Head of Product (m/f/d)

Recruiter
Zalando
Location
Cheltenham
Posted
01 Dec 2021
Closes
26 Jan 2022
Ref
3701808
Level
Manager
THE OPPORTUNITY
At Tradebyte you work hand in hand with the biggest players in e-commerce â€" from hip fashion brands to big online shops. We offer you an open work structure and an incomparable team spirit. We believe that work and passion are compatible and for that we offer the appropriate surroundings. With continuous growth, we are looking for new colleagues who share our passion for work. Love what you do â€" do what you love. Become part of Tradebyte, an independent company within the Zalando Group!

YOUR PROFILE
  • You have 7+ years experience in IT Portfolio Management, Product Management or IT Transformation Delivery at enterprise level, preferably in an agile at scale environment
  • You bring a strong ability to lead, inspire, engage and coach a diverse team and create an inclusive culture across geographical boundaries
  • You are a strong communicator: You have experience with building strong senior stakeholder relationships and are able to turn complex messages into effective and succinct communication
  • You can systematically translate business goals, technology strategy and market knowledge into a product roadmap that prioritises delivery of value
  • You routinely work on complex product problems and deconstruct them with your product team
  • Ideally, you already have experience with introducing and configuring advanced product management software and coach your team to use it effectively
  • You have worked on SaaS or middleware products in a B2B context and ideally understand the ecommerce business and its technology landscape


YOUR CHALLENGE
  • As a Senior Product Manager, you will lead a team of talented Product Owners in driving product strategy, roadmap and execution for a complex product domain.
  • You utilise your deep functional expertise for strategic portfolio planning.
  • You track both effort and value delivery and identify opportunities for cost reduction, using this insight to prioritize opportunities for the product and maximise value for the customer
  • Working with the team and peers to develop shared, ambitious OKRs and hold ourselves accountable to these.
  • You relentlessly seek to understand the needs and pains of customers and senior business stakeholders and apply user centered design principles to iteratively improve the customer experience
  • You coordinate and report post-launch and ongoing evaluation to validate that products work for customers or colleagues as designed, gauge user sentiment and ensure that value is delivered
  • You translate product and technology strategy into delivery roadmaps and work with the Product Owners in your domain, to continuously deliver valuable outcomes to the customer.
  • Supporting end-to-end delivery by maintaining a rolling 90-day product roadmap, shaping that by effectively understanding and prioritising a pipeline of ideas, initiatives and strategic projects.
  • You match demand with supply constraints (financial, people and skills, commercial) and identify key dependencies, overlaps, conflicts and gaps
  • You proactively partner with peers and director-level business stakeholders to set the future direction of the product as part of the wider business strategy.


WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US
  • Open-minded tech-culture
  • Flat hierarchies & “Come as you are” culture
  • Supervised onboarding program
  • Flexible working hours & possibility to work from home
  • Unique working culture with plenty of creative freedom
  • Variety of health services
  • Modern offices in loft-style
  • Internal and external development opportunities
  • Free parking lots & immediate vicinity to train station
  • Legendary corporate events
  • 40% Zalando & 30% Zalando Lounge discount
  • Beverages & snacks for free
    … and more!


INTERESTED?
Looking forward to receive your application!