Hi, I am excited about talking to you!

Ista was referred to me by a friend

Mainly, the people and their values. If you speak to ista employees you’ll find that all of them are respectful, kind and they know what they are talking about

Definitely yes. However, you also need some common stable ground to base the challenges on. Otherwise you’ll lose focus.

Sure, it’s not that long ago since I am with ista for only 3 ½ years. It was the replacement of a web application within the portal. It was fund since we together managed to renew almost everything, the tech stack, the tooling, the infrastructure and the processes. Everything towards Microservices and DevOps including Containerization. It was a rollercoaster but we succeeded. I am really proud on my people.

Quite classically via the Stepstone job platform.

The fact that I had one of the best application processes I have ever experienced with my colleagues: Very dedicated contact persons, pleasant and interesting conversations and the feeling of being in good hands right away.

First of all of course my amazing Team Collaboration / Websites and our Head Of, Ralf. Since we mostly offer corporate solutions, I also stay in contact with colleagues from many other countries or departments, which is a very interesting and inspiring mix.

I think it was while building the first homepage, back at the age of 14 or 15 when I started to play guitar and joined my first band.

First of all: The people! Furthermore, the chance to help in creating a new department within an established company, with a very clear focus on digital solutions. Bringing together business and IT experts in order to create better customer experiences and state of the art service experiences, in an industry where customer centricity was not always in focus, that’s a challenge I wanted to take. And as a bonus: The fact that ista’s head office is located in my home town.

My team, which is called Marketing Technology, is acting as a proxy between the different departments of the German business unit and several teams within the IT organization. We are currently seven people working on a bunch of different projects, which all have one thing in common: They are Sales and/or Marketing related. We strive to collect and refine requirements for IT solutions, consult on possible solutions and translate between business and IT.

A smarter way of interaction between humans and machines, meaning a higher degree of automation (robots) within the IT systems and their ability to “ask the right questions at the right time”, through machine-to-machine communication (API’s) and AI 

Awesome!

ista was recommended to me by someone associated with ista and one of my previous employers

In my opinion ista is the perfect place to be. It operates in a very dynamic market that is changing rapidly and embraces digitalization. At the same time istas business model and ownership structure guarantees a rather stable and secure base from develop from.

I lead a team of specialists in the fields of Customer Insights & Analytics, Performance Marketing, User Experience & Design, Marketing Technology and Product Ownership. 

I’d definitely like to be more creative – in a design kind of way. But I my gut feeling in terms of self-assessment leans toward talentlessness in that area...

ista provides me with a working environment that is very dynamic and full of challenges every day. It’s never boring and lets me learn continuously.

Thanks, I am doing very well and looking forward to chatting with you.

I saw a job advertisement from ista on a career site. As ista and the industry were already known to me, the advertisement made me curious.

I enjoy working with people who bring passion and positivity and want to make an impact. For me a collaborative workplace where people master challenges together and are curious to try new things leads to shared achievements and growth.

As Talent Acquisition Partner I am responsible for the entire recruiting process for our IT. This includes ensuring a great candidate experience and inspiring new talents for ista. 

I get to know many different personalities and together with my colleagues from the different IT teams we evaluate if there is a fit between the candidate, the job profile and ista. In addition, I am advancing projects within the HR context.

I am currently completing a training to become a systemic coach and I am looking forward to further deepen my knowledge in this field.

Hi, nice to meet you here! I am fine, thanks. 

Pretty classic, I saw an ista job post on Stepstone. 

It was the combination of exciting tasks but also the chance to take over real responsibility and shape this new role. I was really impressed by the trust and level of responsibility I received. Was a good decision!

I really enjoy working with motivated, positive and passionate people. People who see challenges as opportunities and actually make things happen. 

A friend who already worked for ista told me about it.

I am part of the system team located in the head office and in our TecHub in Gliwice. 

Testing of E2E processes of international service tools for several countries.

I work part time and I was able to adjust the amount based on my personal needs. Furthermore I can decide for myself the precise working hours.

Female. ;-)

Hi there!

Motivated people that are willing to embrace change; Open people that like to challenge opinions; People that are willing to go the extra mile for a better solution instead of taking a short cut; Tech nerds with an eye for the details.

Absolutely, and there are lots of them at ista. New digital business opportunities arise, we need to handle the IT for it. Big Data, managing millions of IoT devices, scaling to the cloud - just to name a few, and in an international environment. I also like that with our products, we can make an environmental difference.

Of course I always try to stay on top of technology, but it is also important to look left and right. Attend communication seminars regularly. Never stop learning. I would like to learn an instrument one day. I skipped that as a kid.

I was approached by a specialized personnel consultancy and placed.

Basically, 2 aspects persuaded me to join ista. Firstly, the exciting task of being able to build up Active Sourcing at ista and secondly, the team. During my application process, I got to know 6 employees and was impressed by their personalities and the interdisciplinary atmosphere.

My job is to identify and approach IT specialists and professionals for our TecCrew. In addition, my task is also to inspire potential colleagues for ista and to give our company a face. 

My personal goal is the successful expansion of active sourcing activities, including the implementation of related processes. In doing so, I am given a lot of freedom in the design of the toolbox. Through our shared values, professional exchange with colleagues and internal/external training on specific topics, ista supports me in achieving my goal.

Through the SCRUMtisch hosted by ista.

The challenge of transforming a huge company that is in business for so many years.

I coach and facilitate processes and events and drive learning and improvement and therefore help our teams deliver value.

Discussions on eye level, nice colleagues, international vibe.

Splendid – I´m ready for a fabulous journey with you my dear.

Actually I bumped into ista when I was working in my former job as a software consultant and business developer.

To be honest the people I met before and during my interview. I was sitting in the lobby and everyone was greeting me while passing through. It was an atmosphere of friendliness that is hard to find these days. Later on during the interview Markus and Sacha (still my colleagues today) were so kind and welcoming so my only answer could be yes!

Beside the team in Essen I truly love to work with the TecHub team in Poland. We have accomplished great missions together. Of course my direct team Clarissa, Deborah and Annabell (you can meet them left and right ;-) which I´m so proud of every day: Together they take on a lot of challenging homework that needs to be dealt with.

People supporting people, no boundaries, commitment – less bullshit, less politics.

It´s been almost 7 years for me with ista – never boring. If you are willing to take-over responsibility you will grow. The last 2 years have been mind-blowing thanks to Karl who is setting the scene for us as IT being a respected, trustworthy, supportive and future-oriented partner for our business team. Right now I have the opportunity to use my entire toolbox of what I have learned in the past 22 years. That is why I love to go to work every day.

Thx, doing great. A lot of work to do but this is how I like it. 

I just had a good feeling about this company in the recruiting process. And that feeling did not go away so far.

Open minded, ambitious people with hunger to learn more. It also helps to have just the right sense of humor, especially when it comes to laugh about yourself. 

I was assigned with the evaluation of Jira in 2012. One of my all-time favorite projects. It started small and got really big over the years. 

I think the IT evolves in trends that sometimes repeat themselves. In general, I see a spectrum between bottom-up approaches and top-down approaches. This holds for technology as well as for organization. Successful people will pick the right tools and methods for the job at hand. And there will always be some hype around to keep it interesting.
My personal hope is that we are going to see a really open web with clear standards and same conditions for everyone. I believe we lost a bit of the original values that made it so great and successful in its early years.