HR Partner Associate Manager (Dutch Speaker)

The HR Partner Associate Manager acts as a trusted HR partner to business leaders, translating business priorities into effective people strategies and providing hands-on support across the employee lifecycle.

• Partner with business leaders and managers on people strategy, organizational priorities and workforce topics.
• Provide HR guidance across employee relations, performance management, talent management, compensation and employee development.
• Support managers in handling complex people situations, ensuring appropriate application of HR policies and local employment practices.
• Lead and contribute to HR transformation and change initiatives, including implementation of new HR processes and systems.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and business leaders on workforce planning, recruitment and onboarding.
• Support annual HR cycles including performance reviews, promotions, compensation and talent reviews.
• Use HR data and insights to identify people trends and recommend appropriate actions.
• Collaborate with HR specialist teams and other stakeholders in a global and matrixed environment.
• Coach managers and contribute to building leadership capability and employee engagement.
• Contribute to projects aimed at improving the employee experience and HR effectiveness.

• Strong experience as an HR Business Partner or HR generalist, ideally in an international organization.
• Solid knowledge of employee relations and employment/labour law.
• Experience across performance, compensation, talent and organizational change.
• Demonstrated ability to work with senior business stakeholders.
• Experience leading HR projects and managing multiple priorities.
• Strong coaching, influencing and stakeholder-management skills.
• Comfortable operating in a complex, fast-moving, matrix organization.
• Experience with HR systems such as Workday is an advantage.

• Fluent Dutch and English.
• Good knowledge of the Dutch employment environment and ideally familiarity with Works Council topics.
• Ability to work from Amsterdam and travel when required.