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Senior Applied Scientist - ADP - Scalability

Employer
Zalando
Location
Berlin
Closing date
12 Jan 2023

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Function
Operations
Level
Senior Manager

Job Details

THE ROLE AND 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 the total Zalando Group revenue. We are a shopping club, where we sell our items for a limited time at a very attractive price.

As a Senior Applied Scientist at Lounge Scalability, you will contribute to and shape the development of Machine Learning models, following best practices in the research lifecycle with a strong focus on operational excellence. This includes the whole process from understanding a business problem, collecting the data, transforming them into features, building the model, and productionizing it.

In close collaboration with other applied scientists and engineers, you will build a wide range of forecasting and optimization products, used in day-to-day business processes to make major steering decisions. These products are crucial for further scaling the Lounge business. Examples are quarterly sales forecasts, sales forecasts per article and groups of articles bundled into one commercial campaign, etc.

This position is a unique opportunity to have visible impact, and connect with exceptional talents from many different backgrounds: you will be part of a talented cross-functional team made up of Applied Scientists and Software Engineers.

WHAT WE'D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)
  • Develop and support Data Science Models, especially for forecasting
  • Contribute to develop the full ML lifecycle for different kinds of models
  • Follow Engineering best practices such as continuous integration/delivery, code/data quality, test coverage, etc.
  • Proactively contribute to the product roadmap by identifying opportunities and blind spots in our product landscape and drive further development of the products end-to-end

WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF
  • You have 3+ years of working experience with Machine Learning
  • You have strong programming skills in Python and are proficient with software engineering practices
  • You have good understanding of data science concepts (regression, classification forecasting) and have used some libraries like scikit-learn, XGBoost, Catboost, Facebook Prophet, statsmodels.tsa, Pytorch, Tensorflow
  • You have expertise in forecasting (regression models and/or time series models)
  • Expertise with data analysis tools (e.g. Pandas, numpy, Jupyter Notebooks, Tableau) is desirable
  • Knowledge in Casual Econometrics or Operations Research is a plus
  • Solid relational database skills (Postgres, MySQL) and SQL language are a plus


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

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.
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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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