Executive Project Planner

**THE ROLE & THE TEAM**:
The Chief of Staff Office is supporting the two Co-CEOs making sure everything runs smoothly throughout Zalando and assisting in the most pressing strategic challenges. We are seeking to fill an Executive Project Planner role, reporting directly to the Chief of Staff.

In this role you will support the Chief of Staff in planning, coordinating and organizing for the office of the Chief of Staff in support of the Co-CEOs. This will provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate and further develop your project management and stakeholder management skills as well as strategic thinking and problem solving skills.

**INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN**:
**WHY YOU SHOULD BE INTERESTED**:
As an Executive Project Planner on the Chief of Staff team you will:

- **Support strategic projects and processes**:

- **In close collaboration with **the Chief of Staff and the MB team, help to coordinate projects within the organization together with expert teams. a
- Helping the Chief of Staff and the MB team to organize and plan company-wide processes such as the strategy process liaising with a variety of internal and external stakeholders including senior leadership
- **Assist in shaping the MB agenda**:

- Helping the Chief of Staff to prepare the efficient governance of the system including administration of MB / eMB meetings and offsites as well as SB meetings and other formats
- **Support the Co-CEOs**:

- Supporting the Chief of Staff with ad-hoc requests and independently structuring and preparing written materials, including researching and analyzing data
- Help the Chief of Staff in supporting the Co-CEOs in adhering to daily business, ensuring meetings are well prepared and keeping an eye on the agenda and deliverables

**WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR**:

- Previous experience as an advanced assistant, project planner, event manager or similar roles requiring a high level of contextual planning, coordination and confidentiality
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills, including experience in writing Board-level documents
- Strong organizational skills, as well as the ability to maintain a realistic balance among multiple priorities and an agile environment. Ability to take initiative, understand deadlines and see through interdependencies
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills with multiple stakeholders; experience working with senior leadership is a plus
- Hands-on attitude with a growth mindset; a willingness to jump in and get involved where needed, and comfort working with ambiguity is important; representing Zalando's leadership principles (OFM)

**ZALANDO BENEFITS**:
**Career Development**
- We offer peer-to-peer performance reviews twice a year
- Learn and develop through our extensive Zalando training platform
- Join regular all-hands, team meetings, Q&A-sessions, and quarterly anonymous employee surveys to ask your questions and provide your feedback
- Support from an international team of experts; mentoring and professional development opportunities

**Wellbeing**
- 2 days paid leave per year for volunteering
- Minimum of 27 holiday days per calendar year
- Online sports courses, wellbeing, and nutrition advice offered by Humanoo personal wellbeing coach app
- Mental wellbeing support by our Employee Assistance Program and professional consultants to help you find health resources

**Flexibility**
- Flexible working hours
- Home office equipment available for hybrid working, to support you working from home
- Hybrid working model with 60% remote per week
- Opportunity to work from abroad for 30 (working) days per calendar year

**Financial**
- Access to the employee shares program
- 40% shopping discount on products shipped and sold by Zalando, and 30% discount on Zalando Lounge
- Discounts from a wide range of external partners

**Family**
- Employee parents' forums and employee resource group
- Supported transition into and out of parental leave, with a buddy and re-onboarding plan
- 3 fully-paid child sick days per year
- Free counselling, assistance, and referral service for all matters concerning yourself and your family via the Fürstenberg Institute

**ABOUT ZALANDO**:
It's the perfect time to join Zalando on our journey, from being a pioneer in the world of e-commerce, to the starting point for fashion in Europe. We connect customers, brands, and partners across 23 markets.

Help us drive digital and sustainable solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 48 million active customers through a team of diverse skill-sets, cultural backgrounds, and interests.