Hybrid Product Lead – Tradebyte

at Zalando

• Job title: Product Lead – Tradebyte
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Germany

About the role

• Product Lead driving key initiatives for Tradebyte's platform. Collaborating with engineering, growth, and marketing teams to ensure product success and adoption.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of a key strategic domain, acting as the primary expert and visionary for its evolution within the Tradebyte platform.
• Translate complex problem statements into elegant solutions that work for the business and provide clear ROI for our customers.
• Adopt a "hands-on" builder mindset by running rapid Proof of Concepts and customer interviews to test viability before committing engineering resources.
• Collaborate with Growth and Marketing teams to package features, define pricing strategies, and ensure successful market adoption.
• Work hand-in-hand with Engineering teams to ensure our platform is optimized for high-volume data and remains highly performant.
• Simplify complex technical concepts into clear business value for stakeholders and prepare to coach and mentor other Product Managers as the team grows.

Requirements

• You have a strong background in Product Management, specifically within B2B SaaS, E-commerce, or API-first data exchange products.
• You are already incorporating AI into your workflow—from synthesizing customer feedback during discovery to prototyping and "vibe coding" for delivery.
• You understand SaaS metrics (GMV, unit economics) and have a proven ability to define the specific KPIs that indicate true product success.
• You speak the language of engineers but can visualize complex system logic so clearly that non-experts can understand and use it immediately.
• You are a pragmatic problem solver who is comfortable making fast, high-stakes decisions and saying "no" to good ideas to focus on the great ones.
• You have experience launching AI solutions in the market or have actively prototyped and tested them with real-world customers.

Benefits

• Hybrid working model - work where it works for you within Germany or the UK, with regular office attendance required for moments that matter.
• 40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Lounge by Zalando, discounts from external partners
• Employee shares program
• 27 days of vacation a year to start for full-time employees
• 2 paid volunteering days a year
• Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year
• Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)
• Family services, including counseling and support
• Health and wellbeing options (including Wellhub, formerly Gympass)
• Mental health support and coaching available
• Drive your development with our training offerings and biannual peer-to-peer review