Head of People & Culture

You will be the driving force behind the people function at Channable, at a moment when we're scaling fast and want our culture to scale right alongside us. As Head of People & Culture, you’ll be reporting directly to our CEO, Rob van Nuenen, and sit on the management team. You'll lead our P&C team: Talent Acquisition, HR, Employee Experience, and People Operations, with team leads reporting to you directly.

Channable has always had a vibrant, informal, and positive culture. Your mission is to evolve that as we grow, while building a high-performance sports team, an analogy we often refer to. To us, this means that we want to focus on the performance of our team, high engagement scores, and a strong learning culture. 

You'll also be a close partner to the management team on topics such as company strategy, strategic workforce planning, departmental performance, raising the bar on leadership quality across Channable, and people analytics.

Furthermore:

• You own the people strategy end-to-end and translate it into a people roadmap.

• You build a high-performance team across Channable while keeping the vibrant, informal spirit that makes Channable an awesome place to work.

• You further improve engagement and build out our learning and feedback culture.

• You make the people function more data-driven: better metrics to support better decision-making.

• You represent People & Culture at the management team level and act as a partner to the CEO and other leaders.

• You lead and develop the People & Culture team: Talent Acquisition (2), HR (4), Employee Experience (4), and People Operations (1), via team leads.

Who are we?

Channable was founded in 2014 in the heart of Utrecht and is a fast-growing B2B SaaS platform that offers a fully integrated way to market the products of online retailers (webshops). We empower marketers and online businesses to manage, scale, and optimize their digital marketing.

We're a team of 300+ people from more than 40 nationalities, spread across five locations — Utrecht (our largest hub), Amsterdam, Aarhus (Denmark), Berlin, and New York City. We're founder-led and independent. Reasons why people enjoy working at Channable and why they stay with us is - based on engagement surveys - are our company culture, the good working atmosphere, the learning opportunities, the interesting challenges that come with the growth of the company, and the perks! 

Feel free to take a further look at who we are here and on our Instagram or LinkedIn! Wanna get to know us even more? Give our Culture Playbook a read.

Who are you?

• You enjoy setting the people strategy, not just running what's already there.

• Of course, you're people-oriented, with an open and approachable attitude that fits an informal, positive culture.

• Pragmatic, hands-on, and not afraid to roll up your sleeves alongside your team if that's needed.

• A confident voice in the room; you can challenge the CEO and management team constructively.

• Genuinely energized by growth: yours, your team's, and the company's. You show a very strong growth mindset.

What you bring

• 5+ years in a People/HR leadership role, ideally with multiple years spent at an organization of 200+ employees.

• Recent experience working for a Netherlands-based company.

• Breadth across the full people function: talent acquisition, HR, employee experience, and people operations, rather than just one lane.

• A track record of building high-performing teams and cultures, not just maintaining them.

• Strong stakeholder management skills; you know how to partner with a management team, and challenge them when needed.

• Fluent in English; Dutch is a plus given our Utrecht base.

• Bonus points for experience in a software company.

Practical requirements:

• You're available for at least 32 hours per week.

• You're based in the Netherlands and can work from the Utrecht office at least 2 days a week, ideally more, since we find that important for this role. 

• You have a valid work permit or EU citizenship. 

What do we offer?

• Gross annual salary ranging from € 115k- € 130k including 8% holiday allowance and based on a 40-hour work week. 

• Savings for old age: we have a savings scheme for old age through Bright Pension, which can accrue up to 5% of your monthly salary, or you can get an additional +2.5% to your monthly base salary.

• Stock Appreciation Rights: you can profit from Channable’s success.

• Company-wide performance bonus, up to 10% of your annual salary, determined yearly by our founders based on financial planning and targets.

Other perks and benefits:

• Annual L&D budget of €1000 to spend on your professional growth.

• 26 vacation days + 2 reload days based on 40 hours, with the possibility of buying up to 5 extra vacation days per year.

• Are you going to become a parent? Enjoy 5 weeks of 100% paid partner leave!

• Hybrid working policy: flexible working hours, working from abroad (3-6 weeks per year), working from home.

• Your well-being matters: we offer a discounted Urban Sports Club subscription and anonymous access to OpenUp psychologists and resources.

• Great office experience! We have a comfortable, beautiful, and fully renovated office in the city center of Utrecht. Fresh lunches are prepared by our in-house chef and office team (fully catering to vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free diets).

• Additional perks include massages, even personal training sessions at our Channagym, and our annual Channaweek & Channaweekend to connect with coworkers from all locations.

A full overview of our perks and benefits can be found here.

How can you introduce yourself to us?

Are you interested? Please apply by clicking on the "apply now" button below. Please send your application in English.

When we think it's a match, we'll reach out to you to schedule a first introduction through Google Meet (20-30 min). If we decide to proceed, you'll go through the following interview rounds:

1. On-site interview in Utrecht with Rob (CEO) and Mathieu (CFO)

2. On-site interview in Utrecht with Robert (CTO) and Britt (Team Lead HR)

3. On-site interview in Utrecht, 2 rounds combined:

   • 45 min case interview in Utrecht with Rob (CEO) and Mathieu (CFO)

   • 30 min conversation with some P&C team members 

The starting date is flexible, but is always on the first of the month. The job offer will be contingent on reference checks.

We look forward to hearing from you!

• Contact by job agencies and recruiters will not be appreciated. Each recruiter or headhunter who approaches us agrees with a donation of €250 for Make-A-Wish.

• At Channable, we strive to create and foster an environment of belonging and collaboration. We believe in diverse and inclusive teams.