Lead Digital Workplace
Information on the current situation COVID-19: Your application will continue to be processed as usual by our recruiting team. All interviews take place by video call or by phone.
This is what you'll do:
- Lead a small and effective team that concepts, designs, trials and implements the best Digital Workplace solutions to boost the collaborative productivity of fellow Emma team members
- Take care about the Digital Workplace environment both virtually (based on Office365 and several SaaS) and in our physical offices in Frankfurt a.M. (Germany) and Manila (Philippines)
- Strive to provide seamlessly working personal devices (computer hardware + software) and shared office infrastructure (printers, networks, IP-telephony, videoconferencing, …)
- Find solutions that efficiently scale with our fast growth in business and organization through automation
- Plan and manage a sustainable lifecycle for all systems of the Digital Workplace (hardware + software)
- Coordinate and negotiate with Vendors and Managed Service Providers for out-tasking commodity IT services
- Manage IT security standards if the Digital Workplace and compliance in terms of external regulatory and legal requirements
- Ensure a high level of user account and credential security at Emma
- Maintain your knowledge and keep up to date in the field of Digital Workplace solutions
- Support Emma team members proactively to enable for highest levels of knowledge sharing within the organization
- Apply rational decision making and take quality/performance, cost and time into account when selecting solutions and giving recommendations to team members or leadership
- Focus on the Return on Invest of Digital Workplace solutions
- Seek to continuously improve the Digital Workplace and measure for performance indicators to improve
- Stimulate good communication and collaboration across teams by acting as a role model
This is what you'll bring to us:
- Successful Bachelor’s degree in IT-related studies or equivalent apprenticeship in IT
- Profound expertise in IT system administration for Microsoft environments, esp. Microsoft Office 365, Active Directory, Windows Server, network devices (Cisco) and firewalls (WatchGuard-Firebox, Sophos)
- Proven expertise in Systems Management (e.g. SCCM, Desktop Central), Endpoint Security and Patch Management solutions
- Experience in Project Management and Stakeholder Communication
- Basic experience in Vendor Negotiations
- Basic experience in Hardware and Software/License Asset Management
- Basic knowledge in TCP/IP networking (LAN, WAN, VPN, Wireless, VoIP)
- Ideally already lead a small team
- Ideally experience in IT Service Management, working with Vendors, Managed Service Providers, SLAs, product roadmaps, and support lifecycles
- Analytical mindset, strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Pragmatic and doesn’t shy away to get ‘hands dirty’ in technical administration
- Your family and friends want you to fix their computers 😉
- Fluent in English (both written and spoken), German is a great plus
This is what we offer:
- Always agile: We hypothesize, validate and implement incrementally – every day. And sometimes we take a leap to the next level!
- Highly successful Business: Our award-winning products are selling in 24 markets globally and we are doubling our revenue every year (2020 even more!).
- The science: Emma actively engages in sleep science research and employs neuroscientists to invent SleepTech, not resell.
- Exiting new Tech Platform coming up: Emma's new platform architecture is in the planning and already anticipating smart consumer devices, IoT build in cloud-native design using modern tech stacks.
- The next big thing: Now, we put the ‘Tech’ in ‘SleepTech’
- Responsibility and decision-making authority from your first day
- The opportunity to work on challenging tasks that contribute to your professional growth
- Work independently and as part of a dedicated, international and diverse team
- The opportunity to help shape our company culture
- Work with and learn from experts in diverse fields
This is who we are:
We are Emma – The Sleep Company. We disrupt sleep by pushing the boundaries of what technology can do for rest. Our aim is to make a positive impact on people’s lives everywhere by enhancing their sleep.
We are one of Europe’s fastest-growing tech startups with 500+ team members representing over 40 nationalities at our headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Our work culture is built on strong values promoting community, agility, and ownership. Growth and excellence in all areas are important to us, which is why we offer our team members opportunities to develop and advance professionally and personally.
Emma proudly celebrates diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting inclusion in our workplace. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.
Sound interesting?
Then apply through our candidate portal via the button provided below for a chance to become a member of our magnificent team! In order to get to know each other as soon as possible, please send us your full application (curriculum vitae and your grades).
Your contact person is Gabriela from the People & Organization team. If you have any questions regarding the application process, give us a call at +49 69 / 989 723 303
We are looking forward to your application!
