Senior Product Manager - Search & Ranking

At Catawiki, every day brings the extraordinary! Whether it’s , a , or , we encounter exceptional objects every day.

We're a one-of-a-kind marketplace for buying and selling special objects! Each week we offer over 75,000 unique items in auction_,_ carefully curated by our passionate in-house experts.

Having sold over 20 million unique objects to date, we’re on a mission to become the world’s most popular destination for special objects. As a growing, diverse and sustainable scale-up, we proudly live by our core values:

• Taking ownership and driving impact
• Being open to change and feedback
• Being passionate about our mission and our customers.

If these values resonate with you, we’d love to explore how you can join us on this exciting journey!

What you will do

Special objects are the last frontier of E-commerce. We need you to conquer this last frontier. We’re looking for a Senior Product Manager to play a pivotal role in shaping and executing our Personalisation and Machine Learning strategy across ranking and search domains, ensuring a highly tailored and engaging user experience. You’ll be responsible for the improved relevance of recommended lots across the entire Buyer Journey. Doing this while owning holistic cross-team and cross-vertical initiatives that aim to deliver the most engaged and personalised experience for Catawiki buyers. You will collaborate closely with the Search & Ranking team, including engineering, design, marketing, and data science, to deliver innovative personalization features that delight users.

• Work with the Search & Ranking team to articulate the Search, Ranking & Personalization vision and set the roadmap
• Understand the strategy of Catawiki and work with internal teams across the organisation to translate this into the most impactful personalization outcomes
• Work closely with stakeholders across the organisation to make sure that the team is meeting the needs of the company’s long and short term goals.
• Drive experimentation agenda on our recommendation/ML models, including working with ML engineers to measure quality and assess the potential impact of new machine learning models on customers’ needs.
• Lead the integration of personalization features across our user experience, ensuring alignment with the overall product roadmap.
• Own metrics on models and personalization performance and collaborate with teams to iterate and optimise features based on feedback and data insights.
• Collaborate with design to ensure a user-centric approach to personalization, emphasising seamless integration and a delightful user experience.
• You will be joining our Demand vertical where we focus on welcoming users to Catawiki, give them a great onboarding experience, help them find the objects they love and turn them into happy winners.

Who you are

• You have at least 5 years of product management experience and have had demonstrated success defining product roadmaps specifically for personalization, product recommendations, search or other relevant ML-centric products
• Are outcome-driven with a bias towards action, demonstrating the ability to set and achieve ambitious goals.
• Possess a sense of urgency and the capability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, delivering results within tight timelines.
• Demonstrated decision-making skills, with the ability to make informed and strategic choices while considering both short-term and long-term implications.
• Have excellent storytelling abilities, capable of articulating a compelling product vision and strategy to both internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Have a strong analytical mindset with the ability to derive actionable insights from data, contributing to data-informed decision-making.
• Possesses extensive experience in designing, executing, and analyzing A/B tests and other experimentation methodologies specific to Machine Learning projects. Capable of leveraging data-driven insights to refine and enhance personalization algorithms, ensuring continuous improvement in user engagement and product performance.
• Demonstrated a strong technical understanding of machine learning concepts and applications, from the statistical and mathematical foundations to the practical aspects of turning models into product features.
• Must be skilled in working alongside machine learning engineers to develop and integrate user-focused personalization features into a product ecosystem, ensuring they are optimized and effectively implemented.
• Possess strong business acumen, with the ability to align product strategies with broader business objectives, identify opportunities for revenue growth, and balance user-centric design with commercial priorities to drive impactful results.

Where you’ll be

This role is based in Amsterdam. We offer an excellent relocation package for people living outside of the Netherlands.

Why You'll Love Working with Us

• Create a Visible Impact by working at scale in a global organisation that serves millions of customers across 80+ categories. In our flat structure, every role has a broad scope that directly impacts both our customers and the business.
• Learn and Grow with Us through our Learning & Development initiatives, which include clear development plans and mentorship programmes designed to support your career progression.
• A Culture of Connection defines us. We’re a passionate, diverse and collaborative team of 800+ Catawikains and 60+ nationalities, all coming together to build a one-of-a-kind marketplace. We foster an inclusive and queer-friendly work environment, committed to making every Catawikian feel welcomed and empowered. Whatever your story, we encourage you to bring your unique perspective to our team.
• Celebrate Life’s Moments with us at Catawiki. When you join us, you’ll receive a €100 Catavoucher, and on each birthday, you'll get a €50 Catavoucher to celebrate. Enjoy an extra day off each year to "Pursue Your Passion". We also recognise significant work anniversaries (3, 5, 8, 10 years) with additional time off, plus extra leave for life’s big moments like marriage, engagements, or moving house.

Please note that benefits can vary by location. For specific information regarding what’s available in your country, please consult your recruiter.

Our Offices and Way of Working

Our vibrant offices in Amsterdam, Paris and Lisbon are designed to inspire and connect. Most Catawikians are within commuting distance of one of our offices and enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work model. This means we typically ask you to be in the office 2 out of 5 days, roughly 40% of your working time, to collaborate and connect with your colleagues. Of course, if the job description specifies that the role is 100% remote—such as for certain expert or sales positions—then that arrangement will apply.

Interested?

Apply directly with an English CV and cover letter by submitting your information at the bottom of this page. By submitting your application you agree to .

If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.