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Zulily is an online retailer that offers new, well-priced products every day. We help Mom, our customer, continually discover unique and exciting finds at unbeatable prices. Zulily strives to deliver three unique elements each day to every one of our customers – fresh (products, brands), boutique (unique, unexpected items), and value (unbeatable, low prices), while focusing on our core principles: driving progress, acting with empathy, being brave, embracing the future, and doing what’s right.

Zulily serves over 6M active customers across the world delivering products from over 15,000 brands. We operate country-specific storefronts in 8 countries (US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, Mexico, Singapore, Hong Kong). 70% of our orders come from mobile devices, one of the highest in retail, while over 90% of our orders come from repeat customers, an indication of strong customer loyalty. Zulily uses 100s of new events (mini storefronts) to launch over 9,000 products daily, delivering a high degree of freshness to the site.

Job Description Details

About MVP

The mission of the Merchandising & Vendor Platforms (MVP) team is to innovate in order to easily acquire, curate, and promote products so that Mom can discover great finds she trusts at unbeatable prices. As part of this mission, MVP is responsible for developing software that drives our product ingestion, merchandising activities, vendor operations, external vendor tools, and pricing systems. We work with a wide range of partners, including internal tech and business teams, as well as external vendors, suppliers, and integrators. As a member of MVP you will have a direct and meaningful impact on our ability to deliver great finds at unbeatable prices to Mom, while gaining exposure to nearly every facet of our growing e-commerce business! 

Your Strengths

• You display energy and initiative in solving problems. You share a passion for your products and customers.
• You are not afraid to ask questions and seek clarity. You listen. You are a lifelong learner.
• You are a problem-solver. You bring a can-do approach. You confront problems, take time to understand the issues (said, unsaid), propose solutions, and take ownership through resolution or a clear hand-off.
• You are adaptive and adept at dealing with ambiguity at speed. We work in a fast-paced environment and look to our product managers as owners capable of making decisions in the room.
• You believe data is job one, utilizing direct or proxy metrics to make decisions where possible. Where not possible, you are comfortable taking informed risks in the short term, while working to quickly close the data gap.
• You are a skilled communicator adept at using different media (verbal, written) to maximum effectiveness and evangelize your ideas, vision, and roadmap.
• You are a context switcher, able to jump from conversation to presentation to research and back, adjusting your content, presentation, and participation according to your audience, function, and desired outcomes.

Your Responsibilities

• You are the product owner. You define the what, the why, and the why now.
• You develop a deep understanding of your customer. You are obsessed with measuring and quantifying the impact of your product on the customers and the business.
• You define the vision for your product and the success metrics to measure progress. You conduct analysis and provide viable options for prioritization and recommend best path forward.
• You develop, refine, & manage the roadmap, often making difficult trade-offs between competing priorities and driving alignment across the organization.
• You collaborate with all levels in the org and partner teams (execs, product and engineering partners, BI, merchants, vendors) to establish commitment, trust, and business cases for resource prioritization of your products. You drive a product from inception-to-launch.
• Finally, you get the job done.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors’ degree in relevant fields and other real-world, professional experience will be considered.
• 4+ years as a Product Manager; Program Management experience considered
• Experience shipping software and technology products
• Have proven analytical and quantitative skills; know how to use SQL/BQ
• Leverage data and metrics to assess, drive, and communicate product decisions
• Strong and creative with problem-solving
• Rigorous in execution from start-to-finish—you are effective and efficient
• Effective Communicator (up/down/sideways in the org-hierarchy)
• Experience leading cross-functional teams using Agile methods
• Experience in delivering compelling, effective user experiences in close partnership with UX designers

Preferred Experiences

• Building & delivering products through several releases
• Building products working with multiple teams (Tech and Business)
• Working with ML Engineers & Data Scientists
• Working with internet-scale, complex apps
• MBA or relevant experience

About Zulily, LLC

Zulily, LLC, is a retailer obsessed with bringing its customers special finds every day—all at incredible prices. zulily features an always-fresh curated collection for the whole family, including clothing, home decor, toys, gifts and more. Unique products from up-and-coming brands are featured alongside favorites

from top brands, giving customers something new to discover each morning. zulily was launched in 2010 and is headquartered in Seattle with offices in Nevada, Ohio and Pennsylvania. For more information visit www.zulily.com. zulily, LLC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qurate Retail, Inc. (NASDAQ: QRTEA, RTEB), which includes QVC, HSN, Zulily and the Cornerstone brands (collectively, “Qurate Retail Group”), as well as other minority investments. Qurate Retail Group believes in a third way to shop -- beyond transactional ecommerce or traditional brick-and-mortar stores -- and is #1 in video commerce, #3 in ecommerce in North America and #3 in mobile commerce in the U.S. (according to Internet Retailer). For more information, visit www.qurateretailgroup.com.

EEO

As an equal opportunity employer, Qurate Retail Group is committed to a diverse workforce and is also committed to a barrier-free employment process. In order to ensure reasonable accommodations for individuals pursuant to applicable law, individuals that require accommodation in the job application process for a posted position may contact us at CareersUS@QVC.com for assistance.

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