Principal Product Manager - E-commerce (all genders)

tonies GmbH • Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen

5h • Hybrid

About The Position

tonies is seeking a Principal Product Manager - Ecommerce to lead the evolution of its global digital commerce platforms. The role involves owning and evolving these platforms to enable scalable, performant, and business-aligned commerce experiences. The successful candidate will act as the strategic anchor for the shopping experience, ensuring platform investments align with global business priorities while balancing operational efficiency with scalability. Success will be measured by delivering commercial growth, improving conversion rates, and optimizing platform efficiency, experimentation velocity, and stakeholder satisfaction.

Requirements

• At least 7+ years of product management experience in e-commerce, with a track record of leading complex platform strategies.
• Fluent in e-commerce and marketing technology (Shopify, Commercetools, etc.) and can confidently own the technology stack.
• Ability to balance rapid growth across markets with improving the existing 'glocal' experience.
• Data-driven approach to evangelize quality insights and define success metrics that drive fast build-and-learn cycles.
• Clear communicator with high empathy.
• Experience mentoring or leading a team.
• Ambition to lead teams in the future.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the strategy and roadmap for global e-commerce platforms, ensuring a unified shopping experience across all markets.
• Partner closely with Engineering to govern architecture decisions during and post-migration, ensuring a robust foundation for 2026+.
• Own strategic relationships and manage software vendors and tools used across the platform (e.g., payment processing, CMS) to maximize value and performance.
• Align platform investments with global and local business priorities, driving cross-functional coordination with Engineering, Operations, and Commercial teams.
• Own the execution of key initiatives within a cross-functional team, continuously prioritizing opportunities to maintain a competitive roadmap.
• Ensure 100% parity of core shopping flows (product pages, checkout) across major regions and drive cross-market consistency.
• Drive continuous discovery for future evolutions, validating new concepts with a "customer-centric" approach.
• Act as a senior mentor to Product Managers (e.g., Checkout, Landing & Merch), fostering a culture of product excellence, innovation, and collaboration.

Benefits

• Deutschlandticket (public transport ticket) or monthly contribution for an office parking space, a leasing bicycle, or a remote work subsidy.
• Subsidies for company pension plans, occupational pension schemes, and occupational disability insurance.
• 30 days of paid annual leave plus three additional days off (Rosenmontag, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Eve).
• Up to 10 "toniecation days" (unpaid leave days) after one year of employment.
• Internal and external training opportunities as well as an individual learning budget.
• Access to the language learning app Babbel.
• Access to the meditation app Calm.
• Attractive discounts on tonies products.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed