Expert People Development (all genders)

About tonies

tonies is the world’s largest interactive audio platform for children with around 9.3 million Tonieboxes and 119 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. Founded in 2013 by two fathers in Germany, where every second child now owns a Toniebox, the company is expanding internationally. tonies brings the joy and magic of interactive audio entertainment and audio education to children around the world, with products available in over 28 countries on 4 continents and more to come. Tonieboxes have already been activated in over 100 countries.

tonies offers a range of more than 1,300 Tonies figurines to be placed on top of the Toniebox and around 4,400 digital titles through mytonies (library and app) – ranging from tonies Originals productions to content from around 400 licensing partners worldwide, including Disney, Warner Bros., NBC Universal, Mattel, Marvel, Paramount, Hasbro, Universal, Sony Music and many more. With an average playtime of ~270 minutes per week it is the perfect everyday companion for little ones. tonies has more than 560 employees, achieved a group revenue of €481 million in the last fiscal year 2024 (+33% YoY) and is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (tonies SE).

What we are looking for

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What we are looking for

• Multiple years of experience in people development in global, fast-paced environments: You have at least 7 years of experience in learning & development. You have worked in international, high-growth organizations where you successfully designed and delivered impactful people development initiatives.
• Big-picture, systemic, and conceptual thinker: You view the organization holistically and design programs and initiatives that are interconnected and aligned with both business priorities and long-term people development needs.
• Hands-on program delivery: You’re not only a strategist—you actively design, facilitate, and coordinate learning initiatives.
• Data-driven and impact-oriented: You use metrics and feedback to evaluate the effectiveness of programs and are skilled at translating insights into actionable improvements.
• Stakeholder collaboration and influence: You collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization and build trust through strong support and reliability. You influence by combining empathy with clarity and business focus.
• Language and communication skills: You are fluent in English, German is a plus. You communicate clearly and adapt your style to diverse audiences and contexts.
• Flexibility for global collaboration: You thrive in an international setup and are comfortable with occasional cross-time-zone meetings.

Your tasks and responsibilities will include

• Designing and implementing a global people development strategy: Shape and drive a global people development strategy that empowers employee growth, builds critical skills, and strengthens organizational capabilities. You will design and deliver trainings, coordinate external development initiatives, and maintain and leverage tools that align with business priorities and inspire continuous learning across the organization.
• Driving holistic leadership development: Create, implement, and coordinate leadership development initiatives tailored to different leadership levels, ensuring tonies builds a strong, future-ready leadership bench.
• People growth framework development: Own and advance our global People Growth Framework, ensuring it remains aligned with job levels and evolving organizational needs. You’ll embed the framework across the organization to empower employees, managers, and leaders.
• Fostering a culture of feedback: Enhance global processes around performance feedback, introducing tools, practices, and interventions that embed a culture of openness, candor, and constructive dialogue.
• Talent & succession management: Lead and refine global processes for talent and succession management, keeping talents engaged and maintaining a strong and diverse leadership pipeline for long-term success.
• Measuring learning & development success: Establish and track metrics to evaluate effectiveness, quality, and business impact of development initiatives. Use insights to refine approaches and demonstrate value.
• Driving strong collaboration with People Partners: Act as a connector between People Development and People Partnering globally, ensuring initiatives align with business needs and can be implemented with tangible impact.

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