Principal Product Manager II, AI/Vectors

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.

What is The Role

We're looking for a Principal Product Manager to lead the strategy and roadmap for Elastic's embedding/reranking and vector database and related capabilities. In this senior role, you'll be the go-to expert on search/vector search, guiding the direction for technologies like vector indexing and hybrid retrieval. This position offers the chance to shape a vital part of our product, working closely with engineering and research teams to ensure that our offerings meet the needs of numerous organizations while keeping pace with the evolving landscape of AI.

• Conduct market research to uncover emerging trends in search/vector databases as well as SOTA model research in emerging areas to manage unstructured data, working alongside our model team.

• Evaluate the competitive landscape to enhance product positioning and develop user personas that guide feature decisions.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align the product strategy with business goals while prioritizing features based on customer feedback and market demands.

• Establish long-term product goals and milestones for the vector use cases, document AI and unstructured data management to drive its development. Prioritize features and enhancements based on user feedback and