Head of People

Role overview

This opportunity is being handled for a partner company, which will review applications and manage the next stages directly. The employer is hiring a Head of People in the Netherlands.

In this senior leadership role, you will help design, grow, and strengthen the people function for a fast-scaling technology business with teams spread across multiple regions. Your focus will be on building a strong recruiting engine while also advancing people operations, talent development, and organizational design systems that can support rapid growth. You will act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on how the company attracts, develops, and keeps top talent in a highly competitive market. The role is both strategic and operational, requiring you to contribute at a high level while also staying close to execution across recruiting, performance management, and workforce planning. A strong talent bar, scalable processes, and sustainable growth will be central to your work in a fast-moving, data-led environment.

Key accountabilities

• Take ownership of the full People function, including recruiting and people operations, across a distributed global organization.
• Build and implement a recruiting strategy that consistently brings in excellent talent while protecting a high-density talent culture.
• Work with executive leaders on workforce planning, organizational structure, compensation planning, and prioritizing headcount.
• Create and refine systems for performance management, leadership growth, and career progression.
• Improve hiring operations, candidate experience, and recruiter productivity through scalable processes and tools.
• Establish reporting and metrics that give clear visibility into hiring performance and overall people health.
• Encourage the use of automation and AI-driven workflows within recruiting and people operations.
• Help preserve and evolve company culture so it stays aligned with values and operating principles during expansion.
• Partner with Finance and senior leadership on pay planning and investment decisions related to the organization.
• Coach and develop the People team to drive strong execution, accountability, and ongoing improvement.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience in people leadership, recruiting, talent acquisition, or people operations in high-growth technology companies.
• Demonstrated success in creating and scaling recruiting functions in fast-paced, high-talent environments.
• Strong experience collaborating with executive teams on organizational design, workforce planning, and talent strategy.
• Background in leading and developing high-performing People or Recruiting teams.
• Solid knowledge of modern recruiting systems, talent operations, and performance management frameworks.
• Analytical approach with the ability to use data to improve decisions and optimize processes.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive influence skills.
• Comfortable balancing strategic leadership with hands-on operational delivery.
• Experience working in distributed or remote-first organizations.
• Interest in applying AI-enabled tools and workflows to transform recruiting and People Operations.
• Additional advantage if you have worked in SaaS, developer tools, fintech, or other rapidly scaling technology settings.

Benefits

• Competitive equity participation in a venture-backed, fast-growing technology company.
• Fully remote setup with flexible working arrangements.
• Recommended annual leave of 4 to 5 weeks for rest and recovery.
• Allowance for home office equipment plus an annual learning and development stipend.
• Long-term equity exercise window of up to 10 years.
• Chance to shape and expand a global People function at a pivotal growth stage.
• A culture that values ownership, high standards, and continuous improvement.
• Exposure to executive-level decision-making and company-building at scale.

Additional information

This employer uses an AI-supported matching process to help screen applications quickly, consistently, and fairly against the role’s core requirements. The system identifies the most suitable candidates, and that shortlist is then passed to the hiring company. Final interview decisions, assessments, and next steps are handled by the company’s internal team.

Data privacy notice

By applying, you acknowledge that your personal data may be processed to assess your candidacy and to share relevant details with the employer. This is done under legitimate interest and pre-contractual steps permitted by applicable data protection laws, including GDPR. You may request access, correction, deletion, or objection at any time.

Some parts of the hiring workflow may use AI tools to help review applications, summarize resumes, assess responses, and flag potential inconsistencies or verification signals based on the information provided. These tools support the recruitment team but do not replace human review. Final hiring decisions are made by people. If you need more information about data handling, you may contact the employer directly.