Staff Product Manager, Search Experiences
Mozilla
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This fully remote full time position at Mozilla is open worldwide, so South Africans can apply. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
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<p><strong>Why Mozilla?</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mozilla Corporation is the non-profit-backed technology company that has shaped the internet for the better over the last 25 years. We make pioneering brands like Firefox, the privacy-minded web browser. Now, with more than 225 million people around the world using our products each month, we’re shaping the next 25 years of technology and helping to reclaim an internet built for people, not companies. Our work focuses on diverse areas including AI, social media, security and more. And we’re doing this while never losing our focus on our core mission – to make the internet better for people. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the non-profit 501(c) Mozilla Foundation. This means we aren’t beholden to any shareholders — only to our mission. Along with thousands of volunteer contributors and collaborators all over the world, Mozillians design, build and distribute </span><strong>open-source</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> software that enables people to enjoy the internet on their terms. </span></p>
<p><strong>About this team and role:</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Search is the most essential functionality in any browser, and it’s evolving daily with new interaction paradigms, AI-powered answers, and agentic browsing. The Firefox Desktop Search team owns one of Mozilla’s most critical product areas, delivering high-quality, privacy-respecting search experiences that help solve key user problems, differentiate Firefox, and drive long-term business value.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This role will help shape Firefox’s strategy in an era where AI is redefining how people search, learn, and get things done online.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a Staff Product Manager, you will define and drive the strategy and execution for search within the Firefox Desktop browser across Windows, macOS, and Linux. You will help determine how Firefox integrates traditional web search with emerging AI capabilities while upholding Mozilla’s leadership in privacy and user agency. You will operate at the intersection of product experience, revenue growth, and partner strategy to ensure Firefox delivers differentiated, future-facing search experiences.</span></p>
<p><strong>What you’ll do:</strong></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Define and drive the product strategy and roadmap for search features in the Firefox Desktop browser, driving search engagement and revenue.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lead end-to-end experimentation across browser search access points, default search experiences, and search suggestions.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Define clear success metrics in partnership with Data Science, and translate insights into actionable decisions.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Partner with Business Development to support search partnerships and ensure product execution aligns with contractual and strategic commitments.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Collaborate with Engineering, Research, and Design to prototype and ship innovative search experiences.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Navigate complex trade-offs between user experience, privacy principles, technical constraints, and revenue outcomes in a rapidly shifting search landscape.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Contribute to quarterly and annual planning, identifying risks, opportunities, and long-term strategic initiatives.</span></li>
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<p><strong>What you’ll bring:</strong></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">5+ years of product management experience, including ownership of revenue-impacting and user-facing product areas.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience working on search, discovery, AI/ML-powered products, or adjacent domains. </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Strong understanding of modern AI capabilities and their product implications.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Proven experience leading experi
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