Do you want to join us on the journey of disrupting the spend management business? Do you like to work in a fast-paced scale-up with a passionate and supportive team? Yokoy is hiring!

After closing our $80M Series B funding in 2022 and going through a hyper growth phase, we are now striving to lead the tech-focused transformation in our field and become the number 1 all-in-one spend management suite for midsize and enterprise companies. Join us as our new Technical Writer working student and help us achieve our goals! ?

As a Technical Writer working student at Yokoy, you will have the opportunity to work closely with our experienced product, design, and development teams, and contribute to helping our customers get the most from our next generation spend management products. You will participate in developing different types of content, from API specifications and release notes, to troubleshooting articles, how-tos, and integration guides for a wide range of audiences. We are looking for an individual with a passion for writing and technology, who enjoys breaking down complex topics into simple, easy-to-understand content.

This is a working student position (20h per week).

• You will collaborate in writing, editing, and proofreading factually accurate documentation about how Yokoy works.
• You will translate existing help articles into German.
• You will support by updating existing docs based on customer and stakeholder feedback.
• You will assist in researching and simplifying complex technical concepts.
• You will work with the product marketing and technical teams to ensure the content aligns with brand tone, messaging, and technical accuracy.
• You will collaborate with UX writing and Marketing in maintaining documentation writing standards, style guides, templates.

• You are currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program, preferably in Technical Writing, Computer Science, Languages, Arts, or a related field.
• You have a passion for technology and innovation, with a desire to learn and grow in the field of technical writing.
• You have excellent written, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• You are detail-oriented and highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• You are capable of quickly grasping complex technical concepts and making them easily understandable in text and pictures.
• Ideally, you are familiar with GitHub, Markdown, HTML, and doc as code.
• Experience with content management systems (i.e. Confluence, Intercom, SharePoint, Jira etc.) is a plus.
• You are fluent in English (B2/C1) and German (C1); other languages are a plus.

• Resources and trust: you own your work and shape things from day one.
• Flat hierarchies: opportunity to work closely with the founders and the leadership team.
• Fast-paced environment: quickly measure and learn about the impact of your work.
• Flexibility: everyone has their own highly productive times - we look at the output and not at what time it was produced.
• Hybrid setup: we enjoy in-person sessions, but we have also learned (thank you Covid) how to be efficient with remote working.
• Work anywhere: we offer up to 6 weeks remote work within the EU.

This is important to us: Yokoy is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity. We welcome people from all backgrounds who are looking to make the future simple with us. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

Yokoy is an intelligent spend management platform, trusted by modern finance teams to streamline invoices, expenses, and payments. Powered by AI and machine learning, Yokoy automates up to 95% of manual processes.

? Established in 2019 in Zurich, Switzerland, Yokoy is trusted by leaders at over 600 of the world’s most forward-thinking companies to help them transform how they spend, by transforming how their people spend their time. Designed to sit at the heart of the modern finance tech stack, Yokoy connects with the leading ERP systems, invoicing platforms, travel booking tools, and other enterprise finance tools to power end-to-end automation and provide complete visibility across the enterprise. Yokoy is backed by leading investors including California-based Sequoia Capital, New York-based Left Lane Capital and London-based Balderton Capital.