Senior People Partner (all genders)

About tonies:

About tonies: tonies is the globally leading interactive audio platform for children with more than 10 million Tonieboxes and 125 million Tonies sold. The intuitive and award-winning audio system has changed the way young children play and learn independently with its child-safe, wireless, and screen-free approach. Tonieboxes have been activated in over 100 countries, the content portfolio includes around 1,400 Tonies in several languages. Since its inception, tonies has achieved significant milestones, including listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in November 2021 as well as a globally present team of over 550 dedicated professionals operating from various countries.

Joining our tonies team means being part of an inspiring mission to create innovative and meaningful experiences for children around the world. Together, we’re shaping the future of play, learning, and imagination.

You as part of tonies:

At tonies, storytelling is at the heart of everything we do. Our success isn't just about innovative technology and creative ideas - it's about the passionate, talented people who bring those stories to life. As we scale, we are looking for a Senior People Partner to join our journey and shape our next chapter.

In this role, you’ll align people strategies with business goals across your area, act as a thought partner to leaders, and drive initiatives that build high-performing teams – enabling us to deliver products families love worldwide.

This is a high-impact opportunity for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy, leadership, and transformation, while keeping a hands-on approach - and who is ready to make a lasting mark on the future of work at tonies.

Your tasks and responsibilities will include:

Driving Organizational Effectiveness through Strategic People Partnering

Partner with top management and leaders as a trusted advisor on people initiatives, structures, and workforce planning.
Shape organizational design and co-lead implementation of structural changes.
Act as change agent by running retrospectives to embed learning and align with business goals.

Coaching Leaders to Lead with Impact

Act as coach and sparring partner to strengthen leadership growth and decision-making.
Support leaders in building empowered, high-performing teams while reinforcing our company culture.

Driving People Programs in Collaboration with our Center of Expertise

Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, Compensation & Benefits, and People Development to deliver tailored initiatives.
Lead rollout and adoption of new programs within your area.
Own performance management and salary review cycles, ensuring effective delivery and stakeholder alignment.

Navigating Employee Relations with Empathy and Expertise

Guide employee relations topics, including conflicts, workplace dynamics, and disciplinary actions.
Provide balanced, values-driven solutions that comply with legal requirements.
Foster a culture of fairness, respect, and proactive resolution.

Enabling Seamless Global People Operations

Partner with German people operations and international P&C managers to ensure smooth, compliant processes.
Align local practices with global standards & drive operational excellence that supports consistency and employee experience across regions.

What we are looking for:

Several years of experience as a People Partner in global, fast-scaling environments, ideally within dynamic, high-growth companies.
Strong knowledge of HR practices and employment law in Germany, with additional exposure to standards in markets such as the US or UK and collaboration with local P&C teams.
Proven ability to align people strategies with business goals, acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and bringing strong business acumen.
Skilled at systemic thinking and problem-solving, with the ability to understand interconnections between people, processes, and structures and translate insights into long-term solutions.
Track record of coaching and developing leaders, providing actionable guidance on leadership, feedback, and people management.
Operates with ownership and a hands-on, solution-oriented mindset, ensuring leaders receive proactive, reliable, and thoughtful support.
Strong collaboration and influencing skills, able to build trust and alignment across teams and stakeholders through empathy and clarity.
Fluent in English and German, with excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt style to different audiences.
Comfortable working in an international setup and flexible across time zones, including occasional collaboration with US-based colleagues.

Why tonies?

Global Teamwork: We collaborate across departmental and country borders on our vision to bring the Toniebox into every child's room in the world.
Come as you are: This applies not only to the dress code but also to everything else. Because only where you truly feel comfortable can you give your best.
Mobility: Choose the option that suits you best - a Deutschlandticket (public transport ticket) for unlimited mobility, a monthly contribution for an office parking space, a leasing bicycle, or a remote work subsidy.
Enhanced Security: Benefit from subsidies for company pension plans, occupational pension schemes, and occupational disability insurance.
Rest & Time Off: Enjoy 30 days of paid annual leave as well as three additional days off such as Rosenmontag, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Eve. After one year of employment, you can also use up to 10 "toniecation days" (unpaid leave days).
Continuous Learning: Benefit from our internal and external training opportunities as well as an individual learning budget to continuously expand your knowledge.
Language Learning & Relaxation: Improve your communication skills with the language learning app Babbel and find relaxation through our access to the meditation app Calm.
Discounts: Benefit from attractive discounts on our entire range of tonies products.

Good to know:

As part of our principles, we are committed to supporting inclusion and diversity at tonies®. We actively celebrate our colleagues’ different abilities, ethnicities, faith and gender. Everyone is welcome and supported in their development at all stages in their journey with us.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Sabine Schykowski
Talent Acquisition Manager