Principal Product Manager, Search

Warner Bros. Discovery

Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$210,000–$390,000 / yr
Posted
46 days ago

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Above market

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About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery is a global media and entertainment company operating a broad portfolio of iconic content and brands including Warner Bros. film studio, HBO, CNN, Discovery Channel, and Max streaming service. Industry: Media & Entertainment

Warner Bros. Discovery currently has 56 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principal Product Manager, Search

Join Warner Bros. Discovery as a Principal Product Manager – Search to lead the strategic evolution of search and discovery on their global streaming platforms. You will define and drive the vision for scalable, machine learning-powered search experiences that serve millions of users worldwide, transitioning from keyword-based systems to intent-aware and conversational interfaces. Responsibilities include owning the roadmap for search relevance, semantic understanding, and discovery, partnering with engineering and data science teams to enhance capabilities like learning-to-rank and real-time relevance signals. You will also shape end-to-end discovery experiences that are intuitive and grounded in catalog data, while driving cross-functional alignment across multiple teams and influencing senior stakeholders without direct authority. Ideal candidates have over 10 years of experience leading large-scale consumer products in search or recommendation systems, with a strong technical background in machine learning approaches and system design.

What you'll do

  • Define long-term vision for scalable, ML-powered search experiences on streaming platforms.
  • Own the roadmap for evolving core search systems including retrieval, ranking, and query understanding.
  • Lead cross-functional alignment across Engineering, Data Science, Design, and Content teams.
  • Influence product direction at an organizational level without direct authority.
  • Drive experimentation strategy to measure improvements in relevance and user satisfaction.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of product management experience in search, discovery, or ML-driven systems.
  • Strong understanding of search relevance, ranking systems, retrieval techniques, and semantic understanding.
  • Proven track record of building and scaling production-grade ML systems with engineering and data science teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to define and execute complex product strategies across multi-system problem spaces.
  • Experience in ambiguity, driving clarity, prioritization, and alignment across cross-functional teams.
  • Strong technical fluency and expertise in system design, data analysis, and machine learning approaches.
  • Track record of using experimentation (A/B, MAB) to drive measurable improvements in user engagement.

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