Being a “remote” organization, gives Camunda the ability to attract candidates from a global, diverse pool of outstanding talent while also providing our colleagues with more flexibility and convenience.
This is reflected in the principles below:
Those principles are aspirational, i.e. we will not be able to live up to all of them all the time. But they define our ambitions and the direction in which we are going.
The following explains our motivation for remote.
Our people work remotely.
Everybody at Camunda works remote.
Being entitled to work remotely does not mean being entitled to work from everywhere though. These are the limitations that need to be observed:
When we advertise jobs or select candidates, we do not communicate or consider the candidates’ location as a selection criteria. This holds true regardless of the personal leadership style preferences of the hiring manager.
This principle is limited by:
Managing and collaborating remotely translates into specific measures we take, which will be defined in dedicated documents.
Some key principles are:
To socialize remotely is one of two building blocks for a successful team building (the other is onsite socializing).
Employees can utilize a co-working space so that everyone who prefers to work from an office will have the ability to do so.
The primary mission for workspaces is to provide distraction free, well-equipped, pleasant work environments for individuals. The primary mission is not to provide space for onsite collaboration.
In addition we will provide our employees with the necessary tools to be productive while working from home by providing Home Office Equipment to a reasonable extent.
Onsite interactions create a benefit we cannot achieve with remote interactions only:
The feeling of “truly meeting” someone builds trust and empathy. In a group, this leads to stronger identification, loyalty and engagement.
We need to be aware about our options to bring people together, especially when they need to travel for that purpose. We have a dedicated strategy for Onsite Team Building.
Camunda is a remote company, but that doesn’t mean our customers are.
If we feel that we should be onsite with a customer for sales, consulting, customer success, event marketing etc., we will go onsite.
Exceptions only apply because of acute circumstances (e.g., restricted travel due to pandemic).
Nevertheless, we invest in our capabilities to win and serve our customers remotely, for example by using the customer’s preferred remote meeting tools, superior remote training experiences or engaging online conferences.