Director Industrial Relations Netherlands / People & Culture Country representative

As our Director of Industrial Relations Netherlands, you will play a key role in creating a workplace where people thrive and where there's always a way to move forward together.

As Director of Industrial Relations Netherlands, you will lead a diverse Team of approximately 11 people. You will be reporting to the Vice President of Industrial Relations and are part of the Industrial Relations Management Team. Next to this you are the People & Culture (P&C) country representative in the Netherlands, by being the single point of contact for the Dutch CEO on general P&C topics related to Vattenfall N.V.  

What will you do?

The main purpose of the position is to ensure that Industrial Relations Netherlands with constructive cooperation, co-determination and legal advice enables the business to fulfil strategies, meet targets and achieve necessary measures and development. Activities shall be executed within the frameworks of the P&C strategy, Industrial Relations strategy and the Business strategy.  

Next to leading the IR team you are the P&C country representative in the Netherlands. In this role you are attending the Management Board of Vattenfall N.V. and represent them towards the Central Works Council. You are responsible for all P&C topics that do not have a clear ownership within one single Centre of Excellence within P&C and has a country overall importance. You ensure follow-up and decisions on P&C topics relevant for the Netherlands and transfer P&C topics to the designated P&C resources. You are P&C’s single point of contact for the Dutch Country Manager (CEO) in such topics. You also represent Vattenfall as P&C representative externally in the Netherlands when appropriate.  

The key priorities include fostering constructive social dialogue, supporting organisational development and business transformation, and providing strategic guidance on workforce implications of change initiatives. The role contributes to ensuring that Vattenfall remains an attractive employer while continuously improving organizational effectiveness and adapting to evolving business needs.