MD Technology Payments

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 

• Jointly lead Zalando Payments, developing a key and unique capability and contributing to continued success with and value creation for customers, partners and the Zalando group

• Define and execute our strategy to offer customers and partners the best payment and payout experience. 

• Manage our technical, operational and commercial performance to achieve short-, mid- and long-term business goals.

• Lead and develop our engineering teams across our two payments technology sites in Berlin, Germany and Dortmund, Germany

• Contribute to the technology and senior leadership community at Zalando, regularly interacting with other senior technology and business leaders to collaborate in bringing our group strategy to life

• Min. 3 years Senior Leadership / Managing Director experience in a FinTech, Bank or Institutes authorized on payment transactions, regulated organization 

• Min. 8 years leadership experience, leading leaders and larger technology teams

• Background in engineering, entrepreneurial mindset

• Familiar with e-commerce market, brings an agile mindset and has ideally worked in a fast-paced, customer-oriented, international environment

• Strategic Mindset, steering the business with Vision and Purpose

• Professional and personal qualification according to BAFIN e-money license requirements (§12 Nr. 5 ZAG), in particular educational background, reliability checks, experience

• English language is a must, German secondary

Our Founding Mindset is our guide: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/our-founding-mindset/?gh_src=4n3gxh1

The Person, Culture Impact and Leadership Capabilities

 A personal presence and a strong leadership style combined with a confident, collegiate approach are critical to the success of this role. The appointed candidate must be technically capable, commercially aware and possess the ability to inspire and influence people at all levels.

Culture and personality fit will be critical, and the successful candidate will need to be commercial, business savvy and have the drive and energy to assist in delivering stretch targets in a dynamic and driven environment. 

Culture Impact 

•  Strong interpersonal skills including written and oral communication skills.

• Comfort with ambiguity and ability to be effective in a rapidly changing environment.

• Fosters teamwork; creating a work culture that values collaboration.

• Inspire teams to set aspirational goals and achieve greater results than they otherwise would achieve as individuals

• Excellent analytical skills, a passion for metrics and figures, and the ability to get into the details, while also seeing and understanding the big picture.

• Strong bias for action, including the ability to juggle multiple priorities.

• Innovative and commercial.

• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple projects.

• Ambitious, wants to succeed and be part of a great team. 

• Value-based leader; acts with integrity and credibility; engages with and embodies the Zalando mission and values.
    

Leadership Capabilities 

• Shape Strategy: Anticipate & interpret market changes, envision the future, decide strategic priorities. 

• Inspire & Influence: Co-create meaning and purpose, engage and energize the organization, lead through influence.

• Drive for Results: Drive execution, continuously improve the core, reallocate resources at pace. A strong performance orientation. 

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 for internationals

• 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 counseling, assistance, and referral service for all matters concerning yourself and your family via the Fürstenberg Institute