Head of IT (m/f/x) in Munich

Company Description

Scalable Capital is a leading digital investment and banking platform with a full banking licence, empowering people across Europe to shape their own finances. Scalable Broker makes it easy and affordable for clients to invest professionally in stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, and derivatives, as well as set up savings plans. Scalable Wealth, the digital wealth management service, offers clients professional investment in ETF portfolios, and is also adopted as a white-label solution by banks and other B2B partners. The company’s offerings are rounded off by attractive interest rates, loans, and private equity. With the European Investor Exchange, Scalable Capital offers an exchange specifically for retail investors. Over one million clients have already entrusted more than €50 billion to the platform.

Founded in 2014, Scalable Capital now employs over 700 people across Munich, Berlin, Vienna, Milan, and London. Together with the founding and management team, including Erik Podzuweit and Florian Prucker, they are working on a new generation of financial services.

Visit our finance blog or check out our Social Media channels to find out what our Expert Teams have to say.

Our Company Values guide us every day in how we work and collaborate. To learn more about them, you can find our values here (English).

Job Description

• IT Strategy & Leadership: Define and execute the company’s IT roadmap
• Cloud Administration & Maintenance: Administer, optimize, and maintain our cloud environments (e.g., Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace / AWS), ensuring high availability and executing routine system updates
• 1st & 2nd Level Support: Act as the primary point of contact for internal tech issues—handling everything from daily helpdesk tickets and smooth employee onboarding to advanced hardware and software troubleshooting
• Security Collaboration: Work hand-in-hand with our Security team to maintain robust infrastructure, enforce access controls, and uphold company-wide security standards

Qualifications

• Professional Experience: Extensive experience in IT operations, with a proven track record in shaping IT strategy or taking on leadership responsibility
• Leadership Skills: Proven track record in directly leading and developing teams of at least 5 people.
• Technical Expertise: Deep, hands-on experience in cloud administration as well as providing 1st and 2nd level IT support across [Mac/Windows] environments
• Security Mindset: Strong foundational knowledge of network security, identity management (IAM), and cybersecurity best practices
• Soft Skills & Mindset: A proactive "player-coach" mentality, excellent communication skills, and a strong passion for helping people and driving tech excellence

Additional Information

• Be part of one of the fastest-growing and most visible Fintech startups in Europe, creating innovative services that have a substantial impact on the lives of our customers
• Work with an international, diverse, inclusive, and ever-growing team that loves creating the best products for our clients
• Be productive with the latest hardware and tools
• Learn and grow by joining our in-house knowledge sharing or career development sessions and spending your individual Education Budget 
• Learn and experience German culture first hand by joining our free German language classes
• International relocation support is provided if required 
• Opportunity to work from abroad
• Benefit from an attractive compensation package and from the company pension scheme
• Monthly contribution of 50% for the ‘Deutschland Jobticket’
• Say goodbye to order commissions and say hello to your complimentary subscription of Scalable Capital's PRIME+ Broker
• Enjoy flexible and discounted sports activities with Urban Sports Club