About The Team
The ML Platform & Developer Productivity department at Zalando consists of five teams supporting almost 2000 Software Engineers and Applied Scientists across the company. The team is responsible for providing the best tools and processes integrated into our central “Sunrise” platform, which is backed by backstage.io open source software. This setup allows delivery teams to experiment, build, test, and ship to production quickly and safely.
The Role
As the Head of Machine Learning Platform & Developer Productivity, you will lead five teams and play a pivotal role in defining, enabling, and optimizing our ML Development Lifecycle. Your responsibilities will include improving productivity across our ML platform, from data preparation and model development to deployment and monitoring. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, leadership, and a deep understanding of MLOps best practices.
You will collaborate with directors, peers, product management, key stakeholders, and engineering teams to shape the future of our internal digital products. These products serve over 250 teams, delivering approximately 20k builds and 10k deployments per week to Kubernetes on AWS.
We'd Love to Meet You If You
- Have a minimum of 8 years of experience in Software Engineering or Applied Machine Learning, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
- Have a track record of delivering company-wide systems and solutions at scale for applied machine learning.
- Are proficient in MLOps practices, tools, and techniques.
- Possess strong executive stakeholder management and product management thinking.
- Have strong know-how in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Science, or Data Science.
- Have a record of attracting, developing, and retaining exceptional talent.
- Have empathy, awareness, and understanding related to working in a mission-driven and highly diverse and inclusive environment.
Our Offer
Zalando provides a range of benefits, including an employee shares program, discounts on fashion and beauty products, paid volunteering days, a hybrid working model, and more. We also offer relocation assistance, family services, health and wellbeing options, and mental health support.
Inclusive by Design
At Zalando, our vision is to be inclusive by design. We do not discriminate based on gender identity, sexual orientation, personal expression, ethnicity, religious belief, or disability status. We assess candidates based on their qualifications and merit. Please inform us of any accommodations you may need during the hiring process.
Benefits Extracted with AI
- Employee shares program
- 40% off fashion and beauty products
- 2 paid volunteering days a year
- Hybrid working model
- Work from abroad for up to 30 days a year
- 27 days of vacation
- Relocation assistance
- Family services
- Health and wellbeing options
- Mental health support
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