People Operations Specialist

About the role As our PeopleOps Specialist, you will be the backbone of our HR operations, ensuring a seamless and high-quality employee experience from the moment a new hire accepts their offer. You are not just an administrator; you are a proactive problem-solver and a vital link between our people, our processes and our technology. Your expertise won’t stop at operations; as a super-user of our own HRIS, you will leverage your hands-on experience to directly influence the future of our product. This is a unique opportunity for a People professional who excels at operational excellence, thrives on automation, and is passionate about translating real-world user feedback into product improvements. About the team You will join our international People team, consisting of HRBPs, TA Business Partners, and fellow PeopleOps Specialists. In this role, you’ll lead and coordinate PeopleOps initiatives, manage projects from planning through execution, and identify opportunities to improve processes and ways of working. You’ll play a key role in scaling and optimizing people operations across the business while contributing HRIS user insights to support product development. Your first year as a PeopleOps Specialist First 3 months: Master our global HR landscape, take ownership of international contracts and workflows, and identify product gaps in our HRIS. After 6 months: Lead our international People operations, from onboarding sessions to optimizing our global Notion workspace. After 12 months: Act as our internal expert on global PeopleOps. You’ll be driving AI and automation to scale our cross-border processes. What you will be doing Operational excellence: own the day-to-day HR lifecycle tasks, including drafting contracts and addendums, managing HR tickets, and maintaining our internal knowledge base (Notion) with precision. You’ll also support operational processes across multiple markets and help ensure local compliance requirements are managed accurately, for example in countries such as France. Onboarding & engagement: host engaging monthly onboarding sessions for all new joiners, ensuring they feel welcomed and empowered from day one. Product SME & AI automation: act as an internal consultant for our HRIS. You will proactively experiment with AI and automation to streamline workflows and present insights to the Product team to influence development priorities. Stakeholder support: serve as one of the "faces of HR" providing clear and timely guidance to employees on policy, benefits, and local regulations. Continuous improvement: constantly look for "a better way". Whether it’s redesigning a workflow or automating a manual task, you have the autonomy to make it happen. What you'll bring Experience in People Ops within an international or global organization. Languages: fluency in English is required. Dutch and/or French proficiency is considered a plus. Tech-forward mindset: you are genuinely excited about technology and AI. You have a proactive desire to experiment with automation to reduce manual work. Product curiosity: practical experience with HRIS tooling; you enjoy finding ways to improve workflows. People-Centric: you are energetic, empathetic and highly proactive. You enjoy being the visible point of contact in an office environment. Operational rigor: strong attention to detail and comfort with the "hands-on" side of HR operations, from compliance to documentation. Experience navigating international HR processes and local compliance considerations is a plus. What we offer Hybrid working from one of our offices in Amsterdam or Paris Diverse and international team environment €1,500 annual training budget + 2 dedicated learning days Pension plan, wellness perks & commuting/travel reimbursement 28 paid holiday days + 2 additional days in 2026 Work from anywhere for 4 weeks per year Apple MacBook and all tools you need to succeed €200 home office budget About Tellent Tellent is a leading Talent Management Suite designed to empower HR & People teams across the entire employee journey. Our all-in-one platform combines an Applicant Tracking System (Tellent Recruitee), an intuitive HRIS (Tellent HR), and powerful Performance Management software (Tellent Grow). With 250+ team members globally, 7,000+ customers in 100+ countries, and a growing ecosystem of 500+ partners, we help organizations attract, grow, and retain top talent. AI in our recruitment process We use our internally developed AI tools to help streamline our recruitment process. However, technology never makes a decision. Every candidate is personally reviewed by our team. Your journey with us is guided by people, supported by tech. Curious about how it works? Read our AI Statement , check our Privacy Policy , or chat with us at [email protected] . If you require accommodations or support during the recruitment process, please let us know — we’re happy to help.