Team Lead Learning Experience Design (all genders)

Department: Product

Location: Remote - Europe

DescriptionSpeak our language!We are Lingoda. We are promoting wealth and opportunity through Education! Our mission is to empower global talent with the language, cultural and technical skills for integration and success. Lingoda is a fast-growing online language partner for language learners aspiring to provide a human-centric, personalised and seamless learning experience unmatched by competitors. With Lingoda, you're not just learning - you're teaming up with an expert who understands your goals and guides you to success, every step of the way. Our classes are teacher-led, and supported in- and out-of-class by the latest technologies and a unique curriculum to empower our students to achieve their language goals. High-quality classes are available online 24/7, so anyone anywhere has the opportunity to learn a language with Lingoda. As a company we bring out the best in people with a positive culture. We challenge ourselves, and we challenge others. We work smart and make it happen. We believe in personal growth and inclusion. We work hard to contribute to a better society. How? Here are three examples:

• Lingoda's MATCH network and Global Career Centre seek to upskill and match migrants to career opportunities in Germany, supporting them through government-funded education programs
• In the German healthcare sector, we support international nurses, doctors and midwives to obtain language and professional recognition through state-sponsored education programs. As a result we have become one of the largest educational providers in this field in Germany
• In December 2022 at the Digital Education Awards, we won "Best Digital Learning Product of the Year" and in 2024, Lingoda was included in The Time's list of the 100 best EdTech companies

We are currently looking for a Team Lead Learning Design Experience(all genders) based in Europe/UK, with quarterly travel to our headquarters in Berlin. Your mission with us: As the Team Lead - Learning Experience Design at Lingoda, you will contribute to own the vision of learning experience design across our B2C and B2B platforms from a pedagogical perspective. Your role will focus on applying your expert knowledge of learning experience design and digital pedagogy to Lingoda's language learning and professional training context to ensure successful learning outcomes for all our students. You will build on and expand our company's learning principles to ensure consistency across our products, leading a small team while also collaborating intensively with cross-functional partners. Your tasks:

• Learning Experience Design: Apply expert knowledge of learning experience design to create effective and engaging new course formats and learning experiences
• Learning Format Design: Innovate and design various learning formats that align with Lingoda's educational goals, in particular around the in-class experience
• Learning Science Expertise: Bring learning science expertise into our learning design and experience throughout the Product, to ensure our learners are set up to succeed
• Data Driven Design: Lead data and research driven adjustments to the learning journey across various parts of Lingoda's product, impacting B2C, B2B and B2G learners.
• Team Leadership: Lead a small team of Learning / LX Designers, setting the direction, filtering requests, allocating resources effectively, and ensuring quality
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with product designers, UX researchers, engineers, and other stakeholders to deliver cohesive learning experiences through small project-based working groups
• Vision: Contribute to and articulate the vision of learning experience design at Lingoda, ensuring alignment with general and Lingoda-specific learning principles

You bring to Lingoda

• Minimum of 3 years in a fast-growing EdTech environment, in language education or professional recognition training, with a proven ability to design and deliver impactful learning experiences in that context
• Experience crafting engaging and effective learning experiences in various formats, including both live (virtual classroom) and self-paced study
• Management or team leadership experience
• Stakeholder management experience, advantage if in an EdTech company
• C1+ level in English, and B2+ knowledge of at least one other Lingoda language (German, French, Spanish, Italian); further languages an advantage
• Data-driven mindset and ease in working with data, quantitative and qualitative research skills
• In-depth knowledge of learning science, adult pedagogy and adult second language acquisition and teaching methodology
• Ability to work cross-functionally and collaborate with UX researchers, designers, product managers and technical fields
• Agile mindset and experience

You add to our culture with:

• You are an excellent communicator who loves working as part of a cross-functional team
• You have strong attention to detail and a willingness to learn
• You enjoy mentoring and supporting the career development of people in and adjacent to your team

What you can expect from Lingoda:

• Approachable leaders and transparent communication - every voice counts at Lingoda!
• 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
• 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