People Partner

Picnic
Amsterdam +1 more
Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience in high-growth environments and a track record of leading people programs.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a background in managing talent in fast-growing organizations
    — “fastest-growing online supermarket app in Europe”
  • Individuals who thrive in embedded, collaborative roles with leadership teams
    — “Partnering with a business unit of ~75 Picnic-ers”
  • Professionals with a data-driven mindset and a focus on process improvement
    — “leverage data-driven insights to guide decision-making”

Things to consider

  • The role involves managing administrative tasks related to contracts and compensation
    — “Documentation & Ops: Maintain operational rigor by handling all administrative-related tasks around development agreements, contracts, and compensation structure.”
  • Fluency in English is mandatory, with additional language skills being advantageous
    — “Fluency in English (Dutch, French or German is a plus!)”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in redesigning HR processes for scaling teams
    — “reinvented grocery delivery, and our People team is doing the exact same thing for how teams grow, scale, and thrive”
  • Emphasize your ability to coach leaders and manage performance effectively
    — “Be a trusted advisor and coach to the leadership team”
  • Showcase your track record in leading people-related initiatives with measurable impact
    — “Drive impactful people-related initiatives”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • drive performance and talent across teams
  • enhance leadership effectiveness
  • manage talent dynamically
  • drive impactful people-related initiatives
  • design and refine core people programs
Typical background
HRPsychologyBusiness

Skills & requirements

Required

Performance ManagementPeople ManagementStaffing And Talent ManagementProject ManagementContinuous ImprovementStakeholder ManagementDocumentation And OperationsHR AdvisoryCommunicationLeadership Coaching

Preferred

DutchFrenchGerman

Stack & domain

HRPsychologyBusinessPerformance ManagementPeople ManagementStaffing & TalentProject ManagementContinuous ImprovementStakeholder ManagementDocumentation & OpsDevelopment AgreementsContractsCompensation StructureHealth Insurance DiscountBike PlanLearning & DevelopmentMental WellbeingPsychologistsCoursesExcellent Communication SkillsAbility To Work Effectively With Multiple StakeholdersProject Management And Operations ExperienceChallenging ConventionCoachingSupporting And Developing TeamsSeeing The Big PictureData-driven ApproachLeadershipTeam Development

About the role

Original posting from Picnic

In a nutshell 

What’s it like to revolutionize HR at the fastest-growing online supermarket app in Europe? At Picnic, we’ve reinvented grocery delivery, and our People team is doing the exact same thing for how teams grow, scale, and thrive! As a People Partner, you aren't an advisor sitting on the sidelines. You're embedded right where the action happens. Partnering with a business unit of ~75 Picnic-ers across our central hubs in Amsterdam, Paris, and Düsseldorf, you’ll take end-to-end ownership of your team’s organizational strategy, from talent development and high-performance coaching to scaling team structures.

Tricks of the trade

Performance management: Drive performance and talent across your team by conducting regular check-ins, bi-annual reviews, and performance calibrations with employees.

People management: Be a trusted advisor and coach to the leadership team, playing a critical role in enhancing leadership effectiveness.

Staffing & Talent: Manage talent dynamically to ensure the right people are in the right roles at every stage of growth.

Project management: Drive impactful people-related initiatives, leveraging data-driven insights to guide decision-making and deliver proactive solutions.

Continuous improvement: Design, challenge, and continuously refine core people programs - including staffing, onboarding, learning & development, and rotation processes.

Stakeholder management: Partner closely with business leaders to cultivate and enable a strong, effective leadership pipeline.

Documentation & Ops: Maintain operational rigor by handling all administrative-related tasks around development agreements, contracts, and compensation structure.

Your superpowers

Master's degree in HR, Psychology, Business, or a related field.

3 to 5 years of experience as an HR Advisor, HR Business Partner, or similar role in a fast-paced environment.

Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders

Proven project management and operations experience with excellent communication across multiple stakeholders.

Driven to challenge convention, ask "How can we do this better?", and reinvent how work is done.

A natural ability to coach, support, and develop teams and colleagues across all organizational levels.

Ability to see the big picture while applying a clear, data-driven approach to complex people problems.

Fluency in English (Dutch, French or German is a plus!)

Picnic perks

🥗Fresh Lunch, coffee, and snacks

Our offices are equipped with fully-fledged coffee bars and a kitchen and chefs. They prepare delicious fresh and warm lunches every day so you can keep your energy up.

🚴🏼‍♂️Health insurance discount & bike plan

We have a partnership with CZ (a health insurance provider). Picnic employees get a discount on CZ insurance packages between 5% and 15%. Furthermore, through our partnership with Lease a Bike, you can rent-to-own a new (e)bike at a discounted rate

✍🏼 Learning & development 

You’ll get ample opportunity to work on yourself at Picnic. Interested in improving your mental wellbeing? Through OpenUp you get free access to trained psychologists and many courses. 

All the rest 

At Picnic you get 25 holidays, we cover your travel expenses and offer a pension plan. And your phone and laptop are on us, as well. 

Source: Picnic careers

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