#WeAreJET: Recent Episodes
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Growth & scale are key pursuits of every business. But what happens when they occur at an unprecedented pace? And what impact does growth have on people's learning curve, mindset and work experience? Come along with us on a journey around the world to get inspired and learn from JET'ers who have had to change the way they think, lead and work to meet the challenges of a scaling global tech company.
Produced by JustEatTakeaway.com and Spraakmaker Media.
Hosted by Ed Palmer.
As one of the fastest growing tech companies of the last decade, Just Eat Takeaway.com would not exist without data. Or as Daniël Bos, Global Director of Data and Analytics (DNA), says: "Data is truth." But how do you make sure everybody in the company interprets data the same way? And how do you develop a culture where sharing knowledge and stimulating growth is the standard?
Building a strong product team requires diversity in many different aspects. Tune it to Yasmin Ferdousbarin, Global Product Director for Consumers, to hear how diversity for her goes far beyond just gender and ethnicity. Learn about the dynamic F.A.I.L. approach to development JET teams have and how acting fast and learning fast can help build agility as part of your DNA.
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We asked Marta Terffa, Head of Courier Operations, what it takes to go from celebrating the first 100,000 food orders to handling millions of orders on a weekly basis. How important is ownership and personal leadership? How do you align your own speed of growth with that of the company? But also, how do you align the different speeds within a team? And how do you grab the chance to develop yourself within the company? Or as she puts it: 'With great growth, comes great opportunity’.
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What you wish to kindle in others must first burn within yourself’. When listening to Katharina it’s clear that there’s a flame burning within her. Actually, it’s more like a scorching fire! Being the Managing Director of Germany and Country Manager of Austria, she realises that the fast pace of the company is not always the same pace of the employees. And how do you deal with that?
In this episode of #WeAreJET Katharina explains how listening, truly listening, is a key skill as a leader and she tells us why there’s always room in her schedule to talk to her, no matter your job title. We hope you enjoy this conversation with Katharina Hauke!
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What do you do when you see an opportunity, but the job needed to do it doesn’t exist yet? Right, you create the job yourself. Marijn Luchtman, Global Head of Sponsorship at JustEatTakeaway.com, did just that. She and her team manage multi-million Euro sponsorship deals with UEFA and more than ten of their football leagues. Tune in to this episode to hear the story of how Marijn pursued the opportunity to create the job of her dreams and build a global team from scratch. She talks about the lessons learned along the way and the essential practices to keep a team motivated when their scope of work multiplies exponentially due to the growth of the business.
Want to know more about working at JET? Go to careers.justeattakeaway.com