People Operations Lead — Scale & Payroll (EU)

Fastned; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training budget €3,000 per year perEE

Office lunches and snacks

Electric pool cars for travel to job-?

29 holidays + 2 mission days

Pension plan

Stock option plan

Mental wellbeing with nilo health

Gym membership access across NL

Parental coaching via Foundree

Women's health support with Flouria

Company trips and social events

Job summary

Fastned is expanding across Europe and seeking a People Operations Lead to build the operational backbone of our People team. You will work hands-on with three People Ops Specialists and our EV Fleet Manager to align onboarding, payroll, and governance across EU markets.

Reporting to the People Director, you will scale HR processes, optimize HiBob, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and empower a cross-country team to deliver reliable, compliant payroll and a great employee experience.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years in People Ops with 4+ years leading a team.
• Experience scaling multi-country HR operations and payroll.
• Strong knowledge of Dutch labor law; other European jurisdictions a plus.

Responsibilities

• Govern end-to-end employee lifecycle across all EU markets and drive a seamless experience.
• Ensure HR processes are scalable, compliant, and ready to expand into new countries.
• Optimize HRIS architecture (HiBob) for data integrity and reporting.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and efficiency with the team.
• Partner with Payroll Lead to ensure accurate end-to-end payroll operations and coverage.

Skills

People Ops leadership

HR systems

Payroll coordination

Change management

Tools

HiBob

Lattice

Job description

Fastned is expanding across Europe and seeking a People Operations Lead to build the operational backbone of our People team. You will work hands-on with three People Ops Specialists and our EV Fleet Manager to align onboarding, payroll, and governance across EU markets.

Reporting to the People Director, you will scale HR processes, optimize HiBob, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and empower a cross-country team to deliver reliable, compliant payroll and a great employee experience.