Senior Principal Product Manager - Lounge, Discover Squad (all genders)

At Zalando Lounge, our mission is to become Europe’s leading offprice platform by creating joy in discovering daily deals on fashion and lifestyle goods. To help us get there, we are hiring for a Senior Principal Product Manager in our Customer Facing Applications team.

As a Senior Principal Product Manager, you will lead the newly formed Discover Squad, where you’ll own and redefine the most critical aspects of our browsing and discovery experience. This role will go beyond incremental improvements, and will fundamentally rethink our browsing experience to align with customer needs and strategic priorities. You’ll set a bold vision, execute against it, and introduce AI-powered and scalable solutions to make assortment discoverability seamless and engaging, while building customer loyalty and excitement. With a ~16 person squad, consisting of product designers, product analytics, 10 cross-platform engineers, and a second junior PM to support, this is a high-impact role at the heart of Lounge’s product strategy. 

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)

• Lead visionary work: Contribute to the creation of 5 year vision for the Discover squad, while setting shorter-term strategies to deliver key goals and roadmaps. 

• Bold innovation: Challenge existing product paradigms and introduce outside-the-box solutions that leverage new technologies, including AI and hyper-personalization. 

• High-impact scope: Tackle complex challenges that contribute to Lounge’s long-term success, delivering measurable outcomes for assortment discoverability and inventory optimization. 

• Collaborate and influence: Build key relationships across the Zalando Group, while closer to home, work across multiple internal Lounge teams to leverage shared capabilities and enable impactful customer experiences. 

• Mentor and influence: Act as a mentor and key thought leader, shaping the product community, building best practices, and helping the organization keep a customer centric mindset. 

WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

• Proven experience: 7+ years in product, driving impactful B2C solutions in e-commerce, fashion or related fields. 

• Master the craft: You are skilled across the full product lifecyle, with many years of experience in driving opportunities from early discovery to full delivery, and iterating to perfection with a test and learn mindset. 

• Think big, act pragmatically: Strong analytical and creative problem-solver, comfortable with ambiguity and able to balance strategic vision with hands-on execution. You have a very strong bias to action. 

• Collaborative mindset: Able to build cross-business and cross-functional relationships with ease. Can skillfully work with senior leadership, foster teamwork, and navigate increasingly complex dependencies. 

• AI and personalization: Experience working with and delivering solutions involving AI and personalization would be a huge plus! As well as an ability to think creatively on how to apply such capabilities to new spaces to solve meaningful customer problems. 

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% 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 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 

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