Employee Experience Specialist

Who are we looking for

As an Employee Experience Specialist, you will be responsible for creating and implementing events and programs that enhance the overall employee experience. This includes planning, organizing, and executing internal and external events, managing logistics for business travel, and coordinating various employee recognition and social initiatives. The ideal candidate is creative, organized, and has excellent interpersonal skills.

Please be aware, we are looking for a cover letter that is not written by AI and explain why you would be the best candidate for this position.

What are you going to do 

• Event Planning and Execution: Plan and execute internal company events, such as team-building activities, company-wide celebrations, and social gatherings. 
• Organize external events, including developer conferences (up to 500 persons) and company-sponsored community events.
• Business Travel Coordination: Arrange business travel logistics, including booking flights, hotels, and transportation for employees who need to travel for work-related purposes. Ensure a smooth and enjoyable travel experience.
• Employee Recognition and Gifts: Coordinate and distribute employee recognition items, such as baby gifts, anniversary awards, and promotional giveaways. Develop creative ideas to enhance employee engagement and satisfaction.
• Employee Engagement Programs: Collaborate with the HR team to design and implement programs that promote employee engagement, happiness, and overall well-being. Generate ideas for new social events and initiatives to motivate employees to attend and participate.
• Vendor and Venue Management: Develop relationships with local vendors, event planners, and venue operators. Negotiate contracts and ensure that all event-related logistics are handled smoothly.
• Event Promotion and Communication: Work with the Marketing and HR teams to create event-related communications, including promotional materials, email invitations, and internal announcements. Drive attendance and enthusiasm for company events.
• Budget Management: Manage event budgets, track expenses, and ensure cost-effective planning without compromising quality.

What you need to have

• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong verbal and written English skills 
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple events simultaneously
• Experience in working full remote
• Time to travel around from time to time for events/conferences
• Creative problem-solving abilities
• Knowledge of event planning software and collaboration tools
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Discord and any other online tools is a very nice to have

What we offer you

Nabu Casa is a fully remote company that uses Remote to employ people from all over the world. You will be a normal salaried employee in your country, and no work visa is required.

This is a full-time position for 40 hours per week. Because we are a fully remote company, there is no fixed schedule. For the purpose of team communication, we do try to ensure at least 3 hours of overlap in the workday. You will be part of the Finance/HR team, and your team manager is based in the European timezone (CET).

Core to the establishment of Nabu Casa was the well-being of the people building Home Assistant. We will provide all the benefits required by the country you reside in. However, we also want to make sure all our employees, regardless of country of origin, get at least a minimal set of benefits, including:

• Five weeks (twenty-five days) of paid time off.
• Fourteen days of paid sick leave if your country/laws treat them as unpaid.
• Six weeks of paid and six weeks of unpaid parental leave to be used in the first year after birth. We will provide the missing days if your country/laws do not provide such compensation.
• A budget to equip your home workspace once you start. After three years, you may keep this equipment for personal use.
• A monthly smart home budget to ensure you keep up-to-date with the latest that smart homes offer.
• A 50% contribution to your internet connection fee at your home workspace.
• If you are currently working on Home Assistant-related side projects, you can spend work time maintaining it.

About us 

Nabu Casa ( is best known as the organization driving the development of Home Assistant ( the world's largest free and open-source smart home platform. More than one million households benefit from its home automation capabilities. Powered by a worldwide community of open-source developers, GitHub ranked it the second most active open-source project in the world in 2023.

We were initially founded to ensure that the development of Home Assistant would remain sustainable as it kept growing, but over time it has grown to support more open home initiatives. In 2024, the Open Home Foundation ( was formed to protect these open-source projects and ensure they thrive into the future. Nabu Casa is a commercial partner of the Foundation, and our principals are aligned with a joint commitment to privacy , choice , and sustainability in the smart home. These are the values that we put at the heart of every decision we make. It's woven into our architecture, licensing, community, and everything else.

Nabu Casa is profitable, has no external investors, and our only funding comes from people subscribing to Home Assistant Cloud and buying Home Assistant hardware. That means the only stakeholders we have to concern ourselves with are our employees and our users. We now employ more than 30 contributors from all over the world to make sure they have the financial freedom to focus on Home Assistant and other open-source projects that help drive the Open Home vision.