Choose My Company, the French-based platform specialized in collecting and analyzing verified reviews, recognizes our people-first culture based on our team’s well-being.
At Z1, we’ve always believed that great digital products start with great teams, and great teams are built on happiness, purpose, and trust. That’s why we’re thrilled to share that Z1 has earned the Happy at Work certification, awarded by Choose My Company following an in-depth, independent analysis of our internal culture. This recognition affirms something we’ve known all along: when people feel cozy at work, their impact is bigger, bolder, and better.
Building a workplace worth celebrating
This external certification validates a direction we took two years ago, when we decided to go beyond intuition and start tracking team well-being through a tool we built in-house: People Analytics. Since then, we’ve used this system quarterly to understand how our team feels and to adapt our policies with real, objective data—because we believe decisions about people should be grounded in evidence, not assumptions.
As Bea Gutiérrez, our Head of People, explains: “Achieving the Happy at Work certification wasn’t about ticking boxes—it was about continuing to invest in the culture we’ve been intentionally building from the start.”
These are the aspects of our culture that our team is proudest of. Benefits that have been positively valued by 80% of our team, according to our People Analytics reports.
- Remote-first. In a world where the best talent is distributed and the most challenging projects are found anywhere, we maintain our vision of being fully remote - an approach we've championed since our founding in 2015, when we began working with international clients from Seville. This means being committed to a culture based on trust and results, not on presentism. Our team can work 100% remotely if they like, just like we do with our clients.
- Work-life balance. Having a really flexible schedule allows people to thrive both at work and in their personal lives. This means working 32 productive hours and having eight flexible hours to dedicate to whatever makes them feel good: whether that's spending time with their children, doing sports, or mastering a new technology.
- Growth opportunities. Learning is guaranteed through mentorship, teamwork, and ongoing feedback processes. We have an internal motto: "Your career plan is the one you want to build." You have the freedom to choose your learning resources so that you never fall behind.
- An inclusive mindset, with innovative measures, like maintaining salaries during illness and a Gender Equality Plan that goes beyond actively promoting equity across all levels of the company, including forward-thinking approaches to tackle pain points like the lack of female tech talent in engineering teams, with specific recommendation bonuses.
- Clear communication. We prioritize open and constant communication across all teams and roles. Transparency is fundamental to how we work—whether we're collaborating internally or engaging with our clients. It's how we stay aligned and make sure everyone feels heard and informed.
What this means for our partners
For Z1, team culture is not a buzzword—it’s also a business strategy. We see culture as a living system that connects how we work internally to the quality of our collaborations and the success of every product we help bring to life.
When you work with Z1, you’re not just hiring a digital studio—you’re partnering with a team that’s energized by what they do and committed to building alongside you. We see collaboration as a shared effort: you bring your deep market knowledge, and we contribute our expertise in creating exceptional digital experiences. Together, we make decisions quickly and tackle challenges head-on.
Meaningful partnerships work like vigorous teams: grounded in honesty, shaped by constant communication, and strengthened by shared responsibility. That’s the kind of collaboration our culture is built to support—and why we’re so proud to be recognized as *Happy at Work*. Because when our team thrives, so do the people we build with.
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