Search Team Lead - Lounge Zalando

THE ROLE & THE TEAM

Lounge by Zalando is an online shopping club for fashion and lifestyle products, serving millions of members across 24 European markets. We offer our members daily, time-limited sale campaigns with discounts of up to 75% off the recommended retail price.

Customers sign up with their email addresses and can shop daily curated selections of limited-time promotional deals. Unlike Zalando, we don't operate through a permanent catalog. The campaign model is a crucial differentiator and invites customers to experience Zalando's fashion credibility with the additional elements of surprise and great value for money.

We are looking for a Search Team Lead to own our full search ecosystem - paid and organic - across SEA, Google Shopping, Display & Programmatic (incl. DV360), Apple Search Ads, SEO/GEO and ASO. Reporting directly to the Head of Marketing, you will lead a team of six and act as the connective tissue between search and Lounge's broader marketing, science, martech and product ecosystem.

The flash-sale model creates a uniquely demanding performance environment - inventory windows are short, audience signals shift daily, and every euro of spend must be justified in real-time.

At Zalando, our vision is to be the leading pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce - one that is inclusive by design. We only assess candidates based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from people of all gender identities, sexual orientations, personal expressions, racial identities, ethnicities, religious beliefs, and disability statuses. We only want to know why you’re great for this role, so please avoid including your picture, age, and marital status in your CV as well.

We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Please feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support and assist you throughout the hiring process.

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• Own the Search P&L across all channels - connecting KPIs (ROAS, CPA, CPI, CVR, organic visibility) directly to business outcomes (Revenue, Contribution Margin, Customer Acquisition).

• Lead, mentor and grow a team of six; set the technical bar, prioritize work, and build a clear development path for every team member.

• Translate Business Unit growth targets into data-driven, channel-level investment frameworks weighting incrementality across 24 markets.

• Partner with Applied Science and Analytics to refine and embed search into our MMM/MTA and incrementality frameworks; push bidding toward long-term customer value.

• Represent marketing across cross-functional stakeholders - Applied Science, Analytics, Brand & Creative, Markets & Propositions, Buying, Martech, and Product - in investment planning and technology roadmap discussions.

• Drive AI adoption across search workflows - from campaign automation to data analysis - and keep the team ahead of platform shifts and emerging best practices.

• Experience:
  
  8+ years of hands-on performance marketing across paid search (SEA, Google Shopping, DV360, App Install, Apple Search Ads) and organic (SEO, GEO), with 3+ years of team leadership experience.

• Technical Depth:
  Practitioner-level knowledge of Google Ads, SA360, DV360, and SEO tooling (Semrush, Screaming Frog, Search Console); strong understanding of feed management, bidding mechanics, and how technical SEO drives revenue.

• Data Fluency:
  Advanced proficiency in data-driven decision making. Comfortable in Excel/Google Sheets, Tableau, Looker or equivalent; basic SQL and/or Python is required.

• Commercial Acumen:
  You connect channel performance to P&L impact and engage credibly…