Product Owner

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Job Summary: Zerezes is seeking a People and Culture leader to act as a strategic business partner, structuring, scaling, and sustaining a culture rooted in design thinking and high performance. Key Highlights: 1. Strategic leadership in People and Culture during expansion 2. Building high-performance commercial teams and developing leaders 3. An inspiring, challenging, and welcoming environment **Zerezes was born from design, from our attentive focus on people, and from the desire to redesign what doesn’t work.** We believe eyeglasses are tools for expressing personal style and identity—but we know this isn’t how people perceive them; instead, they see eyeglasses as functional yet unattractive items. We aim to transform how people buy and relate to their prescription eyewear, because we believe doing so improves not only how they see themselves but also how they engage with the world. ### **About the Challenge** Zerezes is experiencing strong growth and maturation. We seek a People and Culture leader who will serve as a strategic business partner—capable of structuring, scaling, and sustaining a culture that blends design and high performance without compromising the brand’s essence. This person will play a central role in supporting the development of strong commercial teams, cultivating leadership, and consolidating rituals, processes, and metrics aligned with the company’s growth. ### **Key Challenges (2026\)** * Collaborate with the commercial team to build a consistent process for forming high-performance commercial teams, supporting network expansion. * Evolve the goal-setting and performance evaluation model, ensuring clarity, consistency, and reinforcing culture as the foundation for pursuing excellence. * Develop a People and Culture strategy supporting both the commercial team and the corporate and creative teams. ### **Responsibilities** People and Culture Strategy * Build and lead the annual People & Culture strategy aligned with business objectives and the expansion plan. * Translate organizational needs into structured plans for talent, culture, development, and organization. * Ensure alignment among culture, performance, growth, and employee experience. * Use people metrics as strategic inputs for leadership. Culture and Performance * Ensure the Zerezes culture is lived daily through consistent rituals, processes, and practices. * Structure and evolve processes such as onboarding, feedback, internal communication, and celebrations. * Consolidate a culture of excellence grounded in clear goals, continuous feedback, calibration sessions, and metrics. Talent Acquisition * Design recruitment models for store openings and ongoing support—ensuring speed and quality. * Position Zerezes as an employer of choice for creative and high-impact talent. Organization and Leadership * Evolve the organizational structure in line with company growth. * Develop leaders prepared to manage people with quality, consistency, and results orientation. * Establish clear mechanisms for talent evaluation, progression, and retention. * Guarantee an inspiring, challenging, and welcoming environment. Expected Experience * Prior experience in People and Culture / People Management leadership roles within physical retail or companies undergoing rapid expansion. * Experience with metrics-driven, goal-oriented, and performance-evaluation-focused cultures. Competencies * Strong business acumen, with the ability to connect people and culture to company goals. * Skill in building rituals and processes for commercial, corporate, and creative teams. * Comfort operating in dynamic, constantly evolving environments. * Ability to build and lead People & Culture teams, serving as both technical and behavioral reference. If you believe culture is built daily, that people are integral to strategy, and that growth demands method, courage, and care—Zerezes may be your place :) ***\*LinkedIn profile is mandatory (applications without a link will be disregarded).*** Zerezes was born from design and the desire to do things differently. We believe eyeglasses are more than functional items—they’re an extension of who we are. That’s why we want to transform how people relate to them. Our way of working is light, collaborative, and purpose-driven. We value curiosity, continuous learning, empathy toward others, and the desire to leave a positive mark wherever we go. Here, every person matters. And we grow together—with transparency, real impact, and the constant drive to excel. **Our Values** *Create memorable experiences.* We enjoy doing things differently—creatively, with real impact and purpose. *Openness to learning.* We’re naturally curious. We listen, test, adjust, and move forward. *Radical transparency.* We speak clearly and respectfully. Agreements are honored, and feedback here is a tool for growth. *Treat others as we’d like to be treated.* Empathy and active listening form the basis of everything. We build together and value every perspective. *Good for the world.* Our impact extends beyond eyeglasses. We aim to generate value for everyone with us—both inside and outside Zerezes. **Shall we go together?** If you believe work can be light without sacrificing seriousness, that excellence is achievable without losing simplicity, and that optical retail can be far more than just selling eyeglasses… Zerezes may be your place *\#ComeDiscoverWhyItHurtsToCallItAnOpticalStore*