Job Description
We are seeking a Team Lead Product for our Search Team, responsible for building a scalable and performance-driven search engine.
Our Search Team is part of the Circle Cluster “Customer & Shop Intelligence” and improves our search algorithms and infrastructure to provide fast, accurate, and relevant results and most importantly a great search user experience.
Be part of the international product team and provide features to an audience of millions of users. Act as a role model for your team, keep spirits high and bring drive into your projects.
What you will do
- Manage independently our Search Team and mainly take responsibility for your team’s output as well as E2E feature conception & planning.
- Steer an experienced development team within AY’s agile working culture (SCRUM, Kanban) - organize and moderate agile meetings (e.g. standup, planning, retrospective, feature demonstrations, etc.).
- Work data-driven, based on reports and analyses for deriving actions that are truly oriented towards our customers' needs.
- Responsible for the Management of and communication with all relevant stakeholders.
- Understand stakeholder demands, needs and issues - translate them into actionable & feasible product requirements and build a scalable tech solution.
- Triaging operative issues, identifying technical dependencies and evaluating business impact.
- Lead cross-team projects and collaborate closely with other Tech Teams (e.g. App, Web, Shop Analytics, etc.) to execute E2E solutions.
Who you are
- Master's degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
- 7-10 years of experience in product management for tech products within software development, focused on backend systems.
- Proven expertise in agile methodologies and collaboration with developers, data scientists, and QA managers.
- Strong understanding of technology, business processes, and functional dependencies.
- Hands-on experience with e-commerce search engines, ideally in retail.
- Skilled in IT project management and leading cross-functional initiatives.
- At least 2 years of team leadership experience.
- Analytical, detail-oriented, and customer-focused with a proactive mindset.
- Exceptional communication skills in English, adaptable to diverse perspectives.
- Comfortable in international work environments, with a focus on efficiency and solutions.
What you will get on top
- Grow together with one of the fastest growing eCommerce companies in Europe.
- Flexible working times.
- 40% discount on our online shop.
- Fresh fruits + drinks everywhere.
- Language courses (German & English).
- Free sports courses & reduced price for gym membership.
- Subsidized public transportation ticket.
- Job bikes.
- Free choice of hardware and operating system (Mac, Windows, Linux) also for private usage.
- State-of-the-art tech stack running on AWS.
- Modern office in the city center of Hamburg.
- International working environment and English as company language.
- Company flats (subject to availability).
- Agile work environment (MOVE) and cross-functional teams.
- Free access to Germany’s greatest developer conference code.talks.
- German health insurance included.
- Help in relocation and VISA process.