Global HR Business Partner

Location: Hybrid role based in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, with on-site work at the office 2–3 days per week.

Company

International provider of smart indoor climate solutions serving customers in more than 100 countries and supporting the energy transition.

What you will do

• Act as a strategic HR partner to the Chief Financial Officer and functional leadership teams.
• Translate business priorities into people, talent, and organisation plans for approximately 200 employees across multiple European countries.
• Drive succession planning, leadership pipelines, and critical capability building.
• Lead and support organisational transformation initiatives within Finance and IT.
• Partner with local HR Directors to align and execute the global People strategy.
• Coach, influence, and constructively challenge senior stakeholders while strengthening inclusion, collaboration, and organisational effectiveness.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a senior HR Business Partner in a complex, international, matrixed organisation.
• Experience partnering with executive-level stakeholders.
• Strong expertise in organisation design, transformation, and succession planning.
• Ability to influence, coach, and constructively challenge senior leaders while building trusted relationships.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills in an international environment.
• Pragmatic, resilient, and collaborative mindset with the ability to balance strategic and hands-on responsibilities.
• Knowledge of Dutch labour law and Works Council consultation processes.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting corporate functions or a global headquarters environment.
• Experience supporting Finance, IT, or other corporate functions through large-scale transformation.

Culture & Benefits

• Purpose-driven, international environment focused on innovation, customer focus, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Opportunities to contribute to high-impact group-level transformation projects.
• 36 days of holiday per year for full-time employment, including 30 choice days and 6 office closure days.
• Flexible hybrid working, home-office budget, travel cost compensation, and product discounts.
• Competitive salary package with strong pension arrangements.