Manage USF's Procurement Card program and other payment solutions ensuring compliance, efficiency, and staff leadership. Oversee operations, audits, training, and liaise with vendors and partners.
About the role
- Principal Software Program Manager at Zalando managing key software initiatives in eCommerce. Leading program management standards and aligning cross-functional teams to enhance customer solutions.
Responsibilities
- Convert high-level Group Strategy into executable, measurable programs that drive business growth and customer experience.
- Manage complex, multi-team software programs end-to-end, ensuring stability in scope, schedule, cost, and quality.
- Use KPI tracking and rigorous data analysis to resolve bottlenecks and enable informed executive decisions.
- Proactively identify and mitigate program risks and cross-portfolio dependencies to ensure reliable outcomes.
- Partner with leadership and PMO to champion prioritization and trade-offs across the organization.
- Act as a trusted advisor and communication bridge between Engineering, Product, Design, Data, and Operations.
- Translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable narratives for both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Motivate and align distributed, cross-functional teams through vision and credibility without direct reporting authority.
- Support the professional development of program managers and peers in execution and delivery excellence.
- Foster a culture of shared ownership and inclusive collaboration across diverse geographies and disciplines.
- Apply and evolve best-in-class methodologies to raise the organizational bar for software development practices.
- Lead through ambiguity and pressure, modeling accountability and proactive solutions in a fast-paced environment.
Requirements
- Are a strategic thinker with a proven ability to drive business outcomes through effective program and project management.
- Have experience in software program or technical program management, (ideally within eCommerce), with an understanding of software development methodologies.
- Have proven success leading multiple concurrent programs with cross-functional, globally distributed teams.
- Have strong stakeholder satisfaction and alignment across functions, and exceptional communication, negotiation, and influencing skills with experience engaging at executive levels.
- Have a tangible impact on platform performance, customer experience, and business outcomes.
- Have demonstrated leadership in improving program management practices company-wide.
- Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced e-commerce environments, navigating seamlessly between technical and business contexts to bridge the gap between high-level strategy and execution across all hierarchy levels.
- Are comfortable with ambiguity and change while proactively bringing solutions to help move decisions and the organization forward.
- Have mastered project management methodology and frameworks.
- Have empathy, awareness, and understanding related to working in a mission driven and highly diverse and inclusive environment like Zalando.
Benefits
- 40% off products sold and shipped by Zalando
- 2 paid volunteering days a year
- Hybrid working model
- Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year
- 27 days of vacation per year to start
- A one-time allowance to set up an ergonomic workstation (outside of Zalando office)
- Health & Dental Insurance (opt-in)
- Pension scheme & match up to 10% (opt-in)
- Life Assurance
- Income Protection
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Tax Saver Commuter Tickets
- Employee shares program
- Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)
- Family services, including counseling and support
- Health and wellbeing options, including Gympass/Wellhub
- Mental health support and coaching available
- Professional development through our training platform and biannual peer-to-peer reviews
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