People Partner

Picnic Technologies; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fresh Lunch

Coffee bars & daily lunches

CZ health insurance discount 5-15%

Lease a Bike discount

OpenUp psychologist access

25 holidays + travel expense coverage;

Phone & laptop provided

Job summary

Picnic is hiring a People Partner embedded in the action, driving organizational strategy from talent development to scaling team structures. You will partner with business units across our Amsterdam hub and other European locations to lead end-to-end people initiatives.

The ideal candidate brings 3–5 years in HR advisory or business partnering, exceptional communication, and a passion for coaching teams and leaders. English fluency required; Dutch/French/German a plus.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in HR, Psychology, Business, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience as an HR Advisor or HR Business Partner in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and ability to work with multiple stakeholders.
• Project management and operations experience with cross-functional collaboration.
• Driven to challenge convention and reinvent how work is done.
• Coaching and developing teams across organizational levels.
• Fluency in English; Dutch/French/German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive performance and talent across your team with regular check-ins, bi-annual reviews, and calibrations.
• Be a trusted advisor to the leadership team, enhancing leadership effectiveness.
• Manage staffing and talent to ensure the right people in the right roles at growth stages.
• Lead people-related initiatives using data-driven insights to guide decisions.
• Design and refine core people programs—onboarding, learning & development, rotation processes.
• Partner with business leaders to cultivate an effective leadership pipeline.
• Handle administrative tasks around development agreements, contracts, and compensation.

Skills

HR advisory

People management

Stakeholder management

Project management

Coaching

Data-driven problem solving

Communication

Education

Master's degree in HR/ Psychology/ Business

Job description

In a nutshell What’s it like to revolutionize HR at the fastest-growing online supermarket app in Europe? At Picnic, we’ve reinvented grocery delivery, and our People team is doing the exact same thing for how teams grow, scale, and thrive! As a People Partner, you aren't an advisor sitting on the sidelines. You're embedded right where the action happens. Partnering with a business unit of :75 Picnic-ers across our central hubs in Amsterdam, Paris, and Düsseldorf, you’ll take end-to-end ownership of your team’s organizational strategy, from talent development and high-performance coaching to scaling team structures.

Tricks of the trade

• Performance management: Drive performance and talent across your team by conducting regular check-ins, bi-annual reviews, and performance calibrations with employees.
• People management: Be a trusted advisor and coach to the leadership team, playing a critical role in enhancing leadership effectiveness.
• Staffing & Talent: Manage talent dynamically to ensure the right people are in the right roles at every stage of growth.
• Project management: Drive impactful people-related initiatives, leveraging data-driven insights to guide decision-making and deliver proactive solutions.
• Continuous improvement: Design, challenge, and continuously refine core people programs - including staffing, onboarding, learning & development, and rotation processes.
• Stakeholder management: Partner closely with business leaders to cultivate and enable a strong, effective leadership pipeline.
• Documentation & Ops: Maintain operational rigor by handling all administrative-related tasks around development agreements, contracts, and compensation structure.

Your superpowers

• Master's degree in HR, Psychology, Business, or a related field.
• 3 to 5 years of experience as an HR Advisor, HR Business Partner, or similar role in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders
• Proven project management and operations experience with excellent communication across multiple stakeholders.
• Driven to challenge convention, ask "How can we do this better?", and reinvent how work is done.
• A natural ability to coach, support, and develop teams and colleagues across all organizational levels.
• Ability to see the big picture while applying a clear, data-driven approach to complex people problems.
• Fluency in English (Dutch, French or German is a plus!)

Picnic perks

• Fresh Lunch, coffee, and snacks
• Our offices are equipped with fully-fledged coffee bars and a kitchen and chefs. They prepare delicious fresh and warm lunches every day so you can keep your energy up.
• We have a partnership with CZ (a health insurance provider). Picnic employees get a discount on CZ insurance packages between 5% and 15%. Furthermore, through our partnership with Lease a Bike, you can rent-to-own a new (e)bike at a discounted rate
• Through OpenUp you get free access to trained psychologists and many courses.
• At Picnic you get 25 holidays, we cover your travel expenses and offer a pension plan. And your phone and laptop are on us, as well.