Own the vision and roadmap for Search & Discovery across web and app
Define how The Economist’s journalism is structured, indexed and represented for on-platform discovery
Lead the evolution of keyword and semantic search, including relevance, ranking and result quality
Own browse-led discovery and personalisation systems
Establish clear principles for editorial authority, transparency and explainability in search and discovery experiences
Partner closely with Editorial teams to ensure discovery reflects journalistic judgement, trust and breadth
Work with data science on the definition, evaluation and iteration of ranking and recommendation models and signals
Collaborate closely with Web and App teams to ensure consistent, high-quality implementation of search and discovery experiences
Define and track success metrics related to findability, exploration depth, relevance, satisfaction, habit formation and trust
Communicate strategy, priorities and performance clearly to senior stakeholders across product, editorial and technology

Experience with search, discovery, recommendation or navigation systems in content-rich products
Strong judgement in defining strategy, translating it into roadmaps, and delivering outcomes through cross-functional teams
Comfortable working with data scientists on ML-driven systems, evaluation frameworks and experimentation
Confident balancing user intent, algorithmic optimisation and editorial integrity
Adept at understanding the needs of editorial, engineering, design and senior business stakeholders
Able to explain complex systems and trade-offs clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
Bias for focused, high-impact delivery in lean teams
Comfortable learning, iterating and working across disciplines in a fast-moving environment

Highly competitive pension or 401(k) plan
Private health insurance
24/7 access to counselling and wellbeing resources through our Employee Assistance Program
Work From Anywhere program
Generous annual and parental leave
Dedicated days off for volunteering and moving home
Free access to all The Economist content

Principal Product Manager – Search & Discovery

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