Senior Director People Operations and Facilities

Location: Hybrid role based in Amsterdam, with a minimum of 2 days per week at the Amsterdam HQ.

Company

hirify.global operates a marketplace for buying and selling special objects, auctioning more than 100,000 curated items each week.

What you will do

• Define and own the strategic roadmap for People Operations, payroll, well-being and facilities.
• Lead and develop the People Operations, payroll and facilities teams and well-being expertise.
• Strengthen employee lifecycle operations, including payroll, benefits, compensation operations, documentation and compliance.
• Oversee employment compliance, payroll, tax, audit and people-related ESG requirements with HRIS, Finance, Legal and external providers.
• Provide senior direction on employee relations, well-being, absence management and complex workplace matters.
• Own facilities and workplace experience for the Amsterdam and Lisbon offices and evolve the reward and benefits strategy.

Requirements

• 12+ years of relevant experience in an international, fast-growing organisation.
• Deep expertise in People Operations and experience with multi-country payroll, benefits, compensation operations, compliance and process improvement.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and employee relations practices in the Netherlands and other European countries.
• Experience with reward and benefits programmes, role benchmarking and salary benchmarking.
• Experience using data, automation, emerging technologies and AI to improve processes and decision-making.
• Professional fluency in English required; Dutch is a strong plus.

Nice to have

• Dutch language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative People team of around 40 people across Amsterdam and Lisbon.
• Learning and Development initiatives, development plans and mentorship programmes.
• Inclusive and queer-friendly environment with colleagues representing more than 60 nationalities.
• Hybrid office and remote working setup, normally requiring at least two office days per week.
• Catavouchers for joining and birthdays, an additional annual day off, and extra leave for anniversaries and important life events.

Hiring process

• Apply with an English CV and cover letter.