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Principal Product Manager - Personalization

Lead search personalization strategy for hundreds of millions of Spotify users

As a Principal Product Manager on Spotify's Personalization team, you will own the end-to-end strategy for search results, including ranking, relevance, and AI-powered features like semantic search and LLM reranking. You will lead two key Search squads focused on results ranking and query suggestions, shaping how hundreds of millions of users find and discover content across music, podcasts, audiobooks, and more. This role sits at the intersec...

Why This Role?

Shape what hundreds of millions of users find when they open Spotify as the front door to discovery

Key Responsibilities

  • Set product strategy for search personalization across music, podcasts, audiobooks, and videos
  • Own end-to-end strategy for search results including ranking, relevance, and AI-powered features
  • Lead two Search squads focused on results ranking and query suggestions
  • Drive AI-powered features such as semantic search, LLM reranking, and AI Overviews
  • Define how hundreds of millions of users discover content through Spotify Search

Requirements

  • Experience leading product strategy for search or discovery systems
  • Background in AI-powered features such as semantic search or LLM reranking
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional squads in ranking and relevance
  • Deep understanding of user experience in content discovery at scale
  • Experience working with large-scale search systems handling billions of queries

Required Skills

product managementaisearch systemsleadershipstrategyproduct strategyAI-powered featuresranking and relevancesquad leadershipuser experience

Indonesia Context

Working Hours Overlap:
Flexible — work your own hours
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Original description from Lever Postings

The Personalization team makes deciding what to play next easier and more enjoyable for every listener. From Blend to Discover Weekly, we’re behind some of Spotify’s most-loved features. We built them by understanding the world of music and podcasts better than anyone else. Join us and you’ll keep millions of users listening by making great recommendations to each and every one of them. Spotify Search handles billions of queries across every market, language, and content type — music, podcasts, audiobooks, videos, playlists, and more. We’re looking for a Principal Product Manager to lead the Search Personalization within our Conversation Product Area, setting the product strategy for how hundreds of millions of users find and discover content on Spotify. This is a leadership role at the intersection of search systems, AI, and user experience. You’ll own the end-to-end strategy for search results — from ranking and relevance to AI-powered features like semantic search, LLM reranking, and AI Overviews — while leading two key Search squads (results ranking and query suggestions). Search is the front door to Spotify; this role shapes what people find when they walk through it.

Salary Context

Similar Product roles on LokerDollar pay around $215k/yr (range $19.2k–400k/yr, n=207 active listings).

Hiring at Spotify

Spotify has 23 other active roles on LokerDollar and has been hiring here since May 7, 2026 — across Product, Engineering, AI.

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Market context

  • ESTIMATEEstimated pay is 6% above the role median of $215,000/year (n=207 pay-disclosing listings).
  • VERIFIEDSpotify: 56 postings in the last 3 months, 156 all-time on LokerDollar.
  • VERIFIEDCompany first seen May 7, 2026.
  • VERIFIEDThis listing first seen Sep 23, 2026.
  • VERIFIEDLast verified live Sep 30, 2026.

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Company
Spotify
Estimated salary
$220k–235k/yr
Based on similar roles — not stated by the employer
Job Type
full time
Location
Remote · Countries not stated
Category
Seniority
senior
PostedVerified
Sep 8, 2026

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