HR Director

The organisation

Serving a wide variety of clients across various industries, Bizzdesign is well known as one of the top specialists in the SaaS industry and has experienced significant growth and impressive profitability over the past eight years. The company has a healthy EBITDA and current revenue of 75 million euros, with 35% of the revenue coming from the US market, 10% from APAC, and the remainder from European accounts. This is excluding the revenue from Bizzdesign’s two most recent strategic acquisitions, together bringing in an additional revenue of 35 million euros. 

Bizzdesign has a buy-and-build acquisition strategy, which complements its strong organic growth. Quality solutions are key – the company is a market leader in helping clients transform and optimize through the use of enterprise architecture. Across the world, around 600 colleagues are working towards the mission of helping complex organizations thrive through non-disruptive software transformations. 

The position

Bizzdesign is a private equity-backed SaaS company headquartered in The Netherlands, with offices in the UK and USA – and recently, a new office in Paris. The HR Director takes on an exciting leadership challenge, combining cultural sensitivity and trusted advisory with a keen business sense. The new HR Director plays a leading role in the company’s success, by optimizing its people and culture, structures, processes, and practices. 

The HR Director will be the most senior HR professional at Bizzdesign, leading an international team of nine FTEs reporting to the CEO. The HR Director has a passion for people, an eye for business and strategy, a clear vision of the value HR should bring to an organization, and the ability to lead and inspire the HR team. The focus and mission of this role is optimizing and leading all HR aspects of this business. This includes, on the one hand, daily HR management; and on the other hand, creating policies, improving ways of working, and introducing standardization and best practices. 

“This role is perfect for someone who effortlessly combines a people and a business focus: a trusted and genuine conversation partner, as well as a respected business advisor.” – Bert van der Zwan, CEO

Tasks & responsibilities

The HR Director takes ownership of all recruitment activities, career planning, performance management, employee experience optimization, contract management, case management, payroll, and other standard components of a SaaS company’s HR activities. They are a seasoned team leader who can delegate tasks and responsibilities effectively, coaching team members where needed, and reviewing and evaluating results on a regular basis. The team includes, among other roles, recruiters, HRBPs, HR Specialists, and payroll administrators. 

The HR Director maintains excellent relationships with both the company’s senior leadership and its local teams and managers, allowing for swift consultation and effective implementation of solutions when specific questions or cases arise. For this, they need to be an excellent stakeholder manager and an easily approachable, well-trusted networker and advisor. At the same time, they need to be business savvy and data-driven, to make sensible decisions that are in line with the company’s strategy and targeted business outcomes. They should encourage the team to adopt this mindset as well. 

The HR Director is also responsible for the set-up and delivery of several special projects. One example is the synchronization of contracts and designing a standardized template for future contracts, based on solid knowledge of EU and international labor law. Another example is setting up a learning & development program for all departments, locations, and roles, incorporating a digital learning platform. A third example of an important project is setting up a salary and job title structure. 

These projects should be seen in the context of an international company that continues to expand through both organic growth and mergers and acquisitions. Experience with post-merger integrations, as well as cultural flexibility and sensitivity will help make a candidate successful.   

Candidate profile

The right candidate for this role is familiar with medium-sized SaaS companies with an international culture. The HR Director will get the opportunity to work in Utrecht, Enschede, and Paris and to create best-in-class HR practices at a growing market leader.

• Over 12 years of international experience 
• In Human Resource Management 
• Including 6+ years leading a (remote) people operations team 
• Within the midsized software, IT or SaaS sector 
• Experience within M&A and integrations 
• Fluent in French and English 
• A trusted advisor and sparring partner for senior leadership 

Interested?

You are invited to apply for this position by following the link below.