Senior Principal Product Manager - Search

Role We are looking for an experienced product leader to shape the future of Search, building intelligent, AI-powered experiences that help millions of customers find exactly what they need quickly and confidently. You'll lead the strategy and execution for Search and Discovery leveraging AI, machine learning, and customer insights to continuously improve query understanding, relevance, ranking, and the overall search journey. You'll partner closely with Engineering, Data Science, Design, and Commercial teams to solve complex customer problems at scale. Responsibilities - Define and own the product strategy and roadmap for Search and Discovery. - Lead the evolution of AI and machine learning capabilities that improve search relevance, intent understanding, ranking, and discovery. - Champion customer-first thinking by deeply understanding search behaviours, customer intent, and friction points. - Build search and discovery experiences that reduce customer effort through intelligent defaults and contextual understanding. - Partner with Data Science and Engineering to develop, deploy, and continuously optimise ML models and experimentation frameworks. - Drive product decisions through data, experimentation, and measurable outcomes. - Collaborate across Product, Design, Engineering, Commercial, and Operations to ensure search capabilities are embedded across the end-to-end customer journey. - Stay at the forefront of advances in AI, generative AI, semantic search, large language models, vector search, and ranking systems. - Communicate product vision, strategy, and outcomes clearly to senior stakeholders. Qualifications - Extensive experience leading products for search, discovery, AI/ML products, or customer experience platforms. - A strong track record of defining product strategy and delivering measurable outcomes in complex, data-rich environments. - Deep understanding of modern search technologies, including semantic search, relevance, ranking, recommendation systems, vector search, embeddings, and generative AI applications. - Experience partnering closely with Machine Learning and Data Science teams. - Strong product discovery and experimentation skills. - Proven leadership experience, including coaching and developing high-performing product managers. - Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills. - A systems thinker who can balance long-term strategic investments with delivering customer value iteratively. What We Offer - 27 days of holiday a year to start for full-time employees. - 2 paid volunteering days a year. - Employee shares program. - 40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Lounge by Zalando, discounts from external partners. - Relocation assistance available. - Family services, including counseling and support. - Health and wellbeing options (including Wellhub). - Mental health support and coaching. - Training platform and biannual peer-to-peer review.