Vice President & GM, Product Management - Commerce AI

Bloomreach

1d•Remote

About The Position

Bloomreach is building the world’s premier agentic platform for personalization.We’re revolutionizing how businesses connect with their customers, building and deploying AI agents to personalize the entire customer journey. We're taking autonomous search mainstream, making product discovery more intuitive and conversational for customers, and more profitable for businesses. We’re making conversational shopping a reality, connecting every shopper with tailored guidance and product expertise — available on demand, at every touchpoint in their journey. We're designing the future of autonomous marketing, taking the work out of workflows, and reclaiming the creative, strategic, and customer-first work marketers were always meant to do. And we're building all of that on the intelligence of a single AI engine — Loomi AI — so that personalization isn't only autonomous…it's also consistent.From retail to financial services, hospitality to gaming, businesses use Bloomreach to drive higher growth and lasting loyalty. We power personalization for more than 1,400 global brands, including American Eagle, Sonepar, and Pandora. What challenge awaits you? The Vice President & GM, Product Management – Commerce AI will lead product strategy and execution across Bloomreach's Search and Recommendations apps and agents — encompassing AI-powered search, merchandising, recommendations, SEO, and conversational product discovery. This role carries GM-level accountability for the product lines serving hundreds of global merchants. This leader will own the end-to-end product vision for how shoppers discover products — from traditional keyword search to agentic, conversational commerce — and will drive the convergence of Discovery and Clarity into a unified, AI-native product discovery experience. The role also includes oversight of Bloomreach's emerging presence in off-site discovery channels, including ChatGPT and other LLM-powered surfaces via Loomi Connect. You will be a key member of the Product Leadership Team, reporting directly to the Chief Product Officer. You will partner closely with Engineering, Data Science, GTM, and Customer Success leaders to ship products that measurably improve Revenue Per Visitor (RPV) for the world's largest retailers and brands. This role requires a leader with deep product experience in Commerce AI — especially search and recommendations — who can come in and execute quickly. We are looking for someone technical with strong product instincts and a bias for driving outcomes. This person will work closely with the Product and Field leaders and must be a confident, conviction-driven leader who can hold their ground, collaborate effectively with strong-minded peers, and drive alignment across the organization.

Requirements

10+ years of product management experience, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role (VP, GM, or equivalent) owning a product P&L or significant revenue line
Deep domain expertise in Commerce AI, particularly in e-commerce search, recommendations, personalization, and/or merchandising — ideally at a SaaS platform serving enterprise retailers
Strong technical acumen — comfortable going deep on AI/ML concepts (ranking models, NLP/NLU, LLMs, vector search, real-time personalization) and partnering effectively with engineering and data science teams
Proven ability to drive business outcomes — you think in terms of RPV, conversion rates, ARR, and customer impact, not just features shipped
Track record of building and scaling high-performing product teams across multiple geographies and time zones
Demonstrated experience transforming product organizations with modern, agentic workflows — using AI-powered tools (e.g., Claude, Cursor, Copilot) for product planning, rapid prototyping, competitive research, and requirements generation to dramatically compress cycle times
GM mindset with strong commercial instincts — you have partnered directly with Sales, Solution Consulting, and Customer Success teams to close strategic deals, drive NRR/GRR and ensure product-market fit in the field
Conviction-driven leadership style — you form strong points of view, back them with data, and can hold your ground in debates with strong-minded peers and executives while remaining collaborative and respectful
Excellent cross-disciplinary collaboration skills and strong organizational agility — you thrive in a matrixed environment and can influence without authority
Experience representing products externally to analysts, at industry events, and in strategic customer engagements
Comfort with ambiguity and fast-paced environments — you can move quickly, make hard decisions, and adapt as the market and organization evolve
Very strong presentation and storytelling skills — you can articulate a compelling product vision to audiences ranging from engineers to the C-suite to enterprise customers

Nice To Haves

Experience with marketing technology (CDPs, marketing automation, campaign management) is a strong plus, providing future flexibility to expand product footprint across the Bloomreach portfolio

Responsibilities

Owning the product vision and strategy for Search, Merchandising, Recommendations, SEO and Conversational Agent, ensuring a cohesive roadmap that maximizes RPV and competitive differentiation
Driving the convergence of Search into a unified, agentic product discovery experience — from core search ranking to full-page conversational shopping
Leading and scaling a high-performing product organization spanning Product Directors, Staff/Principal PMs, and a Product Researcher across multiple geographies (US, EU, India)
Owning business KPIs for the Search & Recommendations product line, including ARR growth, customer retention, RPV lift, and competitive win rates
Driving the product roadmap for AI-powered search and ranking, including semantic search, LLM-powered query understanding, 1:1 personalization, and advanced base ranking models
Shaping the agentic commerce strategy, including onsite conversational search (Agentic AI Mode), off-site discovery via Loomi Connect / ChatGPT integration, and MCP-based agent extensibility
Overseeing the Conversational Agent roadmap, including conversational engine architecture, consultative selling experiences, customer review ingestion, multi-channel expansion (WhatsApp, SMS, mobile app), and customer service integrations
Partnering with Engineering and Data Science to push the boundaries of AI/ML in commerce — from ranking models and vector search to LLM orchestration and real-time personalization
Representing Bloomreach externally as a product thought leader in commerce search and discovery — with analysts (Gartner, Forrester), at industry events, and in strategic customer engagements
Collaborating cross-functionally with the Marketing product pillar, CDE/Data Hub team, GTM, and Customer Success to drive compound value across the Bloomreach platform
Transforming the product organization with modern, agentic ways of working — leveraging AI-powered tools for product planning, research, prototyping, and requirements generation to dramatically accelerate the team's velocity and decision quality
Acting as a true General Manager for the Discovery and Clarity business — owning not just the product but the commercial outcomes, partnering deeply with Sales, Solution Consulting, Customer Success, and Professional Services to drive pipeline, win rates, retention, and expansion
Serving as a strategic partner to Field teams — engaging directly in strategic customer conversations, supporting complex deal cycles, informing competitive positioning, and ensuring the product roadmap reflects market reality and customer needs
Recruiting, developing, and retaining best-in-class product talent, fostering a culture of ownership, velocity, and customer obsession

Benefits

We believe in flexible working hours to accommodate your working style.
We work virtual-first with several Bloomreach Hubs available across three continents.
We organize company events to experience the global spirit of the company and get excited about what's ahead.
We encourage and support our employees to engage in volunteering activities - every Bloomreacher can take 5 paid days off to volunteer.
We have a People Development Program -- participating in personal development workshops on various topics run by experts from inside the company. We are continuously developing & updating competency maps for select functions.
Our resident communication coach Ivo Večeřa is available to help navigate work-related communications & decision-making challenges.
Our managers are strongly encouraged to participate in the Leader Development Program to develop in the areas we consider essential for any leader. The program includes regular comprehensive feedback, consultations with a coach and follow-up check-ins.
Bloomreachers utilize the $1,500 professional education budget on an annual basis to purchase education products (books, courses, certifications, etc.)
The Employee Assistance Program -- with counselors -- is available for non-work-related challenges.
Subscription to Calm - sleep and meditation app.
We organize ‘DisConnect’ days where Bloomreachers globally enjoy one additional day off each quarter, allowing us to unwind together and focus on activities away from the screen with our loved ones.
We facilitate sports, yoga, and meditation opportunities for each other.
Extended parental leave up to 26 calendar weeks for Primary Caregivers.
Restricted Stock Units or Stock Options are granted depending on a team member’s role, seniority, and location.
Everyone gets to participate in the company's success through the company performance bonus.
We offer an employee referral bonus of up to $3,000 paid out immediately after the new hire starts.
We reward & celebrate work anniversaries -- Bloomversaries!