Head of Hardware Partnerships

Wallapop is a Spain-based scale-up driven by the purpose to empower people to embrace a more conscious and sustainable way of consuming. We believe in a world where extending the life of products and reducing environmental impact is mainstream. As Spain’s leading peer-to-peer marketplace for pre-loved items, we connect millions of users every day. Powered by innovation, trust, and autonomy, we combine the positive impact of sustainability with the convenience of modern e-commerce. Our mission is to make pre-loved consumption the norm through the smart use of technology. The Challenge 🧩  We are looking for a Head of Customer Service to lead and evolve our customer experience strategy. In this role, you will partner closely with Engineering, Product, Operations, and Marketing to bring our cross-functional CS team to the next level. Balancing strategic vision with hands-on operational leadership, you will leverage modern AI technology, smart automation, and real-time user insights to maximize the value we deliver to Wallapop users (both C2C and Pro). This role requires a blend of operational leadership, AI-driven strategy, and deep user empathy to solve complex challenges in a fast-paced digital ecosystem. What You Will Do 👇 * Pioneer AI & Modern CS Operations: Lead the integration of AI, automation, and intelligent routing tools to modernize customer support, streamline workflows, and enhance resolution efficiency across all user touchpoints. * Lead Internal CS & CX Teams: Direct and mentor our internal Customer Service (CS) and Customer Experience (CX) teams across C2C and Pro segments, fostering a collaborative, high-impact culture focused on continuous development. * Manage External BPO Partnerships: Oversee strategic relationships and day-to-day alignment with external BPO partners, ensuring partner performance seamlessly matches Wallapop’s quality standards, SLA targets, and customer-first values. * Drive Operational Excellence: Design, optimize, and scale customer service processes and workflows to maintain high quality as Wallapop grows. * Data-Driven Decision Making: Analyze customer interaction data, support metrics, and user feedback to identify emerging trends, pain points, and systemic product/service improvements. * Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Managed Marketplace, Seller Tribes, Product, and Tech teams to champion the voice of the customer and align CS initiatives with broader company OKRs. * Champion Customer Centricity: Cultivate a customer-first mindset across the department and advocate for user satisfaction throughout the organization. What We Are Looking For 🔎 * Leadership Experience: Proven track record of leading and scaling Customer Service / Support operations within a digital environment, e-commerce platform, or tech scale-up. * AI & Innovation Focus: Demonstrated interest or experience evaluating, implementing, and optimizing modern CS technology, including AI tools, chat automation, and intelligent ticketing platforms. * Vendor & Partner Management: Experience overseeing external BPO vendor relationships, contract execution, and SLA performance. * Analytical Rigor: Strong data literacy and problem-solving skills—ability to translate complex operational metrics and customer feedback into actionable strategies. * Bilingual Communication: Professional fluency in both English and Spanish (written and spoken) to lead teams and present strategies across leadership functions. What Would Be A Plus 🚀  * Prior experience in a peer-to-peer (C2C) or multi-sided marketplace environment. * Background working directly with product and engineering teams to automate user-facing support workflows. * Relevant academic background or equivalent practical leadership experience in Engineering, Business Administration, Information Systems, or related fields. Do note that all our jobs are 📍 Barcelona based. We follow a hybrid model where flexibility rules. We commit to a minimum of 6 days per month in the office. Each team self-organizes to decide on cadence and in-person/remote rituals. Wallapop is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees as we want Wallapop to be a place for everyone. We sponsor visa processes for international candidates when applicable and provide legal & admin support along the process combined with a competitive relocation package. Additionally to the opportunity to contribute to an agile product set up and work together towards achieving our meaningful mission, we offer the following 🍭 Perks & Benefits: * Generous individual learning budget of 2k per year * Free office meals, lunch selection from different providers * Group and individual English, Catalan & Spanish lessons as part of our working day * Private Health Insurance with Alan * Flexible working hours + Intensive Fridays * Flexible remuneration to deduct from gross salary (kindergarten/food/transport check) * Gym & Wellness plan, including physiotherapist in the office * Generous referral Program & Charity Donation * Bonus for weddings & newborns * Wallapop Renta (Tax income support) * Monthly product advantages (Wallapop Club) * Work anniversary Gifts and Birthday Surprises * Contribution towards your WIFI in your monthly payroll * One-off payment based on compensation package to go towards setting up your home office * Relocation package (monetary support and legal advice) and visa sponsorship, if applicable * 26 holidays per year * TOP hardware of your choice (latest Apple or Windows)   What does the hiring process for this position look like? 👀**Please, note that all interviews take place remotely over hangouts.** Intro Call - run by talent acquisition, focus on providing more information about the role and the company as well as going over your experience, motivation, and expectations. This usually takes 45-60 minutes. Case Study Submission - you will be assigned a task to submit within 5 up to 7 days where you will be able to showcase your expertise for the role. Expertise Interview - run by the hiring team, focus on the required core skills and the ability to deliver in a given context. This usually takes 60-90 minutes. Stakeholder Interview - run by relevant stakeholders reflecting the reality of the context of the role, focus on the ability to collaborate & deliver in a cross-functional set-up. This usually takes 60 minutes. Culture Interview - run by culture interviewers, focus on adherence to Wallapop's purpose and business proposition. This usually takes 60 minutes.  Offer - should you be the right candidate, your offer will be discussed over a call with talent acquisition and will then be confirmed in writing.

Allow us to introduce ourselves Hello there! We’re Appinio, a global market research company that combines an AI-powered insights platform with expert consultancy. On a mission to make the world a little more fact-based, we help companies understand how consumers think and make smarter decisions. We started out in Hamburg back in 2014, but we’re now humbled to call the world our playground, with over 260 employees spread across 13 countries (we’re remote-first), 2600+ international clients, delivering research from +190 markets, globally. Want to be a part of the Appinio movement? 🚀 Here at Appinio, we value transparency in our recruitment process, and we've created a blog to share what to expect during each step of our journey together: here   Your mission as a Senior IT Administrator (m/f/d) We are looking for a hands-on Senior IT Administrator to manage and continuously improve our internal IT environment. You will take care of day-to-day IT operations, SaaS administration, user access, hardware provisioning, and support processes, ensuring that employees have the tools and systems they need to work securely and efficiently. As the company grows, this role will expand toward broader ownership of our IT systems and processes. You will help define scalable ways of working, automate recurring tasks, improve our security and compliance setup, and shape how internal IT supports the business. This is a strong fit for someone who enjoys practical execution today and wants to take on increasing responsibility over time. Location & working model: This role follows a hybrid model and is based in Hamburg. You’ll be expected to be in the office approximately 2 times per week, depending on tasks and collaboration needs. What you'll do * SaaS Architecture: Lead the administration, configuration, and maintenance of Google Workspace, Slack, ClickUp and other SaaS tools across the business, ensuring compliance with security standards and supporting business operations * Security & Compliance: * Design and maintain a robust IAM framework, overseeing single-sign on (SSO) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) to enable efficient and secure user access provisioning * Configure and enforce security and compliance rules to ensure user endpoint devices are properly secured from threats and meet compliance requirements (e.g. ISO 27001, SOC 2, …) * IT Operations & Automation: * Implement automated workflows across SaaS platforms using APIs and orchestration platforms (e.g. Zapier) to eliminate manual work * Design and implement scalable support workflows and automation to minimize manual overhead, while overseeing complex escalations * Develop and maintain documentation, including IT guides, knowledge base articles, and standard operating procedures * On- and offboard employees, ensuring timely access and hardware provisioning / deprovisioning * Vendor Management: * Manage vendor relationships, negotiate contracts for software licenses and hardware procurement * Support other departments in the onboarding, management and offboarding of department-owned vendors, ensuring that solutions are integrated into the system landscape and meet compliance requirements * Hardware Strategy & Lifecycle Planning: This role involves the entire lifecycle management of company hardware assets * Define the hardware strategy, manage procurement vendor relationships, and establish automated deployment processes to streamline equipment provisioning for our remote-first workforce * Manage IT logistics partnerships for the efficient shipping and reception of equipment * Performing routine maintenance and upgrades for all company-owned IT equipment * Build and maintain an automated, detailed and accurate inventory of all IT assets You will thrive in this role if   Must have: * You have experience in IT administration within a SaaS-heavy environment * You have hands-on experience administering Google Workspace * You are confident working with IAM, SSO, and MFA, and understand identity and access management best practices * You have experience managing macOS devices and endpoint security in a professional setting * You have owned onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring smooth and secure user access provisioning * You have experience with vendor and IT asset management * You communicate clearly and document processes in a structured and accessible way * You are based in Hamburg, Germany Nice to have: * You have worked with security and compliance frameworks such as ISO 27001 or SOC 2 * You have experience with automation or scripting, including API-based workflows * You have experience administering tools such as HubSpot or ClickUp * You are familiar with remote-first hardware logistics and device provisioning * You have helped build, scale, or improve an IT function from the ground up A few words about the team: You'll join a small, tight-knit team of three. We sit within Appinio's engineering department (~50 people), which means you'll work closely with other engineers - not in a silo.   We take ownership seriously. The team is small by design, so everyone has real autonomy over their domain and a direct line to decision-making. There's no layer of management between you and the work. If you see something broken or a process that could be automated, you're expected to fix it - and you'll have the time and backing to do so.   Automation and tooling are core to how we operate. We're not a click-ops team. Where it makes sense, we script, integrate, and build instead of doing things manually. You don't need to be a developer, but a willingness to write the occasional script will make you much more effective here.   We make an effort to stay connected - regular game nights, knowledge-sharing sessions with the wider engineering org, and team meet ups. What’s in it for you? * Flexibility Policy - Average is 30 days taken, however, we do not have a hard cap of number of vacation days as we know life happens * Temporary work from abroad - You can work outside your country of residence for up to 180 days per year * All the hardware you need and your own MacBook * You'll get a Deutschland ticket or access to a mobility budget with the NAVIT app to get you to and from the office space * Subsidised Urban Sports Club membership * You will get access to our Co-working spaces Our interview process * Screening Call with Hiring Manager * Case Interview with Team Lead and Head of IT Infrastructure * (Optional) Team Interview  * Executive Interview  * Reference Check  * Offer  Kind reminder: Please ensure that your application is submitted in English. This post not only outlines our ideal candidate but also serves as an inspiration for what this role can evolve into. Even if you consider yourself an 80% fit but have a genuine passion for this position, we encourage you to apply. We're eager to hear from individuals who share our enthusiasm. Appinio is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. Please read our privacy policy here. Learn more about us:  appinio.com    LinkedIn    Xing     Kununu    Instagram