Principal PMT, Visual Search

Description

Visual Search at Amazon is redefining how hundreds of millions of customers discover and shop for products. We sit at the intersection of computer vision, multimodal AI, and large-scale search, building experiences that let customers shop the world around them using their camera, an image or even a description of something they can only imagine. Our technology powers some of Amazon's most innovative shopping surfaces and we are growing fast and we see a massive opportunity ahead.

We are a full-stack science and engineering organization building products that span the entire customer journey, from foundational model research and large-scale retrieval systems to delightful mobile experiences on iOS and Android. As a Principal Product Manager, you'll define product strategy across this spectrum, partnering with science and engineering leaders to translate breakthrough AI capabilities into customer experiences. Multiple teams across Amazon rely on our platforms and APIs, giving you the opportunity to influence visual shopping experiences at scale across the company.

Are you ready to lead the next generation of Visual AI at Amazon? If you are energized by defining product vision at the intersection of computer vision, multimodal learning, and generative AI, and by the challenge of scaling breakthrough research into products used by millions, this role is for you.

Key job responsibilities
As the Principal Product Manager for Visual Search, your role is to create and execute the vision and strategy for the Visual Search team's new products. Your focus is on delivering excellent shopping experiences for customers by understanding their visual shopping intents and incorporating relevant features across Amazon Lens, More Like This and emerging visual discovery surfaces. The ideal candidate should have experience in a fast-paced environment and a strong bias for action.

You will collaborate with teams across the company to identify and prioritize needs, influence the organization and create high-quality visual search experiences. Your expertise in computer vision, multimodal AI and recommender systems will be crucial in expanding beyond the current offerings. Success in this role requires a customer-centric approach, innovative thinking and effective communication.

Working closely with a team, you will create scalable visual shopping experiences that contribute to a delightful shopping experience for Amazon customers. This is a technical role that may require a tech assessment.

A day in the life
As the Principal Product Manager for Visual Search, you will independently lead product strategy for the most exciting problems in computer vision and multimodal AI, including real-time visual understanding, image-based retrieval at Amazon scale, generative AI for shopping discovery and multimodal search blending vision and language. You will set the product vision, define roadmaps and partner with science, engineering and business leaders to deliver transformative experiences. You will evaluate product proposals, guide experimentation design, review metrics and ensure high-quality product and technical output. You may influence product strategy across multiple locations with meaningful input into organizational planning.

About the team
Within the Visual Search team, our mission is to empower customers to shop effortlessly and confidently using the world around them as their catalog. We achieve this by providing relevant products and information through intuitive visual interfaces powered by Amazon Lens, More Like This and emerging visual discovery surfaces. This is made possible by utilizing computer vision, multimodal AI and ML models to gain deep insights into customer behaviors and visual shopping preferences.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
- 10+ years of technical product or program management experience
- Strong customer focus and a deep passion for enhancing the Amazon shopping experience.
- Ability to dive deep into metrics and insights, and translate analysis into actionable plans.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience working directly with Engineers on product enhancements
- Experience in project management methodologies, business analysis, or process improvement
- Experience in building and shipping B2C Machine Learning-based platforms, with knowledge in Machine Learning, Economics, Statistical modeling, and Causal Inference.
- Ability to work collaboratively and build trust in a matrixed organization, resolve conflicts, and effectively escalate issues to make progress towards our mission.
- Passion for writing and storytelling to build the overall strategy for improving our CX
- Strategic approach to product development, with an emphasis on thinking big to solve customer problems.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Irvine - 179,900.00 - 243,400.00 USD annually