Director of Product, Search
Quince · Palo Alto, California, United States
Posted about 3 months ago · $200,000-$280,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 87 days Quince's roles stay open a median of 87 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 21% of Quince's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Quince
- high 134 stale, 12 reposted of 134 open
- Hiring momentum
- 216 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-29
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Quince's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Quince.
About this role
The Principal Product Manager for Search at Quince will lead the transformation of onsite search into a personalized discovery engine. Responsibilities include defining the search strategy, managing data platforms, improving Algolia-based search, and driving AI and semantic search innovations. The role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to enhance product discovery and customer experience.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Quince as an employer.
What you need
- 10+ years of product management experience
- At least 7 years working with data science, ML, or search/information retrieval teams
- Proven track record of shipping and scaling customer-facing data science or search products
- Strong foundation in experimentation (A/B testing, statistical methods, KPI definition)
- Knowledge of machine learning productization
- Familiarity with search platforms and technologies (e.g., Algolia, Elasticsearch, Solr, OpenSearch)
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience implementing or product managing semantic search
- Track record of personalization initiatives
- Excited by a super-IC role with broad scope and impact
What you get
- Pay range of $200,000-$280,000 + bonus + equity
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of work-life balance or remote work options
- The role involves significant responsibility and high expectations
- Focus on AI and semantic technologies may require continuous learning and adaptation
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Listed by Quince on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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