Sr. Learning & Development Partner (m/f/d)

• HOLY is the soft drink revolution: With our powdered drinks HOLY Energy®, HOLY Hydration®, HOLY Iced Tea®, and HOLY Milkshake® you get amazing taste across 50+ flavors while maintaining a good conscience—for your body & the environment.
• Over 2M loyal customers: Started in a shared apartment by three best friends, we have scaled to Europe's fastest growing consumer brand—and our cult-like community, the HOLY Squad, loves it: 4.6 stars on reviews.io speak for themselves.
• From D2C to Global Omnichannel: In less than four years, we've profitably scaled HOLY to more than €150M D2C revenue in DACH, FR, UK and PL. Now scaling our retail business, we're on an exciting transition to becoming a true omnichannel rocketship.
• We are still just getting started: Backed by the world's best consumer investors, we aim to revolutionize the soft drink industry and build a generational love brand: tastier, healthier & more sustainable. Our team of 150+ people aims high (Coca-Cola, we're coming for you!).

We're looking for a Senior Learning & Development Partner to own and scale the programs that help our teams and managers perform at their best. You'll run performance cycles, analyze data to inform decisions, manage compensation and benefits, and support mid-level leaders through coaching and resources. 

This role combines operational rigor with strategic people work. You'll build scalable systems while partnering with managers during critical moments. As a core member of the People & Org team, you'll shape how we develop our culture and leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Performance & Compensation Systems 
  Own bi-annual performance review cycles—planning, communications, calibration, and insights reporting. Manage equity administration (Ledgy), benefits platforms (Belonio, bAV, perks), and maintain the leveling framework that ensures consistent standards across the organization.
• Learning & Development Infrastructure 
  Manage the L&D budget, optimize training investments, and execute ad hoc programs that build manager capability. Drive culture programs and reinforce company values through strategic learning interventions.
• People Analytics & Insights 
  Maintain P&O KPI dashboards, curate quarterly insights reports, and turn HRIS, performance, and engagement data into insights. Own data retention, archival, and ensure leadership has the metrics they need to make informed people decisions.

• Learning facilitator: Enables learning that actually changes behavior, not just ticking a box. Knows the difference between impactful and forgettable initiatives, and cares about it.
• Operationally rigorous: Builds processes that hold up over time and leaves things better documented than they were found. Not someone who lets things get messy.
• Data fluent: Can work with people data without needing someone to clean it first. Turns numbers into a point of view, not just a slide.
• Credible with stakeholders: Pushes back when something isn't right and earns trust by being candid, not by telling people what they want to hear.
• Lead with ownership, coach with intent — You don't wait to be told—you spot problems, ship pragmatic solutions, and iterate fast. You navigate ambiguity with confidence, bring others through change, and enable people to grow rather than solving everything for them.
• Bring the right experience and tools — 3–5 years in People Ops/HRBP/Talent Development; hands-on with HRIS (Personio, Leapsome, Belonio); proven in benefits vendors, equity, and comp cycles. Fluent English; German B2+.

• A successful and growing company: Join a company that has been growing profitable and quickly for the last 36+ months and have raised a series B, while many other e-commerce companies are struggling.
• Huge impact: Enjoy huge impact to shape HOLY’s internationalisation in a top market.
• Awesome team: Join an awesome team of colleagues who are ambitious, funny, down-to-earth, and authentic. Get to know us and see for yourself!
• Top product: Marketing is important, but a good product is essential. Our differentiated soft drinks have won over 2.5 million customers. Check out our reviews.io reviews or contact us for free samples.
• Startup culture: Join a startup culture that values flat hierarchies, fast pace, and personal development. With us, you can make a real impact.
• Perfect setup: Enjoy a perfect setup that includes all the requirements of a modern employer, such as a central office in Berlin Prenzlauerberg, flexible working hours, and much more.
• Competitive comp. + equity: Join us at a pivotal stage of hypergrowth. We offer a strong salary and meaningful equity—giving you the chance to share in our current success and benefit from the massive upside as we scale.
• How we support your growth: flexible hours, 28 vacation days, 30 work-from-abroad days, €1,500 learning budget, Urban Sports Club membership, public transport subsidy, and biannual 360° feedback tied to your compensation.

As we are experiencing rapid growth and have ambitious plans, the optimal start date for the position is today. Nonetheless, we are prepared to patiently await the arrival of the ideal candidate, recognizing that quality ultimately yields the best results.

1. Getting to know you: We will have a 30 minute screening interview with Luca, our Talent Acquisition Lead, where we will talk to you more about HOLY and the position and see if our expectations match.
2. Hiring Manager interview with Alan: We will dive a bit deeper into your experience and details of the role with Alan, our People Experience Lead.
3. Case study & on-site interview: As soon as you have successfully completed the first interviews, you will receive a case study. In a second meeting at our office, the team will discuss your case study with you and answer questions about our workspace, the HOLY Temple.
4. Reference calls: At this stage, we’d like to connect with 1–2 former colleagues or managers who have worked closely with you. These conversations help us better understand your working style and strengths from those who know you professionally.
5. Interview with Matze: As a strong cultural fit is important to us, you will have a final meeting with Matze, one of our HOLY Founders. This gives both you and us the opportunity for a final check.
6. Job offer and decision: If everything goes well, you will receive an offer and we are ready to embark you this journey together with you!

Typically this process should take around 2-3 weeks.