Company Description
Depop is the community-powered circular fashion marketplace where anyone can buy, sell and discover desirable secondhand fashion. With a community of over 35 million users, Depop is on a mission to make fashion circular, redefining fashion consumption. Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in London, with offices in New York and Manchester, and in 2021 became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Etsy. Find out more at www.depop.com
Our mission is to make fashion circular and to create an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome, no matter who they are or where they’re from. Just as our platform connects people globally, we believe our workplace should reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. We thrive on the power of different perspectives and experiences, knowing they drive innovation and bring us closer to our users. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, providing employment opportunities without regard to age, ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy or maternity, marriage and civil partnership, or any other protected status. We’re continuously evolving our recruitment processes to ensure fairness and are open to accommodating any needs you might have.
If, due to a disability, you need adjustments to complete the application, please let us know by sending an email with your name, the role to which you would like to apply, and the type of support you need to complete the application to [email protected]. For any other non-disability related questions, please reach out to our Talent Partners.
The Search Retrieval team is central to Depop’s discovery experience, guiding buyers toward the most relevant listings and powering a retrieval platform used across multiple areas of the Product.
As Product Manager, you’ll drive the team’s roadmap, collaborating with Engineering and Machine Learning partners to build the systems that enable personalised, high-quality discovery for our users.
Responsibilities:
Strategy and roadmap:
Work with technical co-partners to define and execute a product vision and strategy.
You won’t be expected to come up with all the ideas, but instead facilitate excellent ideation, prioritisation and decision making with your technical co-partners.
Work with Product Analysts to define and monitor the key metrics for your team and ensure ongoing experimentation best practices.
Deciding what to build:
Prioritise your team’s time and resources to achieve the maximum progress on key quarterly objectives, ensuring efforts are directed where they matter most
Interact with stakeholders throughout the business to understand and prioritise their retrieval needs
Use user research and rigorous data analysis to make informed decisions about what to and what not to build and ensure this technical team remains connected to the needs of our users.
Keeping everyone aligned and informed:
Aligning with the Product lead and the functional leadership on the priorities and strategic goals of the wider ‘Match’ product area (Recommendations, Search, Ranking teams)
Keeping all stakeholders informed about team direction and progress
Motivating the team and giving them the context they need to reach their potential
Requirements:
Must haves:
Experience as a Product Manager working with ML products, or in a highly relevant technical field.
Excellent communication skills. You are logical, articulate, and can work collaboratively with highly technical stakeholders.
A strong sense of ownership and be highly organised. You create order in the world around you and get huge satisfaction from delivering the highest quality features
Beginner’s Mindset is one of our core values. We’re a learning organisation, and a group of people that thrive on getting better every day. Your curiosity and thirst for knowledge are more important than what you know already.
Great commercial awareness. You think constantly about driving business results, and base your decisions in data, user interviews, and rigorous analysis
Things that would be useful, but are not essential:
Experience working in a marketplace business
Experience working in Search, Recommendations or Ranking
Technical background, for example, engineering or machine learning
A love of fashion, especially if you’re already part of the Depop community
Additional Information
Health + Mental Wellbeing
PMI and cash plan healthcare access with Bupa
Subsidised counselling and coaching with Self Space
Cycle to Work scheme with options from Evans or the Green Commute Initiative
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for 24/7 confidential support
Mental Health First Aiders across the business for support and signposting
Work/Life Balance:
25 days annual leave with option to carry over up to 5 days
1 company-wide day off per quarter
Impact hours: Up to 2 days additional paid leave per year for volunteering
Fully paid 4 week sabbatical after completion of 5 years of consecutive service with Depop, to give you a chance to recharge or do something you love.
Flexible Working: MyMode hybrid-working model with Flex, Office Based, and Remote options *role dependant
All offices are dog-friendly
Ability to work abroad for 4 weeks per year in UK tax treaty countries
Family Life:
18 weeks of paid parental leave for full-time regular employees
IVF leave, shared parental leave, and paid emergency parent/carer leave
Learn + Grow:
Budgets for conferences, learning subscriptions, and more
Mentorship and programmes to upskill employees
Your Future:
Life Insurance (financial compensation of 3x your salary)
Pension matching up to 6% of qualifying earnings
Depop Extras:
Employees enjoy free shipping on their Depop sales within the UK.
Special milestones are celebrated with gifts and rewards!
