Senior HR Business Partner

Summary

Join Lingoda, a fast-growing online language school, as a Senior HR Business Partner in Berlin! You will design initiatives supporting Lingoda's employer value proposition, enabling employee performance and development. Responsibilities include advising stakeholders, understanding business goals, leading organizational design, managing programs, and collaborating with the P&C team. You'll need 3-5 years of experience in a similar role, a Bachelor's or Master's degree, experience with works councils in Germany, and excellent communication skills. Lingoda offers a variety of benefits, including remote work options, education funds, free language classes, mental health programs, and flexible working hours.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in a similar position
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Resources, economics or social sciences or in a related field
• Experience to work with works council in Germany
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships at all levels of the organisation
• Strong sense of ownership and responsibility. Demonstrated ability to effectively plan and manage HR projects from initiation to completion
• Problem-solving skills and ability to proactively identify areas for improvement and innovation within the HR function
• Ability to work independently and remotely, while collaborating effectively with geographically dispersed teams
• A mindset of continuous improvement and a proven experience in implementing lessons learned from previous projects and applying best practices to drive efficiency and effectiveness
• Experience in applying local labour law regulations and mitigating grievances, experience in DE and other international (EU) labour law is an advantage
• Business fluency in English and German

Responsibilities

• Being a trusted advisor to key stakeholders in all people-related matters, providing valuable HR insights and strategic guidance based on clear understanding of the company strategy
• Proactively maintaining a good understanding of business processes and goals, challenges and initiatives to build trusted advisor credibility and develop HR strategies that support the achievement of organisational objectives
• Leading, challenging and supporting organisational design initiatives, ensuring structures, roles and responsibilities, and processes are optimised to drive operational efficiency and effectiveness
• Taking ownership of various programs and initiatives outlined in the People & Culture roadmap including works council negotiations where applicable. Collaborating with the wider P&C team to drive the implementation of strategies aimed at attracting and retaining talent, while ensuring a cohesive approach in line with the company's objectives
• Be a critical thinker and a professional mediator when navigating through a high degree of complexity and ambiguity, in a growing company with different business models
• Staying updated with industry best practices recommending innovative approaches to enhance HR processes and programs

Preferred Qualifications

• Following your hands-on attitude and can-do approach you go for pragmatic but aligned solutions rather than waiting
• You know about the importance of strong networks and connections and use them in your and Lingoda’s best interest
• You are business savvy and strive to develop a business acumen that lets you understand our business models, revenue streams and maturity grades of the company

Benefits

• Approachable leaders and transparent communication - every voice counts at Lingoda!
• Company events and colleagues who are always happy to socialise + budgets towards team building events!
• An inclusive environment with great team spirit and passion for languages
• A well-structured and exciting onboarding process to set you up for success!
• The possibility to work remotely from your home or in the office located in the heart of Berlin
• Education funds because we want to see our people grow
• Free access to our language classes
• Mental Health programs
• Corporate benefits & pension funds
• 28 vacation days per year
• Free snacks & drinks at the office
• The modern hardware necessary for your work (n.a. for freelancers)
• Flexible working hours