People Partner
Job ID
526806
Posted since
28-Oct-2026
Organization
Digital Industries
Field of work
People & Organization
Experience level
Experienced Professional
Job type
Full-time
Work mode
Hybrid (Remote/Office)
Employment type
Permanent
Any Siemens location in
People Partner - Netherlands
Digital Industries Software
Role Purpose
Are you ready to shape the future by delivering high-impact, compliant people support? Join Siemens as a trusted advisor and operational expert in the Netherlands, where you'll play a critical role in enabling business success by influencing decision-making, managing complex employee relations, and implementing people strategies within the Dutch employment framework.
The role plays a critical part in enabling the business by influencing decision-making, identifying people-related risks, managing employee consultation processes, and partnering with HRBPs and business leaders to effectively implement people strategies within the Dutch employment framework.
You'll make an impact by:
- Acting as the primary HR advisor for managers, employees, and internal stakeholders in the Netherlands.
- Independently manages the full spectrum of employee relations cases, including high-complexity matters requiring strong judgement and risk assessment.
- Provides local specialist expertise across Dutch employment law, Works Council (Ondernemingsraad - OR) consultation processes, policy application, compliance, immigration and right-to-work requirements, and HRIS (Workday).
- Leads Netherlands-specific initiatives, supports audits and statutory reporting, and drives improvements to local HR processes and governance.
- Partners closely with HRBPs to implement people strategies, organisational changes, and workforce planning activities.
- Typically supports ~500+ employees within one or more Dutch legal entities.
Scope & Complexity
- Accountability for People Partnering support across the Netherlands.
- Coverage typically of ~500+ employees.
- Manages complex ER cases, reorganisations, performance management matters, and consultation processes.
- Leads national workstreams and contributes to multi-country or zone initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Dutch Employment Law, Policy & Compliance
- Owns or contributes to the development, implementation, governance, and application of policies in line with Dutch employment law and company frameworks.
- Acts as an escalation point for complex policy interpretation and Employee Experience Hub (EEH) queries within the Netherlands.
- Ensures compliance with all Dutch legal, regulatory, and employment requirements.
- Supports audits, internal controls, and statutory documentation requirements.
- Drives accurate and compliant local HR communications for managers and employees.
- Advises management on employment law developments, case law, and legislative changes impacting business operations.
- Employee Relations & Case Management
- Independently manages employee relations cases from advisory matters through to complex cases involving performance management, disciplinary issues, grievances, absence management, misconduct investigations, and employment terminations.
- Coaches and advises managers on Dutch employment practices, ensuring legally compliant and pragmatic solutions.
- Leads underperformance management processes, including performance improvement plans and formal employment interventions where appropriate.
- Conducts and/or supports investigations into employee concerns, including misconduct, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and policy violations.
- Ensures comprehensive documentation and compliance with Dutch procedural requirements and timelines.
- Supports cases involving long-term sickness absence and reintegration obligations under the Dutch Gatekeeper Improvement Act (Wet Verbetering Poortwachter).
- Works Council & Employee Consultation
- Partners with Works Councils (Ondernemingsraad) and employee representatives on consultation and advisory processes as required under Dutch law.
- Prepares documentation and supports consultation processes relating to organisational changes, restructurings, policy changes, and workforce initiatives.
- Partners with Legal, HRBPs, and business leaders to manage employee relations risks and maintain constructive stakeholder relationships.
- Supports elections, governance, and effective collaboration with employee representative bodies where applicable.
- Immigration, Mobility & Employee Lifecycle Support
- Provides subject matter expertise on Dutch immigration processes, work permits, highly skilled migrant requirements, and right-to-work compliance.
- Supports all stages of the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, contractual amendments, international mobility, performance processes, and exits.
- Supports Workday transactions and ensures employee data accuracy and process compliance.
- Stakeholder Partnership & Transformation
- Builds trusted relationships with business leaders, managers, employees, HRBPs, Legal, and external advisors.
- Acts as a partner and challenger by identifying risks, influencing decisions, and proposing solutions aligned with business needs and Dutch legal requirements.
- Supports HRBPs in organisational design, workforce planning, restructurings, transfers of undertaking, and change management initiatives.
- Contributes to employee engagement and culture initiatives that support business objectives.
- Projects, Entity Management & Reporting
- Leads Netherlands-specific initiatives relating to diversity, inclusion, pay equity, wellbeing, compliance, and employee engagement.
- Independently manages entity-specific projects from planning through execution.
- Acts as project owner or workstream lead on regional and multi-country initiatives involving the Netherlands.
- Supports statutory reporting and data requests.
- Identifies opportunities for process improvement and contributes to continuous enhancement of HR effectiveness and employee experience.
Abilities & Behaviours
- Strong coaching, influencing, and relationship-building skills with credibility at manager and leadership level.
- Operates independently with sound judgement in complex and sensitive situations.
- Demonstrates strong understanding of Dutch employment practices, culture, and business environment.
- Proactively identifies risks and ensures compliant, business-aligned outcomes.
- Displays strong ownership, accountability, and professional integrity.
- Communicates clearly and confidently in Dutch and English, adapting communication style to diverse audiences.
- Expectations & Decision Authority
- Accountable for delivering high-quality HR support within the Netherlands.
- Independently manages complex employee relations matters and recommendations with minimal oversight.
- Represents the Netherlands effectively in regional and cross-country discussions.
- Acts as a role model for compliance, transparency, and ethical HR practice.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Law, Business, or a related field.
- Experience in a P&O Generalist, People Partner, HR Business Partner, or Employee Relations role within the Netherlands.
- Strong hands-on experience managing employee relations cases under Dutch employment law.
- Proven experience advising managers on performance, conduct, absence management, and employee relations issues.
- Experience partnering with Works Councils (Ondernemingsraad) and employee consultation processes.
- Strong knowledge of Dutch employment law required.
- Fluency in Dutch and English (written and spoken).
- Strong analytical, consultative, and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
- Strong Excel skills; proficiency in Word and PowerPoint; Workday experience is an advantage.
Location & Coverage
Based in the Netherlands, with responsibility for Dutch legal entities.
Limited travel may be required for stakeholder engagement, Works Council meetings, and regional projects.
Key Netherlands-specific additions: Works Council (OR) consultation, Dutch sickness absence and reintegration obligations, highly skilled migrant processes, and experience with Dutch employment law and employee participation requirements. These replace the French-specific references to CSE, social dialogue, Code du Travail, and French statutory reporting requirements.
Compensation & Benefits
The primary location for this opportunity is Netherlands. Candidates from other locations will be considered. The applicable salary ranges for these locations are:
Min 62,900 - Max 97,600 Euro (Netherlands)
This role is eligible to earn incentive compensation. The actual compensation offered is based on the successful candidate's job-related skills, experience, and relevant education/training. Siemens offers health and wellness benefits to employees; you can access the benefits available in your country via the link: https://jobs.sw.siemens.com/benefits/
About us:
We empower our people to stay resilient and relevant in a constantly changing world. And we're looking for individuals who are always seeking creative ways to grow and learn-people who want to make a real impact, now and in the future. Does that sound like you? Then you'd be a great fit for our dynamic, international team.
At Siemens Digital Industries Software, we're pioneers in creating cutting-edge solutions for the manufacturing and design industries. Join us to drive innovation, redefine industries, and help shape the future.
Learn more about a career at Siemens: www.siemens.com/careers
Job ID
526806
Posted since
28-Oct-2026
Organization
Digital Industries
Field of work
People & Organization
Experience level
Experienced Professional
Job type
Full-time
Work mode
Hybrid (Remote/Office)
Employment type
Permanent
Any Siemens location in
People Partner - Netherlands
Digital Industries Software
Role Purpose
Are you ready to shape the future by delivering high-impact, compliant people support? Join Siemens as a trusted advisor and operational expert in the Netherlands, where you'll play a critical role in enabling business success by influencing decision-making, managing complex employee relations, and implementing people strategies within the Dutch employment framework.
The role plays a critical part in enabling the business by influencing decision-making, identifying people-related risks, managing employee consultation processes, and partnering with HRBPs and business leaders to effectively implement people strategies within the Dutch employment framework.
You'll make an impact by:
- Acting as the primary HR advisor for managers, employees, and internal stakeholders in the Netherlands.
- Independently manages the full spectrum of employee relations cases, including high-complexity matters requiring strong judgement and risk assessment.
- Provides local specialist expertise across Dutch employment law, Works Council (Ondernemingsraad - OR) consultation processes, policy application, compliance, immigration and right-to-work requirements, and HRIS (Workday).
- Leads Netherlands-specific initiatives, supports audits and statutory reporting, and drives improvements to local HR processes and governance.
- Partners closely with HRBPs to implement people strategies, organisational changes, and workforce planning activities.
- Typically supports ~500+ employees within one or more Dutch legal entities.
Scope & Complexity
- Accountability for People Partnering support across the Netherlands.
- Coverage typically of ~500+ employees.
- Manages complex ER cases, reorganisations, performance management matters, and consultation processes.
- Leads national workstreams and contributes to multi-country or zone initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Dutch Employment Law, Policy & Compliance
- Owns or contributes to the development, implementation, governance, and application of policies in line with Dutch employment law and company frameworks.
- Acts as an escalation point for complex policy interpretation and Employee Experience Hub (EEH) queries within the Netherlands.
- Ensures compliance with all Dutch legal, regulatory, and employment requirements.
- Supports audits, internal controls, and statutory documentation requirements.
- Drives accurate and compliant local HR communications for managers and employees.
- Advises management on employment law developments, case law, and legislative changes impacting business operations.
- Employee Relations & Case Management
- Independently manages employee relations cases from advisory matters through to complex cases involving performance management, disciplinary issues, grievances, absence management, misconduct investigations, and employment terminations.
- Coaches and advises managers on Dutch employment practices, ensuring legally compliant and pragmatic solutions.
- Leads underperformance management processes, including performance improvement plans and formal employment interventions where appropriate.
- Conducts and/or supports investigations into employee concerns, including misconduct, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and policy violations.
- Ensures comprehensive documentation and compliance with Dutch procedural requirements and timelines.
- Supports cases involving long-term sickness absence and reintegration obligations under the Dutch Gatekeeper Improvement Act (Wet Verbetering Poortwachter).
- Works Council & Employee Consultation
- Partners with Works Councils (Ondernemingsraad) and employee representatives on consultation and advisory processes as required under Dutch law.
- Prepares documentation and supports consultation processes relating to organisational changes, restructurings, policy changes, and workforce initiatives.
- Partners with Legal, HRBPs, and business leaders to manage employee relations risks and maintain constructive stakeholder relationships.
- Supports elections, governance, and effective collaboration with employee representative bodies where applicable.
- Immigration, Mobility & Employee Lifecycle Support
- Provides subject matter expertise on Dutch immigration processes, work permits, highly skilled migrant requirements, and right-to-work compliance.
- Supports all stages of the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, contractual amendments, international mobility, performance processes, and exits.
- Supports Workday transactions and ensures employee data accuracy and process compliance.
- Stakeholder Partnership & Transformation
- Builds trusted relationships with business leaders, managers, employees, HRBPs, Legal, and external advisors.
- Acts as a partner and challenger by identifying risks, influencing decisions, and proposing solutions aligned with business needs and Dutch legal requirements.
- Supports HRBPs in organisational design, workforce planning, restructurings, transfers of undertaking, and change management initiatives.
- Contributes to employee engagement and culture initiatives that support business objectives.
- Projects, Entity Management & Reporting
- Leads Netherlands-specific initiatives relating to diversity, inclusion, pay equity, wellbeing, compliance, and employee engagement.
- Independently manages entity-specific projects from planning through execution.
- Acts as project owner or workstream lead on regional and multi-country initiatives involving the Netherlands.
- Supports statutory reporting and data requests.
- Identifies opportunities for process improvement and contributes to continuous enhancement of HR effectiveness and employee experience.
Abilities & Behaviours
- Strong coaching, influencing, and relationship-building skills with credibility at manager and leadership level.
- Operates independently with sound judgement in complex and sensitive situations.
- Demonstrates strong understanding of Dutch employment practices, culture, and business environment.
- Proactively identifies risks and ensures compliant, business-aligned outcomes.
- Displays strong ownership, accountability, and professional integrity.
- Communicates clearly and confidently in Dutch and English, adapting communication style to diverse audiences.
- Expectations & Decision Authority
- Accountable for delivering high-quality HR support within the Netherlands.
- Independently manages complex employee relations matters and recommendations with minimal oversight.
- Represents the Netherlands effectively in regional and cross-country discussions.
- Acts as a role model for compliance, transparency, and ethical HR practice.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Law, Business, or a related field.
- Experience in a P&O Generalist, People Partner, HR Business Partner, or Employee Relations role within the Netherlands.
- Strong hands-on experience managing employee relations cases under Dutch employment law.
- Proven experience advising managers on performance, conduct, absence management, and employee relations issues.
- Experience partnering with Works Councils (Ondernemingsraad) and employee consultation processes.
- Strong knowledge of Dutch employment law required.
- Fluency in Dutch and English (written and spoken).
- Strong analytical, consultative, and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
- Strong Excel skills; proficiency in Word and PowerPoint; Workday experience is an advantage.
Location & Coverage
Based in the Netherlands, with responsibility for Dutch legal entities.
Limited travel may be required for stakeholder engagement, Works Council meetings, and regional projects.
Key Netherlands-specific additions: Works Council (OR) consultation, Dutch sickness absence and reintegration obligations, highly skilled migrant processes, and experience with Dutch employment law and employee participation requirements. These replace the French-specific references to CSE, social dialogue, Code du Travail, and French statutory reporting requirements.
Compensation & Benefits
The primary location for this opportunity is Netherlands. Candidates from other locations will be considered. The applicable salary ranges for these locations are:
Min 62,900 - Max 97,600 Euro (Netherlands)
This role is eligible to earn incentive compensation. The actual compensation offered is based on the successful candidate's job-related skills, experience, and relevant education/training. Siemens offers health and wellness benefits to employees; you can access the benefits available in your country via the link: https://jobs.sw.siemens.com/benefits/
About us:
We empower our people to stay resilient and relevant in a constantly changing world. And we're looking for individuals who are always seeking creative ways to grow and learn-people who want to make a real impact, now and in the future. Does that sound like you? Then you'd be a great fit for our dynamic, international team.
At Siemens Digital Industries Software, we're pioneers in creating cutting-edge solutions for the manufacturing and design industries. Join us to drive innovation, redefine industries, and help shape the future.
Learn more about a career at Siemens: www.siemens.com/careers
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