People Partner

tonies is the world’s leading interactive audio platform for children, with over 12 million Tonieboxes and 165 million Tonies sold globally. Our intuitive, screen-free system empowers children to learn and play independently in a safe and engaging way.

With a presence in over 100 countries and a diverse portfolio of ~1,500 Tonies across multiple languages, we continue to redefine how children experience storytelling and learning. Since our IPO in 2021, our global team of 630+ colleagues is united by a shared mission: 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 be part of our People Partnering team, with the ambition to build high-impact teams through collaborative partnerships and a high-performance culture as an engine for long-term business success

Driving Organizational Effectiveness through Strategic People Partnering

Coaching Leaders to Lead with Impact

Driving the Implementation of People Programs

Navigating Employee Relations with Empathy and Expertise

Creating a Seamless Employee Experience through Cross-Functional Partnership

• Multiple years of experience as a People Partner in a complex global company, ideally in a fast-paced, scaling context, with deep experience in partnering with leaders across different countries, including the US.
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking to understand how different business areas operate, connect people priorities with business needs, and confidently act as a trusted advisor to leaders.
• Strong collaboration and cross-functional partnership skills, working effectively as a team player with stakeholders at multiple levels across the organization.
• Clear, confident, and empathetic communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills, with the ability to adapt to different audiences, build trusted relationships, and create alignment on complex or sensitive topics.
• Action-oriented ownership to proactively drive topics forward, navigate obstacles, and ensure initiatives are successfully implemented to achieve desired outcomes.
• Skilled at systemic thinking and problem-solving, understanding how people, processes, and structures interconnect to identify underlying patterns and develop thoughtful, sustainable solutions.
• Global mindset and flexibility to thrive in an international setup, including early-evening meetings when needed to collaborate with US-based colleagues as well as occasional business trips to Düsseldorf
• Ideally, experience working with works councils and navigating the associated processes and requirements.

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