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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.
Job Responsibility:
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
Requirements:
8+ years of product management experience
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
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