People Lead

As our People Lead, you’re not only managing HR operations,  you’re shaping the future of our way of working and taking care of finding the ideal balance between wellbeing and performance. You’ll be the right hand to the CFO and the driving force to the People Team, setting us and Intercept for success in a healthy, sustainable, and human way.
Our People Team is a tight-knit group of seven professionals combining diverse strengths to shape an exceptional employee experience. From Learning and Development to Talent Acquisition, Employee Engagement, and HR Operations, we work as one team. You’ll be collaborating with our Growth Advisor, Talent Advisor, People Partner, People Officer, Happiness Officer, and Finance & People Officer. We collaborate closely to create meaningful initiatives and experiences that make our company an even better place to work.

You combine people-first mindset with hands-on HR expertise from payroll and legislation to engagement and performance. You know when to roll up your sleeves and when to zoom out and lead. You’re passionate about coaching teams,  giving structure to processes, and setting priorities, because people care and structure can go hand in hand.
Beyond supporting the People team, you act also as a sparring partner for the business, helping leadership and teams thrive in a fast-paced, remote-first environment, enhancing the company’s ability to scale.

If you’re ready to jump into a fast-paced, project-driven team with a big vision and even bigger heart, read on! You might be the HR leader we’ve been waiting for.

Employment type: Full-time (minimum of 32 hours per week required)

Key Responsibilities:

As People Lead, you’ll guide and support our People Team while ensuring smooth HR operations across the business. You’ll act as a trusted HR advisor to the Leadership Team and a supportive coach to your team, balancing team leadership with daily HR challenges.

In summary, your tasks will include:

• Leading and mentoring the People Team (6 Direct Reports), guiding them toward success and growth.

• You’ll report to and partner closely with the CFO, who represents the People Team within the leadership group, to ensure strong alignment between people and business goals.

• Overseeing Dutch payroll and ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.

• Managing absence and sickness cases (both short- and long-term) in compliance with relevant legislation.

• Driving and optimizing HR operations, from onboarding and employee lifecycle management to compensation and benefits.

• Handling HR Business Partner responsibilities, advising managers on performance, engagement, and development and supporting in handling workplace challenges.

• Fostering a culture of openness, feedback, and recognition. You know how to celebrate good work and address challenges head-on.

• Supporting organizational growth through workforce planning and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Championing our values and advocating for the People Team’s mission within the business.

• Unity drives everything we do. The People Team, together with all departments and Interceptors, works as one interconnected unit, collaborating across roles, breaking down silos, and multiplying our impact on culture and the employee experience.
  

About us

Digitization has fundamentally changed our world and technology now plays an unavoidable role in our daily lives. At Intercept, we’re driven to make a real impact by empowering software organisations to build better software for a better tomorrow. We help them work faster, more efficiently, and more securely. Our ultimate goal (BHAG) is that by 2032 we have consistently worked our Intercept magic and empowered 10,000 software organisations to build a better tomorrow and educated1,000 ambassadors to drive that vision forward.
Our expertise is demonstrated through the certifications and acknowledgments we've earned from both Microsoft and our valued customers. We call ourselves Interceptors and we have created an atmosphere of a "community within a community." With a true people-first mindset, together, we take on challenges, support each other, and achieve more as one united force. We are working daily to empower our customers and each other. We are ambitious, driven and innovative. But make no mistake, we work hard but also get a lot of fun and success in return.