Product Manager - (Logistics, Optimization)

Company Description

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As the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience, fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide, powered by tech, designed by people. As one of Europe’s largest tech platforms, headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index. We enable creative minds to deliver solutions that create impact within our ecosystem. We move fast, take action and adapt. No matter where you're from or what you believe in, we build, we deliver, we lead. We are Delivery Hero.

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Job Description

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We are on the lookout for a Technical Product Manager - (Logistics, Optimization) to join the Logistics team on our journey to always deliver amazing experiences.   

In our Logistics Team, you’ll tackle high-impact challenges that make last-mile delivery efficient, affordable, and sustainable. Your work will directly improve experiences for riders, end customers, and merchants across the globe. Each enhancement you contribute will help Delivery Hero optimize delivery operations, supporting expansion into new areas like grocery and retail.  

The Optimization tribe owns the central piece of the Logistics architecture with a set of services responsible for finding the best rider for every order. You will be building and evolving the core infrastructure that powers our global routing algorithm — delivering reliable, high-scale backend services to ensure millions of orders and riders get the most efficient routes every day.

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• Define and execute the ambitious long-term product vision and strategy for several Tier 1 services which are at the core of our architecture in Optimization.
• Drive clarity across stakeholders: communicate your product scope clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. Translate complex engineering topics into business language and ensure stakeholder alignment on your roadmap.
• Write detailed, precise product specs and lead alignment between cross-functional teams — both technical and business.
• Identify and address inefficiencies in our routing and optimization strategies through data, experimentation, and iteration.
• Act as a thought partner to your Engineering Manager and team. Challenge decisions constructively, share product insights, and support your team in achieving ambitious goals.
• Own a strategic roadmap that balances technical excellence and business impact. Prioritize and communicate trade-offs effectively.
• Coordinate across functions — from Operations to Engineering to Regional stakeholders — to drive adoption, rollout, and scaling of key infrastructure improvements.

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Qualifications

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• 5+ years of experience as a Product Manager, ideally in a technical or infrastructure-focused domain.
• Strong understanding of backend systems, distributed architectures, and service dependencies in large-scale environments.
• Demonstrated experience designing and scaling high-performance systems that handle massive volumes of data or traffic.
• You can work with data, use SQL/data analysis to get insights from your rollouts or tests, you can interpret and communicate the results easily.
• A proactive mindset with a strong sense of ownership, and the drive to make products better through deep technical understanding.

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Nice to have:

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• A completed technical degree in Computer Science or any related fields.
• Experience working with the Research function.
• Knowledge of SQL, experience of working with DS model

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Additional Information

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Ensuring you and all our Heroes are looked after, happy, and healthy is always on the menu. Because if you’re in good shape, then we’re in good shape.

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• Make the most of our hybrid working model and join the team for face-to-face connection and collaboration in our beautiful Berlin campus 2 days a week
• We offer 27 days holiday with an extra day on 2nd and 3rd year of service
• We will support you in developing yourself and your career growth opportunities: 1.000 € Educational Budget, Language Courses, Parental Support and access to the Udemy Business platform to explore a variety of online courses.
• Get moving and release those wonderful, mind-boosting endorphins: Health Checkups, Meditation, Gym & Bicycle Subsidy
• Cash. Dough. Cheddar. Whatever you call it, we’ll help you with it: Employee Share Purchase Plan, Sabbatical Bank,  Public Transportation Ticket Discount, Life & Accident Insurance, Corporate Pension Plan
• The power of getting together over some food is unrivaled. Here are a few ways to help you do that. All the yum: Digital Meal Vouchers, Food Vouchers, Corporate Discounts. Courses.

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Ready to join our team? If you’re excited to grow, collaborate and be part of the world’s leading delivery platform, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today!

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We believe diversity and inclusion are key to creating not only an exciting product, but also an amazing customer and employee experience. Fostering this starts with hiring - therefore we do not discriminate on the basis of racial identities, religious beliefs, color, national origin, gender identities or expressions, sexual orientations, age, marital or disability statuses, or any other aspect that makes you, you. We encourage you to let us know if you need any accommodations or specific accessibility support to ensure a smooth interview experience—just include it in your application. You're welcome to share your pronouns (he/she/they) right from the start so we can address you respectfully from our first contact.