Head of Applied Science

The Pricing Platform is responsible for algorithmic pricing, pricing tooling, and measurement systems. Zalando’s efficient growth relies on our ability to drive key consumer-facing aspects through a platform approach. The prices consumers see and transact against are critical in the customer journey. The majority of prices customers see are algorithmically generated via the pricing platform, and the remaining prices are done using tools the platform designs.

This position directly manages the prices for SKUs from thousands of brands for nearly 50 million customers totalling several billions in revenue and is central to Zalando’s commercial strategy of seeking profitable growth.

As the Head of Applied Science within our Pricing Platform team, you will manage the scientific aspects of our platform, overseeing the models, associated research, and product development. Your responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing the science contained within the production optimization systems that manage the highly granular and seasonal pricing.
• Providing thought leadership and project guidance for prioritisation of continuous enhancements to the algorithmic pricing
• Conducting research for ...