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Site Operations Lead (All Genders)

Employer
Zalando
Location
Stockholm (Sweden)
Closing date
5 Dec 2022

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Function
Operations
Level
Manager

Job Details

THE ROLE & THE TEAM
  • The Stockholm Hub is our new location outside the main Zalando Berlin campus to scale and grow our talent to build great tech products. Our hubs deserve special attention to make them thriving. As a Site Operations Lead based in Stockholm you are driving the strategic development of the hub in partnership with the senior leadership team and central functions. Exceptional talent is our most valuable asset thus driving a compelling talent journey and employer brand is your main focus.

    To succeed you need a strong foundation and ensure compliance with local regulations, build strong relationships and collaboration with HQ. You represent Zalando as an employer and the hub in the local ecosystem both concerning the local talent market and governing authorities.
  • Facilitate the vibrant and diverse culture and create awareness in the local community. Background and experience in a tech company is beneficial.
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
  • Drive long-term success and growth by designing and delivering a meaningful strategy to improve the site's health in alignment with HQ Central Functions. Run healthy site operations by reviewing and initiating actions based on organisational and team findings. Together with the other Site Operations Leads you share learnings to build overall Hub strategy success patterns
  • Facilitate a healthy, vibrant and diverse culture and create a working environment where our talents foster. Raise awareness and generate credibility to build our employer brand attracting great talent. Represent and advocate for us in the local ecosystem.
  • Lead the cross functional Site Operations team (HR, Community Management, Finance, IT Infrastructure, Office Management), set goals, give strategic guidance, mentorship, support talent development and performance evaluation to constantly improve the site health. You own the cost centre to make most out of our investments
  • Ensure that the hub complies with all regulatory, employment, safety and health, environmental and other statutory requirements through development and implementation of policies and procedures. You maintain effective relationships with relevant government departments and local authorities, act as a local liaison for the central Compliance, Legal and Internal Audit teams and advise and guide the local leadership team to help them ensure compliance
WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF
  • Professional experience in Site Operations, driving HR agenda and talent journey
  • Experience in leading cross-functional team in a matrix organization.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset, ability to identify strategic opportunities and develop, implement and sustain changes
  • Knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, technology, and information affecting the organization
  • Excellent influencing and communication skills for various job levels
  • Fluency in Swedish and English
  • Financial management experience
  • Affinity to working with technology teams
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 available - subject to prior agreement
  • Home office equipment available for hybrid working, to support you working from home
  • Hybrid working model with 60% remote per week
  • Opportunity to work from abroad for 30 (working) days per calendar year

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
It's the perfect time to join Zalando on our journey, from being a pioneer in the world of e-commerce, to the starting point for fashion in Europe. We connect customers, brands, and partners across 23 markets.

Help us drive digital and sustainable solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 49 million active customers through a team of diverse skill-sets, cultural backgrounds, and interests.

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

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

Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/insidezalando

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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