Product Owner Search (m/w) 80-100%

myitjob GmbH; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

myitjob GmbH Zürich is seeking an experienced Product Owner/Manager to own the product roadmap for a key domain. You will prioritize and maintain a structured backlog with designers and engineers, lead discovery sessions, and partner with Search, UX, Data Science and other areas to align goals.

You will monitor KPIs like CTR and conversion to drive data-informed decisions. You will collaborate with engineers as peers, providing strategic direction while respecting technical judgement, and you

Qualifikationen

• 3+ years of experience as Product Owner/Manager or similar digital product role.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in agile product teams and managing product backlogs.
• Solid understanding of search technologies: relevance, ranking, indexing, filtering and query processing.
• Experience using product analytics, interpreting A/B test results and making data-driven product decisions.
• Familiarity with APIs and ability to discuss technical concepts with engineers.
• Knowledge of ML/AI-powered search such as vector search and LLM-based retrieval is a strong plus.
• Experience designing search experiences including filters, product listings and instant search is an advantage.
• Strong ownership, collaboration and communication skills; fluent in English, German a plus.

Aufgaben

• Own the product roadmap for your team's domain from discovery to delivery and measurement.
• Define, prioritise and maintain a well-structured backlog with the team lead, designers and engineers.
• Lead product discovery: workshops, user research and cross-team alignment.
• Partner with stakeholders across Search, UX, Data Science and other product areas.
• Track and interpret product KPIs to drive data-informed decisions.
• Collaborate with engineers, providing strategic direction while valuing technical judgement.
• Identify and challenge architectural or process constraints to scale the product.
• Keep stakeholders informed with clear communication and knowledge sharing.

Kenntnisse

Product ownership

Backlog management

Agile product teams

Data-driven decisions

Search technologies

ML/AI-powered search

APIs

A/B testing

Communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS / Information Systems

Tools

APIs

A/B Testing tools

ML/AI search tech

Jobbeschreibung

Location: Zürich (home office possible)Workload: 80-100%Start: Immediately or by agreement, permanentYour tasks:Own the product roadmap for your team's domain, from discovery and prioritisation through to delivery and measurementDefine, prioritise and maintain a well-structured backlog together with the team lead, designers and engineersLead product discovery: facilitate workshops, user research syncs and cross-team alignment before committing to solutionsPartner with stakeholders across Search, UX, Data Science and other product areas to align on goals and manage expectationsTrack and interpret product KPIs such as CTR, exit rate and conversion to drive data-informed decisionsCollaborate with engineers as peers, providing strategic direction while trusting the team's technical judgementIdentify and challenge architectural or process constraints that limit the product's ability to scaleKeep stakeholders informed with clear, transparent communication and contribute to team culture and knowledge sharingYour profile:3+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager or in a similar digital product roleBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Information Systems or a related field, or equivalent practical experienceExperience working in agile product teams and managing product backlogsSolid understanding of search technologies including relevance, ranking, indexing, filtering and query processingExperience using product analytics, interpreting A/B test results and making data-driven product decisionsFamiliarity with APIs and the ability to discuss technical concepts and trade-offs with engineersKnowledge of ML/AI-powered search such as vector search, hybrid search, embedding models and LLM-based retrieval is a strong plusExperience designing or optimising search experiences including filters, product listings and instant search is an advantageStrong ownership, collaboration and communication skills; fluent in English, German is a plus

• Testing
• Embedded
• UX

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