About the Role
At Zalando, pricing systems are a core element of our commercial operation. We are responsible for price optimization across various business cases such as stock optimization, competitive pricing, price display, and pricing stratification for different product groups.
This requires a combination of state-of-the-art forecasting and optimization tools, a keen understanding of the underlying business logic, and a deeply data-driven approach.
As Senior Product Manager - Pricing Platform
You will collaborate with engineering, operations research, and machine learning teams to build sophisticated competitive pricing products that influence our pricing decisions. In an agile development environment, you will understand stakeholder needs, work with technical teams to develop solutions, and drive delivery and prioritization. Ultimately, you will be responsible for delivering the right product, even if that involves challenging existing processes. As the key interface between Business, Engineering, and Data Science, your decisions will impact millions of Zalando shoppers and the prices they see, directly affecting our business's bottom line.
Where your expertise is needed
* Support and enhance a state-of-the-art competitive pricing system, including investment logic and pricing intelligence setup
* Create and execute a long-term vision, identify and prioritize problems and solutions, and build fact-based business cases
* Help build the strategic backbone for our pricing tools and drive organizational change where necessary
* Lead delivery with engineering, operations research, and data science teams in an agile process
What We're Looking For
* Product management experience at a lead/principal level, owning a long-term vision and roadmap, using a data-driven approach to identify problems and guide solutions
* Excellent communication skills to understand, analyze, and clearly articulate business problems and priorities to engineering teams and stakeholders
* Strong understanding of econometrics, mathematics, and statistics, with Python/SQL skills
* Experience in operations research, data science, or machine learning
* Preferred university degree in economics or a related science
Our Offer
* Range of benefits including employee shares, discounts, volunteering days, flexible working, and more
Learn more about Zalando and our values at our careers page.
INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN
We are committed to inclusivity and do not discriminate based on gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or disability. We welcome applications without photos, age, or marital status information, focusing solely on qualifications and merit.
Let us know if you need accommodations during the hiring process. More about our diversity & inclusion strategy can be found at do.BETTER.
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