Staff Product Manager Search Ranking at Faire, New York

Faire is a technology-driven wholesale platform built on a simple but powerful belief: the future is local. Independent retailers worldwide collectively represent a multi-hundred-billion-dollar market that has historically been fragmented and offline. By leveraging tech, data, and machine learning, Faire connects a thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe, helping local boutiques discover exceptional products from around the world to stock on their shelves. Founded in 2017 by early product and engineering leaders from Square, the company is backed by top-tier investors including Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Staff Product Manager, Search Ranking — Faire, New York, NY

The Discovery pillar's core mission at Faire is to make it easy and delightful for retailers to find brands and products their customers will love. This full-time role owns product development of the algorithms powering search — the largest discovery surface — with a specific focus on search ranking. The position is based in New York, NY, was posted on October 14, 2026, and applications remain open through December 14, 2026.

Faire is looking for an experienced Search Product Manager, ideally with ranking expertise, who can translate product insight into a durable roadmap and make sharp prioritization calls between near-term wins and longer-term investments. Close collaboration with a world-class data science team is essential, requiring enough technical fluency to engage credibly with their work even as they drive the technical execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a strategy that elevates the search experience through ranking algorithmic iterations.
• Own an analytically grounded, clearly prioritized product roadmap connected to business outcomes.
• Direct the analytical work of the pod alongside a dedicated strategy & analytics partner — identifying novel opportunities, diagnosing root causes of failure modes, and translating findings into actionable insight.
• Determine the right sequencing of opportunities, balancing technical or foundational work that unlocks future gains against near-term order volume delivery.
• Define and refine metrics that give the team a clear picture of Search Ranking performance and the retailer experience.
• Build trusted partnerships across ML Platform, Discovery Infrastructure, and adjacent Search teams while managing bandwidth and delivering on shared goals.
• Represent the team's strategy and progress to leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of product management experience, including direct ownership of search or ranking systems, ideally at a marketplace or e-commerce company.
• Strong prioritization instincts — a track record of identifying the highest-impact opportunities and sequencing them, balancing near-term wins against longer-term technical investment.
• Technical fluency — comfortable engaging with technical white papers and holding informed conversations with engineering and data science counterparts, even while relying on them to drive execution.
• Execution rigor across complex, multi-dependency work.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this role in San Francisco, CA is $220,000 – $302,500 USD per year. The position is also eligible for equity and comprehensive benefits. Actual base pay will be determined based on permissible factors including transferable skills, work experience, market demand, and primary work location.

Hybrid employees currently go into the office three days per week — Tuesdays, Thursdays, and a third flex day of their choosing (Monday, Wednesday, or Friday). Hybrid in-office roles also offer the flexibility to work remotely up to four weeks per year.

Why You'll Love Working at Faire

• Move fast: Own meaningful problems serving customers globally with the agency to see results clearly.
• Equipped to scale: The company invests in the latest enterprise AI tools to help you work smarter.
• Best in class: A team full of sharp, kind, and generous colleagues who care about their craft and your growth.
• Real rewards: Competitive pay, equity, and comprehensive benefits supporting life inside and outside of work.
• Belonging: An intentional environment where every employee has equal access to opportunities, growth, and success.

Application Tips for Search Ranking PMs

• Showcase ranking-specific impact: When describing past experience, quantify outcomes tied to ranking changes — conversion lift, query coverage improvements, NDCG gains, or revenue per search. Generic product metrics will not differentiate you.
• Demonstrate technical depth: Be prepared to discuss specific ML or ranking models you have worked with (e.g., learning-to-rank, gradient-boosted trees, neural retrieval). Familiarity with evaluation methodologies like A/B testing on search surfaces is critical.
• Highlight marketplace dynamics: If you have experience in two-sided marketplaces, emphasize how you balanced supply-side and demand-side considerations in ranking decisions. Faire's wholesale model adds a layer of complexity beyond standard e-commerce.
• Prepare a case study perspective: Expect interviews that test your ability to diagnose ranking failure modes. Practice walking through a scenario where search relevance is degraded — how would you identify the root cause, prioritize fixes, and measure success?
• Leverage relevant communities: Platforms like LinkedIn, Glassdoor, and Levels.fyi often host discussions about PM roles at marketplace companies. Engaging with these communities can provide insight into Faire's interview culture and expectations.

This is a compelling opportunity for a seasoned product manager who thrives at the intersection of data science, search technology, and marketplace dynamics. The role offers the chance to shape how thousands of independent retailers discover products that define their storefronts. If this resonates with your experience and ambitions, the application deadline is December 14, 2026.