Product Manager, Search

Airbnb

Product Manager shaping AI-powered search for Airbnb, a global stays and experiences marketplace. Owning search strategy, experimentation, and delivery of conversational and personalized discovery experiences.

Posted 8/5/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $232,000 - $282,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in consumer product management with a focus on search, discovery, and ranking systems. Proficient in leveraging AI and ML capabilities to enhance user experience and drive product strategy through data-driven decision-making.

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Product ManagementSearch SystemsAI And ML CapabilitiesData AnalysisCross-Functional Collaboration

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Hard Skills

Product OwnershipQuery UnderstandingIntelligent RankingA/B TestingQuantitative AnalysisUser-Centered DesignSemantic SearchConversational InterfacesProduct Requirements TranslationExperimentation

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingCommunicationCollaboration

Industry Keywords

Consumer Product ManagementGuest Search ExperienceData ScienceML TeamsUser Experience

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and drive the long-term vision and roadmap for Airbnb search, including natural-language, conversational search, query understanding, and intelligent ranking.
Own the end-to-end guest search experience from expressed intent to finding the right option.
Partner with engineering, applied ML, and data science teams to design, prototype, and ship AI-powered search experiences.
Use quantitative analysis and A/B testing to validate improvements in relevance, conversion, and guest satisfaction.
Translate ambiguous guest problems into prioritized product requirements.
Collaborate with design and research to understand guest search behavior and identify opportunities for AI to reduce friction.
Work cross-functionally with Host-side and Trust teams to surface inventory fairly and accurately.
Communicate roadmap, results, and trade-offs to engineering partners and leadership.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of consumer product management experience with end-to-end product ownership
Experience working on search, discovery, ranking, or recommendation systems strongly preferred
Excitement about applying modern AI and ML capabilities, including LLMs, semantic search, and conversational interfaces
Strong business acumen and ability to use data, research, and experimentation for product strategy and decisions
Ability to work closely with ML/data science teams and understand model-driven product trade-offs
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills across engineering, design, data science, and other cross-functional teams
User-centered mindset focused on how guests search and where they encounter friction

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus eligibility
Equity eligibility
Benefits
Employee Travel Credits
Disability-inclusive application and interview accommodations