Head of Technology fmd

We are Finanzcheck the online loan comparison platform and the goto place for consumer loans in Germany. We shape the credit market of tomorrow and in 2022 we were recognized with the Top Employer Award. Become now part of our success story!

Our crossfunctional Product & Tech teams are organized along the customer journey each being completely in charge of their corresponding part of our platform. They operate in a vastly autonomous and selfmanaged way: we live up to our belief in flat hierarchies and selforganized network structures where leadership often happens in a lateral manner and teams are enabled to participate in decisionmaking within our exciting roadmap. This empowers everyone to a great extent by taking true ownership and sharing responsibility amongst all colleagues.

YOUR NEW TEAM

We are looking for a Head of Technology to join our Product & Tech department with main focus on execution delivery system architecture and stability of our platform. We are a department of 60 multinational colleagues distributed in 10 crossfunctional teams mainly based in Berlin Hamburg and Braunschweig. Together we are responsible for the very heart of our business our TEAL platform enabling the bestinclass loan comparison experience for B2C customers affiliates and B2B partners.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Support the teams with execution and delivery of highquality features and improvements in line with agreed concepts our technical guidelines and architecture
• Do concept sparring and reviews with regard to approach and effort estimations
• Define and oversee the decisionmaking process on system architecture and technical roadmap
• Work closely with the teams POs Product & Tech leads and stakeholders from other departments to gain deep understanding of the platform processes and according business needs
• Lead by example and explain WHY in a collaborative manner

YOUR PROFILE

• You are handson an empathetic leader and enthusiastic about driving things forward while working in a highly collaborative environment
• You have at least 3 years of experience heading a group of tech teams and the establishment of excellent tech execution and delivery
• You have actively participated in building / running tech organizations within bigger startuplike companies or ideally grownups with flat hierarchies experience in network organizations and/or servant leadership is a plus
• You are used to work in a data and KPIintensive environment relying on an eventbased architecture and data platforms
• You have experience with React and NextJS
• You are deeply adept at NodeJs Typescript and Golang in the backend
• You are able to lead discussions on cloud infrastructures with containerized microservices in AWS and Kubernetes (EKS)
• You are proficient in English both written and spoken and have a good command of German

What we offer

• An open and dynamic working environment with a diverse and multicultural team composed of more than 50 nationalities
• We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. Together as one team and with our variety of skills perspectives and backgrounds we actively stand by our mission of representing different diversity groups within the company
• Internal career programs further training opportunities & language courses (German)
• A modern office located at the center of the city and with fully equipped facilities including a rooftop and relax spaces
• We celebrate our successes together! We are frequently coming together for events like the company lunch table tennis tournament or our summer party
• Thanks to our Uber Eats partnership you can get your subsidized lunch delivered to the office
• For your relaxation there are 30 days of vacation. Parents benefit from 10 additional childsickdays
• For your physical and mental health we cooperate with sports providers and offer weekly sports activities in our offices
• We support social projects and cover part of the costs of your public transportation ticket so you can travel in an environmentally conscious way
• A subsidized company pension plan

Interested

Then apply online in just a few clicks via the application button). Simply upload your CV (preferably as PDF file) and well get back to you as soon as possible.

All applications are accepted exclusively via the application form.

Contact: Felipe Alemany (Team Lead Tech Recruiting)

At Finanzcheck we celebrate diversity and stand for an environment that represents a variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills. Were committed to equal employment and development opportunities regardless of gender identity or expression race religion age sexual orientation colour disability culture or place of origin.