Lead Human Resources Partners Manager

Nike; Hilversum; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike seeks an HR professional to act as a trusted coach to People Managers. The role focuses on providing high-level HR generalist support, coaching managers, and guiding complex, sensitive cases while applying employment-law-aware judgment and data-driven process improvements.

As a lead consultant, you will standardize HR processes, upskill managers, and partner with HRBPs, COEs, and People Solutions to deliver agile HR services across the EMEA region.

Qualifications

• Experienced HR generalist with coaching skills and advisory capability.
• Ability to navigate complex, sensitive, and conflict-heavy situations.
• Employment-law-aware decision making and seeking guidance when needed.

Responsibilities

• Coach People Managers through complex situations across the employee lifecycle.
• Standardize and optimize core HR processes and upskill managers.
• Drive strategic HR projects and align with HRBPs, COEs, and People Solutions teams.
• Partner with leaders to design win-win HR solutions and ensure business continuity.

Skills

HR generalist

Coaching

Change management

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

HRIS

Workday

SAP SuccessFactors

Job description

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

People Solutions Consulting (PSC) is Nike’s agile supportcenterfor People Managers across EMEA, the escalationpointfor high-complexity cases and the engine that delivers advanced HR support at scale. Lead, PSC Functions works primarily with People Managers offering full range HR generalist support for high complexity issues. The role reports to PSC Director Functions and closely partners with HRBPs, COEs, People Solutions teams and business leaders.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Nike is looking for an HR professional who thrives as a trusted coach to People Managers. You may already bring deep, broad HR generalist expertise, or a strong foundation across several HR disciplines paired with the ambition to grow into a full-scope generalist role.

Either way, the successful candidate has the judgment and curiosity to navigate complex,sensitiveand often conflict-heavy situations, applying sound, employment-law-aware decision making and knowing when to seek guidance. They are a skilled coach who helps managers weigh options and reach their own decisions. They pair a continuous-improvement mindset with a growth mindset and data acumen to simplify processes and shape more efficient ways of working, and they partner across HRBPs, COEs and People Solutions teams to design win-win solutions.

The ideal candidate will bring:

• Versatile HR experience across various areas of the employee lifecycle witha track recordof advising and coaching People Managers and the ambition to grow into full HR generalist scope.


• Expertiseacross the employee lifecycle and Nike policies and practices – performance, career, compensation, engagement, and employee relations – with employment-law-aware judgment and the ability to balance risk,fairnessand business continuity.


• Coaching and conflictmanagement skills with the ability to help parties reach fair, durable, win-win outcomes.


• Facilitation and presentation skills to deliver educational or informational sessions that are engaging, easy to follow and reach their learningobjectives.


• Comfortable with systems and digital tools and using data and insights toidentifytrends, simplify processes and drive continuous improvement.


• A growth mindset and willingness to develop – we welcome internal candidates who bring transferable HR strengths and are ready to build toward full generalist expertise, supported by coaching and on-the-job development.


• As we work with external Dutch government bodies, Dutch language proficiency is a plus.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

You will enable People Managers to lead effectively across the full employee lifecycle. As a generalist lead consultant, you will coach managers through complex situations, standardize andoptimizecore HR processes, upskill managers, and activate strategic HR projects – delivering advanced HR support at scale.

In this role, you will:

• Case Management:Act as a key point of support for complex cases, coaching People Managers on versatile HR topics – career, performance, compensation, teaming, conduct, engagement, exits, reintegration and more – broadening your generalist scope as you grow.


• Process Optimization:Continuously improve how we work, designing practical solutions, playbooks and automations that increase the quality and efficiency of core people processes, and bringing the voice of People Managers into process design.


• Manager Upskilling:In partnership with relevant HR teams co-design andfacilitateeducational or informational sessions that upskill managers to deliver core HR programs with consistency, anchored in key employee-lifecycle moments and informed by case-management data.


• Strategic Projects:Participatein and activate a variety of HR projects that are part of the HR portfolio, serving as an activation engine for HR Roadmap initiatives and a liaison between HRBPs, COEs and People Solutions teams.


• Partner closely with HRBPs, COEs, Global People Solutions and business leaders, building trusted relationships and proactively aligning on shared ways of working to design win-win solutions.


• Leverage HR systems and case data to spot trends, share functional insights and shape scalable, standardized solutions.

Application deadline: September 21, 2026.