VP of Product, Search, AI and GenAI

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Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in Product Management, with at least 5 years leading AI, search, or ML-driven products in enterprise SaaS, FinTech, or a similar complex domain.
• Proven leadership experience at the VP or senior director level, managing and scaling high-performing product teams.
• Deep expertise in AI, GenAI, and search technologies, including NLP, information retrieval, vector search, embeddings, LLMs, and ranking models.
• Strong track record of delivering AI-powered products to market, with measurable business and customer impact.
• Experience balancing AI innovation with compliance, security, and risk management in a regulated industry.
• Exceptional data-driven decision-making skills, leveraging analytics, A/B testing, and experimentation to drive growth and engagement.
• Deep understanding of enterprise B2B workflows, particularly in financial services or dealmaking environments.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align cross-functional teams and influence strategic decisions.
• Strong technical acumen; ability to partner effectively with engineering and data science teams.

Responsibilities:

• Define and execute a comprehensive AI and search strategy, aligning with Datasite’s long-term business objectives and competitive differentiation.
• Identify and drive high-impact AI and search initiatives, ensuring that our platform remains at the forefront of innovation in FinTech SaaS.
• Build and lead a world-class product team, including Product Managers, Data Scientists, Engineers, and UX Researchers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and execution.
• Partner closely with executive leadership to define investment priorities, ensuring strategic allocation of resources.
• Own the product roadmap for AI, GenAI, and search, balancing short-term deliverables with long-term innovation.
• Drive AI and ML-driven product enhancements that improve search relevance, document understanding, automation, and predictive insights for dealmakers.
• Lead cross-functional teams to develop and ship scalable AI-powered solutions that address complex customer pain points while ensuring ease of adoption.
• Develop AI governance frameworks that balance innovation with regulatory compliance, security, and ethical AI practices.
• Establish data-driven KPIs and OKRs to measure the success of AI and search initiatives.
• Foster a culture of experimentation and rapid iteration, leveraging A/B testing and continuous learning to refine AI models and user experiences.
• Partner with Data Science and Engineering to ensure high-quality AI model training, deployment, and monitoring for accuracy, fairness, and bias mitigation.
• Act as the voice of the customer, deeply understanding user workflows, search behaviors, and pain points to inform AI-driven product innovations.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, emerging AI technologies, and FinTech developments, ensuring Datasite’s competitive advantage.
• Conduct customer discovery and market research, translating insights into actionable product strategies.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Data Science, UX, and GTM teams to deliver AI-driven solutions that enhance dealmaking productivity.
• Influence executive stakeholders by effectively communicating the strategic and financial impact of AI investments.
• Ensure that AI and GenAI solutions comply with data privacy, security, and industry regulations to protect client confidentiality.
• Represent Datasite as a thought leader in AI-driven dealmaking, search, and automation, speaking at industry events and engaging with key customers.
• Mentor and develop high-performing AI and product talent, building a best-in-class AI and search organization.