Team Assistant Tech

nTeam Assistant in TechnnParity is one of the world’s most experienced core blockchain infrastructure companies, having built and pioneered some of the most advanced technologies in the blockchain sector. Parity was founded by Dr. Gavin Wood, co-founder and former CTO of Ethereum, the primary engineer behind the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), inventor of the Solidity programming language, and primary author of the Ethereum Yellowpaper.nnBased in Berlin, London, and Lisbon with over 340 employees worldwide, Parity has built clients for Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Zcash and has pioneered a completely new, next-generation blockchain protocol with Polkadot and the framework its built with, Substrate. Parity builds the open-source technologies needed to power an unstoppable, decentralised webknown as Web3and helps developers and organisations implement and build upon the Web3 tech stack.nAbout the team:nnThe Operations department at Parity supports the critical business mission of making Polkadot the most active and innovative community building the future decentralised web and acts as a service partner to all Parity teams, delivering crucial support to the business, so that the mission can be achieved. nYou will be joining the Support team (Team Assistants), one of four teams within Ops, currently consisting of five members supporting different departments here at Parity. As Team Assistant you will work closely with several small functional teams and autonomous engineers in our Technical Department.nAbout the position:nnYou will support Tech teams by assisting them with administrative and operational tasks such as booking travel, supporting reimbursements, contractor payments, supporting office visits and answering questions and pointing them in the right direction – while being an engine to drive our processes by reporting to the Ops team.nn nnYour main objective will be to help engineers focusing on their work by taking over a significant amount or administration workload and being involved in their everyday life. You will not be asked for coding, but you will need to be able to understand basic terms and principles in blockchain engineering, such as parachains, smart contracts, runtime development, staking, DApps, DAO.nnWe are seeking various dedicated and well organized, energetic professionals who are happy wearing multiple hats and assisting a team and/or department in a wide range of administrative and executive support-related tasks. nnnnnnnTravel and Event support (team retreats, company events, conferences, team mobility)nnOperational onboarding – help new joiners integrate teams by implementing internal and external processes (calendar and tools coordination, synchronisation with Ops team)nnSupport with administrative and logistics tasks (invoices, orders, workplace processes)nnSubscription management (inventory, streamline tools, implement processes)nnDocumentation – assist with internal communication and ensure information is well organised, saved, and deleted (develop team and department workspace, write meeting notes, archive and delete information)nnSupport with cross-department operations (organise meetings, support internal communication, draft company structure)nnCommunication – create more bridges between teams as an internal point of contact.nnSupporting Team Leads – helping to connect team members and giving extra support to Team Leads with their administrative duties nnHR Admin tasks – handling confidential information maintaining and organising Parity members records, supporting onboarding and offboarding processes, organising and conducting training sessionsnnnnAbout you:nnn3+ years of administrative / operational assistant experiencennTechnical driven personality and strong interest and understanding in software engineering & blockchain technologynnOutstanding organisation & prioritisation skills, capacity to work with a multitude of stakeholdersnnAttention to detail and high level of professionalism with logistic and operational tasksnnRigorous attitude and capacity to handle processes in a complex technical environmentnnStrong written and verbal communication skills with English (near-native level)nnService-oriented mindset and open attitude to questions and requestsnnFlexibility and adaptability in fast-changing and autonomous environmentsnnTech-savviness and ability to use different tools powering remote collaboration and asynchronous collaborationnnAutonomous and self-independent working style, being able to take initiatives and make decisions quicklynnA proactive and self-learning attitude nnnnn nnNice-to-havesnnnKnowledge of different approaches to project management and software development, such as agile techniquesnnKnowledge of Linux operating systemsnnFamiliarity / user experience with GitHubnnFamiliarity with Element (managing spaces, rooms and permissions)nnnnFor everyone who joins us:nnnCompetitive remuneration packages, including tokens (where legally possible), based on iterative market researchnnRemote-first, global working environment with flexible hoursnnCollaborative, fast-paced, and self-initiating culture, designed to mimic an open source workflownnEnergising and collaborative team and company retreats all over the worldnnOpportunity to learn more about Web3 while on the job, with access to some of the brightest minds in this space; we have plenty of educational initiatives such as internal sessions, all-hands, AMAs, hackathons, etc.nnTeammates who are genuinely excited about their job, impact, and Paritys missionnnOpportunity to relocate to Germany or PortugalnnnnFor those joining us as employees in Germany, Portugal, or the U.K.:nnn28 paid vacation days per yearnnWork laptop (macOS or Linux-based) and equipment to enable you to work successfullynnnnnn2,500 yearly learning and development budget for conferences or courses of your choicennnnnnnnnNot a perfect match to our requirements? We’re still excited to receive your application and hear how you think you can help us achieve our mission.nnnnn
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nn#LocationnRemote (Central European Time (CET))

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