Staff Product Manager, Domains Search

As the Staff Product Manager for the Domains Search team, you will lead the development of next-generation domain name generation and ranking algorithms for Squarespace Domains. By leveraging ML, LLMs and customer data, you’ll deliver more relevant and personalized search results. You will collaborate closely with Engineering, Growth, Data Science, Design, and Registries to launch ML and LLM-powered features, integrate premium marketplace inventory, and build reusable components that enhance domain discovery across our platform. Your success will be measured by impact on metrics such as conversion rate, average sale price, suggestion quality, and customer lifetime value.

This senior individual-contributor role reports to the VP of Product and can be based in our NYC headquarters or remote within the U.S.

• Own the product vision and roadmap for the Domain Search platform, from query to add-to-cart, aligning it with Domains growth and broader company goals.
• Drive ML-powered ranking and personalization to surface high-quality, contextual, and brandable search results; define and track core metrics such as conversion, add-to-cart rate, ASP, result quality, and mix shift.
• Integrate LLMs and hybrid in-house models to support contextual search results and style-guided name suggestions with internationalization in mind.
• Enable premium domain marketplace integration and premium-ranking improvements to expand selection and increase perceived value.
• Build and scale core infrastructure, including reusable APIs and services (e.g. availability checks, validations, zone file caching) to power domain discovery across multiple Squarespace products.
• Partner with Growth and Design on the search UX, including sorting, filtering, save/shortlist, and with improving decisioning confidence (“reasons to believe”).
• Collaborate closely with Engineering Management, Staff Engineers, Data Science, and Registry Operations to plan releases, mitigate risk, and ensure operational excellence and security.
• Establish a rigorous experimentation and feedback loop: instrument behavioral analytics, run A/B tests, and use purchase and click feedback to drive continuous improvements.
• Monitor the competitive landscape and vendor ecosystem to inform and identify opportunities.
• Communicate strategy, progress, and outcomes to executives and cross-functional partners. 

• 7+ years of product management or similar experience, with a track record of shipping search products.
• Previous experience in the web domains industry is preferred but not required.
• Proven ability to partner effectively with engineering teams and cross functional or matrixed delivery teams.
• Demonstrable skills in storytelling and communication, leadership and influence, strategy and vision setting, and creative and analytical thinking.

• A choice between medical plans with an option for 100% covered premiums 
• Health Savings Account with Squarespace funding
• Fertility and adoption benefits
• Supplemental Insurance plans
• Headspace mindfulness app subscription
• Global Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement benefits with employer match
• Flexible paid time off
• 20 weeks for parental leave and up to 12 weeks to care for an ill family member
• $100 per month remote Stipend
• Access to supplemental insurance plans for additional coverage
• Education reimbursement
• Employee donation match to community organizations
• 8 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

The base salary for this position will vary based on job-related criteria including relevant skills, experience, and location, among other factors.

In addition to the cash compensation above (which includes base salary and, where applicable for eligible roles, may include on-target commissions or overtime pay), Squarespace employees are eligible to be granted an option to purchase our common stock.

Squarespace is a design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands and businesses online. We empower millions of customers in more than 200 countries and territories with all the tools they need to create an online presence, build an audience, monetize, and scale their business. Our suite of products range from websites, domains, ecommerce, and marketing tools, as well as tools for scheduling with Acuity and creating and managing social media presence with Bio Sites and Unfold. Our team of more than 1,500 is headquartered in bustling New York City, with offices in Dublin, Ireland, Aveiro, Portugal, and coworking spaces in the UK, Netherlands, and Australia. For more information about our company culture, visit https://www.squarespace.com/about/careers.

Today, more than a million people around the globe use Squarespace to share different perspectives and experiences with the world. Not only do we embrace and celebrate the diversity of our customers, but we also work toward the same in our employees. At Squarespace, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or other class protected by applicable law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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