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Key facts
Senior People Business Partner
Contract
ASAP
Yes
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Negotiable €
Senior HR Business Partner
Hours: 40 hours per week
Contract: Freelance / Interim
Start Date: October 2026
Language: Fluent English
About the Role
What You'll Do
- Partner with senior leaders and management teams to deliver strategic people solutions.
- Act as a trusted advisor on organisational design, workforce planning, talent management, and succession planning.
- Lead and support large-scale transformation and change management initiatives.
- Drive organisational effectiveness through structure design and team development.
- Collaborate with Centres of Excellence and other HR stakeholders to deliver impactful people programmes.
- Coach and challenge senior leaders to build high-performing teams.
- Support business growth by ensuring the right talent is in the right roles.
- Provide guidance on employee relations, performance management, and people policies where required.
- Use business and people data to influence decision-making and workforce strategies.
What You Bring
- Extensive experience as a Senior HR Business Partner, People Partner, or similar strategic HR role.
- Proven track record of partnering with Director, VP, or Executive-level stakeholders.
- Strong experience in organisational design, transformation, and change management.
- Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, and coaching capabilities.
- Strong commercial awareness and ability to align HR initiatives with business objectives.
- Experience working within complex international and matrix organisations.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate ambiguity.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Experience within technology, digital, e-commerce, SaaS, or fast-growing international organisations.
- Exposure to mergers, acquisitions, integrations, or restructuring projects.
- Knowledge of workforce planning and talent lifecycle management.
- Experience working across multiple countries and cultures.
- Familiarity with HR analytics and data-driven decision-making.
Systems & Tools
- Workday
- SAP SuccessFactors
- Microsoft 365
- HR Analytics & Reporting Tools
- Organisational Design and Workforce Planning Tools
Benefits & Perks
- Opportunity to work with senior business leaders in a highly visible role.
- Meaningful impact on organisational strategy and transformation.
- International and collaborative working environment.
- Hybrid working model based in Amsterdam.
- Challenging and rewarding project with potential extension opportunities.
- Exposure to complex organisational and people-related topics at scale.
Interested?
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