The Productivity Platform Solutions team within Axel Springer IT's Customer & Core Services is responsible for the central Atlassian platform across the entire Axel Springer Group. This role involves operating and developing a stable, secure, and scalable enterprise environment to maximize productivity. Key responsibilities include designing multi-site architectures, workflows, and automations, developing governance and policies, onboarding and training users, coaching colleagues, advising Product Owners, and supporting GitHub administration.

Must Have

• Operate and develop the Atlassian platform (Jira, Confluence, JSM, Compass, JPD).
• Design multi-site architectures, workflows, and automations.
• Develop governance, policies, and templates.
• Guide users through changes and provide structured onboardings and trainings.
• Share knowledge, coach colleagues, and develop the platform.
• Advise Product Owners and teams on optimal platform solutions.
• Support administration of the GitHub environment.
• Several years of experience in operating and developing Atlassian Cloud in complex enterprise environments.
• Expertise in Atlassian Cloud Enterprise, multi-site structures, and automation (e.g., Scriptrunner, Automation, Forge, REST APIs).
• Proficiency in workflow design, Identity & Access Management, and integration of third-party systems.
• Experience with governance models, policies, and operating models in large organizations.
• Familiarity with IT service management processes (Incident, Change, Problem, Request) and CAB preparation.
• Knowledge of agile methods and their application in projects and daily business.
• Very good German language skills (C1) and English language skills (B2/C1).

Good to Have

• Atlassian certifications (ACP-Level)

Perks & Benefits

• Diverse health offers (Wellhub, PME Familienservice)
• Valuable working environment with focus on professional and personal development
• Employee offers (discounted Deutschland-Ticket or JobRad-Leasing, bike garage, childcare)
• 30 days vacation plus 10 days working abroad
• Free breakfast snack and lunch in the office
• 80% office presence and 20% mobile working
• Modern technical standard and company hardware (company phone and laptop)
• Modern office in central Berlin with one of the most beautiful rooftop terraces
• Permanent position in full-time or part-time

What you will move with us:

• operate and develop the Atlassian platform (Jira, Confluence, JSM, Compass, JPD) to ensure stable and efficient processes
• design multi-site architectures, workflows and automations so that the platform remains flexible and scalable
• develop governance, guidelines and templates to ensure standards and security
• accompany users through changes and enable structured onboardings and trainings on new functions
• share your knowledge in the team, coach colleagues and jointly develop the platform further
• advise Product Owners and teams on optimal platform solutions to optimize usage
• support the administration of the GitHub environment to create synergies in the tool stack

What you bring with you:

• several years of experience in the operation and further development of Atlassian Cloud in complex enterprise environments
• expertise in Atlassian Cloud Enterprise, multi-site structures and automation (e.g. Scriptrunner, Automation, Forge, REST APIs) you bring with you
• you are confident in workflow design, Identity & Access Management and the integration of third-party systems
• you have gained experience with governance models, policies and operating models in large organizations
• you are familiar with IT service management processes (Incident, Change, Problem, Request) and CAB preparation
• knowledge of agile methods and their application in projects and daily business characterizes you
• ideally, you have Atlassian certifications (ACP-Level) as well as very good German language skills (C1) and English language skills (B2/C1)

What we offer:

• diverse health offers for all situations in life: From sports courses (Wellhub), to preventive medical check-ups to professional coaching with renowned partners (PME Familienservice)
• benefit from an appreciative working environment in which professional and personal development is in focus
• employee offers that suit you and your life situation: Whether a discounted Deutschland-Ticket or JobRad-Leasing, bicycle garage or childcare offers
• 30 days vacation plus 10 days working abroad
• our Free-Food offer: get your daily breakfast snack and a free lunch in the office
• collaboration thrives on direct exchange – we rely on 80% office presence and 20% mobile working
• a working environment with the latest technical standards and your own hardware (company phone and laptop) as well as a modern office in the center of Berlin, with one of the most beautiful rooftop terraces
• a permanent position in full-time or part-time

Axel Springer SE is a transatlantic family-owned media company with locations in Berlin and New York. Our goal is to shape the future of journalism in the free world – because we are convinced that a free and informed society is the prerequisite for a functioning democracy.

With more than 10,000 employees, Axel Springer is active in over 25 countries. Our media brands such as BILD, BUSINESS INSIDER, MORNING BREW, POLITICO and WELT are at the center. Our portfolio is supplemented by the marketing companies Awin, Bonial and Idealo as well as the digital market research institute Emarketer.

In Poland, we operate a joint venture with the media company Ringier, which includes media brands such as FAKT, FORBES, NEWSWEEK, ONET and other high-reach offerings.

Questions and answers about the application process

The most frequent questions and answers can be found in our FAQs: career.axelspringer.com/de/faq

To facilitate readability, we limit ourselves to male designations in the text. Nevertheless, diversity is an essential part of our corporate culture! We welcome all applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, worldview, disability, age, and sexual orientation and identity.

Information on the severely disabled representation at Axel Springer can be found here: career.axelspringer.com/de/ksbv

Contact person for this position (reference number REF2641R) is: Marcel Burmester #LI-MB2