People Business Partner - North America

##### You as part of tonies:

As tonies® continues to expand rapidly in the US, especially with growing global headcount and global initiatives, we are seeking a People Business Partner with a strong background in Learning & Development, Change Management, and the employee life cycle. This strategic role will partner closely with the Head of People Operations to drive organizational effectiveness, support transformation initiatives, and align people strategies with business goals.

This position complements and when needed, supports the existing People Operations Generalist role. Please see detailed directions for required documents at the bottom of this job description before applying.

##### Your tasks and responsibilities will include:

Strategic Partnering

• Act as a trusted People and Culture advisor to managers across departments, ensuring alignment with business objectives and a positive employee experience.
• Lead processes such as benefits administration and leave of absence coordination, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and a positive employee experience.
• Provide insights, data, and recommendations that leverage data and observations to enhance workforce planning and organizational effectiveness.
• Partner closely with and offer support to the People Operations Generalist to provide support to all People initiatives, including coaching and developing leaders, conflict resolution, and engagement.

Learning & Development

• Partner with global colleagues to implement impactful learning programs that align with career growth frameworks.
• Drive initiatives that build skills and capabilities across the US team, supporting both local and global objectives.
• Lead Performance Review cycles, including providing managers with training and guidance, timelines, best practices, and support for leadership calibration sessions.
• Assist or lead performance management discussions and improvement plans.

Change Management & Organizational Development

• Lead and support change efforts, ensuring smooth execution while maintaining a people-first approach.
• Champion organizational development strategies to enhance agility and scalability.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Global Alignment

• Build strong partnerships with global People and Culture teams, US leadership, and key stakeholders to align on standards and strategy.
• Work closely across the US, aligning with People Managers to ensure People Operations initiatives support business priorities.

Workforce Planning

• Partner with the Head of People Operations to assess workforce needs, identify opportunities, and support hiring forecasting.
• Work closely with Talent Acquisition, People Managers, and Head of People Operations to forecast headcount needs and identify skill gaps, help define role expectations, and level
• Collaborate with global HR centers of expertise to implement consistent policies and processes.

Budget & Decision Making

• Support budget planning and guide initiatives through manager and employee education.
• Leverage HR data to provide actionable insights that enable the Head of People Operations to make informed decisions on workforce planning, retention strategies, performance trends, and organizational effectiveness

##### What we are looking for:

• Experience: Minimum of 7 years working in HR, 4 years as an HR Business Partner or similar role in a global organization; consumer goods industry experience is a plus.
• Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Expertise: Strong background in learning & development and change management, with proven results; minimum 7 years of progressive experience managing the full employee life cycle, from recruitment through offboarding
• Strategic Leadership: Business-minded with the ability to align HR strategy to organizational objectives.
• Global Perspective: Experience working in complex, matrixed environments and across cultures.
• Problem-Solving: Strong ability to navigate complex challenges with systemic thinking.

HOW TO APPLY TO THIS ROLE:

To be considered for this role, please attach a cover letter with the responses to the two prompts below. Each answer should be no more than 250 words. Candidates who do not submit the written responses via cover letter in Personio will not be considered. The tonies Talent Acquisition team will reach out to candidates directly who are selected to move forward in the interview process.

• Give an example of how you’ve contributed to shaping or reinforcing company culture during a period of growth or change. How did you measure the impact of your efforts? (250 words or fewer)

• Thinking about the attitudinal mindset below, why are you the right person for a growth company like tonies right now? (250 words or fewer)

Mindset:

This new team member will have the mindset to: Leave a thumbprint (ownership mentality, not ego-driven but results driven), Speak the truth (have the hard conversations), Give Energy (positive attitude, solution-oriented), Collaborative-Spirit (contribute everywhere, not just in their department/silo, want each other to succeed), and Scrappy Mentality (can adapt to the tools and situation and find solutions, while working towards consistency won't shut down when things change, able to pivot with good info).

##### Why 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 replicating its successful business model and 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).