Principal Product Manager, Search Personalization

• Join Spotify’s Personalization team as Principal Product Manager for Search, based in London or Stockholm. • Set the product strategy for how hundreds of millions of users find content on Spotify. • Own search results end to end, from ranking and relevance to AI features such as semantic search and AI Overviews. • Lead two Search squads covering results ranking and query suggestions. • Work at the intersection of search systems, AI and user experience. • Enjoy flexible hybrid working, with some in-person meetings.

• Bring 8+ years of product management experience. • Show 3+ years leading search, discovery or information retrieval products at a scale of 100M+ users. • Understand search systems deeply, including ranking, retrieval, evaluation and the trade-offs between relevance, latency and cost. • Bring experience with AI-powered search features such as semantic search or LLM reranking. • Lead a team through the move from traditional to AI-native search. • Manage complex stakeholder landscapes and build principled prioritisation frameworks. • Set a coherent vision across many initiatives and communicate it clearly to executives. • Mentor early-career PMs and influence without authority.

• Know music, audio or media technology and the dynamics of content-rich platforms. • Bring experience running search as a platform serving multiple internal teams or content verticals. • Show experience in content integrity, trust and safety or regulatory compliance for search or discovery.

• Set the strategy and multi-cycle roadmap for Search Personalization, covering ranking, retrieval, AI features, quality and trust. • Drive Search towards AI-native experiences such as AI Overviews, semantic search and LLM reranking. • Balance innovation speed with quality and cost discipline. • Define a holistic quality framework linking relevance, trust, compliance and user experience. • Build prioritisation frameworks for Search as a surface shared by many company strategies. • Represent Search at executive forums. • Coach junior PMs working in Search. • Make architecture decisions with engineering leadership that protect long-term infrastructure health.

• Work flexibly from home and the office, with some in-person meetings. • Take six months of global parental leave as a new parent. • Choose how you share in Spotify’s success through flexible share incentives. • Access extensive learning opportunities through Spotify’s GreenHouse team. • Use All The Feels, Spotify’s employee assistance and self-care programme. • Swap public holidays to match your values and beliefs.

Spotify is the world’s leading audio streaming platform, offering music, podcasts, audiobooks and video to hundreds of millions of listeners. Its Personalization team is behind much-loved features such as Blend and Discover Weekly, helping every listener decide what to play next. Spotify is an equal opportunity employer that values diverse perspectives and backgrounds.