Head of HR Benelux and Nordics

HR Director Benelux and Nordics

Amstelveen office

About this job

As the Head of HR Benelux and the Nordics you will serve as a strategic talent partner for business leaders across the Netherlands Belgium Sweden Denmark Norway and Finland. Youll shape and execute a people agenda that supports business priorities while championing a high-performance inclusive culture. You will oversee a team of HR Generalists and junior HRBPs and collaborate closely with HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) to ensure best-in-class delivery of all HR programs and practices.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Business Partnering: 

1. Act as a trusted advisor and coach to business leaders aligning talent strategies with commercial objectives. 
2. Translate business context into actionable HR plans that drive impact and measurable results. 
3. Stay attuned to local market dynamics to ensure HR strategies are relevant and future-focused. 

• Team and Functional Leadership: 

1. Lead mentor and develop a team of four HR professionals fostering collaboration and continuous growth. 
2. Embed a data-informed culture by using insights and analytics to guide decision-making and assess the effectiveness of HR initiatives. 

• People and Culture Strategy: 

1. Collaborate with COEs to deliver core HR programs (e.g. total rewards learning & development DEI talent acquisition) adapting them to the unique needs of each market. 
2. Drive the annual talent processes including performance management succession planning and incentive planning. 
3. Design and implement initiatives that enhance employee experience well-being engagement and retention. 

• Employee Relations and Labor Relations: 

1. Support leaders and associates on complex employee relations issues with empathy fairness and legal compliance. 
2. Where applicable lead constructive partnerships and negotiations with Works Councils and employee representatives ensuring alignment with local labor laws and company values. 

• Change Leadership: 

1. Act as a proactive change agent enabling transformation and organizational growth. 
2. Lead communication and implementation of HR initiatives with clarity consistency and inclusivity. 

A little bit about you

You have proven experience in a senior HR business partner or director role ideally in a multi-country scope within a matrixed organization. You have the ability to coach leaders influence stakeholders and deliver people solutions that enable business growth as well as experience leading teams and driving collaboration across HR functions. Your understanding of local labor legislation across the region is strong and deep. You are passionate about creating inclusive high-performing workplaces. 

Qualifications

• 68 years of progressive experience in HR with a strong focus on business partnering or HRBP roles. 
• Solid understanding of local labor laws across Benelux and/or the Nordics;
• Demonstrated experience managing the companys Works Council relationships.
• Experience in a multinational corporation is strongly desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with diverse client groups and cross-functional teams. 
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced dynamic and international environment. 
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal in English and Dutch
• Confident leadership presence with a hands-on results-oriented mindset and strong organizational capabilities. 
• Agile and able to manage multiple priorities and projects with a proactive and solution-focused approach. 
• Commercial acumen and a strong understanding of how HR contributes to business success. 

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Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

About NIQ

NIQ is the worlds leading consumer intelligence company delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023 NIQ combined with GfK bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insightsdelivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platformsNIQ delivers the Full View. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100 markets covering more than 90% of the worlds population.

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