HERO Software

A Year Full of Moments That Made Us HERO 💛 2025 was a year built on connection — a year full of moments that shaped us as a team and as a company. We celebrated together, learned together, volunteered across two cities, welcomed new HEROes, explored new places during workations, leveled up with Langdock, showed up for what matters, and took the next steps toward a more inclusive and global HERO with English as our company language. Every experience, every conversation, every challenge and every celebration brought us closer to the culture we’re proud of: ambitious, trusting, and full of joy. Thank you to everyone who helped make this year what it was. 2025 moved us forward — and 2026 will take us even further. #ambition #trust #fun

✨ Meet Lennard Kaye ✨ Bringing AI into HERO - but in a way that empowers people instead of replacing them. That’s Lennard’s sweet spot. What he values here? A culture where trust beats micromanagement, ambition isn’t just a buzzword, and fun is something he’s already heard many legendary stories about. And beyond work? Think Copenhagen vibes, daily sports sessions and soon a new four‑legged teammate joining our office dog squad. 🐶💛 Ready to meet more of our S*HEROes? Come join our S*HEROes! #Ambition #Trust #Fun #WeAreHERO #workatHERO #HEROSoftware

Closing the year with fresh HERO energy ✨ December has arrived - and with it, the final group of brilliant HEROes joining us in 2025. This month, we’re excited to welcome Marc Fiedler, Moritz H., Gentiana Luzha, Michele Köhler, Sarin Ravishanker Jasmin Yvonne Bomm and Martha Eierdanz. They each bring unique experience, new perspectives and exactly the kind of ambition, trust and fun that make HERO what it is today. As we wrap up the year, their arrival feels like the perfect reminder that our story is shaped by every single person who joins us. Welcome to HERO - we’re thrilled to have you with us and can’t wait to start the new year together. 🚀💛 #ambition #trust #fun #weareHEROsoftware #teamculture #onboarding #newHeroes

🎁 HERO Advent Calendar: Door #4 – Last Christmas at Göttinger Hof 🎄✨ One last festive night in our current office - and we made it count. Dancing, laughing, singing, celebrating everything we’ve built together in 2025. New office incoming, same unstoppable HERO spirit. 💛 Happy 4th Advent! #ambition #trust #fun #WeAreHERO #HEROCulture #XmasParty #NewChapter

🔎 HERO INSIGHTS SURVEY: 72 % of skilled trades businesses are optimistic about 2026 💡 Despite the challenging economic climate, Germany’s skilled trades sector is entering the new year with striking confidence. Our new #HEROSoftware survey of 200 skilled trades businesses reveals that 72 % feel optimistic about 2026, despite having to navigate recession pressures, rising costs, and persistent skills shortage. Their expectations for 2026 are clear – #tradebusinesses are sharpening their focus on internal strengths. The main investments planned for this year include: 📈 Marketing and sales 👷 Employee training and further education 💻 Digitalisation and modern technology In hindsight, 80 % of companies would rate 2025 as an economically successful year, largely driven by one key factor: #digitalisation. Two‑thirds of businesses significantly digitised their processes last year, reducing paperwork and increasing efficiency – making digital transformation the standout success of 2025. #HERO founder and CEO Michael Kessler states: “Digitalisation is no longer a nice-to-have in the skilled trades, but an irreplaceable driver of productivity.” A clear signal for the new year, in which #craftsmanship can set new industry-wide benchmarks.

🎁 HERO Advent Calendar: Door #3 – HERO-AI empowers our HEROES! AI is all about efficiency that creates space for real connection, better collaboration and the work that truly moves us forward. In today’s door, Anna-Lena Grimm, Michael Kessler and Milton Benito Leon Rodriguez share what it means to work with AI at HERO: using smart tools, saving time, staying curious and embracing constant innovation. Because when we remove friction from our workflows, we gain something even more valuable: time for people, ideas and genuine interaction. Efficient. Empowering. Human centered. #HEROAdventCalendar #AIAtHERO #EfficiencyCulture #Empowerment #FutureOfWork #ambition #trust #fun

🎁 HERO Advent Calendar: Door #2 Who would rather ? with our founders Micha and Lyde. Meet the two people who started it all — and who still challenge, complement and tease each other like back in their student days. 😄🔥 Our founders Michael Kessler (Micha) and Philipp Lyding (Lyde) have known each other for many years. And yes: that shows — in the way they make decisions, disagree productively, push each other to think bigger and keep HERO Software moving forward with a shared vision. In our latest video, they talk about what drives them, where they still disagree, who’s the real tech nerd, who tends to be the perfectionist, and who’s (supposedly 😉) always right. A candid look behind the scenes of what strong co‑founding actually looks like — built on trust, ambition and a good dose of fun. Curious? Watch the full video & place your bets. 😉 #ambition #trust #fun #WeAreHERO #FoundersAtWork #ScaleUpVibes #LeadershipCulture #BehindTheScenes

We’ve started a new chapter at HERO: English is now our company language! 🚀🇬🇧 But for us, this isn’t just about words — it’s about opening doors. Our switch is all about making sure everyone in our diverse team feels included, connected, and able to contribute their best, wherever they’re from. We’re supporting each other through the transition — with learning, with tools, and with empathy. Teams still get to keep their unique vibe, but now clarity and access are front and center for everyone. Our identity and warmth stay the same, only now, our ambition and trust get an even bigger stage. And yes, fun is still part of the journey. Anna-Lena Grimm, Bingying Jia-Nölke and Stephan Thies share their perspectives on why this step matters for inclusion, growth, and keeping our HERO spirit alive. #weareherosoftware #inclusion #globalteam #peopleandculture #ambition #trust #fun