Senior Product Manager - Algorithmic Data and Pricing Products (all genders)

THE ROLE & THE TEAM
Zalando Lounge is the fastest growing sales channel of Zalando. In 2021 we grew by ca. 49%, breaching more than one billion EUR in yearly revenue for the first time. That's 14% of total Zalando Group revenue.

As a shopping club, Zalando Lounge's main premise is to offer exclusive bargain deals with limited availability to fashion conscious customers. At the core of our high-growth strategy is pricing and assortment steering. As a shopping club, Zalando Lounge's main premise is to offer exclusive bargain deals with limited availability to fashion conscious customers. Machine learning, econometrics, and operations research drive our efforts to optimize billions of EUR in discount investments, as well as the curation of the tens of thousands of SKUs we bring online per day.

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to lead this opportunity area in close partnership with our applied scientists, economists, and engineers. You will be responsible for creating the product vision, strategy and delivering impact with products that optimize algorithmic decisions. The key success factors in this role are excellence in product methodologies, driving measurable impact, and collaborative leadership. As the key interface between our dedicated AI builder team and the business, your decisions will have a visible impact on the Zalando Lounge customer experience and Zalando Group level performance.
INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN
At Zalando, our vision is to be the starting point for fashion - one that is inclusive by design. We only assess candidates based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from people of all gender identities, sexual orientations, personal expressions, racial identities, ethnicities, religious beliefs, and disability statuses. We only want to know why you're great for this role, so please avoid including your picture, age, and marital status in your CV as well.

We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Please feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support and assist you throughout the hiring process.

do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion
Our employee resource groups: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion/our-employee-resource-groups
WHY YOU SHOULD BE INTERESTED

• Create cutting-edge algorithmic data products that forecast and optimize demand for our assortment in collaboration with our in-house experts in economics, machine learning, and operations research.
• Create a clear product vision and strategy. Define success metrics, milestones and drive execution. Validate concepts and measure value with experiments.
• Structure complex topics into easy-to-understand messages and communicate effectively across all levels. Work with the team and stakeholders to develop and prioritize epics and user stories.
• Drive delivery with our engineering and applied science teams, striving for maximum impact with available resources.

WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

• Experience: You have a track record of building and launching ML-based products that achieved a measurable impact, with at least 5 years of experience in Product Management and 1-2 years as a senior product manager leading topics. Ideally:
  • Experience in pricing, forecasting, or e-commerce
  • Experience in operations research, data science or machine learning
• Strong business acumen: You maximize medium- to long-term impact with available resources based on your understanding of company strategy, commercial KPIs and how your own domain impacts these. You are a company-wide thought leader in your area and are fully aware of market and competitor developments.
• Solution focus: You enable the team to identify the biggest opportunities and optimal solutions fast and reliably. You enjoy driving continuous improvement and innovation on product and team level.
• Effective communication: You can bridge the gap between business and technology. In addition to outstanding verbal communication, you are used to writing vision documents, concise decision documents and know when to use a whiteboard to bring your point across.

ZALANDO BENEFITS
Career Development

• We offer peer-to-peer performance reviews twice a year
• Learn and develop through our extensive Zalando training platform
• Join regular all-hands, team meetings, Q&A-sessions, and quarterly anonymous employee surveys to ask your questions and provide your feedback
• Support from an international team of experts; mentoring and professional development opportunities

Wellbeing

• 2 days paid leave per year for volunteering
• Minimum of 27 holiday days per calendar year
• Online sports courses, wellbeing, and nutrition advice offered by Humanoo personal wellbeing coach app
• Mental wellbeing support by our Employee Assistance Program and professional consultants to help you find health resources

Flexibility

• Flexible working hours
• Relocation assistance for internationals
• If you work from an office in your role, a choice of office equipment to be delivered to you, to support you working from home due to COVID-19 safety

Financial

• Access to the employee shares program
• 40% shopping discount on products shipped and sold by Zalando, and 30% discount on Zalando Lounge
• Discounts from a wide range of external partners

Family

• Employee parents' forums and employee resource group
• Supported transition into and out of parental leave, with a buddy and re-onboarding plan
• 3 fully-paid child sick days per year
• Free counselling, assistance, and referral service for all matters concerning yourself and your family via the Fürstenberg Institute

ABOUT ZALANDO LOUNGE
Zalando Lounge is an online shopping club for fashion and lifestyle products in 14 European countries. We offer our members daily, time-limited sale campaigns with discounts of up to 75% off the recommended retail price. However, Zalando Lounge is so much more than discounts. Our strength lies in our focus on fashion: from sought-after labels to niche brands, from famous international names to trendy luxury brands, we make sure to meet the fashion taste of all our customers, who are always on the hunt for the best products at the best prices. Working with our brand partners, we're pioneering innovative supply-chain and production processes and offer them an impactful and smart solution, creating a new way to shop for fashion - and a new way to sell it.

https://www.zalando-lounge.de

Our values: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/our-founding-mindset

do.More - our sustainability strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/sustainability

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