--- title: 'Organizational Development Professionals at Trendyol' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/organizational-development-professionals-trendyol-istanbul-dr3mxgz8j3ws' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-29' --- # Organizational Development Professionals at Trendyol - **Company:** Trendyol - **Location:** Istanbul, Turkey - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-10-19 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-29 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/trendyol/e9de4d3c-68a4-4ce4-b5e6-110f70b9968a ## Job description ## About the Team At Trendyol HR, we put people at the heart of everything we do. We expand our global talent network, support talent development, and foster an inclusive culture. Working closely with all teams, we shape and sustain a work environment where people can thrive, while understanding needs and turning them into effective solutions. Through data- and autonomy-driven processes, we continuously improve how we work and strengthen our culture, building an agile organization that advances our values. ## About The Role This role is responsible for driving organizational development and design initiatives by translating business needs and strategy into effective performance management, talent development, and employee experience frameworks. It focuses on designing and improving end-to-end HR processes across the employee lifecycle, ensuring efficiency, scalability, and continuous improvement. The role also partners closely with HRIS and technology teams to define business requirements, design workflows, and support system enhancements, while leveraging data-driven insights and stakeholder collaboration to deliver impactful HR solutions. ## Responsibilities - Translating business needs and strategy into effective organizational development, performance management, talent and employee experience frameworks. - Designing and improving end-to-end HR processes across the employee lifecycle  with a focus on efficiency scalability and employee experience. - Driving organizational design and development initiatives, including performance cycles, career development. - Partnering with HRIS and technology teams to define business requirements, design workflows and support system enhancements and testing. - Preparing and analyzing HR data, reports and organizational insights to support data-driven decision-making. - Managing cross-functional HR projects from process design through implementation, ensuring continuous improvement and operational excellence. Expected Qualifications - 4–8 years of experience in organizational development, performance & career management, talent management, and employee lifecycle processes. - Design and implement scalable, process-driven HR frameworks using a strong systems-thinking approach and an end-to-end design perspective. - Analytical mindset with strong process design, systems thinking, and continuous improvement capabilities. - Results-oriented and resilient, with the agility to thrive in a fast-paced / startup-minded environment. - Team-oriented, with the ability to take ownership and lead cross-functional initiatives when required. - Strong communication skills with fluency in English (C1/Advanced speaking level preferred). ## What We Offer - Hybrid working model with flexibility: a schedule that helps you find the right balance between flexibility and team bonding, including work-from-abroad opportunities and a summer working model. - Customisable FlexBenefits budget: Adjust your daily meal allowance, choose your health insurance package (and extend it to your spouse or children), and pick from additional benefits like fuel support or Trendyol shopping credits. - Well-being support: Access to location-based in-house doctors, as well as psychologist and dietitian support, and HPV vaccination provision. - Personalised training allowance and learning opportunities: Use your annual budget for any training or conference of your choice, explore our Learning Management System (LMS) anytime, and join in-person learning sessions offered throughout the year. - Responsibility from day one: Take full ownership from the start in a culture where every voice is heard and valued. - A diverse, international team: Collaborate with global peers across our offices in Berlin, Amsterdam, Dubai, and beyond, in a startup-spirited and collaborative environment. - Opportunities to grow with the best: Tackle meaningful challenges, develop through hands-on experience, and grow with the support of expert guidance and global mentoring. - Meaningful connections beyond tasks: Be part of team rituals, events, and social activities that help us stay connected and inspired. Take the Next Step If this role excites you, apply today, we look forward to taking the next step with you. Want to get to know the team better first? Explore our Career Website, LinkedIn, or YouTube to learn more about #LifeatTrendyol and how we work. ## About Trendyol ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Trendyol is Turkey's leading e-commerce platform and a top EMEA player, operating a tech-driven ecosystem that connects customers, sellers, payments, and delivery across 35 countries. - **Entity Type**: Private (decacorn; 70% owned by Alibaba Group) - **Headquarters**: Istanbul, Turkey (Maslak Campus, Spine Tower) - **Founded**: 2010 - **Founders**: Demet Mutlu, Evren Üçok, Begüm Tekin ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: E-commerce / Online marketplace (with integrated logistics, fintech, and technology services) - **Target customers**: B2C (consumers) and B2B/B2B2C (sellers, local manufacturers, brands) - **Mission or purpose**: To provide customers globally with a seamless e-commerce experience, while enabling the digital transformation of hundreds of thousands of sellers and supporting inclusion in the digital economy — including women entrepreneurs. ## Products & Services - **Trendyol Marketplace**: The core e-commerce platform offering fashion, electronics, home goods, and more to ~40 million customers, with 2.5+ million packages delivered daily. - **Trendyol Tech**: One of the region's leading R&D hubs, powering AI-driven recommendations, data capabilities, and marketplace infrastructure. - **Trendyol Express**: A fast-growing in-house delivery network handling first-mile and last-mile logistics. - **Dolap**: The largest second-hand goods platform in the region, integrated into the Trendyol ecosystem. - **Trendyol Fintech**: Payments and embedded financial services arm supporting transactions within the ecosystem. - **Trendyol Go (by Uber Eats)**: On-demand delivery service (noted in alumni talent flows; part of the broader ecosystem). ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Decacorn status (valued at over $10B; exact figure not publicly disclosed). Backed by Alibaba Group, General Atlantic, SoftBank Vision Fund, Princeville Capital, and leading sovereign wealth funds. - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue: **$2.5B** (reported); Total Funding: **$1.89B** across 5+ rounds, including a $1.5B private equity round in August 2021 led by General Atlantic and SoftBank Vision Fund. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Alibaba Group (majority owner, ~70%), General Atlantic, SoftBank Vision Fund, Tiger Global Management, Kleiner Perkins, Princeville Capital. - **Growth Signals**: - Headcount grew **+12.4% YoY** to 5,973 employees; active job postings up **+100% YoY**. - International expansion across Gulf and Central & Eastern Europe; now serves **10M+ international customers** (Romania, KSA, UAE, Germany, Netherlands, and more). - Workforce distributed across **30 countries**. - Ecosystem expansion into fintech and second-hand marketplace (Dolap). ## Competitive Advantages - **Alibaba backing**: Strategic ownership provides capital, supply chain expertise, and global best practices. - **Integrated ecosystem**: Unlike pure-play marketplaces, Trendyol owns its tech R&D, logistics network (Trendyol Express), fintech arm, and second-hand platform — creating strong lock-in across the value chain. - **Scale and data moat**: 40M customers, 2.5M+ daily packages, and AI-driven systems generate compounding data advantages for personalization and seller tools. - **Regional dominance**: The leading e-commerce platform in Turkey, a top player across EMEA, with deep local seller/manufacturer relationships. ## Strategic Focus - **International expansion**: Growing aggressively in the Gulf region (especially Saudi Arabia) and Central & Eastern Europe (Romania and beyond). - **Fintech growth**: Expanding payments and embedded financial services within the ecosystem. - **Sustainability**: Executing the Trendyol Sustainable Impact Plan focused on responsible growth, people, and planet. - **Seller empowerment**: Continuing digital transformation for hundreds of thousands of sellers, including support for women entrepreneurs. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Values include "Customer First," "Stronger as a Team" (#OneDreamOneTeam), "Always Sincere and Humble," "Strive to Be Better Every Day," "Results Matter," and "Trust in Data." The company describes itself as having a startup spirit with open communication and constructive feedback. - **Work environment**: Hybrid work arrangements (e.g., hybrid roles in Bucharest and Istanbul); flexible work policies; a young, diverse team — average age 32, with 35+ nationalities represented. - **Growth & development**: Comprehensive onboarding, diverse learning programs, rotation opportunities, and early empowerment/ownership for new hires. - **Scale with startup energy**: Opportunity to work on tech challenges at massive scale (2.5M+ daily packages, AI systems, logistics tech) while maintaining an agile, dynamic culture. - **Engineering & technical team**: ~1,600 technical employees (14% of workforce); strong talent pipeline from companies like Hepsiburada, Amazon, Turkcell, and Getir. ## Sources 1. [careers.trendyol.com](https://careers.trendyol.com/) 2. [careers.trendyol.com - Life At Trendyol](https://careers.trendyol.com/life-at-trendyol) 3. [careers.trendyol.com - Culture](https://careers.trendyol.com/culture) 4. [jobs.lever.co/trendyol](https://jobs.lever.co/trendyol) 5. 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