People & Culture Specialist (f/m/d)

In this role, you will build and scale the People & Culture function, owning payroll, contracts, mobility, compliance, and reporting in a fast-moving, international environment. You will partner with leadership to ensure operational excellence and develop scalable People Operations systems. You’ll stabilize core processes, document SOPs, and translate People data into actionable insights to shape policies. You’ll work with external experts and cross-functional teams to enable sustainable growth and a thriving employee experience.

• Scale People Operations and Global Mobility to support rapid company growth
• Own payroll for NL and DE and support international payroll cases
• Manage contracts, employee lifecycle, compliance, and HRIS administration
• Build reliable, scalable systems and reduce manual workflows
• Document and stabilize core People Operations and Global Mobility processes (SOPs)
• Deliver reporting and analytics to inform decisions and policies
• Coordinate with external experts (legal, insurance, relocation/visa, payroll providers)
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, People Experience, and People Development
• Provide business support to leadership as a sparring partner on People Operations and business topics
• Contribute to policy writing and rollout for compliance, clarity, and culture

• 6–8 years of hands-on People Operations experience in an international company
• German labour law practical experience in HR
• Strong knowledge of HRIS (Personio required), relocation & visa platforms, payroll, benefits administration, and analytics
• Experience managing immigration, visas, relocation, and international mobility programs
• Experience building processes, SOPs, and HR infrastructure
• Decision-making, collaboration, and stakeholder management
• High attention to detail in fast-paced environments
• Mobility knowledge including relocation, visa processes, immigration, cross-border support
• High emotional intelligence (EQ) and professional integrity
• Fluency in German (C1) and English
• Advanced Microsoft 365 skills
• Startup/rapid scale experience; Dutch labour law exposure is a plus

• collaboration
• stakeholder management
• emotional intelligence
• Personio
• relocation & visa platforms
• payroll administration systems