Product Owner - Search (f/m/d) — Galaxus
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 2 days ago
Role overview
As Product Owner – Search, you own the vision and delivery of one of Digitec Galaxus's most impactful user-facing surfaces.
Working at the intersection of data, relevance, and UX, you translate search intelligence into measurable improvements for millions of shoppers – with high autonomy in a flat, trust-based engineering culture where outcomes matter more than output.
- As Product Owner – Search, you own the vision and delivery of one of Digitec Galaxus's most impactful user-facing surfaces.
- Working at the intersection of data, relevance, and UX, you translate search intelligence into measurable improvements for millions of shoppers – with high autonomy in a flat, trust-based engineering culture where outcomes matter more than output.
- Own the product roadmap for your team's domain, from discovery and prioritization through to delivery and measurement
- Define, prioritize, and maintain a well-structured backlog in close collaboration with the Team Lead, designers, and engineers
- 3+ Jahre: Search & Relevance / E-Commerce Search Experience
- Abgeschlossenes Studium (Uni/ETH, FH, HF): Product Management (Digital / Tech)
Main responsibilities
- Own the product roadmap for your team's domain, from discovery and prioritization through to delivery and measurement
- Define, prioritize, and maintain a well-structured backlog in close collaboration with the Team Lead, designers, and engineers
- Lead product discovery - facilitate workshops, user research syncs, and cross-team alignment to shape initiative direction before committing to solutions
- Partner with stakeholders across Search, UX, Data Science, and other product areas to align on goals and manage expectations
- Track and interpret product KPIs (e.g.
- CTR, exit rate, conversion) to drive data-informed decisions and evaluate initiative outcomes
- Collaborate with engineers as peers - providing strategic direction while trusting the team's technical judgment and avoiding micromanagement
- Identify and challenge architectural or process constraints that limit the product's ability to scale or improve
- Keep stakeholders informed with clear, transparent communication - shielding the team from noise while maintaining appropriate visibility
- Actively contribute to team culture, methodology improvements, and knowledge-sharing within the broader PO community
Key requirements
- 3+ Jahre: Search & Relevance / E-Commerce Search Experience
- Abgeschlossenes Studium (Uni/ETH, FH, HF): Product Management (Digital / Tech)
- 3+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager or in a similar digital product role Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Information Systems or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Experience working in agile product teams and managing product backlogs
- Solid understanding of search technologies, including relevance, ranking, indexing, filtering and query processing
- Experience using product analytics, interpreting A/B test results and making data-driven product decisions
- Familiarity with APIs and the ability to discuss technical concepts and trade-offs with engineers
- Knowledge of ML/AI-powered search, including vector search, hybrid search, embedding models and LLM-based retrieval, is a strong plus
- Experience designing or optimizing search experiences, including filters, product listings and instant search, is an advantage
- Strong ownership, collaboration and communication skills Fluent in English; German is a plus
- The capacity to adapt to ongoing changes in the work environment
- Werte statt blabla: Kooperativ, innovativ, piratisch, eigenverantwortlich, ambitioniert – diese fünf Werte fordern wir alle und leben wir alle.
What the company offers
- A willingness to challenge «how things have always been done and propose more efficient, automated or effective solution Englisch (fliessend) Cosa offriamo
Contacts
- Bewerbung & Kontakt Carli Connelly People Attraction & Active Sourcing Specialist Grado di occupazione: 62%
Additional details
- Strong ownership, collaboration and communication skills
- A willingness to challenge «how things have always been done and propose more efficient, automated or effective solution Englisch (fliessend)
- Und erhältst EDU Punkte (2'000 CHF für Mitarbeitende in der Schweiz, 1'600 EUR für deutsche Mitarbeitende und 700 EUR für unsere serbischen Mitarbeitenden) für deine Weiterentwicklung, damit du nicht stehenbleibst. Weitere Benefits Schweiz:
- Profitiere von 25 Tagen Ferien, exklusiven Mitarbeiterpreisen im Shop, Handy-, Internet- und TV-Abos zum Firmentarif und weiteren Vorteilen.
- Bewerbung & Kontakt Carli Connelly People Attraction & Active Sourcing Specialist Grado di occupazione: 62%
Notes and original content
- Fluent in English;
- German is a plus
- A willingness to challenge «how things have always been done and propose more efficient, automated or effective solution
- Englisch (fliessend)
- Cosa offriamo
- Und erhältst EDU Punkte (2'000 CHF für Mitarbeitende in der Schweiz, 1'600 EUR für deutsche Mitarbeitende und 700 EUR für unsere serbischen Mitarbeitenden) für deine Weiterentwicklung, damit du nicht stehenbleibst.
- Weitere Benefits Schweiz:
- Bewerbung & Kontakt Carli Connelly People Attraction & Active Sourcing Specialist
- Grado di occupazione: 62%
Questions about this listing
What salary does Galaxus offer for this role?
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Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Galaxus offer?
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