Yahoo is looking to solve the problem of improving how users discover, refine, and complete their search tasks by guiding them to the most relevant information with minimal effort through machine learning-driven search suggestions, query formulation, and featured snippet experiences across Yahoo Search.
Requirements
- Experience working directly with AI/ML technologies and understanding of recommendation and ranking systems
- Ability to assess the quality and effectiveness of recommendation systems, leveraging metrics and user feedback to guide product iterations.
- Experience in analyzing complex, large-scale data sets and making decisions based on data
- Experience defining vision and strategy for a product
- Experience in gathering requirements across diverse areas and users and converting and developing them into a product solution
- Experience building and launching delightful user-facing products
- Experience in a consumer-focused technology company with search experience
Responsibilities
- Define and drive the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Guided Search aligning with Yahoo Search’s broader Search strategy.
- Lead cross-functional teams to design and implement features that reduce user effort, enhance search intent articulation, and improve engagement.
- Work with machine learning teams to optimize query recommendations and ranking while balancing user engagement and monetization
- Build engaging and intuitive front-end user experiences around search suggestions, intent formulation, and search result guidance.
- Balance user needs with business objectives, ensuring that search assist features contribute to growth, retention, and monetization performance.
- Lead cross-functional teams to define and prioritize features that reduce user effort and help them articulate their search intent.
- Experience defining vision and strategy for a product
Other
- Reporting to the Director of Product for Search Intelligence and Optimization
- The ideal candidate has strong user empathy, a deep understanding of search behavior, and experience leveraging ML for recommendations and ranking.
- You will work closely with engineering, design, data science, monetization, and cross-organizational leadership teams in the development of this product area.
- The role requires exceptional stakeholder management, strategic communication, and the ability to align multiple teams toward a shared vision.
- Yahoo is looking for a Principal Product Manager who thrives in a dynamic space, can navigate organizational complexity, and is passionate about building experiences that make search easier, faster, and more intuitive for users.
