Head of People Strategy

Introduction

• In the People team at TomTom we have embedding a product-led approach into the heart of our business. This transformation has redefined how we innovate, collaborate, and deliver value to our customers—and now we’re refining how we work to maximize impact. As we continue this journey, we’re committed to a “problem-first” mindset—deeply understanding the root causes of business challenges before designing solutions that deliver real value. Our People function is structured around interconnected, cross-functional teams, breaking down silos and fostering collaboration across the organization. We’re looking for a strategic leader who can align our people priorities with business objectives, ensuring that every initiative strengthens our culture and accelerates growth.

What you’ll do

• People Team Strategy: Define and continuously evolve the strategic direction for the People team, ensuring alignment with TomTom’s business priorities and organizational impact. Our approach reflects systemic People principles, as recognized in a case study by Josh Bersin about TomTom’s People operating model.
• Lead the portfolio and prioritization: Own and drive the portfolio of People initiatives and products, establishing transparent prioritization processes and governance to maximize value and focus.
• Champion a “problem-first” approach: Lead the People team to fall in love with the problem, not the solution—ensuring the team deeply understands business challenges before designing and delivering innovative, customer-centric solutions.
• Partner with senior leadership and People Business Partner's to embed strategic initiatives across all functions, breaking down silos and fostering cross-functional collaboration within our own team and across the organization.
• Advance data-driven decision-making by sustaining and evolving a robust people analytics infrastructure, and using evidence and business feedback to prioritize and iterate on solutions.
• Promote and develop “PowerSkills” within the team, including problem-solving, AI & data literacy, consulting, and stakeholder management, ensuring full-stack HR capabilities.
• Leverage technology and automation to scale, personalize, and enhance the impact of People products and services.
• Ensure product-led principles guide prioritization and delivery, focusing on business and employee value.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and iteration, tailoring approaches to TomTom’s unique context and evolving needs.

What you’ll need

• Strategic mindset with proven experience aligning people strategy to business objectives.
• 5+ years of experience in portfolio management, organizational transformation, or agile execution within People teams or related fields.
• Strong change leadership skills, including experience in driving process improvements and cultural shifts.
• Exceptional organizational and prioritization abilities—you thrive on clarity and disciplined execution.
• Comfort with digital tools supporting strategy and analytics (e.g., Productboard, Miro, or similar).
• Ability to build strong relationships across C-level, senior leadership and People teams, and collaborate beyond our People function.
• Interest in technology as an enabler of people-centered solutions.
• Outstanding public speaking and communication skills; you enjoy being an ambassador for the People strategy and inspiring diverse audiences inside and outside TomTom.
• Certifications in PMO, Six Sigma, Agile, or Scrum are a plus but not mandatory.

What we offer

• A competitive compensation package, of course.
• Time and resources to grow and develop, including a personal development budget and paid leave for learning days, as well as paid access to e-learning resources such as O’Reilly and LinkedIn Learning.
• Time to support life outside of work, with enhanced parental leave plus paid leave to care for loved ones and volunteer in local communities.
• Work flexibility, where TomTom’ers, in agreement with their manager and team, use both the office and home to focus, collaborate, learn and socialize. It’s all about getting the best out of both worlds – we ask TomTom’ers to come to the office two days a week, and the remaining three are free to be worked in either location.
• Improve your home office with a setup budget and get extra support with a monthly allowance.
• Enjoy options to work from your home country and abroad for a set number of days each year, to visit family and friends, or to simply explore the world we’re mapping.
• Take the holidays you want with a competitive holiday plan, plus an extra day off to celebrate your birthday.
• Join annual events like our Hackathon and DevDays to bring your ideas to life with talented teammates from around the world.
• Become a part of our inclusive global culture and have the chance to collaborate with a diverse community – we have over 80 nationalities at TomTom!

Meet your team

We’re Human Resources. We make it our number one goal to attract impact seekers, welcome them into our global TomTom'er community and give them the support they need to unlock their potential. Our culture encourages connection and builds leaders in all areas of the organization. Joining us, you will find your place in the world as you help others find theirs, directly impacting the lives of all TomTom'ers, wherever they may be.

At TomTom, you’ll help people find their way in the world. In 2004, TomTom revolutionized how the world moves with the introduction of the first portable navigation device. Now, we intend to do it again by engineering the first-ever real-time map, the smartest and most useful map on the planet.

Work with a team of 3,600+ unique, curious and passionate problem-solvers. Together, we’ll open up a world of possibilities for car manufacturers, enterprises and developers to help people understand and get closer to the world around them.

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