Senior Principal Product Manager – Client Foundations Platform and Tracking (all genders)

Zalando
Berlin
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Product ManagementExperience: 8+ yearsSkills: ["Cross-functional leadership","Stakeholder management","Strategic vision","Customer obsession","Collaboration"]

Shape and execute the multi-year product strategy for a Client Foundations platform that powers Zalando’s next-generation customer experience across Web, iOS, and Android. Lead developer-platform improvements (CI/CD, OTA updates, cross-platform UI frameworks) and transition to automated, module-centric client tracking with strong governance. Deliver low-latency behavioral data pipelines integrated with Databricks and feature stores to enable AI/ML-driven personalization and recommendations.

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Zalando
22 hours ago

Senior Principal Product Manager – Client Foundations Platform and Tracking (all genders)

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Job Summary

Shape and execute the multi-year product strategy for a Client Foundations platform that powers Zalando’s next-generation customer experience across Web, iOS, and Android. Lead developer-platform improvements (CI/CD, OTA updates, cross-platform UI frameworks) and transition to automated, module-centric client tracking with strong governance. Deliver low-latency behavioral data pipelines integrated with Databricks and feature stores to enable AI/ML-driven personalization and recommendations.
Location: Berlin
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Product Management
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and execute the multi-year product roadmap for the Client Foundations Platform, aligning RE Core, Application Operations & Productivity, and Tracking Platform capabilities with CX and AI strategy.
  • •Improve developer velocity and platform health by delivering CI/CD infrastructure, OTA update capabilities, cross-platform UI frameworks, and standardized renderer APIs.
  • •Lead the shift from legacy manual client-side tracking to an automated, module-centric tracking architecture, using declarative tracking and server-side data enrichment.
  • •Enable AI and real-time personalization with low-latency (<10s) customer event delivery and feature engineering pipelines integrated with Databricks, event bus, and a central feature store.
  • •Drive cross-functional alignment by establishing data governance, platform contracts, and cost-attribution models with Engineering, Data & Analytics, Design, and business stakeholders.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:EquityPaid VolunteeringPaid LeaveRelocationGym Membership

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of technical product management experience leading large-scale developer platforms, client-side UI frameworks, or enterprise data/analytics infrastructure in e-commerce/marketplaces.
  • •Deep understanding of mobile (iOS/Android) and web client architectures plus cross-platform frameworks (React Native), Server-Driven UI (SDUI), and modern rendering engines.
  • •Proven experience with high-throughput event ingestion pipelines, data contracts, and client-side telemetry instrumentation; experience powering AI/ML feature stores is a plus.
  • •Ability to lead complex system transformations (platform migrations, deprecations, schema governance automation) while managing risk and ensuring operational excellence.
  • •Strong stakeholder management skills to inspire cross-functional engineering/data science teams and communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
Experience:8+ yearsE-commerceMarketplaceDeveloper platformsData analyticsAI/ML
Skills:Cross-functional leadershipStakeholder managementStrategic visionCustomer obsessionCollaboration
Tech Stack:React NativeServer-Driven UISDUIRendering engineCI/CDCICDOver-the-Air (OTA)DatabricksEvent busCentral Feature StoreAI/MLRecommendation engines

Company Brief

Zalando
Zalando operates a leading European online marketplace for fashion and lifestyle products, offering clothing, shoes and accessories from international brands and local labels, plus logistics and marketing services to partner brands and retailers.
Industry: Online Marketplaces
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Berlin, Germany
Founded: 2008
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