People Manager

At Channext, we're on a mission to become the largest channel partner platform in the world. As we scale, we know our people are the key to that success. We’re looking for a People Manager who can strengthen our team experience, enable our managers, and help us keep Channext a place where everyone can grow, thrive, and do their best work. 

About the job

You’ll own key people initiatives guiding everything from employee life cycle management and performance to development, total rewards, compliance and HRIS. This role blends hands-on operations with strategic enablement, building and maintaining a high level employee experience working closely together with our Talent Acquisition & Culture manager.

What you’ll do

• Employee Lifecycle Management from structured onboardings to empathetic offboardings 

• Manage contracts, payroll adjustments, leave administration, and legal compliance.

• Act as a confidential advisor, and be a neutral party in employee relations and conflict resolution.

• Collaborate with managers to keep people compliant, aligned and engaged. 

• Facilitate performance reviews, career frameworks, and appraisal cycles.

• Ensure consistent, transparent application of policies across teams.

• Strengthen a culture of trust, psychological safety,  open communication and retention

• Oversee the learning and development  and foster a ‘take the lead in self-development culture.’

Who are you?

You bring contagious energy and a genuine drive to help people succeed. You believe that when passion meets purpose, great things happen for individuals and the company alike. You build real connections, foster open and honest conversations, and see feedback as fuel for progress. You focus on meaningful impact over perfection, leading with clarity, empathy, and intent.

• You have 2+ years of experience in HR, People Operations, or a similar role in a scaling organization and clear evidence of impact. 

• You’re hands-on and proactive, you spot what’s missing and take ownership to fix or improve it.

• You’re empathetic and approachable, with strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships across all levels of the company

• You work with integrity, and are known as a trusted, neutral presence in conversations big and small.

• You thrive in dynamic environments, balancing compliance, culture, and people needs pragmatically.

• Able to work from our Utrecht office 3 or 4 days/week.
  

Why join us?

• 3% pension contribution

• Work-from-anywhere (4 weeks/year)

• 25 paid vacation days (20 statutory + 5 extra)and the option to buy 5 more vacation days (up to 30 total)

• Annual L&D budget

• Team outings & seasonal events (e.g. Annual ski trip, A Weekender, Boat trips, Halloween, Christmas party, Summer BBQ)