Principal PMT, Visual Search

Amazon • Irvine, CA

5d

About The Position

Visual Search at Amazon is redefining how hundreds of millions of customers
discover and shop for products. We sit at the intersection of computer vision,
multimodal AI, and large-scale search, building experiences that let customers
shop the world around them using their camera, an image or even a description of
something they can only imagine. Our technology powers some of Amazon's most
innovative shopping surfaces and we are growing fast and we see a massive
opportunity ahead.

We are a full-stack science and engineering organization building products that
span the entire customer journey, from foundational model research and
large-scale retrieval systems to delightful mobile experiences on iOS and
Android. As a Principal Product Manager, you'll define product strategy across
this spectrum, partnering with science and engineering leaders to translate
breakthrough AI capabilities into customer experiences. Multiple teams across
Amazon rely on our platforms and APIs, giving you the opportunity to influence
visual shopping experiences at scale across the company.

Are you ready to lead the next generation of Visual AI at Amazon? If you are
energized by defining product vision at the intersection of computer vision,
multimodal learning, and generative AI, and by the challenge of scaling
breakthrough research into products used by millions, this role is for you.

Key job responsibilities
As the Principal Product Manager for Visual Search, your role is to create and
execute the vision and strategy for the Visual Search team's new products. Your
focus is on delivering excellent shopping experiences for customers by
understanding their visual shopping intents and incorporating relevant features
across Amazon Lens, More Like This and emerging visual discovery surfaces. The
ideal candidate should have experience in a fast-paced environment and a strong
bias for action.

You will collaborate with teams across the company to identify and prioritize
needs, influence the organization and create high-quality visual search
experiences. Your expertise in computer vision, multimodal AI and recommender
systems will be crucial in expanding beyond the current offerings. Success in
this role requires a customer-centric approach, innovative thinking and
effective communication.

Working closely with a team, you will create scalable visual shopping
experiences that contribute to a delightful shopping experience for Amazon
customers. This is a technical role that may require a tech assessment.

A day in the life
As the Principal Product Manager for Visual Search, you will independently lead
product strategy for the most exciting problems in computer vision and
multimodal AI, including real-time visual understanding, image-based retrieval
at Amazon scale, generative AI for shopping discovery and multimodal search
blending vision and language. You will set the product vision, define roadmaps
and partner with science, engineering and business leaders to deliver
transformative experiences. You will evaluate product proposals, guide
experimentation design, review metrics and ensure high-quality product and
technical output. You may influence product strategy across multiple locations
with meaningful input into organizational planning.

About the team
Within the Visual Search team, our mission is to empower customers to shop
effortlessly and confidently using the world around them as their catalog. We
achieve this by providing relevant products and information through intuitive
visual interfaces powered by Amazon Lens, More Like This and emerging visual
discovery surfaces. This is made possible by utilizing computer vision,
multimodal AI and ML models to gain deep insights into customer behaviors and
visual shopping preferences.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
• Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
• 10+ years of technical product or program management experience
• Strong customer focus and a deep passion for enhancing the Amazon shopping experience.
• Ability to dive deep into metrics and insights, and translate analysis into actionable plans.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working directly with Engineers on product enhancements
• Experience in project management methodologies, business analysis, or process improvement
• Experience in building and shipping B2C Machine Learning-based platforms, with knowledge in Machine Learning, Economics, Statistical modeling, and Causal Inference.
• Ability to work collaboratively and build trust in a matrixed organization, resolve conflicts, and effectively escalate issues to make progress towards our mission.
• Passion for writing and storytelling to build the overall strategy for improving our CX
• Strategic approach to product development, with an emphasis on thinking big to solve customer problems.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute the vision and strategy for the Visual Search team's new products.
• Deliver excellent shopping experiences for customers by understanding their visual shopping intents and incorporating relevant features across Amazon Lens, More Like This and emerging visual discovery surfaces.
• Collaborate with teams across the company to identify and prioritize needs, influence the organization and create high-quality visual search experiences.
• Expand beyond the current offerings.
• Create scalable visual shopping experiences that contribute to a delightful shopping experience for Amazon customers.
• Independently lead product strategy for the most exciting problems in computer vision and multimodal AI, including real-time visual understanding, image-based retrieval at Amazon scale, generative AI for shopping discovery and multimodal search blending vision and language.
• Set the product vision, define roadmaps and partner with science, engineering and business leaders to deliver transformative experiences.
• Evaluate product proposals, guide experimentation design, review metrics and ensure high-quality product and technical output.
• Influence product strategy across multiple locations with meaningful input into organizational planning.

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal