HR Business Partner

About the role

Are you looking for an HR Business Partner role within a growing international consultancy organization? Do you want to be not only an advisor in HR but also a builder and driver of change, working together with your international colleagues to build the Highberg employee experience? Then this role at Highberg is exactly what you’re looking for.

Why Highberg

At Highberg, we turn vision into movement and ambition into reality. We know that real transformation demands more than ideas: it demands people who make them happen. We believe in doing, not just designing. In partnerships built on trust and shared purpose. Our people work as one, combining humanity, strategy, and deep expertise. Because when people and purpose move together, we create change that endures.

We design – then we deliver

We are both the architects and the builders of transformation, making sure plans become reality

Hands-on collaboration

We work side by side with you. Committed and invested, taking ownership from start to finish

Cross European, locally rooted

We combine international scale with strong local presence in The Netherlands and DACH

Culture as a catalyst

Our culture and way of collaborating are unique, creating immediate impact and driving sustainable results

Your work as HR Business Partner at #Highberg

In this challenging role, you will work within the HR Business Partner team of Highberg. Together, you support around 400 professionals, spread across our locations in both the Netherlands (Amsterdam, Utrecht, Zoetermeer) and Germany (Hamburg).

The HR Business Partner role is evolving, given the phase our organization is in. Among other things, you will:

• Be a sparring partner for two Highberg Units of Business (hub’s) within Highberg (located in Amsterdam and Hamburg), and Holding (IT, Finance, Marketing), helping them to deliver high performance results;
• Provide practical expertise and advise the management teams and individual managers on topics such as recruitment, performance culture, evaluation & development, engagement and strategic workforce planning, based on data;
• Be together with the local management teams and managers responsible for hiring, evaluation, development and individual cases;
• Initiate, lead and manage HR harmonization projects focused on integrating systems, core HR processes, and policies within Highberg;
• Actively contribute to a shared way of working and strengthening the culture within Highberg.

What we are asking

• A completed degree, preferably in HRM, business administration, or psychology;
• At least 5 years of experience as an HR Business Partner (or in a similar role);
• You speak and write fluent German and English, Dutch is preferred as extra language;
• Knowledge of German and Dutch labor law;
• Willingness to travel to Amsterdam or Hamburg at least 2 times per month for a couple of days;
• Proven track record of setting up new processes and best in class HR services, preferable within a growing organisation.

Who you are

• Excellent communication skills and organizational sensitivity;
• Experience with stakeholder management at various levels;
• A solution-oriented, proactive attitude and the ability to switch quickly between different tasks and challenges;
• Project management skills and experience with change management;
• Strong service-orientation, deep understanding of identifying business needs and turning them into actions.

What we offer

• A competitive base salary of €5,100-€6,900 and excellent benefits, including performance-based pay, mobility provisions, pension, and leave;
• A genuine focus on personal development, including coaching by colleagues, access to a wide range of training and education programs, and a personal development plan with corresponding investments;
• A position within a challenging and growing organization where taking responsibility is valued, you have the autonomy and freedom to work flexibly, and short lines of communication with colleagues;
• A pleasant work environment with a convenient and easily accessible office in Utrecht on Hamburgerstraat, a focus on team performance, and numerous social activities such as drinks, sports activities, and team gatherings.

Role

HR Business Partner