Sr Product Manager Search Experience Algorithms

About us :

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400000 team members worldwide Target is an iconic brand and one of Americas leading retailers. Joining Target means promoting a culture of mutual care and respect and striving to make the most meaningful and positive impact. Becoming a Target team member means joining a community that values different voices and lifts each other up . Here we believe your unique perspective is

important and youll build relationships by being authentic and respectful.

Team overview :

Right along with Targets distinctive retail brand we are constantly improving and innovating our digital shopping experience. Are you ready to excel in the fast-changing retail environment Are you a customer service enthusiast whos curious about the guest and can see the shopping journey through their eyes Then youll have success on the Digital Strategy & Platform team whose goal is to offer guests a seamless online shopping experience across our platformsincluding and the store networks fulfillment capabilities. Here youll collaborate to create and implement the digital strategies that enrich the online experience through the right mix of personalization simplicity and intuitiveness. Your ideas will support Target in complementing the beloved in-store shopping interaction with a convenient reliable and instantly gratifying digital experience.

Role overview :

As a Sr Product Manager SearchExperience Algorithms you will own the algorithmic organization ofSearchListing Pages (SLPs)deciding which modules to show in what order and how to personalize the page so thesearchexperience feels elevated and intentional. You will translate style and design priorities into measurable outcomes by orchestrating aisles / deals / new-arrivals modules optimizing page density and hierarchy and running disciplined experiments that lift CTR ATC and conversion while maintaining enterprise guardrails.

You will partner closely with Ranking / Retrieval Data Science Experimentation UX / Design Site Merch SEO and Platform teams to define the features and signals that power grid module selection and ranking stand up key-attribute aisles and behavior-driven personalization and ensure day-one visibility for cant-miss items. Your work will connect style-forward intent to outcomes through repeatable A / B testing and measurement turning page-level organization into a durable lever for guest delight and business performance.

Responsibilities

Define strategy & roadmapfor Grid Module Ranking and Page-Level Organization across SLPs aligned to style-forward objectives.

Own module selection & ordering(aisles deals new arrivals brand modules) with clear decision logic and measurable success criteria.

Lead behavior-driven personalizationof page structure using clickstream and engagement signals (segment / session aware).

Design and run experiments(A / B and approved alternatives) on module mix placement density.

Specify data & featuresneeded for module scoring (e.g. engagement priors seasonal signals launch flags cant-miss inventory).

Partner with Ranking / Retrievalto ensure page-level intent complements product-level relevance; create a feedback loop when key items are missing.

Operationalize key-attribute aislesand similar organizational patterns (e.g. material / fit for apparel) to reduce reformulations and pogo.

Set and own metrics : CTR / ATC / CVR uplift reformulation rate dwell / pogo layout-level latency and revenue persearch

Align with Merch / SEO / Brandon high-priority products and launch placements; ensureday-onevisibility of critical items.

Write crisp specsfor engineering and DS; manage trade-offs across latency cost and quality.

Ensure compliance & governanceon data usage and personalization.

Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs .

About you :

7 yearsProduct Management (or equivalent) with live experimentation on consumer surfaces.

Demonstrated experience with Search recommendations or personalizationon high-traffic pages .

Proficiency withA / B testingand metrics (CTR / ATC / CVR guardrails); ability to read dashboards and query data (e.g. SQL / BigQuery).

Strong collaboration with Data Science / Engineering; ability to translate style / design objectives into algorithmic requirements.

Experience in shipped page-level organization or module-ranking systems at scale.

Background working withranking / reranking embeddings or session features.

Experience inretail / e-commercewith style-led categories (apparel décor beauty).

Comfort balancinglatency / cost / quality; understanding of feature stores and real-time signals.

Excellent written communication : specs decision memos roadmap storytelling.

Useful Links :

Life at Target- Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Time Management,Data Analytics,Analytical,Agile,Requirement Gathering,Strategic thinking,Visio,Communication,Problem Solving,Market Research,UML,Cross Functional Teams

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1