Head of / Principal P&O Strategy - Org Development

Our People & Organizational Development team shapes the growth of both our organization and our people. From strategic organizational design to talent and leadership programs, as well as process optimization, we ensure that our teams work efficiently, develop continuously, and achieve sustainable success.

As Head / Principal P&O Strategy – Org Development (m/f/d), you will play a high-impact role in shaping and executing our people and organizational strategy. You will translate complex HR and organizational initiatives into tangible, effective solutions across the company and work closely with leadership, business, and HR teams to drive sustainable change and growth.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Company Initiatives: Overall responsible for all HR aspects of company-wide business development initiatives, leading the value creation for all P&O aspects of the teaming up with Zalando
• Talent, Learning & Leadership Development: Design, implementation, and management of all Learning and Development initiatives, incl. Learning & Development strategy, training offerings, advancement of learning technology (LMS), introduction of internal top talent programme
• Performance Management: Continuous improvements of Performance Management frameworks, incl. implementation and enablement of all stakeholders
• Culture Activation: Leading culture, health management, diversity & inclusion initiatives, such as rollout of updated company values, Health Week
• Career Framework: Continuous review of Career Framework improvement potential, incl. job families, harmonization of career levels, skill catalogue

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience leading company-wide people and organisational initiatives, such as organisational design, performance management frameworks, talent and leadership development programmes, or cultural initiatives — ideally in complex, fast-paced organisations
• Academic degree in Business Administration, Psychology, Social Sciences, or a comparable field
• Consulting or project management background, with a proven track record of structuring, driving, and landing complex, cross-functional initiatives
• Strategic judgement combined with hands-on execution strength, able to translate ambiguous business challenges into pragmatic, scalable people solutions
• Demonstrated experience in team leadership, including setting direction, prioritising work, developing team members, and ensuring high-quality delivery
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to influence, challenge, and align senior leaders

Benefits

• Flexible working hours with core working times
• Company pension scheme
• Exclusive employee discounts
• Organic fruits and beverages
• Free language courses (German & English)
• Sports classes and subsidies for fitness offerings
• Free choice of hardware and operating system (Mac, Windows, Linux) for private use as well
• Modern centrally located office in Hamburg's city center
• Regular company events
• International team
• Dog-friendly office
• Continuing education opportunities
• Mobility allowance
• Support in the relocation process

YOU ARE THE CORE OF ABOUT YOU
We take responsibility for creating an inclusive and exceptional environment where all genders, nationalities and ethnicities feel welcomed and accepted exactly as they are. We believe that a diverse workforce essentially contributes to the ABOUT YOU culture. In order to maintain talent and diversity, we emphasize the care for physical health, mental health and overall well-being.Our values and work ethics essentially contribute to our brand mission: empower acceptance and shape an inclusive, fair and circular fashion culture.

We look forward to receiving your application - preferably online via our application portal. This way we can guarantee a faster process and it is also very easy for you to upload your application documents! :-)

Your contact
Merle