Principal Product Manager

The Role:

As Principal Product Manager for Realtor.com's Search Platform, you’ll own the strategy, vision, and roadmap for how our search experience is to work, driving everything from our ranking and optimization models to pioneering AI-driven search capabilities. Given how critical our search experience is to our overall marketplace, your work will meaningfully shape user experience, engagement, and the company’s bottom line.

You'll lead initiatives that span machine learning-driven relevance optimization, innovative AI-driven semantic search, personalized experiences, and groundbreaking ranking methodologies, fundamentally transforming how homebuyers engage with Realtor.com.

This is a highly strategic role visible at the executive level, offering the opportunity to significantly impact our competitive positioning through your expertise in search technology, product management leadership, and user-centered innovation.

What You'll Do:

• Define and execute a visionary roadmap for Realtor.com’s search platforms, encompassing advanced ML ranking models, AI-driven semantic search, conversational interfaces, and personalized experiences.
• Lead initiatives integrating sophisticated AI, such as embedding-based semantic search and advanced ranking algorithms (e.g., XGBoost, neural embeddings, reinforcement learning).
• Drive the creation and adoption of innovative ranking models optimized for both user engagement and revenue generation, leveraging methods like composite relevance/revenue objectives, unbiased learning-to-rank techniques, and dynamic model selection.
• Champion the build-out of advanced, real-time search personalization and targeted search experiences based on consumer profiles and session data.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Data Science, Design, Marketing, and Business Operations teams to bring search innovations to market quickly, leveraging extensive backend-driven experimentation and reliable search lifecycle event tracking.
• Communicate and evangelize your roadmap and strategy clearly across Realtor.com and with external stakeholders, providing regular executive-level updates and insights.

How we work:

We balance creativity and innovation on a foundation of in-person collaboration. For most roles, our employees work three or more days in our offices, where they have the opportunity to collaborate in-person, adding richness to our culture and knitting us closer together.

What you'll bring:

• Proven expertise (12+ years) working on and leading search product strategies at scale, ideally within marketplaces or consumer platforms commensurate with Realtor.com's complexity.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated track record of strategic leadership, driving major search-related initiatives from inception through successful execution, directly contributing to organizational success.
• Deep understanding of advanced search and ranking models (Gradient Boosted Decision Trees, neural embeddings, reinforcement learning), including familiarity with infrastructure such as Elastic search, XGBoost, and embedding-based vector search.
• Strong analytical and data-driven mindset, capable of balancing immediate user experience considerations with long-term strategic business objectives.
• Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams including ML/AI, engineering, design, analytics, and business stakeholders to drive complex initiatives effectively.
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of articulating a compelling vision and translating complex technical concepts into clear, actionable plans.
• Comfortable driving strategic changes in a dynamic, high-visibility environment, proactively addressing risks, and fostering an inclusive and innovative team culture.

Why Join Us? Realtor.com is at a pivotal moment of digital transformation. In this role, you’ll set the standard for what modern, AI-driven search and discovery means for real estate. You’ll be at the heart of initiatives that redefine consumer expectations and shape the future of real estate engagement at scale.

Apply now to lead with vision, innovate with confidence, and build the next generation of Realtor.com's industry-defining search platform.

How we Reward you:

Realtor.com is committed to investing in the health and wellbeing of our employees and their families. Our benefits programs include, but are not limited to:

• Inclusive and Competitive medical, Rx, dental, and vision coverage
• Family forming benefits
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Flexible Time Off
• 8 hours of paid Volunteer Time off
• Immediate eligibility into Company 401(k) plan with 3.5% company match
• Tuition Reimbursement program for degreed and non-degreed programs
• 1:1 personalized Financial Planning Sessions
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match program
• Free snacks and refreshments in each office location