THE ROLE AND THE TEAM
As a Senior Applied Scientists within the Pricing, Traffic & Trading Tech organization at Zalando, we are dedicated to utilizing cutting-edge research to build and refine the scientific models that optimize key commercial decisions for our €10Bn+ business.
Our team has developed a bespoke experimentation platform that allows us to rigorously test improvements to our core pricing algorithms and conduct large-scale experiments on the effectiveness of commercial incentives like vouchers.
We are looking for a passionate and experienced scientist to join us in a role with a dual focus: enhancing the foundations of our scientific decision-making while also applying those foundations to critical business problems.
INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN
Zalando is Europe’s leading online platform for fashion, connecting customers, brands, and partners across 25 markets. Learn more about our vision for inclusivity and innovation here.
At Zalando, our vision is to be inclusive by design. And this vision starts with our hiring - we do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, personal expression, ethnicity, religious belief, or disability status. You are welcome to leave out your picture, age, or marital status from your application. We only assess candidates on their qualifications and merit.
We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support you throughout the hiring process.
do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy:
https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/dobetter-our-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy
Our employee resource groups:
https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/our-employee-resource-groups
WHAT WE'D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)
Lead the evolution of our experimentation platform. You will research and implement advanced methodologies in causal inference and experimental design to improve our platform's capabilities. You will not only enhance the toolset but also empower other teams to run more robust and insightful experiments.
Drive voucher optimization. You will utilize our experimentation platform and your modelling expertise to build a sophisticated optimization product for vouchers. This involves designing strategies for both customer targeting (who should get a voucher?) and assortment selection (on which products should it be valid?).
Develop state-of-the-art machine learning and econometric models. You will take full ownership of developing models that allow us to understand the true incremental impact of our interventions and you will collaborate with our ML engineers to bring your models to production.
Champion scientific excellence and innovation. You will empower the team to stay up-to-date with the latest research in relevant fields like causal machine learning, econometrics, and optimization. You will be responsible for translating theoretical advances into practical applications that create tangible business value.
Mentor and coach fellow scientists. As a senior member of the team, you will provide feedback and support to your junior colleagues, helping them to develop into outstanding researchers and practitioners.
WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF:
Strong academic background in economics, econometrics, statistics or a STEM field (preferably PhD).
Strong expertise in experimentation and causal inference.
Good understanding of economic concepts.
Experience related to pricing and e-commerce is a plus.
Strong experience with Python in applied context - experience with relevant data and ML frameworks (e.g. PySpark, lightgbm, sklearn, PyTorch, …)
Experience building machine learning models and to solve real world business problems.
Experience in translating research into applications with a good balance between scientific rigour and business relevance.
Experience working with customer level data is a plus.
Ability to collaborate with external stakeholders and to clearly communicate results to diverse technical and non-technical audiences.
Self-driven, intrinsic motivation for result implementation (action orientation).
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 to start
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
