Director ll, Product Management Search & Discovery

Director ll Product Management Search & Discovery

Company Introduction

We exist to wow our customers. We know were doing the right thing when we hear our customers say How did we ever live without Coupang Born out of an obsession to make shopping eating and living easier than ever were collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar e-commerce industry from the ground up. We are one of the fastest-growing e-commerce companies that established an unparalleled reputation for being a dominant and reliable force in South Korean commerce.

We are proud to have the best of both worlds a startup culture with the resources of a large global public company. This fuels us to continue our growth and launch new services at the speed we have been since our inception. We are all entrepreneurs surrounded by opportunities to drive new initiatives and innovations. At our core we are bold and ambitious people that like to get our hands dirty and make a hands-on impact. At Coupang you will see yourself your colleagues your team and the company grow every day.

Our mission to build the future of commerce is real. We push the boundaries of whats possible to solve problems and break traditional tradeoffs. Join Coupang now to create an epic experience in this always-on high-tech and hyper-connected world.

Search and Discovery Product

The Search and Discovery Product Team is responsible for creating a world class search and discovery shopping experience for our customers from intent based shopping to delighting the customer with serendipitous product discovery on every visit.

We are obsessed with optimizing the entire search customer journey from query understanding and search relevance to personalized and category/mission aware search and recommendation We believe the experience of finding the right fresh groceries delivered to your door the next morning should be personal and different from shopping for a new laptop or your next pair of jeans. Search and Recommendations drive over 70% of product discovery for our millions of daily customers so the scale and impact of our work is massive!

The Role

With the latest advances in AI/ML we have the opportunity to rethink the traditional search stack to deliver unique high-quality experiences to our customers that were traditionally outside the realm of possibility. This Search Product leader will be responsible for a key area of Search within the Search & Discovery org as a senior Tech lead who may be required to mentor some junior PMs along with their own IC scope.

What You Will Do

• Strategic Impact: Define and execute on the vision strategy and roadmap for Search - driving quarterly planning and driving daily execution to deliver unique customer experiences

• Goal Ownership & Execution: Partner with business and technology stakeholders to define OKRs and identify key problems that unlock targeted growth. Own and deliver OKRs by defining product roadmaps and driving day-to-day execution ensuring high-quality and timely delivery

• Metrics Definition & Data-Driven Insights: Define input and output metrics regularly reviewing them to proactively gain insights and improve search. Conduct deep data analysis to generate actionable insights for defining and solving complex business problems

• Competitive Analysis & Benchmarking: Perform competitive analysis to understand how leading eCommerce businesses solve problems and benchmark Coupangs products and practices against global best-in-class standards identifying opportunities for improvement

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Effectively communicate collaborate and drive alignment with diverse stakeholders including senior executives across business and technology partners ensuring seamless execution

• Team Development & Culture: Conduct product manager interviews and participate in hiring decisions to attract top talent. Provide performance feedback for peers and partners fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement

Basic Qualifications

• Experience with Search/Ads or large-scale ML systems
• Hands on experience vibe coding and building prototypes with LLMs
• MBA with a Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent experience
• 15 years of experience in ML product management including developing delivering and executing on a strong product vision
• AI first analytical thinker who works well in a global fast-paced data-driven cross-functional and highly ambiguous entrepreneurial culture
• Bias for action and willingness to dive deep and get your hands dirty to get the job done.
• Sound business judgment and proven ability to effectively communicate and influence others including executive level reviews.
• Ability to think strategically and at the same time stay on top of tactical execution.
• Mentoring junior product managers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in Search/Ads ML
• Experience in launching and scaling consumer facing products with ecommerce experience a definite plus
• Experience working with multiple teams across different geographies

Pay & Benefits:

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. At Coupang your base pay is one part of your total compensation.

The base pay for this position ranges from$186000/yearin our lowest geographic market to$319000/yearin our highest geographic market. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending onjob-related knowledge skills and experience.

General Description of All Benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/LifeAD&D insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) program
• 401K Plan with Company Match
• 18-21 days of the Paid Time Off (PTO) a year based on the tenure
• 12 Public Holidays
• Paid Parental leave
• up to 6 weeks of Paid Parental leave
• Pre-tax commuterbenefits
• MTV - Free Electric Car Charging Station

General Description of Other Compensation:

Other Compensation includes but is not limited to bonuses equity or other forms of compensation that wouldbe offered to the hired applicant in addition to their established salary range orwage scale.

Details to Consider

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• Coupang does not discriminate against disabled applicants or those with veteran status. We are proud to offer equal opportunities for all applicants.
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