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Head of Talent Management (w/m/d)

Employer
Zalando
Location
Berlin
Closing date
22 Dec 2021

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Function
Human Resources
Level
Manager
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Job Details

As our Head of Talent Management (m/f/d), you will have an influential share in the cultural development of Europe’s leading online fashion platform. You will be crucial in improving and operating our company-wide approach on feedback, performance and promotions as an integrated experience and process. Our mission is to positively impact our company culture and business performance in becoming the starting point for fashion.
WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED
  • You own our company-wide performance management framework, processes and tools end-to-end.
  • You improve the current practice striving for simplification and business relevance.
  • With your team, you steer our performance management cycle with key stakeholders from business units and P&O (people & organization) to reflect and adjust on business needs and requirements accordingly.
  • You work closely with other P&O product domains (e.g. Compensation & Benefits, Diversity & Inclusion, Learning & Development, Leadership, People Operations, People Tech) to ensure all talent initiatives are connected and that the performance management cycle evolves towards an integrated experience.
  • You contribute as a functional expert to works council negotiations on talent initiatives and related products and processes.
  • You act as a thought leader and trusted advisor for Directors of P&O and senior leaders for your domain.
  • You lead your team with empathy, clarity and passion while you make people development and team effectiveness one of your key priorities.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
  • You studied in business administration, economics or equivalent education.
  • You have 8+ years of experience in an HR role such as in performance management frameworks, HR competence center, HR business partner or as HR consultant.
  • You gained your experience preferably in a fast-growing digital company, or as a management consultant (m/f/d) at one of the top-tier management or HR boutique consultancies.
  • Track record of successfully guiding and steering teams, putting collaboration at the core of how our teams work, proven examples of having developed high performing teams,
  • Experience in setting up talent/performance development strategies and their implementation in a cloud-based HR IT suite.
  • Ideally, your HR experience contains interaction with German/European labour law and co-determination.
  • A strong business acumen combined with analytical and problem solving skills.
  • Able to work with a fair degree of autonomy across multiple responsibilities and demonstrate tremendous initiative and sense of personal accountability, while remaining a team player.
  • The ability to propel for results, setting, prioritizing and achieving multiple and sometimes competing goals and timetables.
  • Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills to clearly articulate complex concepts, ideas, and processes with the proven presence especially with senior stakeholders.
  • Business fluent in English, knowledge of German is advantageous but not mandatory.
PERKS AT WORK
  • A workplace run on trust, empowerment and feedback; positive, inspiring working atmosphere.
  • 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.
  • Mentoring and personal development opportunities and an international team of experts.
  • Relocation assistance for internationals, family service and parent & child rooms.

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

Zalando is Europe’s leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle, connecting customers, brands and partners across 17 markets. We drive digital solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 23 million active customers through diverse skill-sets, interests and languages our teams choose to use.

Please note that all applications must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via e-mail. Please apply in English.

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