Head Office Absence & Wellbeing Leader

Rituals (B Corp™); Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unique opportunities for personal and

Professional growth

Staff discount on Rituals products

Attractive bonus

Flexible working hours

Company & team events

Job summary

Rituals is seeking an Illness Manager to shape and drive the health, workability and absence agenda for Head Office employees in Amsterdam. You will be the SME for workability, absence management and reintegration, guiding managers, HR stakeholders and legal obligations with a data-driven, compliant approach.

You will lead complex cases, translate workforce health insights into strategic initiatives and partner with Occupational Health providers, UWV and external experts to strengthen

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in workability, absence management, occupational health, employability or a related HR specialist field.
• Experience advising managers, HR Business Partners and senior stakeholders on complex absence and reintegration matters.
• Deep knowledge of Dutch employment legislation related to absence and reintegration, including the Wet verbetering poortwachter.
• Proven experience leading complex stakeholder landscapes in a matrix organisation.
• Strong analytical capabilities translating workforce data into strategic insights and recommendations.
• Experience driving process improvements, governance frameworks and organisational initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously develop the Head Office approach to workability, absence management and sustainable employability.
• Act as the senior subject matter expert on absence, reintegration and workforce health, advising HR leadership, HR Business Partners and people managers on complex and sensitive cases.
• Lead and oversee complex workability and absence cases, ensuring sustainable and compliant solutions while balancing employee wellbeing and business needs.
• Analyse absence trends and workforce health insights, translating data into strategic recommendations for HR and business leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement of absence processes, systems, governance and manager capability to strengthen organisational effectiveness and employee experience.
• Establish and maintain strong partnerships with Occupational Health providers, UWV, legal specialists and external stakeholders to ensure effective case management and compliance.
• Lead initiatives that promote sustainable employability, early intervention and prevention, reducing absence risk and supporting organisational resilience.
• Influence and support decision‑making by providing expert guidance on legal obligations, reintegration pathways and health-related workforce risks.
• Design and deliver tools, frameworks and training that strengthen leadership capability in managing health, wellbeing and absence-related topics.
• Collaborate across HR and the wider business to embed a proactive and preventative approach towards employee health, wellbeing and workability.
• Act as a key contributor to the development of health-related policies, standards and strategic priorities for the Head Office population.

Skills

Workability

Absence management

Occupational health

Employability

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Job description

Rituals is seeking an Illness Manager to shape and drive the health, workability and absence agenda for Head Office employees in Amsterdam. You will be the SME for workability, absence management and reintegration, guiding managers, HR stakeholders and legal obligations with a data-driven, compliant approach.

You will lead complex cases, translate workforce health insights into strategic initiatives and partner with Occupational Health providers, UWV and external experts to strengthen