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Quince · 2 days ago

Senior Product Manager, Search

Palo Alto, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$200K/yr - $250K/yr

6+ years exp

Quince is a tech company disrupting the retail industry by leveraging AI, analytics, and automation. They are seeking a Senior Product Manager to transform onsite search into an intelligent, personalized discovery engine, focusing on data platforms and AI-powered experiences.

Retail

H1B Sponsor Likely

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

Qualification

Product ManagementData Science CollaborationExperimentationMachine Learning KnowledgeSearch TechnologiesAnalytical MindsetRoadmap DefinitionPersonalization InitiativesCommunication Skills

Required

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

Preferred

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

Company

Quince

Quince is an affordable luxury brand that sells high-quality fashion and home goods at radically low prices— direct from the factory floor.

Founded in 2018

San Francisco, California, US

201-500 employees

https://www.quince.com

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