Technical Product Manager, Information Retrieval & Ranking - CTO Office | New York, NY | Bloomberg Careers

Bloomberg's CTO Office is the future-looking technical and product arm of Bloomberg L.P. We envision, design, and prototype the next generation infrastructure, hardware, and applications for the Bloomberg Terminal. Our projects include machine learning-powered products, cloud computing infrastructure and strategy, open source stewardship, natural language processing, and more. We are passionate about what we do.What's In It For YouBloomberg is looking for a Technical Product Manager to shape and execute the vision, and roadmap for the next-generation Bloomberg search platform. Our search platforms offer unique and exciting challenges in terms of precision, recall and speed. As a Technical Product Manager, you will have ownership over a suite of infrastructure, grow our platforms, expand our user base, and build out new features and capabilities to fulfill our mission. You will interact very closely with internal stakeholders from product and engineering. This is a high-leverage role in a very cross-functional environment, so you'll need to be comfortable wearing many hats and balancing technical expertise with business acumen. You will work in a group of other highly motivated product managers that work on a range of adjacent projects in AI.We'll trust you to:• Develop a long-term vision and roadmap for Bloomberg's next-generation federated search platform.• Translate product roadmap features and requirements into well-crafted, testable user stories and acceptance test criteria, set priorities and define the scope whilst effectively managing resources.• Interact with end users and a diverse group of partners to understand their workflows and technical requirements and their needs for creating, managing and accessing metadata.• Work closely with stakeholders across the company to develop an understanding of capabilities, constraints and opportunities, anticipate scale challenges, map business requirements to technical vision, and increase service capabilities to better support internal and external partners.• Work in an Agile environment and continuously review business needs, refine priorities, outline milestones and deliverables, and identify opportunities and risks.You'll need to have:• 5+ years of experience with technical product management or technical leadership• Advanced degree (Masters or Ph.D) or equivalent experience in information retrieval, natural language processing, and/or deep learning research• 5+ years of experience with information retrieval / search techniques and tools (e.g. Solr, Lucene)• 3+ years of experience with the application of modern ML techniques (e.g. RAG) to search• 3+ years of experience with the application of modern ML techniques (e.g. vector databases) to information retrieval• Engagement with the research community and a strong publication record in relevant venues• Experience working with cross-functional teams• Strong problem solving skills• Strong communication and teamwork skillsWe'd love to see:• A good understanding of financial markets, instruments and products• Open source involvement or community presence• Exposure to Bloomberg Terminal and/or enterprise data productsBloomberg is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on age, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, parental or caring status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy or parental leave, protected veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other classification protected by applicable law. Bloomberg provides reasonable adjustment/accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable adjustment/accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable adjustment/accommodation include but are not limited to making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. If you would prefer to discuss this confidentially, please email AMER_recruit@bloomberg.net (Americas), EMEA_recruit@bloomberg.net (Europe, the Middle East and Africa), or APAC_recruit@bloomberg.net (Asia-Pacific), based on the region you are submitting an application for.Salary Range: 140,000 - 295,000 USD Annually + Benefits + BonusThe referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offer a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation [Exempt roles only], paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others. The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns.