Principal Product Manager - First, Middle and Last Mile (all genders)

THE ROLE & THE TEAM

As a Principal Product Manager in the Transport team, you will have end-to-end ownership of discovering, defining, launching, and improving world-class transport network and configuration experiences for Zalando’s 40MM+ customers. You will join a team that owns the transportation platform for Zalando working with 30+ carriers across 23 Zalando markets.
This role is specifically focused on expanding network capabilities for Zalando transportation. You would own the problem statement of how we use different network configurations to increase the speed of delivery to customers through approaches such as Direct Injection, sorting and selection techniques among others.

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

At Zalando, our vision is to be inclusive by design. And this vision starts with our hiring - we do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, personal expression, ethnicity, religious belief, or disability status. You are welcome to leave out your picture, age, or marital status from your application. We only assess candidates on their qualifications and merit. ​

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

do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/dobetter-our-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy
Our employee resource groups: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/our-employee-resource-groups

WHAT WE'D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)

• You will collaborate with product, engineering and commercial teams across the organization (Fulfillment Core, Logistics Algorithms, Warehouse Management and Automation to name a few) to develop new sorting and injection solutions.

• You will own the long term multi year roadmap for Carrier Network Configurations, creating iterative solutions over time to increase delivery speed, reduce network capacity risk, and delivery flexibility.

• You will spend a significant amount of time initially in the problem space, in the operations as well as technical domain, teasing out and creating a common understanding of current process and technical constraints inhibiting us to achieve our business objectives in this domain. This will be followed by a technical solution proposal and implementation of desired feature and capability sets.

• You will become a trusted partner and subject matter expert by diving deep into Zalando’s complex technology & solution space, to discover, define, and deliver remarkable solutions.

WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF...

• You are an experienced, data-driven, and highly collaborative Product Management leader with a strong customer focus.

• You have a track record of end-to-end ownership and experience shipping products that scale (millions of users).

• You have experience with fulfillment, logistics, last mile, delivery, and/or returns products and a solid understanding of their possibilities and limitations.

• You have experience in defining and delivering on a product vision and strategy, and the patience to work with competing priorities to deliver customer value. You can maximize the medium-to-long-term impact of your work with your partner teams.

• You showcase excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to work across multiple teams, align goals and deliverables, and drive overall success independently of organizational boundaries.

• Ability to break down complex problems by applying logical and easy-to-understand frameworks.

• Experience of working with multiple engineering teams, steering product direction from discovery to delivery.

OUR OFFER

Zalando provides a range of benefits, here’s an overview of what you can expect. Ask your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about what we offer.

• Employee shares program

• 40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Zalando Lounge, discounts from external partners

• 2 paid volunteering days a year

• Hybrid working model with 60% (or more) remote per week, actual practice is up to each team to best support their collaboration

• Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year

• 25 days of vacation a year

• Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)

• Family services, including counseling and support

• Health and wellbeing options (including Gympass)

• Mental health support and coaching available

Learn all about Zalando and our values here: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/?gh_src=22377bdd1us