We are looking for a Senior P&O Business Partner (1-year limited contract) for our People & Organization team in the heart of buzzing Berlin! 

As a Senior P&O Business Partner, you will partner closely with the Babbel teams, especially with our Engineering, Data and Product teams to drive P&O initiatives in line with our business objectives and the P&O OKRs and strategy.

You will:

• Act as a link and first point of contact between departments and People & Organization and pick up on culture and work-life related currents
• Lead and facilitate organizational changes, ensuring smooth transitions and employee buy-in that will ensure the delivery of our company strategy (e.g. team setup, organizational design)
• Build operational processes, identify development needs and drive the implementation together with all the teams in P&O and the business stakeholders
• Support teams and line managers in facilitation and moderation as well as workshops on different topics (e.g. feedback, leadership skills)
• Partner up with our Works Council on organizational topics in finding the best solutions for our employees
• Anticipate future staffing needs, identify talent gaps, and collaborate with Talent Acquisition for recruitment strategies
• Assist managers in setting goals, conducting performance reviews, and addressing performance concerns 
• Advocate for and implement strategies to ensure a diverse and inclusive work environment

You have:

• 5 years experience in a P&O Business Partnering position
• Experience in working with Engineering, Data and Product teams and in managing different levels of stakeholders on different levels of complexity
• Experience in operating in a cross functional setup that mixes different skills and roles and being able to manage organizational design that ensures growth for people and for the organization
• Experience in working and partnering with a Works Council 
• Proven generalistic knowledge of HR-related topics and processes combined with basic experience in change management and coaching
• Excellent interpersonal skills, empathy and team orientation, feedback orientation, assertiveness
• Long-term thinking that can be easily translated into immediate action
• Excellent problem solving skills and influencing skills

Some perks of becoming a Babbelonian:

• Enjoy 30 vacation days and the chance to take a 3-month Sabbatical. Plus family and life situation counseling.
• Decide how, when and from where you want to work with our flexible working hours and remote friendly options as Jobbatical (up to 3 months inside the EU and the UK) or work from our fully equipped office with nap, faith and family rooms. 
• Learn and grow with the internal learning opportunities, and use a yearly learning & development budget for external training. Learn languages with Babbel for free with your full access to Babbel.
• Take advantage of your mobility benefits options and a discounted Urban Sports Club membership. 
• Be part of our employee communities (such as FLINTA in tech, DE&I Ambassadors and LGBTQIA group), attend cultural and regular social events. 

Diversity at Babbel

As part of our ongoing journey towards building a diverse, equitable and inclusive company, we welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in tech. We are a learning company, inside and out, and we encourage you to apply even if you do not fit all the technical requirements - all candidates are assessed based on skills, qualifications and on our business needs. Please state your pronouns in your application, and let us know if you’d like to be addressed by a name other than the one appearing on your official documents. If you have a disability or special need, feel welcome to inform us, so that we can provide you with the proper assistance in the application process.

Sounds good? We are already looking forward to hearing from you! Check out also our jobs page, our blog andour techblogto get an impression about #lifeatbabbel!