Flow Traders is looking for a HR Business Partner to join our EMEA HR team based in our Amsterdam office. The role will focus on coaching and guiding managers on all employee-related topics, as well as playing a key role in the design and execution of Flow Traders' people strategy. You will act as an enabler of success across the organization. You will work closely with regional leadership and the Head of HR to uphold our company culture and cultivate a strong, symbiotic relationship between HR and the business.
The Amsterdam HR team currently comprises 7 colleagues: 3 HR Business Partners, 2HR Generalists, 1 Reward and Policies Specialist, all of whom report into the Head of HR. We also have local HR colleagues in our international offices, with all HR Team Leads reporting into the Global Head of HR and Recruitment, who is based in Amsterdam. As Flow Traders has differentiated themselves from competitors through a very employee-centric company culture, the HR department has a crucial role in maintaining this aspect and taking it to the next level. Our team focuses on the operational part of HR, but also on various projects concerning employee motivation, satisfaction and retention.
What you will do
- Actively support our Heads of Trading in the day-to-day business and workforce/capacity planning
- Deliver HR-related strategic insight to the business
- Coach and guide managers on all employee-related topics such as: talent development, performance management practices and conversations, engagement and absence management, sick leave, HR data reporting, etc.
- Manage all employee relations scenarios: independently address inquiries, develop solutions, provide guidance to Management and/or employees, and ensure timely resolutions
- Drive the successful execution of HR Projects within established timelines, ensuring consistent application across the organization, and identifying areas of improvement
- Analyze and interpret workforce metrics on a regular and ad-hoc basis with a focus on continuous process improvement
What you need to succeed
- University Degree in HRM, Business Administration or similar
- 2+ years of working experience as HRBP (ideally in an international environment)
- Fluent written and spoken English communication skills as well as professional level Dutch communication skills
- In-depth knowledge of, and experience with, Dutch Labour Law and legal requirements
- Proficient skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) and solid working experience with HR systems; general aptitude to learn new systems
- A passion for engaging and empowering employees at all levels
- A strong sense of urgency and the ability to organize and prioritize multiple competing tasks, with a focus on results and a pleasant employee experience
- The ability to challenge the status quo to drive the business forward
- The ability to understand and translate function strategy and objectives into talent and culture actions and develop clear steps for the Management to execute upon
- Strong analytical and numeric skills; able to synthesize data to net out the key points
- Available for a minimum of 32 hours per week
Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, and any other information identifying potential candidates, submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed free to contact by Flow Traders without any restrictions and no placement fee of any kind will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders.
