providing an amazing experience at work which led us to being named AFR BOSS Top 10 Best Places to Work in Technology (2021-2024). We are proud to work in an environment that's inclusive where everyone's unique ideas, experiences and perspectives are valued.

Our award-winning head office in Cremorne (just a 4 min walk from Richmond station) provides an exceptional space to collaborate with colleagues. The building provides sweeping views of the city, a games area, sit and stand desks at every workstation, modern end-of-trip facilities and Thursday night drinks which gives our people an opportunity to connect in a social setting.

About the Role

Drive product strategy and innovation as Principal AI Product Manager for SEEK's Generative AI portfolio, leading the development of breakthrough AI products that transform the global recruitment landscape. You'll own the complete product vision and roadmap for GenAI applications, translating cutting-edge AI capabilities into products that deliver exceptional user experiences and measurable business outcomes.

This senior product leadership role requires you to orchestrate product strategy across both Capabilities and Applications streams, with primary accountability for GenAI Applications product portfolio. You'll work at the intersection of advanced AI technology and user needs, defining product requirements and go-to-market strategies that establish SEEK as the industry leader in AI-powered recruitment.

The Team

Lead product development within SEEK's Generative AI center of excellence, working with world-class Data Scientists, AI Engineers, and Product Managers who are pushing the boundaries of AI-powered recruitment products.

Product Streams Under Your Leadership:

• Applications Products: Direct product development partnerships with senior teams, embedding Data Scientists to create market-leading GenAI products
• Capabilities Products: Oversee platform products and tools that enable enterprise-wide GenAI product scaling

You'll operate in a dynamic product environment where user needs evolve rapidly and technological possibilities expand weekly, requiring exceptional product intuition and strategic thinking.

What You'll Do

Product Strategy & Vision Leadership

• Own end-to-end product strategy for SEEK's GenAI portfolio, by connecting an understanding of GenAI capabilities with an understanding of SEEK's marketplace ambitions, to define the role of GenAI across SEEK's product suite
• Translate complex AI capabilities into compelling product propositions that solve critical user problems, drive business growth and improve competitive differentiation
• Develop comprehensive product roadmaps that balance innovation opportunities with technical feasibility and market readiness

Product Development & Innovation

• Partner with senior product leaders to align on high-impact GenAI product opportunities for SEEK's marketplace ecosystem, as well as what is not highest impact and not to be pursued further
• Guide product partners to frame problems and work through trade-offs when building GenAI products, and work closely with partners, Data Scientist and Engineers from conception through to prototyping, experimenting and launching
• Drive product experimentation strategy, designing and analyzing tests that validate product hypotheses and optimize user outcomes

Cross-Functional Product Leadership

• Function as internal GenAI product consultant to senior product leaders, providing expertise in identifying and building GenAI products
• Manage product lifecycle for multiple GenAI applications, establishing success metrics and measurement frameworks that demonstrate ROI
• Lead product discovery processes and stakeholder communications including product demos and roadmap presentations

Why This Role Matters

This is your opportunity to define the product future of AI-powered recruitment. You'll build products that directly impact how millions of people discover career opportunities while helping organizations find the right talent more effectively than ever before.

Your product leadership will establish new paradigms for how AI enhances human potential in the workplace, creating products that don't just improve existing processes but fundamentally reimagine what's possible in recruitment.

• Extensive experience in product management or strategy, with demonstrated experience crafting ambitious product visions and roadmaps
• Have successfully collaborated with cross-functional teams at a minimum of Head of level to deliver joint initiatives
• Knowledge of AI/ML and generative AI coupled with a high learning orientation and interest in latest AI concepts to stay current with industry trends in a rapidly changing environment
• Strong problem solver: ability to work through complex and ambiguous problems using a data-driven approach
• Outstanding communication, presentation and interpersonal skills to engage and translate complex AI concepts for non-technical partners and stakeholders
• Ability to engage with and inspire technical teams, including building a deep understanding of the problem domain and contributing to solution design with data scientists and AI engineers
• An ability to break constraints and get things done, including a willingness to roll-up your sleeves and 'pitch in' where required

Permanent Perks
At SEEK we offer:

• Annual Performance Bonus Plan
• Support of flexible working, including a mix of office and work from home days depending on your role.
• Paid and unpaid leave benefits including Personal Flexi Days and Volunteer Days, as well as the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• SEEK is committed to operating sustainably, certified carbon neutral for its business operations (through Climate Active), purchasing renewable energy for our office and working-from-home emissions and a target for net zero by 2030.

At SEEK, we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.

We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable mindset but don't meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us.

Should you require any specific supportor adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please advise us and we will be happy to assist.

For this role, only those candidates with the eligible right to work will be considered.

SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees.