People Operations Lead

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People Operations Lead improving HR processes at a deep-tech startup in the Netherlands. Managing core people operations while supporting international hiring and operational scalability.

Posted 6/29/2026full-timeDelft • 🇳🇱 NetherlandsSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in People Operations processes, including onboarding, offboarding, and HR administration, while ensuring compliance with Dutch employment practices. Proven ability to manage workflows, improve documentation, and support remote hiring across European countries.

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HR Generalist ExperienceInternational Hiring PracticesProject Management SkillsProcess-Building DisciplineRemote Team Support

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Hard Skills

OnboardingOffboardingHR AdministrationEmployee RelationsPerformance SupportContract ManagementData HygieneProbation TrackingDocumentation ManagementEmployee Lifecycle Management

Soft Skills

Follow-Up DisciplineBuilder MindsetConstructive PushbackCollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

HRIS PlatformNotionAshbySlackChatGPTAI Agents

Industry Keywords

People OperationsEmployee HandbookEuropean Employment PracticesStartup EnvironmentScale-Up Environment

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and run core People Operations processes across the employee lifecycle
Own workflows for contracts, onboarding, offboarding, employee records, HRIS/data hygiene, policies, and documentation
Manage probation tracking and make sure managers hold timely review conversations
Maintain and improve the employee handbook and core people documentation
Work closely with Finance on payroll, employment cost tracking, and related approvals, coordinating with external advisors where needed
Identify people risks early and escalate clearly to the COO and leadership team
Support hiring managers with role setup, interview process, candidate communication, offer workflows, and hiring process discipline
Work closely with technical recruiters on niche talent sourcing, candidate pipeline quality, hiring priorities, interview process, and offer coordination
Support remote and international hiring, including employment, payroll, contract, relocation, and onboarding approaches for hires in other European countries
Coordinate 30% ruling applications for eligible employees in the Netherlands with external advisors
Ensure our people processes are grounded in Dutch employment practices while scalable enough for a distributed European team
Improve our trackers, templates, checklists, dashboards, and operating rhythms for people processes
Turn ambiguous people operations problems into practical workflows with clear owners, timelines, and next steps
Drive follow-through across managers, hiring teams, external advisors, and internal stakeholders
Use tools such as Notion, Ashby, HRIS platform, Slack, ChatGPT, and AI agents to reduce manual work and improve visibility
Gradually help build lightweight processes for performance reviews, salary reviews, role clarity, and future People function scaling

Requirements

What you’ll need

5–10 years of HR generalist, People Operations, or HR operations experience in the Netherlands
Experience in an international startup, scale-up, or fast-changing environment
Experience supporting remote or distributed teams, with a strong ability to figure out employment practices in other European countries
Strong knowledge of international hiring practices and the employee lifecycle: onboarding, contracts, HR administration, employee relations, performance support, and offboarding
Excellent documentation, process-building, and follow-up discipline
Strong project management instincts: you know how to create owners, timelines, trackers, and next steps
A builder mindset: you like creating useful systems, not just maintaining existing ones
The confidence to push back constructively and hold people to agreed processes
Interest in growing with the company and eventually helping build a broader People team

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 vacation days per year
Reimbursed travel expenses and company laptop
Flexible working hours and option to work from home 2 days per week
A hands-on environment where your work will directly improve how the company operates
A chance to build the People function from the ground up and grow with the company
The opportunity to shape the future People team, not just operate existing processes
A fast-moving, mission-driven technical startup environment
A culture that values ownership, autonomy, direct communication, and practical problem-solving