Senior Product Manager, Search

Datadog

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$192,000–$240,000 / yr
Posted
101 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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This role $216k
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This role pays more than 73% of similar roles. Most pay $177,137–$224,050 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $216k versus about $201k for comparable roles.

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About Datadog

Datadog, Inc. is an American company that provides an observability service for cloud-scale applications, providing monitoring of servers, databases, tools, and services, through a SaaS-based data analytics platform.

Datadog currently has 266 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $161,000–$205,000 across 138 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Product Manager, Search

Senior Product Manager - Search joins the Search team to develop critical search functions for both human users and agents across various product surfaces, including query editors, global navigation, and MCP tools for Bits AI. This role involves defining how AI agents discover context and tools to answer natural-language questions accurately at scale while integrating ranking, personalization, and recommendation models with Applied AI teams. The successful candidate will monitor KPIs for search quality and adoption while collaborating with internal teams to improve user journeys. Key requirements include experience with search, ranking, or recommendation systems, familiarity with MCP servers, and a strong technical background in large-scale data systems. You must possess skills in UI design, micro-interactions like keyboard navigation, and the ability to communicate complex ideas effectively to both technical stakeholders and executive leadership.

What does a Product Manager earn?

Median $204200 from 424 postings across 77 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Define how AI agents discover the correct context and tools to answer natural language questions accurately.
  • Develop orchestration systems that deliver accurate results and proactive recommendations for both keyword and semantic search.
  • Integrate ranking, personalization, and recommendation models with Applied AI teams to serve human and agentic users.
  • Establish and monitor KPIs for search quality, adoption, and impact on user productivity to drive data-informed decisions.
  • Research industry trends in UI and agentic search capabilities to inform product strategy.
  • Analyze customer journeys across query editors, global navigation, and natural-language interfaces to improve the search experience.
  • Design high-quality micro-interactions including keyboard navigation, autocomplete behavior, and loading states.

What we're looking for

  • You must have 5+ years of product experience.
  • You must have experience with search, ranking, or recommendation systems.
  • You should be familiar with or interested in MCP servers and the differences between human and agentic UX.
  • You must have a strong technical background regarding large-scale data systems.
  • You must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills to present ideas to technical stakeholders and executives.
  • You should have a sharp eye for design and micro-interactions like keyboard navigation and autocomplete behavior.

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