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Head of Product - Sustainability

Employer
Zalando
Location
Berlin
Closing date
12 Nov 2021

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Since we launched our do.MORE sustainability strategy in October 2019, our vision has been to become a sustainable fashion platform with a net-positive impact for people and the planet. Being a platform allows us to introduce mechanisms and set incentives that encourage both customers and partners to make more sustainable choices

As a Head of Product in the Sustainability Digital Experience team, you will be joining a greenfield mission of enabling our customers to positively contribute to the wellbeing of people and the planet. You will be at the forefront of how we define & build the digital experience that fulfills Zalando’s customer promise on Sustainability. You will be leading a team of product managers who work across the organization to drive the process of problem discovery, definition, solution design and delivery to continuously grow the share of customers that make more sustainable choices on Zalando. Ultimately, you and your team will enable customers to live their social and environmental values andâ€"in turnâ€"positioning the Zalando platform as their first destination for more sustainable fashion.

WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED
  • Define and drive the long-term vision and product strategy for the Sustainability digital experience at Zalando
  • Lead and mentor a team of product managers, putting collaboration at the core of how your teams work, thus, enabling and empowering them
  • Use a highly-analytical customer-centric mindset to build a compelling vision of the future for sustainability in Fashion. Work backwards from this vision to construct a narrative for how we’ll solve customer problems and realize Zalando’s opportunities
  • Discover and validate customer problems based on rigorous product management frameworks and techniques and turn them into actionable strategies with your team
  • Define and monitor KPIs in order to measure your impact and the success of the product
  • Collaborate with cross functional teams spanning many departments (e.g.category management, research, marketing, corporate sustainability) and the industry to bring our vision and initiatives to life
  • Demonstrate passion and drive to keep up with product innovations, whilst refining your toolset
  • Contribute to the product management community at Zalando

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
  • At least 5 years of experience in leading product teams, preferably in large organisations
  • You are comfortable with a fast paced and changing environment
  • Experience of defining and owning the long and medium-term vision and development roadmap for products with a multi-year horizon for reaching the full vision.
  • Has a proven track record on product launches, from problem definition, over solution design to launch; with clear KPIs, product roadmaps, and go-to-market strategies in multiple geographies.
  • The ability to mentor and guide the team along the steps of the product development process
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to work across multiple teams, align goals and deliverables and drive overall success independent of organizational boundaries
  • You inspire, consult and empower your team and stakeholders.
  • Passion for Sustainability

PERKS AT WORK
  • We value our culture of trust, empowerment and constructive feedback, open source commitment, meet-ups, game nights, 70+ internal technical and fun guilds, knowledge sharing through tech talks, internal tech academy and blogs, product demos, parties & events.
  • Competitive salary, employee share shop, 40% Zalando shopping discount, discounts from external partners, centrally located offices, public transport discounts, municipality services, great IT equipment, flexible working times, additional holidays and volunteering time off, free beverages and fruits, diverse sports and health offerings.
  • Extensive on-boarding, mentoring and personal development opportunities and an international team of experts.
  • Relocation assistance for internationals.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

ABOUT ZALANDO

As Zalando transforms from Europe’s leading e-commerce company into The Starting Point for Fashion, this is an exciting time to join us. We are Europe’s leading online platform for fashion, connecting customers, brands and partners across 17 markets. We promise to give customers a flawless choice, the latest trends and styles, unmatched convenience. In a quarter, tens of millions of active customers visit us nearly a billion times, make millions of orders from a catalog of hundreds of thousands of products by over 3000 brands.

Please note that all applications must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via email.

Company

Zalando is Europe’s leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle. Founded in Berlin in 2008, we bring head-to-toe fashion to 35 million active customers in 17 markets, offering clothing, footwear, accessories and beauty from over 3,000 international brands.

Our platform is a one-stop fashion destination for inspiration, innovation and interaction. As Europe’s most fashionable tech company, we work hard to find digital solutions for every aspect of the fashion journey: for our customers, partners and every valuable player in the Zalando story.

Our goal is to become the starting point for fashion. We focus on the fashion industry and therefore operate in a variety of business areas.

  • Fashion Store
    Zalando online shops are tailored to local customers’ needs in 17 different European markets. The range extends from renowned global brands and fast fashion to local brands and is supplemented by our private labels.
     
  • Offprice
    The Offprice business of Zalando serves the sale of previous season’s assortments. As part of a shopping club, the Zalando Lounge offers registered members exclusive sales campaigns at discounted prices.
     
  • Zalando's Private Labels
    Zalando’s private label assortment includes shoes, clothing and accessories for women, men and children. With a total of six private labels, Zalando creates its own products, covering the entire value chain from design to sales.
     
  • Zalon
    Zalon is our style advice service, via which customers can consult and get inspiration from selected stylists regarding individualized purchases.
     
  • Zalando Marketing Services
    The entirety of Zalando’s expertise and scope is bundled in Zalando Marketing Services, which now offers personalized marketing solutions for our brand partners.
     
  • Zalando Fulfilment Solutions
    Zalando makes its own logistics capabilities available to external partners, so they do not have to be concerned with infrastructure issues but can concentrate fully on their core competence in the fashion business.
     
  • Zalando Partner Services
    Zalando helps other players in the industry to be successful in the digital world. For example, by connecting warehouse stocks with multiple retailers, by digitizing processes involved in fashion wholesale and by integrating offline businesses into our Zalando platform.


With a strong workforce of around 14,000 employees of over 130 different nationalities, Zalando unites diverse people, capabilities and concepts. Consolidating our effort and ideas scales our impact as an innovator in Fashion, Technology, Digital Marketing and Logistics Operations.

Company info
Website
Telephone
+49 (0)30 2759 4693
Location
Zalando SE
Valeska-Gert-Straße 5
Berlin
Germany
10243
Germany

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