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About Glovo:
We’re a Barcelona-based startup and the fastest-growing delivery player in Europe, Hispanic America and Africa. With food at the core of the business, Glovo delivers any product within your city at any time of day.
Our vision and ambition are not only to make everything immediately available in your city but it is also to offer our employees the job of their lives. A job where you'll be challenged and have the most fun working in through tech-enabled experiences.
Your work-life opportunity:
Glovo is building the future of cities by enabling anyone to access the products and services available in their city on demand. Our goal is to bring this value proposition to a global audience.
As a Product Manager of the Matching Algorithm you will be responsible for leading, quantifying and building the technology that defines industry best practices in a specialised subject of our complex multi-user facing platform.
At the core of Glovo’s technology there is the dispatching system, responsible for maximizing the efficiency of the platform by taking the proper decisions when matching orders with couriers. The impact of this team in the whole business is massive, both in terms of user satisfaction and unit economics.
As Product Manager of the Matching team, you will be defining the priorities for one of the sub-teams within the logistics cluster. That team is responsible for the structure of the matching algorithm that solves the assignment problem, for the dispatching experience and for maintaining an up to date simulator. The team is also accountable for analyzing and optimizing logistics city parameters. Its impact in logistics is huge. You’ll collaborate mainly with data scientists and engineering but also with operations in order to maximize the efficiency of +600 cities globally. We’re looking for someone with the same passion that we have for simple solutions and bold impact.
Be a part of a team where you will:
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Be responsible for one of the most impactful as well as complex teams within logistics: the matching algorithm, which determines what courier assign to each order, probably one of the biggest challenges that on-demand delivery companies face.
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Shape the roadmap of the matching team to improve the performance of the algorithm with the ultimate goal of increasing the efficiency while ensuring reasonable order fulfillment times.
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Daily monitoring of logistics performance all over +600 cities globally and fine tuning of city logistics parameters
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Maintain a prioritized backlog and other organisational solutions in partnership with the engineering lead
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Define the specifications of smart technical solutions to be developed by the engineers dedicated to the matching algorithm.
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Define the long term vision and strategy of the matching team.
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Lead a team that comes with the optimal technical and data science knowledge.
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Evaluate algorithms through controlled offline (by using a simulator that mimics the real environment) and online experiments (A/B testing).
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Ensure strong collaboration and communication across the company and serve as a primary point of contact for internal stakeholders when it comes to the structure of the algorithm.
You have:
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At least 5 years of professional experience in product, operations or data science discipline. Preferably background in Engineering, Physics, Statistics, Computer Science or Mathematics.
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Strong analytical skills. Proven knowledge in operations research, assignment problems, VRP or similar domains.
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Technical know-how—you have a solid understanding of how software is made and how it works.
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Experience in solving similar problems in the same industry will be much appreciated.
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Ability to juggle multiple strands of work and priorities to meet strict deadlines on complex projects that may span across multiple teams and have many dependencies
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Ability to communicate and present complex ideas to very senior stakeholders and get buy-in thanks to ability to understand business needs
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Excellent spoken and written English
Experience our Glovo Life benefits:
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Enticing Phantom Shares plan
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Attractive Relocation package (if applicable ;))
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Comprehensive Private Health Insurance
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Cobee discounts on kindergarten, transportation, and food
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Free monthly Glovo credits to spend on our restaurant products (and zero Glovo delivery fee on all Glovo orders!)
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Cool perks such as fresh fruit and healthy snacks every day, beers on Fridays, Culture Days every 2 months!
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Discounted Gym memberships
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Flexible working environment
What you’ll find when working at Glovo:
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Gas: We work hard with energy and passion for what we do.
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Care: We act in the best interest of a sustainable future.
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Good vibes: We always see the positive side in every situation and act with fairness and honesty with everyone.
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Stay Humble: We embrace mistakes and feedback to learn from them.
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Glownership: We roll up our sleeves and get work done no matter our position and level.
If you believe you match these values, we look forward to meeting you!
At Glovo we believe that diversity adds incredible value to our teams, our products, and our culture. We know that the best ideas and solutions come by bringing together people from all over the world and by fostering a culture of inclusion where everyone feels heard and has the chance to make a real impact. It's because of this that we are committed to providing equal opportunities to talent from all backgrounds.
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Glovo is transforming the way consumers access local goods, enabling anyone to get almost any product delivered in minutes. Our on-demand logistics connect customers with independent local couriers who acquire goods from any restaurant or store in a city, as well as deliver urgent packages for a variable fee. As of 2020, we’re currently present in more than 22 countries across Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
For additional information on Glovo, please visit https://jobs.glovoapp.com/en/careers