Job Description

As an IT Operations Working Student at QuantCo, you will be responsible for ensuring that colleagues can work productively by developing and maintaining our IT infrastructure as part of the IT Operations team. This will involve working closely with our Data Scientists, Engineers, and Talent Operations team to help resolve inefficient processes, communication barriers, and general IT issues while also improving outdated infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

• Development (and subsequent implementation) of IT-related projects across European offices
• Device management, including setting up and configuring workstation computers, printers, and scanners, as well as maintenance of high-end IT inventory
• First-level support in day-to-day business operations by phone, e-mail, and in-person 
• Assistance with on- and offboarding of employees 
• Support in the creation of instructions, user documentation, and automation of processes 

We are looking for a detail-oriented team player with an affinity for IT, a passion for technology and:

• Enrolment in a technically-oriented degree (Bachelor's or Master's degree program)
• Proficient knowledge of Windows, and/or other operating systems and office solutions
• First experience with tools/platforms for managing tasks and projects
• Excellent oral and written skills in German and English
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Hands-on approach and proactive service orientation

Preferred:

• Basic knowledge of scripting/programming
• First experience in working with SQL databases

What we offer:

Be part of an exceptional company with a supportive and collaborative team,

Flexible working hours,

A fantastic modern office,

The opportunity to shape your role by implementing your ideas from day one.

Competitive compensation of €28 per hour, ideally 10+ hours per week.

About QuantCoAt QuantCo, we leverage expertise in data science, engineering, and economics to help organizations turn data into decisions. Started by 4 PhDs from Harvard and Stanford, we are now more than 180 professionals with extensive quantitative, engineering, and business experience. We are globally distributed with offices in Berlin, Boston, Cologne, Karlsruhe, London, Munich, San Francisco, and Zurich.
Our solutions include algorithmic pricing, data-driven claims management, and high-dimensional forecasting systems. Our customers include some of the largest financial, retail, and healthcare organizations in the US and Europe. We impact core business processes and decisions by combining advanced data-driven insights with scalable engineering solutions.
We are excited about writing mission-critical code that affects millions of people and impacts billions of dollars. If you feel the same way, we look forward to hearing from you.
QuantCo does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.