Senior People Operations Lead, International

Role Overview

• Own the international employee lifecycle end-to-end including onboarding, offboarding, and job changes, with a relentless focus on consistency, compliance, and a great employee experience.
• Design and automate core workflows across our people systems (Rippling, Deel, and adjacent tools), eliminating manual work and building infrastructure that scales.
• Standardize international hiring operations: localized offer letter templates, visas, background check processes, and approval workflows
• Leverage AI tools and automation platforms to accelerate documentation, policy creation, and employee-facing resources.
• Develop global policies for relocations, international mobility, and more.
• Own global employee handbooks and policy documentation for all entity countries — current, compliant, and actually readable.
• Project manage new country entries and entity launches.
• Build and own a scalable expansion playbook that captures statutory requirements, benefits norms, and operational obligations for every market we enter.
• Maintain current country-level overviews across our global footprint so the People team and our key internal partners (Payroll, Finance, IT, etc.) always know exactly what’s required, where.
• Monitor regulatory changes proactively across our international markets and assess their impact on our programs before they become problems.
• Partner with our Total Rewards team to maintain a consistent global benefits and leave infrastructure including parental leaves, pensions/retirement, and statutory entitlements.
• Partner with the broader People team on international compensation frameworks and total rewards positioning.
• Serve as the operational owner for our Amsterdam office: workplace experience, vendor relationships, facilities,

Requirements

• 5+ years in international People Operations, HR Operations, or Global Mobility with real, hands-on experience across multiple countries.
• Direct experience with entity launches, EOR management, and new country expansion. You’ve done it before and know what to watch out for.
• Comfort configuring and automating workflows in HRIS and EOR platforms (Rippling and Deel experience a strong plus).
• Practical experience using AI and automation tools to scale People Ops work not just familiarity, but actual execution.
• Strong knowledge of Dutch employment law and the Amsterdam regulatory environment; broad familiarity with EMEA and APJ markets.
• Fluent English. Other languages are a bonus.
• You build things that work, document them so others can use them, and always ask how it could be faster or more automated next time.

Benefits

• Competitive Rewards: Enjoy a compensation and benefits package tailored to the Dutch market.
• Collaborative Culture: Join a supportive, innovative, and globally connected People team that prioritizes employee experience.
• Global Impact, Local Expertise: Be the voice of Dutch and European HR while contributing to an integrated, worldwide People strategy.
• Trusted Advisor Role: Gain visibility across the business as a go-to partner for leaders.
• Make Your Mark: You’ll have the opportunity to influence and shape HR practices in one of our most important international hubs.