My first contact with ebay Kleinanzeigen was at a career-fair in Berlin. I immediately liked the company because of its spirit, purpose and culture. I also remember how impressed I was when I first visited our lovely campus in Dreilinden during my on-site interview. I saw happy people who looked like they truly enjoyed being a part of the company. That was when I decided I want to work here.

When I returned from maternity leave, I decided to change to a 30-hour work week and regardless was offered a team lead position, which I still consider an amazing opportunity and trust put in me. It was a big challenge for me to manage my own expectations. My analytics team and my cross-functional project team have been very considerate in scheduling meetings and planning to accommodate my part-time situation. Everyone supported me during this phase. We have many employees who returned from parental leave recently, or who have older kids. The understanding, the flexibility offered and the experience exchanges among us helps a lot, especially in challenging times during Corona with kids at home and juggling work at once.

eBay Kleinanzeigen is a well-known brand and more than once I’ve seen people on their smartphone browsing our app and looking for something new to buy while using public transportation. It always puts a smile on my face and it fills me with joy every time. The amount of influence we have is just unbelievable. We really solve people’s problems, helping them to find what they need or to pass on an item they no longer need to someone else around them. For me, this is everything. We help the community and the environment at the same time, and there is no better feeling than that.

I feel proud to be working at a company that practises equality and diversity in the workplace and focuses on developing and empowering women. Because one big reason for our success comes from the fact that we have a good gender balance in most of the teams – and also in leadership positions.

Apart from the fact that the idea behind eBay Kleinanzeigen, share more and waste less, matches up to my personal values, the people I work with are also very important. We are a mixed bag of people with all sorts of different backgrounds and therefore a whole load of distinct strengths and skills. It’s amazingly enriching for us all and helps working in cross-functional teams.

What I love about my job is definitely getting to work with the different teams. Through my job as Legal Counsel, I have insight into almost all areas and teams, and I get to work with many different people and characters, even across national borders. The job is very varied, and I often have to deal with unfamiliar legal matters. Not one day is like the other. I really enjoy being part of an international team and solving a variety of legal problems together with my colleagues.

We have a very unique and amazing culture at eBay Kleinanzeigen, with a high level of trust and respect for each other. I can say - without doubt - it’s a great place to work. Our strong cross-functional team setup ensures that we contribute to common objectives together, and in the end deliver a high quality product.

The opportunity to learn a lot of new things and develop personally made me start working at eBay Kleinanzeigen in the first place. Even though we have grown enormously as a company since then, I feel exactly the same every day as I did when I started years ago. I appreciate the funny and open exchanges I have with my team members. However, for me the last two years were the most enjoyable, as I got the opportunity to develop further in process management and was able to take on new, exciting tasks. All the things that I learned over the years are now coming together and helping me to be successful.

When candidates ask me to describe our company culture, I reply: We are bold and encourage others to express themselves and to work and make decisions independently. I'm happy for my team to make all kinds of mistakes. All risks are manageable. Make your mistakes, make them fast, and learn from them. In my last job, they gave me the nickname “Red Button Guy” because I always tried things first instead of asking. I learned so much more that way, it's so much better than endlessly talking things through beforehand.

Even in times of growth, we strive to keep our teams small and autonomous, so that everyone feels empowered to directly create value for our users. Flat hierarchies are not just an empty phrase for us; open communication and team spirit are at the heart of the things we do. This is an environment that I love and that I will work on maintaining!