Lingoda GmbH

Principal HR Business Partner

Lingoda GmbH

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Berlin • Germany

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Act as a **trusted strategic partner** to the departmental leads within the assigned business areas, shaping people and organizational decisions in line with company strategy.
  • Build and maintain **strong, credible relationships with the broader senior leadership team**, including Managing Directors, CXOs, and influential leaders across other departments.
  • Serve as a **sparring partner at executive level**, providing clear, data-informed, and forward-looking perspectives on organizational effectiveness, leadership, and talent.
  • Partner with leaders to design **scalable, efficient, and future-ready organizational structures**, balancing business needs, cost, and talent strategy.
  • Ensure org design decisions are coherent across departments and aligned with long-term company priorities.
  • Act as a **senior anchor within the People & Culture function**, setting standards for strategic HR partnering. Translate business strategy into people priorities and measurable outcomes.
  • Oversee and contribute to all core HR processes relevant to the business areas (performance, talent, engagement, employee lifecycle, change management).
  • Act as a change leader during periods of growth, transformation, or restructuring.
  • Act as a **senior HR interface for works council–related topics**, ensuring high-quality preparation, alignment, and decision-making across relevant people processes.
  • Lead complex or sensitive topics in the works council context with **strong judgment, legal awareness, and pragmatic problem-solving**.
  • 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.

Requirements

  • Min. 5 years of experience in a strategic HR role
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Resources, psychology, law, economics or social sciences or in a related field
  • Strong facilitation and negotiation skills, particularly in regulated or co-determined environments. Experience to work and maintain a fruitful relation with works council in Germany.
  • Experience in applying local labour law regulations and mitigating grievances, experience in DE and other international (EU) labour law is an advantage
  • Excellent, executive-level communication skills – articulate, confident, and credible with senior stakeholders. Ability to influence without authority and navigate sensitive topics with diplomacy and clarity.
  • Strong business acumen and the ability to connect people topics to commercial and strategic outcomes.
  • High degree of independence, ownership, and judgment in complex or ambiguous situations. Demonstrated ability to effectively plan and manage change and HR projects from initiation to completion.
  • Problem-solving skills and ability to proactively identify areas for improvement and innovation within the HR function
  • 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
  • Strategic yet pragmatic - ability to move seamlessly between big-picture thinking and operational execution.
  • High integrity, resilience, and discretion.
  • Business fluency in English (German would be an advantage).
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
  • Learning & development opportunities
  • **Free access** to our language classes
  • Mental Health programs
  • Corporate benefits & pension funds
  • 30 vacation days per year
  • Free snacks & drinks at the office
  • The modern hardware necessary for your work (n/a for freelancers)
  • Flexible working hours

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
strategic HRlocal labour law regulationschange managementHR processesorganizational designperformance managementtalent managementemployee lifecyclenegotiation skillsfacilitation skills
Soft skills
critical thinkingproblem-solvingexecutive-level communicationinfluence without authoritydiplomacyjudgmentindependenceownershipresiliencediscretion
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Human ResourcesMaster's degree in Human Resourcesdegree in psychologydegree in lawdegree in economicsdegree in social sciences