Recruitment Business Partner High-Tech

Nearfield Instruments; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 vacation days annually

Commuting allowance

Health insurance discount

Job summary

Nearfield Instruments is seeking a Recruitment Business Partner to join the HR/Recruitment team in Rotterdam to manage end-to-end hiring for our engineering and physics roles.

You will partner with hiring managers, develop sourcing strategies, build candidate pools, maintain relationships with suppliers, and help scale our high-tech metrology systems.

This role offers the chance to influence growth in a fast-moving scale-up and work with world-leading chipmakers.

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting complex technical roles in a scale-up environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration with hiring managers.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Willingness to work five days per week from Rotterdam.
• Experience in the semiconductor industry is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end recruitment activities for all Nearfield departments.
• Advising hiring managers on recruitment strategies and best practices.
• Develop, implement and finetune internal recruitment processes and procedures.
• Establish partnerships in new countries where Nearfield deploys activities.
• Interfacing with Nearfield’s Recruitment suppliers.
• Monitor and finetune recruitment actuals vs planning.
• Develop and actively manage candidate pools and networks.
• Continuously improve sourcing strategies and channels.
• Represent Nearfield Instruments at relevant career events.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Stakeholder management

Semiconductor industry experience

Sourcing skills

English proficiency

Independent working

Job description

About Nearfield Instruments

Nearfield Instruments (NFI) is a fast-growing scale-up high-tech company. We design, develop, integrate, market and service advanced metrology machines. Our machines enables our customers - the world’s leading chipmakers – to increase the production yields, and thus, functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics.

Founded in 2016, we bring together the most creative minds in science and technology and develop a one-of-a-kind, revolutionary high throughput Scanning Probe Microscopy system.

What will you be doing?

As a recruitment business partner you will join Nearfield’s HR/Recruitment team and will be responsible for the end-to-end candidate experience to attract skilled (technical) staff for our organization. We are continuously recruiting experienced candidates in a large variety of engineering- and physics disciplines, to support the R&D, development, and production activities of our semiconductor metrology systems. You are a firm sparring partner for our (hiring) managers and lead and facilitate a smooth recruitment process for each position that will be issued.

Specific tasks and responsibilities include:

• End-to-end recruitment activities for all departments within Nearfield.
• Advising hiring managers on recruitment strategies and best practices.
• Develop, implement, and finetune internal recruitment processes and procedures and procedures.
• Establish relevant partnerships in new countries where Nearfield deploys activities.
• Interfacing and management of Nearfield’s Recruitment preferred suppliers.
• Monitoring and finetuning of Recruitment actuals vs planning.
• Development and active management of candidate pools and networks.
• Continuously improve and renew our sourcing strategies, channels, and activities.
• Represent Nearfield Instruments on relevant (career) events.

What do we require from you?

Joining a scale-up means being part of an exciting growth journey. It offers exceptional opportunities to learn, make an impact, and help shape the future of the company. At the same time, priorities evolve, processes mature, and change is a constant. We're looking for someone who thrives in this environment—someone who enjoys creating structure, continuously improving the way we work, and helping us scale successfully.

You’ll recognize yourself in the following profile:

• Feels comfortable managing end-to-end recruitment for complex technical roles in a scale-up environment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills. You know how to set clear expectations, influence effectively, and keep hiring teams aligned throughout the recruitment process.
• Experience in the semiconductor industry is a strong advantage.
• A genuine interest in technology and the curiosity to deepen your understanding of the semiconductor industry.
• Strong sourcing skills and confidence in proactively identifying and engaging top talent.
• A proactive, hands-on mindset with excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Comfortable taking ownership, working independently, and navigating an evolving environment where not everything is fully defined yet.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Willingness to work five days per week from our Rotterdam office.

What can you expect from us?

There's never been a more exciting time to join Nearfield Instruments. As we continue to scale, you’ll have the opportunity to grow alongside the company – professionally and personally. You’ll join an ambitious, collaborative team where your ideas matter and your impact is visible from day one.

In return, we offer:

• A competitive salary that reflects your experience and contribution.
• 30 vacation days per calendar year (based on a 40‑hour work week).
• Commuting allowance.
• A discount on your health insurance.
• A collaborative, supportive culture where colleagues genuinely help one another succeed. We believe that Together Everyone Achieves More (TEAM).
• The opportunity to make a real impact in a rapidly growing high-tech company, while continuing to develop both personally and professionally.

We look forward to hear from you!

For questions or further information, contact [e-mail].

Please be advised we are looking for people who are already eligible to work in The Netherlands. We are not proving visa sponsorship or relocation support for this role.

Recruitment, consultancy and/or other agency?

We appreciate the interest, but we source all our candidates directly. We understand that you as an intermediary want to present candidates to our interesting positions. This is not how we have structured our recruitment.

This means that all profiles offered to Nearfield Instruments will be treated as direct applications. Unless we have explicitly agreed otherwise.