Senior Team Lead Social Media

Mawave

Senior Team Lead in Mawave overseeing a team executing innovative social media strategies for leading consumer brands. Enhancing project delivery and client engagement through data-driven insights.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • 🇩🇪 GermanySeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

People-centric: You lead an ambitious team of 8–10 experts focused on Social Media, Creative Design and Creative Strategy, serving both as a subject-matter lead and line manager. You are responsible for capacity planning, team organization and professional development.
Hands-on: You are the point of contact for major clients, support strategic project delivery for some of the most exciting consumer brands on the market, and help grow our business.
Business acumen: You monitor financial KPIs such as margin, utilization and contribution margin and proactively identify discrepancies. With your commercial understanding you derive concrete measures for project and team management to resolve challenges.
Project management pro: You are the structured interface between clients, internal teams and project success, creating transparency, efficiency and clarity.

Requirements

What you’ll need

You have 5+ years of professional experience, ideally at an agency, and have already led larger teams (at least 5 people).
You are familiar with the relevant financial metrics in everyday agency operations and understand how they relate to one another.
You have independently managed projects from request to billing and are familiar with the key KPIs for Organic & Paid Social.
You demonstrate strong project management experience, enjoy client-facing work and have participated in pitches.
You bring an independent, organized and responsible working style with a pronounced hands-on mentality.
Advising clients in German and English is no challenge for you.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Outstanding team spirit & collegial atmosphere with flat hierarchies
Lots of fun combined with a high degree of professionalism & exciting projects
Flexible working hours and the option to work from home
30 days of annual leave
Workation & sabbatical: Shape your workday flexibly with up to 3 months of workation, or consciously recharge with a sabbatical of up to two months
Non-cash benefit or EGYM Wellpass: Shop for your summer outfit or access over 8,000 sport and wellness offers — on top of your salary
Tax-free meal allowance: In addition to drinks & snacks, you receive a €7.50 daily meal allowance
Mobility subsidy: Use public transport and receive €32 per month back
Multiple team & after-work events per year, such as rooftop BBQs, ski trips or retreats
Modern, bright office in Munich with city views and excellent public transport connections
Your own MacBook for work

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementfinancial KPIscapacity planningteam organizationclient managementOrganic SocialPaid Socialstrategic project deliverycreative strategycreative design

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationorganizational skillsindependent workingresponsibilityhands-on mentalityclient-facingproblem-solvingteam developmentbusiness acumen