Senior Product Manager - Search & Recommendations Quality

Expedia Group; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Travel discounts

Job summary

Expedia Group is seeking an experienced Product Manager to own the quality measurement for search and recommendations across its brands. You will collaborate with ML Science and ML Engineering to evaluate model quality using offline and online metrics, and translate findings into a focused roadmap that improves traveler experiences.

You will lead metric definitions, experiments, and benchmarking, guiding cross-functional teams through complex initiatives and ensuring alignment with business

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical, quantitative, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of product management experience (6+ years with a Master's degree).
• Experience owning product metrics, experimentation, or evaluation frameworks for a ranking, recommendations, personalization, or search system.
• Strong technical depth and experience partnering directly with ML Science/ML Engineering teams on model evaluation and tradeoffs.
• Demonstrated ability to independently design product experiments, interpret ranking, relevance, or recommendation engagement data, and translate findings into a defensible roadmap.
• Track record of driving milestone and release planning for complex, cross-functional initiatives, including proactive risk mitigation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to and influencing senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision and roadmap for search and recommendations quality measurement, mapping target outcomes and KPIs to delivery milestones.
• Partner with ML Science and ML Engineering to define and evaluate ranking and recommendation model quality including offline metrics and online proxies.
• Own and scale evaluation system for search relevance and extend methods to evaluate recommendation surfaces.
• Define and own product metrics for search relevance and recommendation quality, with regular reviews.
• Lead competitive relevance and benchmarking against key players, guiding investments.
• Coordinate experimentation and win-loss analysis on ranking, relevance, and recommendation changes.
• Coach PMs and stakeholders on relevance and quality measurement best practices.

Skills

Product metrics ownership

Experimentation & evaluation

ML collaboration

Roadmap planning

Strategic communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical/quantitative field

8+ years PM experience (6+ with Master's)

Job description

Expedia Group is seeking an experienced Product Manager to own the quality measurement for search and recommendations across its brands. You will collaborate with ML Science and ML Engineering to evaluate model quality using offline and online metrics, and translate findings into a focused roadmap that improves traveler experiences.

You will lead metric definitions, experiments, and benchmarking, guiding cross-functional teams through complex initiatives and ensuring alignment with business