Senior Principal Product Manager Developer Experience Cloud Platform (All Genders)

Berlin - Germany

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

THE ROLE & THE TEAM
You will be joining the Builder Infrastructure (BUILD) organization a central function consisting of over 80 people. BUILD offers software development and machine learning platforms and services to make the job of every builder at Zalando easier and joyful. Builders include Software Engineers Machine Learning Engineers Data Engineers and Applied Scientists.

The BUILD organization consists of three departments: Builder Productivity Reliability and Scalability and Cloud Infrastructure alongside a Tech Academy team. This role sits specifically within the Cloud Infrastructure department a 27-person team led by the Head of Engineering. You will be part of the BUILD product management team alongside 3 Product Managers. Your closest customers and stakeholders will be the tech community of Zalando.

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

If you think you have what it takes we encourage you to apply even if you dont meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!

At Zalando our vision is to be the leading pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce one that thrives on diversity and is truly inclusive by design. We believe that diverse teams fuel innovation and creativity and we actively seek out talent from all backgrounds.

We actively seek to reduce bias in our hiring and employment processes focusing on your qualifications skills and contributions. To support this we kindly ask that you refrain from including personal details such as your photo age or marital status in your CV ensuring a fair and equitable evaluation based solely on your abilities and potential.

We are committed to providing an exceptional and accessible candidate experience for everyone. If you require any accommodations to support you throughout the hiring process please let us know we are here to assist you.

Discover more about our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace: WED LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)

You will set the right focus by defining product vision strategy and roadmap
You will engage with key stakeholders and users to establish a closer relationship.
You will collaborate with engineering teams to find creative solutions such as GenAI integration into the platform offering to reduce the cognitive load on users.
You will define and report on meaningful success metrics to validate that we are leading our products on the right path
You will collaborate with engineering teams in the department to balance operational excellence and new capabilities which bring value to platform users.
You will introduce product methodologies to the teams ways of working.

WED LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

You have 8 years of product management experience.
You have 5 years of experience specifically in technical product management.
Ideally you have worked in Platform Engineering and possess a solid understanding of cloud technologies.
Your technical knowledge should cover container platforms Event streaming services Infrastructure as code (IaC) FinOps Security and Compliance.
You already have a good understanding of GenAI tools. You use them daily for your personal productivity and have creative ideas on how they can be leveraged for improving developer experience in platform engineering.

OUR OFFER

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

27 days of holiday a year to start for full-time employees (1 day for every calendar year up to 30 days)
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
Employee shares program
40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando 30% off Lounge by Zalando discounts from external partners
Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)
Family services including counseling and support
Health and wellbeing options (including Wellhub formerly Gympass)
Mental health support and coaching available
Drive your development through our training platform and biannual peer-to-peer review

Required Experience:

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THE ROLE & THE TEAMYou will be joining the Builder Infrastructure (BUILD) organization a central function consisting of over 80 people. BUILD offers software development and machine learning platforms and services to make the job of every builder at Zalando easier and joyful. Builders include Softwa...