People Operations Lead

🌍 Making Every Move Matter
At ViCentra, we’re on a mission to redefine what’s possible in diabetes care. We combine technological innovation with human-centered design to empower people with more freedom, confidence, and life on their terms. Our values; Be Bold, Build Trust, Focus on the Customer and Deliver Excellence drive everything we create and every decision we make.
We believe that when ambition meets purpose, remarkable things happen. If you thrive in a space where ideas accelerate, challenges spark growth, and making a difference is the goal, ViCentra is your next great adventure. 🚀
👩💻 Your impact
As People Operations Lead, you will step into an organization with strong ambitions, where People Operations is still very much in a build‑up phase. Many processes have grown organically, are only partially documented, and lack consistency and integration. Structure, standardization, and data‑driven ways of working are not yet embedded and that is exactly where your impact begins. You lead a team of two People Operations professionals, while remaining hands-on in the day-to-day operations yourself.
In this role, you will have both the mandate and the opportunity to build solid foundations. You bring clarity to complexity, design scalable processes, and help shape a fully digitized, automation‑first People Operations environment. You will critically assess existing ways of working, simplify where possible, and rebuild where necessary, always with a focus on sustainability, efficiency, and future growth.
Your impact will be felt across the entire organization:
You transform People Operations from reactive and fragmented into structured, proactive, and reliable.
You ensure people data is accurate, accessible, and used effectively to support decision‑making.
You enable employees and leaders by creating clear processes, ownership, and tooling.
You build and guide a small, high-performing team that shares ownership of People Operations.
This is not a role where everything is already in place. It is a role for someone who enjoys building from the ground up — someone who thrives in a fast‑moving environment, is comfortable making decisions, and gains energy from creating structure where it currently does not exist. With your work, you will lay the foundation for sustainable growth and a professional employee experience that supports ViCentra’s next phase.
🔧 What you’ll take on
In your role, you will:
Employee Lifecycle Management & Process Improvement: Oversee onboarding, offboarding and contract management, including orientations, documentation, and transitions. Support the development and implementation of people policies and best practices.
Payroll Management: Manage payroll processing via a third-party provider, ensuring accuracy, timely payments, and compliance with Dutch labour laws.
Employee Relations & Compliance: Act as the first point of contact for employee inquiries, ensuring adherence to legislation and company policies.
Governmental Coordination: Handle mobility topics such as visa applications, relocations, and offboarding. Serve as the main contact for governmental institutions.
HRIS Management & Reporting: Maintain data integrity in HRIS, generate reports, and support data-driven decision-making.
Team Leadership: Lead, coach and develop two People Operations team members. Set priorities, divide work, safeguard quality and consistency, and create an environment where your team can grow, while staying actively involved in operational work.

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