Lead Product Manager, Search
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About the Role
Scribd is looking for a Lead Product Manager to set the strategy and drive execution for the Search team, transforming the search experience into a best-in-class discovery engine. You will leverage ML/AI, define metrics, and partner with engineering teams.
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Responsibilities
- Chart the long term search strategy — own a multi year roadmap spanning query understanding, retrieval, ranking, and results presentation across Scribd's surfaces
- Partner with ML Engineering & Applied Research to translate cutting edge retrieval and ranking research into production systems
- Define the metrics that matter — establish and monitor leading indicators of search success: query success rate, zero result rate, click through, and downstream subscription conversion and retention
- Balance short term wins with long term vision — ship incremental relevance improvements that hit revenue goals while building an extensible search platform
- Fuse data with the voice of the customer — synthesize experiment results, query analytics, user interviews, and feedback sessions to inform prioritization and feature design
- Communicate with clarity and influence — align product, engineering, design, content, and executive stakeholders
Requirements
- 6+ years of product management experience, including 4+ years leading search or recommendations products in a high traffic consumer environment
- Demonstrated success shipping ML driven features that moved core business metrics (engagement, conversion, or revenue) for large scale products
- Experience designing LLM and GenAI enhanced user experiences that go beyond raw chat to deliver task specific value
- Hands on proficiency with SQL and a scripting language (Python or R) for rapid data exploration, proficiency with prototyping tools, and model evaluation
- Deep familiarity with retrieval and ranking algorithms, embeddings, and feature stores
- Track record of thriving amid ambiguity: shaping a multi year vision, aligning cross functional teams, and delivering incremental wins
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
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About Scribd, Inc.
- Scribd, Inc. is on a mission to advance human understanding through products like Scribd, Slideshare, Everand, and Fable.
- Culture: employees can be real and bold; debate and commit; empowered to take action.
- Scribd Flex empowers employees to choose workstyle and location, with occasional in person attendance required.
Lead Product Manager, Search
- We're looking for a Lead Product Manager to set the strategy and drive execution for Scribd's Search team.
- Transform the search experience into a best in class discovery engine serving 200 million monthly visitors across 300 million documents.
- Leverage advanced retrieval and ranking algorithms, LLM powered semantic understanding, and behavioral signals.
Qualifications
- 6+ years of product management experience, including 4+ years leading search or recommendations products in a high traffic consumer environment.
- Demonstrated success shipping ML driven features that moved core business metrics.
- Experience designing LLM and GenAI enhanced user experiences.
- Hands on proficiency with SQL and a scripting language (Python or R).
- Deep familiarity with retrieval and ranking algorithms, embeddings, and feature stores.
- Track record of thriving amid ambiguity.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical field.
Responsibilities
- Chart the long term search strategy — own a multi year roadmap spanning query understanding, retrieval, ranking, and results presentation.
- Partner with ML Engineering & Applied Research to translate cutting edge research into production systems.
- Define the metrics that matter — establish and monitor leading indicators of search success.
- Balance short term wins with long term vision.
- Fuse data with the voice of the customer.
- Communicate with clarity and influence.
Salary Range
- In Canada, the reasonably expected salary range is between CAD 179,000 and CAD 228,000.
- Position also eligible for competitive equity ownership and comprehensive benefits.
Benefits at Scribd, Inc.
- Scribd Flex (flexible work model)
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
- Mental health support and disability coverage
- Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick time, holidays, winter break, volunteer time, and sabbaticals
- Paid parental leave and family support benefits
- Retirement matching and employee equity
- Learning and development programs and professional growth opportunities
- Wellness and home office stipends
- Complimentary access to Scribd, Inc. suite of products
- Enterprise access to leading AI tools
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