Head of Infrastructure & Platform (m/f/x)

CLARK is one of the world's leading insurtechs. As the first unicorn company from Frankfurt, we're dedicated to building the insurance expert in our customer’s pockets to keep for a lifetime. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and intuitive mobile apps, we empower private customers to effortlessly manage, compare, and optimize their insurance situation online. Our digital platform seamlessly integrates personalized consultation from expert advisors, ensuring a holistic customer experience at their fingertips.

CLARK serves over 2 million customers across five European markets, finding the best possible insurance solutions. Our culture fosters simplicity, reliability and care for our customers and their needs, uniting employees under a shared purpose: to protect their world and give them peace of mind.

We are supported by investors such as Allianz X, Portage, Tencent, White Star Capital, and Yabeo. Our team of over 800 professionals, representing 40 nationalities, operates across Germany, Switzerland, the UK, France, and the Netherlands. We pioneer to reinvent insurance day by day.

Join our diverse team and contribute to our vision to give every single customer peace of mind with their insurance situation. Take the next step in your career with us at CLARK!

We’re looking for a strategic, people-oriented leader to drive the evolution of our Cloud Infrastructure and Developer Experience team.

As Clark’s Head of Infrastructure & Platform, your main tasks will include:

• Technical Leadership: Balance cost-conscious infrastructure management with reliability, scalability, and security on platforms like AWS and Kubernetes.
• Operational Exellence: Ensuring smooth operation of our products and development infrastructure and making sure product teams have the right tools to understand and improve those aspects of their systems, as well.
• Developer Productivity: Optimize our development tool stack, aligning it with business needs and bring together a fragmented mix of tools to maximize developer efficiency.
• Team Development: Lead and mentor a talented Core Platform team, building cohesion and ensure each team member is able to produce impactful results.
• Service Improvement: Work closely with our development teams, our Staff Engineers, Information Security and Compliance to develop a roadmap of development improvements.
• Collaboration: Engage with product and tech leaders to ensure our infrastructure and developer experience strategies support broader business objectives.

You are right with us if:

• Technical leadership: Ability to set technical goals that can show the business impact they deliver. Experience with managing a roadmap of technical changes that strengthen and unify our technical landscape and working with a budget.
• People Leadership: Proven record in managing technical teams and fostering the professional growth of employees.
• Strategic Vision: Strong understanding of how infrastructure and developer productivity impact product delivery, cost, and operational efficiency and how this translates to the overall business success.
• Technical Proficiency: Solid experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes, Google Cloud, Terraform) and developer productivity tools (Jenkins, Backstage, Sentry). Understanding of the development lifecycle and  hands-on development experience.
• Vendor management: Experience in selecting and managing vendors and maintaining beneficial relationships.
• Communication Skills: Ability to work with the business and leadership side to create understanding for what the team is doing and how this impacts the overall business.
• Excellent English skills, both spoken and written. German skills are a plus.
• The ability to work in an agile multi-national, distributed organization

Why CLARK?

Dive into Diversity: Immerse yourself in a vibrant multicultural environment, collaborating with colleagues from over 40 diverse backgrounds

Work Your Way: Enjoy the best of both worlds with our hybrid working models and flexible hours, empowering you to achieve your best work-life balance.

Time for Impact: Recharge and make a difference with 30 days of holiday plus 2 impact days to pursue your passions and give back to the community.

Exclusive Perks: Unlock exclusive discounts tailored just for you, making every day a little sweeter.

Fuel for Success: Stay energized and refreshed with complimentary drinks and snacks to keep you fueled for greatness.

Cultural Connections: Immerse yourself in our cultural initiatives and team events, fostering connections and creating unforgettable memories along the way.

At CLARK, diversity isn't just embraced—it's celebrated!

We're crafting the ultimate work environment where passion and talent can thrive, regardless of background, ethnicity, identity, religion, or age. Everyone deserves an equal shot at success, and we're dedicated to leveling the playing field.

Excited? Your application holds the key to joining our vibrant team, where every voice is valued and every opportunity is within reach. We can't wait to discover what you bring to the table!