HR Business Partner - Technology

Adyen; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Adyen is seeking a HR Business Partner in Amsterdam to support their Tech teams across EMEA. The role involves partnering with leaders on talent development, employee relations, and performance management. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of HR Business Partner experience, a strong grasp of Dutch and European labor laws, and excels at building trust within the organization. This position is office-first, emphasizing in-person collaboration.

Qualifications

• At least 3+ years’ experience as a HR Business Partner in a high-paced company.
• Deep understanding of Dutch and European local labor legislation.
• Ability to build trust quickly and become a trusted advisor.

Responsibilities

• Act as an effective sparring partner for team leads on people matters.
• Coach leaders on local HR processes.
• Collaborate with HR Centers of Expertise to enhance employee experience.
• Leverage data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Manage the performance assessment process.
• Advocate for employee learning and development.
• Guide managers in applying core values.

Skills

HR expertise

Coaching

Stakeholder management

Understanding of Dutch and European labor laws

Data-driven decision making

Job description

Adyen is looking for a HR Business Partner to contribute to the growth and scale of our Tech teams in EMEA. In this role, you will be working with managers, leaders and employees in all people programs such as talent development, employee relations, engagement and performance management. You will work closely with leaders to complement them, challenge and coach them on best practices and strategize to ensure we are creating the best experience for our people.

What youll do

• Be an effective sparring partner for team leads on all things related to people including team growth and development
• Coach and provide HR expertise to business leaders and local leadership on local processes to better manage their teams
• Collaborate with a global, cross-functional HR Centers of Expertise to develop, enhance and launch initiatives that meet the evolving needs of our business and provide our employees a seamless employment experience
• Leverage data to identify and act on opportunities that point to better ways of doing things as we scale
• Manage performance assessment process and offer support in growth conversations
• Advocate for all Adyen employees as they learn and develop through rapid growth in a high-performance environment
• Guide managers to apply our core values in their day-to-day decisions
• Support leaders in feedback and under-performance conversations

Who you are

• Youve got at least 3+ years’ experience working as a HR Business partner with managers and leaders in a people partnering role at a high-pace company
• You have a deep understanding and expertise of Dutch and European local labor related legislation
• You have a strong sense of self and build trust quickly to become a trusted business advisor at different levels of the organization
• You are able to question the status quo with managers and work with them to define new solutions to old problems
• You are able to discuss people's challenges and implications driving local initiatives (ex. retention, engagement, performance, compensation, labor matters, etc.) to influence local leaders to make the best decisions
• Youre hands-on, but know how to collaborate and prioritize (constantly looking for how things can be done more simply or automated)
• Youre excited to try new approaches, do things differently, and aren’t afraid to “build as you go”
• You have the ability to execute the global and functional people strategy ensuring alignment with regional/local culture and practices and partnering with local leadership

This role is based out of our Amsterdam office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.