Senior HR Business Partner - Finance or HR
About this role
Job Description
As a Senior HR Business Partner at Rituals, you are the trusted HR advisor for either the Finance line of business, working closely with the CFO and the Finance Management Team or the CHRO and the HR MT. You connect business priorities with the HR strategy and help create an environment where performance, leadership, talent, and wellbeing go hand in hand.
Operating from our Amsterdam Central Head Office, you play a key role in strengthening the Finance or Human Resources organization by translating strategic goals into practical people solutions. You support leaders through transformation, organizational development, and day-to-day people topics, while helping embed Rituals’ culture and values into the employee experience.
For 40 hours per week, you give new meaning to the words ‘aim big, act small’.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Act as the strategic HR partner for the Finance or Human Resources function, advising and coaching the CFO and Finance MT on organizational design, team effectiveness, performance management, talent development, succession planning, employee relations, and change management
- Shape, align, and execute the people and HR strategy in line with business priorities and the broader Rituals HR agenda, while driving leadership effectiveness and high-performing teams
- Translate people insights, HR data, and dashboards into meaningful actions and business decisions, and implement HR policies, initiatives, and processes that support a future-ready Finance / HR organization
- Collaborate closely with HR Centres of Expertise such as Talent Acquisition, Reward, and the Global Service Center to deliver integrated HR support and ensure Rituals’ culture and values are reflected throughout the employee lifecycle
Qualifications
High on energy, low on ego and with a strong sense of ownership. You are a senior HR professional who combines strategic thinking with a hands-on mentality and knows how to build credibility with senior stakeholders in a dynamic, international environment.
REQUIREMENTS
- A completed bachelor’s or master’s degree in Human Resources or a related field, combined with strong HR Business Partner experience in a fast-paced and international environment.
- Proven experience partnering with senior leaders, ideally within corporate or functional domains such as Finance, and the ability to advise on organizational effectiveness, talent, performance, and transformation. Knowledge of Dutch labor law is preferred.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, confidence in working with C-level stakeholders, and the ability to balance strategic advisory work with pragmatic execution.
- Fluency in English, a data-informed mindset, and a personal style that is open, empathetic, communicative, and results-oriented.
- You reside in the Netherlands and are eligible to work her.
JOIN OUR TEAM
Rituals offers a challenging role in an ambitious and collaborative HR environment, where you will have direct impact on one of our key business functions. You will work closely with the CFO/CHRO, the relevant MT, and HR colleagues across specialist functions to help build an effective and future-ready organization. Your team has 7 HRBP's in total.
Although our proposition includes attractive benefits and a competitive compensation package, the global scope, visibility, and impact of this role may appeal to you even more. You will spend most of your time at our Amsterdam Central Head Office at the Keizersgracht.
INTERESTED?
If you are interested in this exciting position and your profile matches the profile we are looking for, we look forward to receiving your application via our website. Please be sure to motivate either for the Finance or HR HRBP role.
YOUR PATH TO A NEW CAREER
Grow with us! The next steps are:
- Apply via our website (make sure you meet the requirements and tell us why you apply)
- A first interview follows in our Central Head Office in Amsterdam.
- You do an online assessment.
- You have the second interview.
- In the event of a positive outcome, you will receive a proposal with the terms of employment.
- Any questions? Our recruiter is happy to speak to you via
Company at a glance
Founded in 2000 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Rituals was the first luxury brand to combine home and body products. To date, we've opened 1000 stores in 36 countries and have become a renowned wellbeing destination. Led by our philosophy, The Art of Soulful Living, we're committed to helping consumers on their journey to personal wellbeing, providing tips, inspiration and products to reconnect body, mind and soul.
As a certified B Corp™ we believe in sustainable wellbeing, with collections that are good for people and good for the planet. This is supported by our three pillars: Clean, Conscious, and Caring. Clean: 79% of our personal care products contain >90% natural origin ingredients, and by 2023 all formulas will meet this standard. Conscious: we make sustainable choices; every collection has refill options, and we plant, protect, or restore a tree for every refill sold. Caring: we proudly support social initiatives including Tiny Miracles, a pioneering foundation that helps break the poverty cycle by providing life-changing work for underserved communities in Mumbai, India.
This philosophy of sustainable wellbeing is embedded into our company culture. Our people are open minded, customer first oriented, and energetic. If you want to hear more, then keep an eye out on our vacancies, and we hope to have you join us in our offices or stores.
Top Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
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