Principal Product Manager - Personalization
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What we know
Is it still open?
Confirmed still open
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How old is it?
Posted 24d ago
The date the source published, not the day we noticed it (2026-09-08). Last seen at its source just now.
We have tracked this listing since 22 Sep 2026 (11 days). The employer's own board has carried it every time we have read it, most recently just now.
Is it remote?
Marked remote on the employer's board
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Who may apply?
London, Stockholm
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Pay not stated
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The listing
Spotify Search handles billions of queries across every market, language, and content type — music, podcasts, audiobooks, videos, playlists, and more. We’re looking for a Principal Product Manager to lead the Search Personalization within our Conversation Product Area, setting the product strategy for how hundreds of millions of users find and discover content on Spotify. This is a leadership role at the intersection of search systems, AI, and user experience. You’ll own the end-to-end strategy for search results — from ranking and relevance to AI-powered features like semantic search, LLM reranking, and AI Overviews — while leading two key Search squads (results ranking and query suggestions). Search is the front door to Spotify; this role shapes what people find when they walk through it.
What You'll Do
Who You Are
- You have 8+ years of product management experience, with 3+ years leading search, discovery, or information retrieval products at scale (100M+ users).
- You have a deep technical understanding of search systems — ranking architectures, retrieval strategies, evaluation methodology, and the trade-offs between relevance, latency, cost, and freshness.
- You have experience with AI/ML-powered search features — semantic search, LLM-based reranking, recommendations, or similar — and can lead a team through the transition from traditional to AI-native search.
- You have a track record of managing complex stakeholder landscapes with competing priorities and limited resources, and can build frameworks for principled prioritization.
- You think strategically at the portfolio level — you can synthesize across many concurrent initiatives, set a coherent vision, and communicate it clearly to executives.
- You communicate with clarity and conviction, with the ability to translate technical complexity into compelling narratives for leadership, bet owners, and cross-functional partners.
- You have experience mentoring and developing early-career PMs, and can influence without authority or direct reporting lines.
- You bring familiarity with music, audio, or media technology and understand the unique dynamics of content-rich platforms.
- You have experience operating Search as a platform that serves multiple internal teams or content verticals.
- You have worked in content integrity, trust & safety, or regulatory compliance in the context of search or discovery systems.