Sr. Product Manager - Technical, Amazon Music Search

Amazon; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 174,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior Product Manager - Technical for the Amazon Music Search team in San Francisco. You will own the product roadmap for search platform features, collaborating with engineering to define requirements and oversee delivery.

You will analyze user data, run A/B tests, and work with UX designers to create intuitive search experiences across the Amazon Music platform. You will partner with other teams to align search with content, recommendations, and Generative AI, and track

Qualifications

• 2+ years of end to end product delivery experience.
• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Experience contributing to engineering discussions around technology decisions and strategy related to a product.
• Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product.
• Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition.
• Experience managing technical products or online services.
• Experience representing and advocating for a variety of critical customers and stakeholders during executive-level prioritization and planning.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the product roadmap for search platform features including agents, retrieval and ranking.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to define technical requirements, prioritize features, and oversee development and implementation.
• Analyze user behavior data and conduct A/B experiments to optimize the relevance and performance of search suggestions, autocomplete, and historical query recommendations.
• Partner with UX designers to create intuitive and seamless search experiences that enhance customer satisfaction and engagement within the Amazon Music platform.
• Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs), regularly reporting on their impact on user engagement, retention, and overall search quality.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with other Amazon Music teams (e.g., content catalog, recommendations, Generative AI) to ensure search features align with and enhance other product areas.
• Stay informed about industry trends and competitive landscape in music search technologies, proposing innovative solutions to maintain Amazon Music's competitive edge in search experiences.

Skills

End to end product delivery

Engineering discussions

Roadmap strategy

Managing technical products

Executive prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Claude Code

Codex

Kiro

Job description

Sr. Product Manager - Technical, Amazon Music Search

Job ID: 10488867 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Want to transform the way people enjoy music on Amazon Music apps and Echo devices? Come join the team that made Amazon Music Unlimited, HD, Prime Music, ads-supported free music and more available to millions of customers. The Amazon Music Search team is looking for a Senior Product Manager - Tech to innovate, design, build and launch new AI-based Search features and experiences.

The Amazon Music Search mission is to help customers find the most contextually relevant search results, across in-app and voice experiences, as quickly as possible. We act as a key source of information regarding what content users can access on Amazon Music. We collaborate closely with the various Amazon Music client teams and other partners to continuously improve the search experience across all platforms, including visual apps and Amazon Music on Alexa. Search services billions of requests for customers worldwide each month and is a critical part of Amazon Music engagement and retention.

Key job responsibilities

• Own and drive the product roadmap for search platform features including agents, retrieval and ranking
• Collaborate with engineering teams to define technical requirements, prioritize features, and oversee development and implementation
• Analyze user behavior data and conduct A/B experiments to optimize the relevance and performance of search suggestions, autocomplete, and historical query recommendations.
• Partner with UX designers to create intuitive and seamless search experiences that enhance customer satisfaction and engagement within the Amazon Music platform.
• Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs), regularly reporting on their impact on user engagement, retention, and overall search quality.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with other Amazon Music teams (e.g., content catalog, recommendations, Generative AI) to ensure search features align with and enhance other product areas.
• Stay informed about industry trends and competitive landscape in music search technologies, proposing innovative solutions to maintain Amazon Music's competitive edge in search experiences.

About the team

Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts, concert livestreams to artist merch, Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners with our different tiers of service: Prime members get access to all the music in shuffle mode, and top ad-free podcasts, included with their membership; customers can upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited for unlimited, on-demand access to 100 million songs, including millions in HD, Ultra HD, and spatial audio; and anyone can listen for free by downloading the Amazon Music app or via Alexa-enabled devices. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans, artists, and creators on a global scale. Learn more at https://www.amazon.com/music.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of end to end product delivery experience
• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
• Bachelor's degree
• Experience contributing to engineering discussions around technology decisions and strategy related to a product
• Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
• Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
• Experience managing technical products or online services
• Experience in representing and advocating for a variety of critical customers and stakeholders during executive-level prioritization and planning

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with agentic tools such as Claude Code, Codex, Kiro
• Hands-on experience building agents for internal and external customers

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, CA, San Francisco - 173,900.00 - 235,200.00 USD annually