Senior Applied Scientist - SEO (all genders)

Location
Berlin
Contract
Full time
Job Category
Applied Science & Research

THE ROLE & THE TEAM
 

The Search Engine Optimisation Team is responsible for optimising the ranking positions of Zalando landing pages on all major Search Engines. We aim to provide our customers the optimal landing destination for their search demand. In order to achieve this we constantly review and improve our search term set in all our markets Zalando operates in.

To provide a scalable solution, Machine Learning  and data-driven solutions will play a pivotal role. We need Applied Scientists who are fueled by the desire to build innovative and impactful scientific and data driven products for our SEO business. You will join an existing team of Global SEO managers, Software Engineers and work in close collaboration with our Product Manager. 

The team is working to rapidly develop greenfield ML and LLM solutions that integrate into our existing service platform. Primarily to improve- or help our SEO managers to improve keyword discovery, content creation and internal linking. Your models, optimization solutions and data analysis will generate key insights for our team and partners to  enable them to make data-driven decisions about the growth opportunities in a challenging market environment. You will have a key role in an important marketing  team and have an opportunity to contribute to our existing projects as well as shape our future direction. 

WHY YOU SHOULD BE INTERESTED… 

  • You will be joining a team of SEO experts that need your expertise to transition to a more data driven approach

  • We trust your entrepreneurial capabilities.

  • Work closely together with our Product Manager & SEO managers to identify our customers key needs and the most valuable use cases to address in our area using your experience as an Applied Scientist. 

  • Research, design and optimization solutions that will help our team make informed decisions about their investment areas  and how it affects their SEO  growth options.

  • Define and monitor key performance metrics to measure our models’ and solutions’ performance and their evolution over time.

  • Collaborate with the Data Engineers to Identify and consolidate the department data sources - helping us develop a strong foundation for our Applied Science  data solutions. 

  • Mentoring Junior Applied Scientist and support colleagues on their career progression towards a Applied Scientist


 

WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF… 

  • Educational background in a quantitative field 
  •  5+ years of experience solving applied scientific problems with 2+ years in the industry 
  • You balance technical acumen with business understanding and excel in collaborating with product and business stakeholders to identify new product opportunities and drive existing use cases
  • Experience developing applied science or operations research solutions for production environments 
  • Comfortable using Python and with the ML software development lifecycle 
  • Industry demonstrated knowledge and skills in at least one the following areas 
  • Machine Learning Engineering (service design, batch processing, GPU computing, git, docker, CI/CD, software testing) 
  • Machine Learning/Operations Research/Statistics (forecasting techniques, mathematical optimization, causal inference, inventory optimization) 
  • An entrepreneurial mindset, you value a diverse and fast-paced business environment, and hence balance your passion for research with pragmatism to drive actions and create impact for our customers.

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% (or more) 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 (for Zalando SE)

  • 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

Recruiter

Ahmed Sadek

ahmed.sadek@zalando.de

Please note that all applications must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via e-mail.

About Zalando

It’s the perfect time to join Zalando on our journey to build the leading pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce. Help us offer an inspiring and quality multi-brand shopping experience for fashion and lifestyle products to about 50 million active customers in 25 markets. Or be part of our logistic infrastructure, software or service capabilities to help brands and retailers run and scale their entire e-commerce business, on or off Zalando. Join our Zalando ecosystem, to enable positive change for the fashion and lifestyle industry. 

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