Business Partner

Overview

We’re looking for an experienced People Business Partner to join our Amstelveen office in a standalone role, reporting to the Managing Director of People in the UK. As a key member of the Netherlands team, you’ll play a pivotal role at the centre of a fast‑moving, ambitious organisation, shaping the employee experience, influencing culture, and driving meaningful impact across the business.

The role includes regular travel to Mall of the Netherlands (MoN).

You’ll be part of a People Team of nine colleagues across the UK, Sweden, the Netherlands, and our assets, working together to create an exceptional workplace experience. We’re committed to thoughtful, high‑quality support that enables our people to thrive. Our team leads initiatives such as Community Day, our internal DE&I programme ‘Be You’ networking programmes, and URW for Jobs, and we’re proud of all that we achieve through all our people initiatives across all our platforms.

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• Adapt and apply the People Strategy to support local business goals.
• Partner closely and regularly liaise with the Works Council, including managing organisational changes, preparing consent requests, attending and being an active participant in quarterly meetings, and actioning outcomes.
• Provide expert guidance aligned with Dutch labour law, best practice, and business needs.
• Develop and implement People policies and procedures consistently across the Group.
• Coach managers on people practices, supporting them through change and negotiations.
• Advise on employee relations, performance management, and absence cases.
• Contribute to HR systems and process improvements with the Group People Team.
• Deliver People solutions across business units, including talent management and succession planning.
• Work closely with the Country Leader and senior leadership team based in the Netherlands.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across marketing, leasing, finance, centre management, legal, investment, and technical teams.
• Locally lead the annual employee cycle: objective setting, mid‑year reviews, and year‑end performance management.
• Champion employee engagement initiatives and employee survey outcomes.
• Support change management processes across the Netherlands.
• Manage People‑related projects as required.
• Oversee local health and sickness cases (Wet Verbetering Poortwachter).
• Manage and process monthly payroll, annual compensation cycles, and bonus reviews.
• Manage local wellbeing initiatives.
• Oversee the local company car fleet.
• Maintain relationships with local authorities (IND, Tax authorities including 30% ruling) and manage sponsor ships.
• Handle all People‑related administration.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Coordinate Group‑level learning and development for local teams.
• Manage the local pension process and any changes that arise as part of legal changes.
• Act as the point of contact for external stakeholders, including insurance providers.
• Manage People‑related legal cases in partnership with external employment lawyers.

• Experience working with Works Councils.
• Deep expertise in Dutch labour law.
• Strong relationship‑building skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Analytical capability.
• A proactive, responsible approach with strong ownership.
• Fluency in Dutch and English.
• Comfortable working in a standalone HR environment, with the support of a wider HR team in other offices.
• Knowledge of SAP, SAP4
  
  HANA, and Workday.

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