
OBO as an employer
Working at OBO means being part of a strong, growing international group, enjoying working in a team and being someone who thinks outside the box. Does that sound like you? We look forward to meeting you!
Every day, more than 4,200 colleagues around the world are committed to ensuring that OBO can assert itself as an innovation leader for the electronic infrastructure of buildings and systems. With over 30,000 products in the fields of Industrial installations, Building installations, and Safety and protection installations, we ensure the smooth flow of power, energy and data around the globe.
People at OBO think ahead – there are a lot of us and our number continues to grow. You will fit in with us if you want to make things happen and are excited by what you do.
We have plenty to offer:
At all our locations, we involve ourselves in countless social and cultural projects. As a family company with more than one hundred years of tradition, we see it as our obligation to be committed to our employees.
- 30 days of paid holidays
- Options to work from home
- End-of-year bonus and holiday pay
- 40-hour week with time tracking and flexible options to build up and take off overtime (flexitime)
- Ample space for ideas and creativity
- Comprehensive health management
- Company pension scheme
- Various bonus programmes such as bike leasing, joint sports activities or expert lectures on a healthier life.
- Modern, open feedback culture with regular meetings
- Modern, ergonomic workstations
Working together to achieve big things
Working for OBO Bettermann means being a member of a strong team. Recognition of one’s own work and the work of our employees is part of our corporate culture. Success requires a strong foundation ‒ and we do a lot to create this.
We are looking for the best. And we do our best to do that.
At OBO, each individual employee makes an important contribution to the success of the company through a great deal of energy and passion. Innovative force is an elementary component part of our company culture and company history. This is how OBO has been able to become what we are today. Because good ideas will always prevail ‒ and that has always been the case at OBO. We talk to each other and the path to the boss is always kept short. We place great emphasis on this, because we wish to communicate openly with one another and achieve shared success. The further training and promotion of our employees is a key part of our corporate culture. OBO continues to develop because the team develops. In other words, anyone wanting to make things happen and not stand still is in the right place here.
Our most valuable treasure is the health of our employees
The health of all its employees is the most valuable treasure a company can possess. No economic reason is more important than the safety and health of the workforce. Under the slogan “Fit with OBO”, every employee in the German area can take advantage of a comprehensive offer to look after their own health. This ranges from coping with stress, through preventive investigations, to sport and leisure offers. People should feel well at OBO.
Plenty of room for responsibility
Anyone working at OBO works in a company with flat hierarchies. Many decisions can be clarified quickly and effectively in a personal meeting with managing directors or divisional heads. OBO stands for taking responsibility for your own work. Only people who identify with their task and also present it themselves will be satisfied with it in the long term.
Our job offers:

Current job offers
OBO is looking for those who think further. You’ll find all the current job offers at OBO Bettermann here.

Training and work-study at OBO – launch your future
Advantage through knowledge – a wealth of options for a successful start to your career.

Internships and holiday jobs at OBO
To collect your first professional experiences and also deepen your knowledge, we can offer you the opportunity to complete an internship or holiday job with our company.