Senior Product Manager (m|w|d) Search & Recommendation

Idealo; Berlin; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free breakfast

Free lunch

Free coffee

Rooftop terrace

Job summary

idealo is seeking a specialist to own the on-page search experience from the first query to the moment a user finds the right product. You will define success metrics, shape the roadmap with engineers, and run rigorous A/B tests to learn and improve search performance for a German audience in Berlin.

Join a team that values data-driven decisions, cross-functional collaboration, and ownership of search outcomes, with a modern Berlin office and strong education and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must have experience with search at scale—indexing, retrieval and ranking.
• Must discuss search technologies and trade-offs with engineers.
• Proficient in communicating in written and spoken English.
• Hands-on A/B testing: design experiments, interpret results, apply learnings.
• Take ownership and independently drive topics forward.

Responsibilities

• Define and measure search success and decide where to invest next.
• Shape the search roadmap with engineers from discovery to release and learning.
• Run A/B tests: form hypotheses, interpret results and apply findings.
• Study search queries and gaps to improve results.
• Compare technical search approaches with engineers and select best fit.
• Explain decisions and findings to stakeholders and keep search goals clear.

Skills

Search at scale

Tech trade-offs

English communication

A/B testing

Ownership

Job description

Good product search does more than return a list of results. It helps people find what they came for, even as expectations change with conversational search. At idealo, you own the on-page search experience from the first query to the moment someone finds the right product. You set its direction and make sure search delivers measurable results for users and the business.

Your responsibilities

• Define and measure search success, then decide where to invest next.

• Shape the search roadmap with engineers, from discovery to release and learning.

• Run A/B tests: form hypotheses, interpret results and apply what you learn.

• Study search queries and gaps. When users find products, you see the result.

• Compare technical search approaches with engineers and choose what fits.

• Explain decisions and findings to stakeholders and keep search goals clear.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

• Experience with search at scale, including indexing, retrieval and ranking.

• Ability to discuss search technologies and technical trade-offs with engineers.

• You use search metrics to make decisions and communicate clearly in written and spoken English.

• Hands-on A/B testing, from designing experiments to interpreting and applying results.

• You take ownership and independently drive topics forward.

Nice-to-have

• Knowledge of e-commerce or price comparison, machine learning, or German is a plus.

At idealo you can expect

• You want to further your education? We take your personal development goals seriously and, in addition to our idealo Learning Hub, eLearning offerings (e.g., Udemy), coaching & mediation, we also offer you the opportunity to benefit individually from additional learning and development budget.

• And what about the office? Our office in the heart of Berlin offers free organic breakfast, excellent free lunch (vegan and vegetarian), as well as free coffee, lemonades and after-work beer, in addition to the "standard foosball". It also has a fabulous rooftop terrace with view of the whole of berlin where you can network with colleagues from our group of companies.

• In need of additional support in any areas of your life? We offer free counseling and support in all areas of life (professional, private, family, health, etc.) in cooperation with the pme-Familienservice.

• You want full flexibility on your way to work and beyond? No problem with a job bike or Deutschlandticket- and it's environmentally friendly, too!

• Want to keep yourself fit? We offer many different fitness and sports options, such as an Urban Sports or Gympass membership, to suit your personal needs.

• And what else is there? Of course, success must be celebrated! In addition to team events, you can also expect big company events and other moments of organized connection with others in the company and your team throughout the year!

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