Leading online marketplaces in 16 countries
Our marketplaces help everyone and everything find new purpose. Every house can be a home, every person has a role to play, and every object can live a second life – they only have to find their matching need.
Meet our people
Sofía Fernández, Head of Product at Yapo.cl. Based in Chile. Tudor Barbu. Front End Engineer and Tech Lead for Design Ops, Adevinta. Based in Barcelona. Paula Mariani. UX Director, Adevinta. Based in Barcelona. Phil Eligio. Head of Advertising, Adevinta. Based in London.Florence Aretz. Investment Director (Ventures). Based in Barcelona Dounia Alla, Head of Operations (Avito) Based in Casablanca 
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“At Adevinta I have colleagues all over the world.”
Sofía Fernández, Head of Product at Yapo.cl. Based in Chile.Sofía leads the Product and UX team at Yapo.cl. She runs projects to improve the experience of existing users and to attract new users. "What I like most about my work is that I can give my opinion and my opinion is listened to, that we can develop new solutions looking for the best for the user. I also love the work environment, companionship and collaboration that we have in Adevinta."
“The technical challenge is the best thing about this job.”
Tudor Barbu. Front End Engineer and Tech Lead for Design Ops, Adevinta. Based in Barcelona.A regular day at the office for Tudor starts with a cup of coffee, opening Vim and diving into the code. At the moment his team is building a design system, and his job is to define its architecture and oversee its implementation. Collaboration across Adevinta's different brands is crucial to make sure to get everything right – something he believes is a great learning opportunity.
“This is Adevinta to me: to innovate and reinvent.”
Paula Mariani. UX Director, Adevinta. Based in Barcelona.Paula leads the user experience (UX) team across Adevinta. Her main focus is to make sure that teams across Adevinta always keep our users and their needs top of mind. To achieve this she works together with Product, Tech and Data & Insight to deliver the most value for Adevinta's users.
“Adevinta gives me the opportunity to innovate ”
Phil Eligio. Head of Advertising, Adevinta. Based in London.Phil provides a unified strategy and vision across the Adevinta portfolio with the aim of increasing advertising globally. “It’s a really exciting time for the company: the advertising industry is constantly changing and digital publishers are facing a variety of new demands and challenges. My role is to help define Adevinta’s place in this evolving digital advertising landscape.”
“I love that our brands create connections between people, often in unexpected ways! ”
Florence Aretz. Investment Director (Ventures). Based in BarcelonaFlorence combines her skills and experience in the world of investment and corporate finance with a natural sense of curiosity to identify and invest in the next wave of online marketplaces. “I love that our brands create connections between people, and this shines through in my role too… I get to work with the entrepreneurs shaping our verticals in a friendly, open environment where feedback is always welcome and new ideas are constantly supported and encouraged. It’s really rewarding!”
“Working at Adevinta allows me to collaborate with great engineers from all over the world”
Dounia Alla, Head of Operations (Avito) Based in CasablancaDounia joined Avito as a Backend Engineer in 2015, before switching to DevOps. Four years later, she is now Head of Operations, managing and mentoring her own team of DevOps Engineers and has recently been identified as one of Africa’s leading Women in Tech.“My entrepreneurial spirit has always been supported and encouraged at Adevinta. There are some incredibly talented people here, across all disciplines, and the office really does feel like a second home. I love that I get to collaborate with people from different marketplaces across the globe and that we’re constantly finding new ways of working together to tackle some of our biggest challenges. Whatever the issue, help is never very far away!”