People Development Specialist (all genders)

You’re not just supporting HR; you’re enabling the team behind Lio to grow, collaborate, and perform at their best. As People Development Specialist at Lio, you will build meaningful development opportunities, establish a strong feedback culture, and create shared experiences that connect our teams in Munich and New York.

What You’ll Do

In this role, you will:

• Design, implement, and continuously improve feedback and performance cycles across our Munich and New York offices

• Build clear development and career paths that help employees understand how they can grow at Lio

• Support managers in giving effective feedback and having meaningful development conversations

• Identify learning and development needs and turn them into practical initiatives

• Own and organize culture events that strengthen connection, collaboration, and belonging across locations

• Drive initiatives that improve employee experience, engagement, and team effectiveness

• Act as a trusted point of contact for employees and managers on development and culture topics

• Build scalable People Development processes and tools as the company grows

Your Profile

You’re a good fit for this role if you:

• Have experience in people development, organizational development, HR, talent management, or a related role ideally in a startup or fast-growing company

• Have designed or managed feedback, performance, or employee development processes

• Know how to turn broad development goals into clear, practical programs

• Enjoy creating engaging culture initiatives and bringing people together

• Are comfortable collaborating with teams and managers across different locations and time zones

• Balance empathy and strong interpersonal skills with a structured, data-informed approach

• Are proactive, organized, and execution-driven

• Thrive in dynamic startup environments and enjoy taking ownership

• Communicate confidently in English; German is a plus

Why Join Us?

At Lio, you’ll play a key role in shaping how our people grow and how our culture develops across Munich and New York. You’ll build the feedback and development structures that help our team perform at its best while creating experiences that bring people together.

High ownership, real impact, and the opportunity to build People Development at Lio from the ground up. Are you in?