Senior Operations Manager jobs in Germany

As a Paid Social Media Manager , you’ll bring eBay’s brand to life across social platforms through meaningful, data-driven campaigns that connect with diverse audiences and deliver measurable results.

• Develop and execute inclusive and effective paid social strategies that support marketing and business goals across the full customer journey—from awareness to conversion.

• Plan, launch, and manage social campaigns across multiple platforms, ensuring efficient budget use and alignment with key performance goals.

• Analyze and optimize campaign performance, turning insights into action to continuously improve results and scale impact.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, media planners, brand partners, and agencies to ensure alignment, transparency, and smooth execution.

• Test and learn: run A/B and multivariate tests to identify what resonates most—across creative, audiences, and bidding strategies—and apply those findings in future campaigns.

• Champion innovation:

• 4+ years of experience in paid digital media, including at least 3 years focused on paid social (e.g., Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, Snapchat, Reddit).

• A strong grasp of social advertising, platform capabilities, audience insights, and evolving industry trends.

• Validated experience running and optimizing campaigns with a data-informed, test-and-learn approach.

• Excellent collaboration skills—comfortable working in a cross-functional, multicultural environment with diverse partners.

• Analytical approach and attention to detail, with the ability to translate data into clear, actionable recommendations.

• Strong communicator and relationship builder, able to influence and align across teams with empathy and clarity.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

In this role, you will:

• Drive the operational launch and execution of new strategic initiatives in the Collectibles space, ensuring seamless coordination across product, operations, and marketing teams.

• Accelerate adoption and performance of innovative programs, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, and impact.

• Partner with senior leaders to prepare strategy updates, business cases, and stakeholder communications, driving alignment across the organization.

• Contribute to future growth projects, from pilot design through to rollout, building repeatable frameworks that deliver long-term business results.

• Leverage analytics and market insights to guide decision-making, track performance, and measure impact.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has 4+ years of experience in top-tier management consulting or in e-commerce with a strong focus on strategy and cross-functional program leadership.

• Thrives in a fast-paced, strongly growing environment, with the ability to translate strategy into execution.

• Demonstrates strong project management skills, balancing multiple initiatives and stakeholder groups effectively.

• Possesses excellent communication skills, creating impactful narratives for both executive and cross-functional audiences.

• Brings a structured, problem-solving mindset with a bias for action and tangible results.

• Is fluent in English (German a strong plus).

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

Here, you will make an impact by:

• Lead our planning processes, including S&Ops, capacity management, and daily production schedules to ensure maximum efficiency.
• Identify key obstacles affecting our service and inventory targets and coordinate the necessary resources to resolve them.
• Ensure your team has the necessary tools and clear priorities to achieve our objectives.
• Work closely with the plant leadership team to optimize planning for service excellence and cost-effective working capital utilization.
• Ensure all stakeholders are informed about existing challenges and their resolution paths to secure collective success.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who meet following minimum requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain or Engineering.
• Proven experience in planning or another technical role with leadership responsibilities.
• Strong planning background, ownership and leadership skills.
• Fluency in German and English.

Additional knowledge / nice-to-have skills / preferred qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Experience with Artificial Intelligence.
• Knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma, as well as continuous improvement.
• Coachable, open mindset, and a continuous improvement approach.

Job specifics:

• Location Information: Hilden, on site
• Travel expectations: May include up to 10% in EMEA

Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

Please access the linked document by clicking select the country where you are applying for employment, and review. Before submitting your application, you will be asked to confirm your agreement with the terms.

• Design, deliver, and maintain significant features in data pipelines, ML processing, and / or service infrastructure

• Optimize software performance to achieve the required throughput and / or latency

• Work with your manager, peers, and Product Managers to scope projects and features

• Come up with a sound technical strategy, taking into consideration the project goals, timelines, and expected impact

• Take point on some cross-team efforts, taking ownership of a business problem and ensuring the different teams are in sync and working towards a coherent technical solution

• Take active part in knowledge sharing across the organization - both teaching and learning from others

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science or an equivalent professional experience

• 7+ years of software design and development experience, tackling non-trivial problems in backend services and / or data pipelines

• Full proficiency in Python; additional hands-on experience with Java is a plus!

• Solid foundation in Computer Science with strong proficiencies in Data Structures, Algorithms, Object-Oriented Programming, and Software Design

• Experience in designing and operating Big Data processing pipelines, such as: Hadoop, Spark, Hive

• Track record of impactful publications and/or patents in machine learning or related areas.

• Contributions to open-source ML tools or frameworks.

• Experience with modern large language models, graph-based ML, or knowledge graph construction.

• Strong presence in scientific communities through talks, panels, or organizing roles.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

Here, you will make an impact by:

• Developing medium and high voltage cable accessories, including connectors, terminations, and joints for global markets
• Collaborating with global cross-functional teams, including manufacturing, portfolio management, quality department, and project management
• Contributing to technology scouting and product roadmaps
• Leading product development projects from building business case till commercialization
• Direct interaction with end-customers to drive innovation and solve markets challenges
• Ensuring proper product lifecycle documentation including test reporting and failure analysis
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of design processes and methodologies.
• Building a network in the company and actively distributing your knowledge and expertise

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who meet following minimum requirements:

• Master’s degree in Electrical, Energy Engineering, Power Systems, or related field
• Substantial experience in energy industry
• Experience of designing and testing of electrical insulation and electrical connections
• Experience in product development for electrical energy and high voltage testing
• Strong knowledge of high or medium voltage electrical systems, insulation materials, and manufacturing processes
• Fluent German and English

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Proficiency in industry standards and regulations, with experience in global high voltage projects
• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and familiarity with advanced testing methodologies
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present technical information clearly
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in international teams
• Enthusiasm for learning, prototyping, and engaging with standardization organizations.

Job specifics:

• Location: Neuss, Germany
• Based on site
• Full Time
• Travel: may include up to 15%

Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

Please access the linked document by clicking select the country where you are applying for employment, and review. Before submitting your application, you will be asked to confirm your agreement with the terms.

• Lead and develop a team of skilled iOS and Android engineers, fostering technical excellence, innovation, and growth.

• Set and drive technical direction across both platforms, ensuring scalable, high-performance, and maintainable architecture.

• Stay hands-on in iOS development — contributing to design reviews, architecture discussions, and implementation when needed.

• Partner cross-functionally with product, design, and backend teams to deliver intuitive, end-to-end shipping experiences.

• Champion engineering best practices, including use of AI-assisted development tools, automated testing, and modern CI/CD workflows.

• Balance short-term delivery needs with long-term architectural health to ensure sustainable product growth.

• Cultivate a culture of collaboration, curiosity, and continuous improvement within the engineering team.

• 10+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 7 years focused on native mobile (iOS and Android).

• Strong hands-on expertise in iOS (Swift, UIKit, SwiftUI, Combine) and a solid grasp of Android (Kotlin, Jetpack, Compose).

• 2+ years of experience leading or managing mobile engineering teams.

• Proven record of delivering impactful, large-scale consumer mobile products.

• Deep knowledge of mobile architecture patterns (MVC, MVVM, MVI, VIPER, etc.).

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across diverse teams and stakeholders.

• A passion for user experience, developer productivity, and building high-quality products.

• Experience in e-commerce or logistics is a plus.