[Remote] Staff Product Manager (Remote)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Weedmaps is a global leader in the cannabis industry, dedicated to transparency, education, and community. They are seeking a Staff Product Manager focused on Personalization to define the vision and strategy for delivering tailored experiences across their platform, partnering with ML and AI teams to enhance personalization capabilities.ResponsibilitiesDefine a roadmap that achieves a world-class personalization strategy, delivering relevant and tailored experiences across the Weedmaps platformPartner with ML and AI teams to build and scale personalization capabilities, including product recommendations, personalized search ranking, and AI-powered featuresTranslate business goals and customer needs into a logically sequenced and optimized product roadmapMaintain and prioritize a backlog, ensuring new features and enhancements are validated and clearly specifiedLead a cross-functional team to implement the personalization vision efficiently, aligning stakeholders across product, engineering, data science, and designMonitor adoption, engagement, and revenue impact of personalization features and report on release performance as necessaryCollaborate with product, program, and engineering leaders across the organization to guide the platform roadmap, pinpointing new opportunities for personalization at scaleOversee enterprise-level product planning including identifying new personalization opportunities and incorporating a rolling roadmap of business projects and technology initiativesWrite complete and detail-oriented product requirements documents, ensuring clear communication to business, design, and development teamsEngage with customers through a variety of channels and serve as the voice of the customer internally, using insights to inform personalization strategySkillsBachelor's degree or equivalent work experience8+ years of product management experience in a technological industryProven track record of operating at a staff or principal level, driving product strategy across multiple teams or domainsDeep data background using self-service analytics tooling (Mixpanel, Amplitude, Heap, etc.)Experience working with ML/AI teams to build and ship personalization systems, recommendation engines, or intelligent ranking models4+ years experience in consumer-facing online commerce, point-of-sale, or marketplace environments2+ years experience owning a personalization, search, or ML-powered product stack at scaleDemonstrated ability to influence senior leadership and drive org-wide alignment on complex, ambiguous problemsStrong strategic aptitude with a proven ability to define a winning product vision and roadmap, particularly in personalization, recommendations, or AI-powered product domainsDeep customer empathy and experience intuition; demonstrated success building tailored, intelligent user experiences that drive engagement and retentionExcellent communication and persuasion skills; proven ability to build executive buy-in for bold, long-term bets in emerging AI/ML product spacesStrong analytical and quantitative skills with a bias toward data-driven decision making, including comfort with A/B testing, experimentation frameworks, and ML model evaluationAbility to translate personalization strategy into detailed, actionable product requirements that bridge business goals and ML/AI capabilitiesHigh technical fluency; comfortable engaging deeply with ML engineers and data scientists on model tradeoffs, feature pipelines, data infrastructure, and system architectureProven ability to navigate build vs. buy vs. partner decisions for AI/ML capabilities, balancing customer impact with speed to marketComfortable operating in ambiguity; able to define structure and drive progress on complex, cross-functional initiatives without a clear playbookStrong bias for action with the ability to manage competing priorities across multiple teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environmentProven ability to lead and align cross-functional teams — including engineering, data science, design, and marketing — through influence rather than direct authorityFamiliarity with modern AI/ML development workflows, including experience working in agile environments with data science and ML engineering teamsBenefitsPhysical Health (Medical, Dental & Vision)100% employer-paid premium for employeesUp to 80% coverage for dependentsCompany HSA contribution with the High Deductible Health Plan401(k) Retirement Plan (employer will match contribution up to 3.5% of employee contribution)Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance optionsSupplemental, voluntary benefitsStudent Loan Repayment/529 Education Savings with a monthly company contributionFSA (Medical, Dependent, Transit and Parking)Voluntary Life and AD&D InsuranceCritical Illness InsuranceAccident InsuranceShort- and Long-term Disability InsurancePet InsuranceIdentity theft protectionLegal access to a network of attorneysPTO, paid sick leave, and company holidays (including a 2026 holiday shutdown)Paid parental leaveCompany OverviewWeedmaps is the world's first marijuana technology and media brand. It is a sub-organization of Weedmaps. It was founded in 2008, and is headquartered in Irvine, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://weedmaps.com.