Senior Product Manager (All Genders)

About the Role

At Zalando pricing systems are a core element of our commercial operation. We are in charge of price optimization across several business cases such as stock optimisation, competitive pricing, price display and pricing stratification for various product groups.
This requires a combination of state of the art forecasting and optimization tools as well as keen understanding of the underlying business logic and a deeply data driven approach. 

As Senior Product Manager - Pricing Platform, you will work with engineering, operations research, and machine learning teams to build sophisticated competitive pricing products that drive our pricing decisions. In an agile development process, you will understand stakeholder needs, work with the engineering and operations research teams to come up with solutions, drive delivery and prioritise development. Ultimately, you’re the one responsible for delivering the right product, even if that means challenging existing processes and setups. As the key interface between Business, Engineering and Data Science, your decisions will impact the millions of Zalando shoppers and the daily prices they see on our platform, having a direct and measurable impact on the bottom line of our business.

Where your expertise is needed

• Support and enhance a state of the art competitive pricing system including an investment logic and pricing intelligence setup 

• Create and deliver against a long-term vision, identify and prioritize problems and solutions, build fact-based business cases 

• Help building the strategic backbone for our pricing tools and drive change across the organisation where necessary

• Lead the delivery with engineering, operations research, and data science teams in an agile development process 

What We’re Looking For

• Product management experience on a lead/principal level, owning a long-term vision and roadmap, using a data-driven approach to identify problems and guide the implementation of solutions in line with the vision 

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to understand, analyze, and clearly communicate business problems and priorities to engineering teams and business stakeholders 

• Very good understanding of econometrics, math,  and statistics as well as Python/SQL skills 

• Experience in operations research, data science, or machine learning 

• Preferred university degree in economics or a science related field

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 programme

• 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 up to 60% 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

• 27 days of vacation a year to start

• Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)

• Family services, including counselling and support

• Health and wellbeing options (including Gympass)

• Mental health support and coaching available

• Drive your development through our training platform and biannual peer-to-peer review

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

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. 

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