Our culture

We’re a passionate team who thrive on human connection, autonomy and the desire to constantly learn

How we work

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AGILE

An agile approach is iterative, incremental and non-hierarchical. We believe it’s the best way to minimise bureaucracy and preserve a close-knit culture.

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TRIBE-BASED

To maximise agility across SumUp, we tackle big projects as tribes. Each tribe is devoted to a specific area and composed of autonomous squads.

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SAFE TO FAIL

At SumUp, we see mistakes as opportunities to continuously learn and grow, not as reasons to panic or point fingers.

A male employee sits on a leather sofa in the SumUp office, smiling at the camera.

"Working here has been a transformative journey. You get to work with smart, innovative people who are constantly helping you grow and evolve. Life here can be fast-paced, but it’s always fun."

Derek, Sr. People Partner - Berlin office

Your voice matters here

SumUp is a truly global community where you're encouraged to express yourself. We strive to learn from each other’s cultures and perspectives and we’ll never stop pushing to make our workplaces more diverse and inclusive.

CHALLENGING INEQUALITY

We’ll never stop pushing to make our workplaces more diverse and inclusive. We’re proud of the gender parity in our workforce but we’re partnering with organisations around the globe to bring more women into leadership and tech roles.

See how Pamela, our Global VP of Design, is challenging the way we think about and design products to create a more inclusive experience for everyone.

EVERYONE'S WELCOME

We empower our LGBTQ+ community to lead the way when celebrating Pride each year. And we get together regularly to discuss how to keep SumUp a safe, welcoming environment for absolutely everyone.

Interested to hear how you can help create a more inclusive workplace? Our Pride Club members help answer some of the most asked questions related to the LGBTQIA+ community, discuss what it really means to be an ally and share some of their experiences.

All SumUppers are invited to adopt a founder’s mentality and initiate projects they’re passionate about. If there’s a good cause you want to champion, join one of our grass-roots initiatives or feel free to launch your own!

Our Sustainability Guild strives to make SumUp more eco-friendly through regular fundraising activity, and initiatives like a card reader refurbishment scheme.

EVERYONE'S WELCOME

SumUp is a truly global community where every voice counts, and where we strive to learn from each other’s cultures and perspectives.

We’ll never stop pushing to make our workplaces more diverse and inclusive. We’re proud that over 50% of SumUppers are female, but we’re partnering with organisations around the globe to bring more women into leadership and tech roles.

We empower our LGBTQ+ community to lead the way when celebrating Pride each year. And we get together regularly to discuss how we keep SumUp a safe, welcoming environment for absolutely everyone.

Our social days programme makes it easy for Berlin-based SumUppers to donate spare time to charitable projects. On previous volunteer days, we’ve prepared food for 1000 homeless people and wrapped Christmas gifts for 1300 refugee children.

Meanwhile, our sustainability guild strives to make SumUp more eco-friendly through regular fundraising activity, and initiatives like a card reader refurbishment scheme.