Lead Product Manager, Search

Quince • Palo Alto, CA

90d • $200,000 - $240,000

About The Position

The Search Lead Product Manager is responsible for transforming onsite search from a keyword-based utility into an intelligent, personalized discovery engine. In the near term, this role will focus on strengthening data platforms, experimentation, and incremental improvements on top of Algolia. Over time, the Search Lead PM will drive the evolution of search toward semantic, AI-powered, and personalized experiences that differentiate our brand and delight customers.

Requirements

• 6+ years of product management experience, with at least 3 years working closely with data science, ML, or search/information retrieval teams
• Proven track record of shipping and scaling customer-facing data science or search products with measurable business impact
• Strong foundation in experimentation (A/B testing, statistical methods, KPI definition) and ability to translate insights into product decisions
• Knowledge of machine learning productization: feature stores, inference platforms, model monitoring, and A/B testing of ML-driven systems
• Familiarity with search platforms and technologies (e.g., Algolia, Elasticsearch, Solr, OpenSearch) and understanding of their strengths/limitations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to influence cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders without formal authority
• Strong analytical mindset; comfortable digging into data and collaborating with engineers/data scientists to answer product questions with evidence
• Demonstrated success in defining roadmaps, prioritizing tradeoffs, and delivering high-quality product experiences

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience implementing or product managing semantic search, LLM agent-powered features
• Track record of personalization initiatives (customer-specific ranking, context-aware search, lifecycle-based recommendations)
• Excited by a super-IC role with broad scope and impact, acting as the connective tissue between engineering, data, and business

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the search strategy balancing immediate platform improvements with long-term innovation
• Lead data platform and experimentation efforts (data pipelines, dashboards, A/B testing) to enable rapid iteration and insight-driven decision making
• Manage and improve current Algolia-based search, focusing on relevance tuning, query handling, and performance optimization
• Build roadmap for AI/semantic search evolution (vector-based retrieval, personalized ranking, LLM-assisted discovery)
• Partner cross-functionally with data science, data engineering, and ML engineering to deliver next-gen search models and pipelines
• Oversee QA, UAT, and signoff for new algorithms, features, and experimentation frameworks before production launch
• Champion voice of the customer by translating insights into actionable improvements across search relevance, usability, and speed
• Act as an internal thought leader on how AI and semantic technologies can reshape product discovery

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities to all employees and applications for employment
• Prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type
• Commitment to ensuring an inclusive and accessible hiring process

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees