Product Owner - Search Retrieval (f/m/d)

The position of Product Owner, Search Retrieval is offered by Galaxus, the leading Swiss e‑commerce platform that operates across Switzerland, Germany and Serbia with more than 4 000 employees. In this role you will steer the vision and delivery of one of the most visible search‑related interfaces that millions of shoppers interact with daily. Your everyday work will involve shaping the roadmap for search retrieval, defining what good retrieval looks like and setting recall and quality metrics together with data scientists. You will guide the evolution of the retrieval architecture, balancing recall, latency, cost and data quality, while coordinating closely with teams responsible for query understanding and ranking. Maintaining a clear backlog, monitoring product KPIs, analysing A/B‑test outcomes and communicating progress to stakeholders are also core parts of the job. You will act as a strategic partner to engineers and data scientists, providing direction without micromanaging, and contribute to the broader product community's culture and processes. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's or master's degree in a STEM discipline such as computer science, data science, mathematics, physics or engineering, and has spent between one and three years in a product‑owner or product‑manager capacity. Experience in agile environments and a solid grasp of data and machine‑learning systems are essential, as are hands‑on skills with SQL (Python is a plus) and a track record of running A/B tests. Fluency in English is required, while German language abilities are considered a plus. Strong ownership, collaboration, communication and the ability to adapt quickly are also expected. Galaxus promotes a flexible, trust‑based culture where remote work and up to eight weeks of workation are possible, and every role can be performed at an 80 % workload. Employees benefit from 2 000 EDU points per year for professional development, a modern tech stack, regular hackathons, outdoor activities and a generous holiday allowance. The company values diversity and inclusion, encouraging bold ideas and continuous growth within a cooperative and ambitious environment. What the role asks for: - Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics or Engineering - 1‑3 years as Product Owner, Product Manager or similar role - Agile product‑team experience with backlog management - Solid understanding of data and machine‑learning systems - Hands‑on SQL (Python a plus) and A/B testing experience - Fluent English; German language skills a plus - Strong ownership, collaboration, communication and adaptability - Nice‑to‑have: experience with keyword/vector, hybrid, embeddings, LLM retrieval and Elasticsearch/OpenSearch/Vespa/vector databases