Search & Recommender Engine Lead (all genders)

Kaufland e-commerce; Köln; Hybrid; Vertraulich; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading e-commerce company is seeking an experienced Product Manager for Search and Recommendation Engines. You will lead cross-functional teams, define product vision, and drive enhancements based on user data. This role offers flexibility in working remotely or in various locations across Germany, contributing to a dynamic corporate culture that values innovation and diversity.

Leistungen

Flexible work-life balance

Relocation package

Free choice of hardware

Mental well-being initiatives

Online language learning offers

Subsidized train season ticket

Fitness deals through Urban Sports Club

Qualifikationen

• Multiple years of experience in search/recommender engine products.
• Strong engineering or data science background.
• Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams.

Aufgaben

• Define and refine product vision for search and recommendation engines.
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver effective solutions.
• Analyze key performance indicators for product enhancements.

Kenntnisse

Data-driven decision making

Leadership

User research

A/B testing

Product lifecycle management

Ausbildung

Degree in Engineering or Data Science

Jobbeschreibung

Employment details

Permanent Contract, Full-Time, Remote or Cologne / Darmstadt / Düsseldorf

Info

Who we are

We operate the international online marketplaces of Kaufland: Several thousand sellers and millions of products make us one of the fastest growing online marketplaces. Ours is a dynamic corporate culture that merges a start-up mentality with the opportunities offered by a large corporation. We combine knowledge and many years of experience in e-commerce with flat hierarchies and a highly motivated team.

We love flexibility! We offer you the best environment to work in a flexible and focussed way: You get to decide whether you want to work in one of our offices in Cologne // Darmstadt // Düsseldorf, but also have the opportunity to work remotely (within Germany) and choose the best of both. We want to offer you the most attractive workplace in e-commerce and maximum flexibility for your personal work-life balance.

Day by day, our development team of about 400 experts pursues the goal of creating the best possible customer shopping experience for our online marketplace. To enrich the lives of our customers, we collaborate in cross-functional teams. Learn about how they are structured and more details about our product areas here: https://kaufland-ecommerce.com/en/team/tech-en/.

Tasks

Your tasks – this is what awaits you in detail

• You define and refine the product vision and strategy for both the search engine and recommender engine, ensuring alignment with overall company objectives and user needs
• You lead and mentor two cross-functional teams, consisting of engineers, data scientists, and analysts, to deliver innovative and effective search and recommendation solutions
• You conduct in-depth user research and A/B testing to gather insights on user behavior, preferences, and pain points, informing product enhancements and new features
• You analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) related to search accuracy, recommendation relevance, and user satisfaction, using data-driven insights to guide product decisions and optimizations
• You stay on top of advancements in search and recommendation technologies, leveraging industry best practices and competitor insights to drive continuous innovation and maintain a competitive edge
• You prepare and deliver regular updates and presentations to stakeholders, highlighting product performance, roadmap progress, and strategic initiatives

Profile

Your profile – this is what we expect from you

• You have multiple years of hands-on experience building, optimizing, and scaling search and recommender engine products in an online marketplace or similar environment
• You possess a strong engineering and/or data science background, with a deep understanding of search and recommender systems, including their underlying algorithms and infrastructure
• You have a proven track record in leading cross-functional teams through the full product lifecycle, from discovery to delivery
• You are highly data-driven and outcome-focused, with the ability to define, track, and analyze key performance metrics, and translate insights into actionable strategies
• You are customer-obsessed, with a strong ability to identify user pain points and derive innovative solutions that enhance the search and recommendation experience
• You are passionate about working in an international, English-speaking team and are eager to embrace our company culture and values

Benefits

What we offer

• Create your own work-life balance: Work remotely (within Germany) or at one of our locations in Cologne, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf!
• Diversity and variety: An international environment with talents from over 65 different nations creates innovative and exciting perspectives
• Do you want to move to Germany? No problem – we offer you an attractive relocation package to give you a smooth start.
• Power meets dynamic: Flat hierarchies and start-up mentality meet the power of a big corporate group, providing you an agile and secure working environment
• Free choice of hardware: MacBook or Lenovo Linux, it's up to you
• We are team players: Our strong bond extends beyond our own team: we stay connected thanks to our many internal offerings, such as our digital onboarding program, our all-hands meetings and regular team and company events
• Mental well-being: We support you with various initiatives on your personal and professional well-being journey!
• Boost your growth : Benefit from our online language learning offers, our various in-house training offers as well as our automated 360-degree feedback to boost your personal and professional growth
• The future is digital: Develop the e-commerce of the future with us and work on a product with millions of users
• ‘ Deutschlandticket ’: We subsidise your train season ticket for more mobility
• Urban Sports Club: Get top deals for fitness, team sports, yoga and more
• Personal & team growth: We love flexibility in terms of working location, but we also believe that personal interactions are important. That’s why we organise company events, and cover the costs to bring you there and to other (approved) get-togethers with your peers. The same applies to conferences and other learning opportunities. We want everybody to grow personally and professionally, as a team and as a companyCheck out our Principles & our blog for even more insights into our company culture!

Diversity at Kaufland e-commerce

We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of skin colour, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, ethnic origin, religion and ideology. We are signatories to the Charta der Vielfalt (German Diversity Charter) – because we know that extraordinary things can only be achieved with diversity. Read more here!

Your application

Why are you the perfect fit for this position?
Don't bother with cover letters - we're interested in facts and figures!

How would you like to be addressed?
Feel free to add the following pronouns "she/her", "him/he" or "they/them" optionally (e.g. after your name) in your CV.

As we have very international teams, we would highly appreciate it to receive your CV or profile link in English.

Contact Person

Your contact person: Verena Schilmann

Kaufland e-commerce Services GmbH & Co. KG

Postal address:
Habsburgerring 2
50674 Köln

We are looking forward to your application!