Applied Science Manager

at  Zalando

Location
Berlin
Contract
Full time
Job Category
Applied Science & Research
The content and ad economics team is working on creating great customer experiences with promotional content. We do this by building a fair and explainable visibility marketplace, optimizing long-term value for customers and brands. We are running millions of ad auctions per day and are building innovative, scalable and value-creating products. We are highly motivated, collaborative and have a bias for action.
As an Applied Science Manager, you will be leading scientists in a cross-functional team with Applied Scientists, Software & Research Engineers and product experts. You will work on improving our algorithms that measure and match customer preferences with the offerings of our brands and our platform. This entails understanding the short- and long-term impact of these matches on all marketplace participants and steering towards optimal value. Our research problems are involved, at the intersection of Microeconomics (Auctions), Econometrics, Causal inference, and high-load low-latency Machine Learning Engineering, giving opportunities for scientific contributions.
We are looking for someone who can lead a cross-functional team of Economists and Engineers and collaborate with Engineering leadership across the organization in order to deliver science-driven measurement and decision-making systems at industry-scale. You will support the team working in a structured and transparent way to achieve results we can all proudly celebrate. If required, you support and challenge us to improve our solutions based on your foundational knowledge in Economics and Econometrics. This position is a unique opportunity to have industry-scale business impact through the combination of (Computational) Economics and Engineering.

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