Senior European People & Culture Manager | English

Our exciting new client is a company in the high-end adventure travel sector. They have over 40 years’ experience of creating exceptional trips in more than 50 countries around the world. They are opening a new business in the Netherlands (Utrecht) and will be transferring some of their key people there to get this new European office started. They have also created some key positions for the Dutch business, and this is one of the first. A very exciting opportunity in a very exciting company.

TITLE Senior European People & Culture Manager
HOURS Full time. Minimum 4 days in the office.
LOCATION Utrecht, City Centre. Netherlands
RESPONSIBLE TO Managing Director Europe, with dotted line to Sr. Director of P&C USA.

The Senior European P&C Manager is the highest-level P&C role in Europe, excluding France. In this role, you will administer all recruiting, hiring, onboarding, training & development, pay rates, performance management, employee evaluations, and employee-related issues across Europe (excluding France) . The role will work closely with the Sr. Director of P&C at US HQ as well as the entire P&C Teams in both the US and France.

This role is extremely important to business success! People are the most important asset, and you will be critical in hiring, and onboarding the initial team of local [Dutch] employees for the launch of the new Dutch office and European business.

An important part of this role is to model an ethic of transparent, prompt and proactive communication with all European staff – especially the European Field Staff. You will be responsible for identifying communication needs and ensuring that this communication ethic is developed across the European P&C Team. In all aspects of your role, you will lead by example and maintain excellent communication with all stakeholders both within Europe and across the organization.

A few other key responsibilities

• You will be the primary point of contact for the European Payroll provider.
• You will manage a small team which includes a European Workday Administrator, HR Generalist, Payroll Team Lead and Payroll Specialist.
• You will bridge management and employee relations across Europe by addressing demands, grievances, and other issues with professionalism, transparency, kindness, and respect.

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years’ experience in the People space, with increasing responsibilities for management (3 years) and support of multinational employee populations. Knowledge of HR systems, databases, and best practices is strongly preferable. If you have experience within the Tourism/Travel sector that would be a great advantage.

The ideal candidate will also have:

• A bachelor’s degree level education
• Experience of working in a start-up, scale-up or a dynamic business.
• Familiarity with Workday
• General familiarity with or exposure to European labor law and regulation
• Budgeting & forecasting knowledge
• Ability to analyze and resolve complex issues, both logical and interpersonal.
• Superior listening as well as verbal and written communications skills and effective presentation skills, all geared toward coordination and education.
• Ability to negotiate and defuse conflict.
• Self-motivator, independent, cooperative, flexible, creative

Please note that some Dutch based experience is required in this position. Our client is only interested in candidates already living and working in the Netherlands and with full EU rights. If you like the sound of this truly amazing opportunity, please get in touch as quickly as possible. Our client wants to start the recruitment process quickly to enable a 1st December start date. Send your CV and introduction mail/letter to davidgibbons@adamsrecruitment.com or to edina@adamsrecruitment.com.

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