Senior Principal PM: AI-Driven Partner Platform

Zalando; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Hybrid working model

Employee shares program

Wellbeing & mental health support

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Zalando is building a pan-European fashion and lifestyle ecosystem. This Senior Principal Product Manager (Head-level IC) will steward the end-to-end partner journey, align data and AI capabilities, and shape a next‑generation AI platform.

You’ll own central infrastructure, mentor peers, and influence leadership while driving scalable, partner‑facing experiences. Join a cross-functional team in a hybrid, international setting, contributing to a modular, API-driven backbone that powers Zalando’s

Qualifications

• Oversee the end-to-end digital partner journey across complex ecosystems.
• Define AI Platform strategy including orchestration and agentic workflows.
• Drive integration with external partner systems via APIs and agents.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the end-to-end digital partner journey across the ecosystem.
• Define AI Platform strategy and orchestration to enable automated workflows.
• Architect modular infrastructure with API integrations for partner systems.
• Own central product roadmaps including design system and core infra.
• Bridge engineering and leadership with clear business narratives.
• Mentor and develop junior product colleagues within Partner Tech.

Skills

Platform thinking

AI fluency

Influence

Technical authority

APIs as products

Job description

Zalando is building a pan-European fashion and lifestyle ecosystem. This Senior Principal Product Manager (Head-level IC) will steward the end-to-end partner journey, align data and AI capabilities, and shape a next‑generation AI platform.

You’ll own central infrastructure, mentor peers, and influence leadership while driving scalable, partner‑facing experiences. Join a cross-functional team in a hybrid, international setting, contributing to a modular, API-driven backbone that powers Zalando’s