Pieces of Me - Inside Zalando Zalando

Leon Retief, Team Lead, Broadcasting and Video Production at Zalando, sits down with Janine to discuss his role and where live streaming, video production, and content creation fit in a a fashion and tech retail businessLeon explains the process of building up the broadcasting and video production team from scratch at Zalando and the challenges they faced. Leon and Janine talk through the increasing importance of live streaming and video production for all large companies and the impact ...

In this episode, Janine interviews Thorsten Wehrend, the company doctor, to shed light on the crucial role company doctors have in a company like Zalando.As he explains, not everyone at Zalando - or other organisations - is aware of the role company doctors play and better promotion and awareness of their role will build better employee health and well-being.Thorsten explains how prioritising the wellbeing of colleagues is a vital component of a modern, effective work force and the conversati...

Dan Persa, is Head of Engineering for ZEOS logistics and in this episode he talks to Janine about his role, his career, his approach to leadership and of course his three "Pieces of Me".The conversation covers the groundbreaking ZEOS logistics project at Zalando, which has the potential to transform E-commerce for brands across Europe, as well as Dan's perspective on motivating yourself and your team, opportunities for young engineers, and fostering a learning culture within organisations.Dan...

Janine sits down with Dusan Radojevic, Director of Engineering for Customer Facing Applications at Lounge by Zalando, to discuss his career to date and why mentorship and support are so vital for of personal and professional growth.Dusan explains his career to date, why Lounge by Zalando stands out in fashion and tech retails and how the"start-up" mentality at Lounge is a key component of it's successJanine and Dusan discuss what it take to be a great leader and to effective...

In this episode, Janine interviews Maria Dodevska, Engineering Manager in the Site Reliability Engineering department at Zalando. They discuss the role of Maria’s team in building reliable software and providing a seamless customer experience, the evolution of the e-commerce industry over the last five years, and the need for a modern fashion and tech retailer to offer inspiration and stories via the website and app.Maria shares her journey from software engineer to engineering manager,&...

Caitriona Bermingham and Hala Al Kuwatly sit down with Janine to discuss the issue of the lack of diversity in tech roles globally. In an episode that focuses on Employee Resource Groups at Zalando, Caitriona and Hala explain how the Women in Tech ERG helps create a voice, advocacy, events and opportunities for women in the tech field, at Zalando and beyond.They explain how making tech accessible to everyone is the responsibility of business, society and education and how a community lik...