Head of Engineering, Zenjob
B2B
3 days a week in office
Automated staffing platform for temporary jobs
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Automated staffing platform for temporary jobs
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
3 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
Zenjob's mission is to fully digitise temporary staffing from end to end.
Role
Who you are
- Enterprise Focus: Experience working with enterprise customers, systems integration, and Salesforce
- Leadership Experience: Proven ability to lead and scale multi-team engineering setups
- Commercial Acumen: Strong understanding of business needs and ability to balance technical priorities with commercial goals
- Collaborative Skills: Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders
- Language proficiency: Fluent in German with excellent communication skills in English too
What the job involves
- Zenjob is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead our B2B efforts, driving technical excellence and innovation in a vibrant, fast-paced environment
- Based in the heart of Berlin, a city where cultural richness meets technological advancement, this role plays a key part in shaping the future of our Enterprise solutions
- As Head of Engineering for our B2B vertical, you will lead the teams driving Zenjob’s Enterprise solutions
- This includes developing integrations with Vendor Management Systems and Shift Planning platforms, while also delivering a cutting-edge platform to empower our Commercial teams
- This role combines technical leadership, architectural oversight, and strategic alignment with a strong Product and Commercial mindset while collaborating closely with our Commercial teams, Enterprise customers, and partners
- Reporting to the CTO - Will Ellis
- Strategic Leadership: Lead a multi-team setup, including Stream-aligned and Platform teams, ensuring alignment with business goals
- Collaborative Innovation: Work closely with Commercial teams and enterprise clients to design and implement tailored B2B solutions, focusing on integrations with systems like Salesforce, Vendor Management Systems, and Shift Planning tools
- Architectural Vision: Define and oversee the technical architecture for scalable and robust solutions, balancing technical innovation with reliability
- Startup Mindset: Maintain a hands-on approach when needed and embrace the agility required to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment. Leverage your experience in smaller companies where rolling up your sleeves and solving problems directly was essential
- Team Leadership: Inspire, mentor, and manage engineering teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture
- Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a technical liaison for enterprise customers and partners, ensuring seamless collaboration and integration
- Product Alignment: Partner with Product teams to align technical strategies with customer needs and business objectives
- AI Exploration: Drive the exploration of AI capabilities to enhance customer experiences and internal operations
- Hands-On Guidance: While not heavily involved in day-to-day coding, provide technical oversight, including participating in code reviews and technical discussions
Our take
While digital-first flexible work became notorious with the rise of ride-sharing apps, until Zenjob, automated access to on-demand talent for grocers, events or bars was near-impossible to find.
The company now finds itself among several VC-backed startups such as Tempo and Flexy vying to become the flexible work marketplace for Europe. Zenjob’s carefully built esteemed reputation with companies and employees suggests it may be the last one standing.
The marketplace has invested its funding into expanding both within Europe and internationally to U.K., as well as for tech development, for example using algorithms to further help predict staff demand in future.
The company faces intense competition, however it has managed to hold its own while maintaining investors interests so it can keep pace with the growing market.
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Insights
-28% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Feb 2022
$50m
SERIES D
May 2020
$30m
SERIES C
Total funding: $104.3m
Company benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Dog friendly office
- 28 days vacation
- Discounted Gym membership
- Language classes
Company values
- Hungry
- Helpful
- Humble
- Honest
Company HQ
Moabit, Berlin, BE
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Leadership
Fritz Trott
(CEO)Previously worked in Business Development for Germany's famous Rocket Internet GVD team. From there, worked in senior positions in SEO and CRM for Foodpanda and later as CMO for Treatwell.com a leading site for hair and beauty.
Frederik Fahning
(Managing Director)Worked at multiple venture studios including ACXIT Capital Partners and Atlantic Labs before founding Zenjob.
Cihan Aksakal
(CIO)Software architect by training, Cihan also founded Bonial, a drive to store marketing startup as well as the position of CPO at MK Payment Solutions, a German Fintech.
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