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Senior Talent Acquisition Manager (all genders)

Lingoda

Lingoda

People & HR
Berlin, Germany
Posted on Dec 23, 2025
About Lingoda
Founded 12 years ago, Lingoda addresses a pressing global challenge: meeting the demands of growing economies and aging populations through the mobility of global talent. Driven by its mission "to empower global talent with the language, cultural, and technical skills for integration and success", Lingoda has established itself as a leader in education.

What We Do
Lingoda’s highly effective Small Group Learning Model is delivered via over 800,000 classes a year, powered by 2,400 qualified teachers and a unique proprietary curriculum designed to help learners achieve their goals, whether that be career progression or integration into a new country.

Who We Serve
A rapidly growing and ambitious company, Lingoda operates in both B2B and B2C: while the B2B business has a strong focus on the healthcare sector in Germany and a credible ambition to expand into other professions and geographies, Lingoda’s B2C business has a global presence, teaching German, English, Spanish, French, and Italian to students worldwide.
Learning a language with Lingoda is a rewarding experience, made possible by us Lingodies who support our students every step of the way. We’re committed to living the learning journey alongside them to create a world of connection and opportunity.

Why Join Us?

Joining Lingoda means becoming part of a team that’s committed to getting better, together. We foster an inclusive culture of bravery, curiosity, and growth, where insight turns into action, and every team member contributes to igniting positive change.

Be part of our journey to transform lives through education.

We are seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Manager (all genders) based in Berlin, Germany.

Your mission with us:
To help bring Lingoda to the next level by attracting, recruiting and enabling key talent across the globe!
Department
Central Functions
Employment Type
Full Time
Location
Berlin
Workplace type
Hybrid
Reporting To
Megan Kawecki

You will achieve this by:

  • Expanding your knowledge by owning end to end recruitment process across all of Lingoda’s verticals, you enjoy a challenge and gaining insights into new business areas
  • Using your know-how and empathy to bring new ideas on how we can improve our Employer Brand and ensure everyone who has touch points with Lingoda has an amazing experience
  • Being a valued business consultant to our stakeholders, working in close collaboration with our HR Business partners, deep diving to understand their key needs for roles and recommending best interview practices
  • Empowering our people to grow, creating and presenting trainings to improve interview techniques and have a better overall understanding of talent acquisition
  • Challenging the status quo - just because we have some great processes when it comes to interview methods and techniques doesn’t mean we can’t improve
  • Bringing your creativity forward, finding the best places and effective methods to attract candidates to Lingoda!



You bring to Lingoda:

  • 5+ years of proven work experience in Talent Acquisition within the German market
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Resources field or related
  • Broad experience recruiting talent across business & technology roles up to Head level
  • Good understanding of interviewing methods and techniques, ability to adapt processes to different positions
  • People centric mentality - you are able to adapt to a dynamic & diverse environment without sacrificing stakeholder and candidate satisfaction
  • Ability to work autonomously, without forgetting you are part of a team working towards a common goal
  • Strong communication and organisational skills
  • Fluency in English & German at a C1 level (must have)
You add to our culture with
  • Team spirit - Genuine care for those you work with!
  • Love for talent acquisition and creating an amazing candidate experience!

At Lingoda, we are proud of:

  • Company events and colleagues who are always happy to socialise + budgets towards team building events!
  • An inclusive environment with great team spirit and passion for languages
  • A well-structured and exciting onboarding process to set you up for success!
  • The possibility to work remotely from your home or in the office located in the heart of Berlin
  • Learning & development opportunities
  • Free access to our language classes
  • Mental Health programs
  • Corporate benefits & pension funds
  • Discounts on Urban Sports memberships (DE)
  • Public Transport discounts in Berlin
  • 30 vacation days per year
  • Free snacks & drinks at the office
  • The modern hardware necessary for your work (n/a for freelancers)
  • Flexible working hours
Does that sound exciting? Then, send us your CV right away!
We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Your contact person for the position is Elif.

We ask that you please apply directly via the link provided in the job description or directly on our website. Due to GDPR regulations, applications sent otherwise will not be considered.
Please note that if you are based outside of Germany that only a freelance contract can be offered. All our contracts whether freelance or regular German employment contract start on a 2 year time period.
It is our commitment that every applicant will be evaluated according to their skills regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, or religion.




About Lingoda