VP - People

About the role

Join a rapidly expanding AI company as the VP of People, leading our talent and culture initiatives. You will shape the employee experience for a diverse, global team, ensuring a supportive and high-performing environment. This role involves setting the strategic direction for people programs and directly managing a portion of the People team.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Define and track people engagement metrics, ensuring data leads to actionable improvements.
• Oversee the entire performance management cycle, from goal setting to reviews and feedback.
• Manage the learning and development platform, including program selection, rollout, and impact assessment.
• Guide talent development and career progression for employees and managers.
• Act as a trusted advisor and coach, providing guidance on employee relations and organizational development.
• Lead change management processes, supporting leaders through transitions.
• Analyze people data to inform decisions and measure program effectiveness.
• Ensure compliance with local labor laws across all operating locations.
• Establish the operating model for people advisory and culture work, prioritizing resources and measuring success.
• Ensure a positive employee experience from daily interactions to significant milestones.
• Collaborate with Office & Community to foster cohesion through office environments and company events.
• Maintain a visible and proactive presence, engaging in informal conversations and understanding employee sentiment.
• Ensure consistent culture and connection for all employees, regardless of work location.
• Proactively address employee concerns to create an inclusive work environment.
• Model company values and culture, aligning all people practices.
• Lead key culture and talent projects to support company growth.

Requirements

• Significant experience in a senior HR Business Partner role, preferably within a fast-paced tech scale-up.
• Proven ability to build and implement employee culture and engagement programs.
• Experience with organizational design, workforce planning, and succession planning in a growing company.
• Demonstrated ability to foster connections across both in-office and distributed teams.
• Experience managing and developing a team.
• Strong coaching and counseling abilities.
• Excellent problem-solving skills combined with a genuine people-centric approach.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to build trust across all organizational levels.
• Comfort operating in a fast-moving startup environment with minimal structural support.
• Strong strategic thinking, high energy, warmth, and a proactive, hands-on mindset.
• Fluency in English.
• Tech-savvy with experience using AI tools for efficiency.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience delivering learning programs and team effectiveness initiatives.
• Knowledge of European labor law, especially in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, UK, Italy, and Switzerland.
• Fluency in German.

Skills & tools

• AI tools

Practical notes

This role requires regular travel to the Eindhoven office three days a week and to Zurich 3-4 days a month. Additional travel to other office locations may be discussed. We offer an attractive compensation package, including a pension plan, extensive employee insurances, and the option to receive company shares. We embrace equal opportunity and diversity, cultivating an inclusive environment for all team members.