Lead Product Manager, Search Ranking & Discovery

Faire; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 220,000 - 303,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Hybrid work arrangement

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Faire is seeking an experienced Search PM to own product development of our ranking-powered search surface. You’ll partner with a world-class data science team and shape a durable roadmap, balancing near-term wins with long-term investments.

You will collaborate with ML Platform and Discovery teams, define metrics, and influence leadership, while navigating a hybrid work model in a global company. This is a high-impact role at a fast-growing marketplace where your decisions directly affect

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of product management experience, including direct ownership of search or ranking systems, ideally at a marketplace or e-commerce company.
• Strong prioritization instincts — a track record of identifying the highest‑impact opportunities and sequencing them, balancing near‑term wins against longer‑term technical investment.
• Technical fluency — comfortable engaging with technical white papers and holding informed conversations with engineering and DS counterparts, even while relying on them to drive execution.
• Execution rigor across complex, multi‑dependency work.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a strategy that takes our search experience to the next level via ranking algorithmic iterations.
• Own a product roadmap for Search Ranking that is analytically grounded, clearly prioritized, and connected to business outcomes
• Direct the analytical work of the pod — working alongside a dedicated strategy & analytics partner to identify novel opportunities, diagnose root causes of failure modes, interpret outputs, and translate findings into actionable insight
• Determine the right sequencing of opportunities, including when to invest in technical/foundational work that unlocks future gains versus near‑term order volume delivery
• Define and refine the metrics that give the team a clear picture of Search Ranking performance and the retailer experience
• Build trusted partnerships across ML Platform, Discovery Infrastructure, and adjacent Search teams, managing team bandwidth while delivering on shared goals
• Represent the team's strategy and progress to leadership

Skills

Search & Ranking

Product Management

Stakeholder Communication

Technical Fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Faire is seeking an experienced Search PM to own product development of our ranking-powered search surface. You’ll partner with a world-class data science team and shape a durable roadmap, balancing near-term wins with long-term investments.

You will collaborate with ML Platform and Discovery teams, define metrics, and influence leadership, while navigating a hybrid work model in a global company. This is a high-impact role at a fast-growing marketplace where your decisions directly affect