HR Director

The position

For one of our clients, a provider of financial services, we are searching for a seasoned HR Director. The HR Director will be MT Member and reports directly to a Member of the Board.

Tasks & responsibilities

• Management of HR team (10+ FTE) by focusing on quality, efficiency and effectiveness
• HR scope covers population of 2.200+ employees
• As member of the management team, bear joint responsibility for achieving the organization's objectives, co-determine the overall strategy and (the execution of) the policy of the business unit
• Setting up of multi-annual plan and budget for HR
• Responsible for continuous improvement of HR processes
• Report to the Board, MT and/or other stakeholders with regard to the realization of SLAs, KPIs and risks
• Advise on the optimization of the structure of the organization, change management and control of the organization from the HR perspective
• Identification and translation of relevant trends and developments into opportunities, threats and to the strategic policy of the unit
• Develop, implement and realize recruitment, retention, development and exit policies
• Initiate, supervise and implement reorganization, change and cultural processes and monitor the progress
• Development of the department HR as business partner for management
• (Co) design and realization of change, in accordance with the objectives and vision
• Coaching and guiding of managers and employees, communicate the organizational culture and display exemplary behaviour
• Participate in internal and external consultation; communicate the vision, goals and ideas of the staff department and positioning of the organization
• Maintain, establish and develop relationships with relevant external stakeholders, suppliers etc.
• Provide professional presentations at conferences or seminars and write articles suitable for publication in a journal

Candidate profile

• Academic degree in preferably Human Resources, Psychology or Business, or proven equivalent ability
• At least 10 years of working experience in Human Resource positions with a strong business orientation
• Solid knowledge of Human Resources and related Dutch laws and regulations
• Practised in dealing with Dutch work councils and trade unions
• Track record in managing reorganizations and cultural change
• Experience with servicing populations of at least 800 professionals
• Helicopter view and view of overall links between financial, legal, communications and technical implementation aspects
• Experience in managing team of higher educated professionals
• Fluency in Dutch and English, both oral and written
• Strong binding capacities. Brings people together within a team, but also from different departments and different levels
• Ability to influence without power and strong countervailing power
• Capable of building, maintaining and influencing large network of relations. Builds long term relations on different levels within and outside the company
• Results and solution oriented, proactive, strong execution power
• Acts as coach and mediator
• Hands-on, hardworking and resilient delivery focus
• Ability to build trust within the company
• Integer and ethical
• Persistent and go-getter; continues to look for solutions in situations of setback, able to break deadlocks and to overcome resistance
• Well-developed interpersonal skills and engaging
• Visionary combined with pragmatic attitude
• Determined and analytical, with good judgment, business sense and strong problem solving skills
• Excellent communication, presenting and counselling skills

Interested?

You are requested to respond using the form below, including a resume. For more information, please contact Anisha Wai or Hans Jonkers at +31 (0)20 69 71 410.

Reference and diploma checks are standard part of the procedure; background checks and pre-employment screening may also be part of the procedure.

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