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HR Business Partner

Mizuho Amsterdam

What is required?

  • Bachelor or Master degree in Human Resources
  • Experienced in working for corporate environments (preferably financials)
  • Basic level of employment law and CLA
  • Basic level on payroll, C&B, mobility and recruitment
  • Excellent command of the English and Dutch language, both verbally and in writing
  • Your are organized, structured and get things done
  • You follow the strategic direction of the company, and prioritize actions adding to the HR team’s succes
  • Likes to work in a multi cultural environment at the Zuidas area of Amsterdam

What will you get?

  • €75K - €85K gross p/y (depending on knowledge and experience) including 13 th month and holiday allowance
  • Annual bonus of €3K - €6K gross, depending on your performance
  • 37,5 hour working week (flexible working hours)
  • Possibility to work remote (2 days a week) and work from anywhere (20 days a year)
  • 30 vacation days (based on fulltime employment)
  • Option to buy or sell leave annually
  • Technical and professional training possibilities
  • 100% company paid defined contribution pension plan
  • Unique opportunity of working in a dynamiac international and multicultural environment and being part of one of the largest financial institutions of the world
  • Lots of social activities

What will you do?

  • 25% Directing meetings with Line Managers
  • 15% Coordinating recruitment
  • 20% Aligning HR operations
  • 15% Overseeing HR budget and headcount
  • 10% Managing onboarding and exit processes
  • 15% Providing advisory services

This vacancy has been created based on interviews with employees to help you get a realistic preview of the job.

Vacancy

As an HR Business Partner at Mizuho, you are entrusted with the responsibility of advising and steering Line Managers in your respective business lines. This comprehensive role includes daily HR tasks, HR reporting, coaching managers in their leadership style, resource planning, and fostering effective communication.

Your role will have you directly supporting six to eight Line Managers. Regular discussions with these key individuals will be part of your mandate, ensuring operations run smoothly. Integral to your role is the identification of potential HR-related risks and the formulation of appropriate action plans, thereby providing robust support to Line Managers in various scenarios. Furthermore, you will play a significant part in HR projects, supporting the Employee Sounding Board and managing the HR calendar and activities included.

Supported by an HR Specialist, you will also be accountable for the smooth management and execution of HR operations. These include hiring, onboarding, employee transitions, training, and reporting. While the recruitment process is primarily handled by external recruiters, your responsibility lies in coordinating the hiring process and ensuring overall efficient execution. 

You will become part of the Mizuho HR team, which comprises the Head of HR/FM, the Deputy Head of HR/FM, responsible for managing operational matter, one HR Specialist and another HR Business Partner. This supportive and collaborative team operates within the same department, maintaining a close-knit approach to ensure the wellbeing and productivity of all staff members.

If you like to navigate organized, structured environments and find it challenging to maintain autonomy while managing high-pressure situations, then this is the job for you.

Working week

HR Business Partner

On an enjoyable day, you engage in productive discussions with your business lines, strategize solutions with the Head of HR and plan a leadership training.

On a less enjoyable day, you are tied up with reporting for the HQ, entering budget applications into the system, encouraging external recruiters to pick up the pace, and reminding managers of their HR-related administrative duties.
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  • 17:00
    • Reading and replying to mails
    • HR start-up call
    • One-on-one with Manager
    • Monitoring external recruitment agencies
    • Lunch
    • Checking on the HR budget and headcount
    • Coordinating business lines with the HR Specialist
    • Performing various HR related tasks
    • Lunch
    • One-on-one with Manager
    • Reading and replying to mails
    • Checking on the HR budget and headcount
    • Performing various HR related tasks
    • Preparing staff pulse survey
    • Following up HR performance report
    • HR start-up call
    • Lunch
    • Discussing potential risks and solutions with the Head of HR
    • Reading and replying to mails
    • Meeting with HR Specialist
    • Planning for leadership training sessions
    • One-on-one with Manager
    • Following up with external recruitment agencies

Firsthand experience

During a one-on-one meeting, a Manager informs you that an employee is not meeting performance expectations. What do you do?

You leverage your knowledge of labor laws and work with the Manager to identify legally compliant solutions. Simultaneously, you take an active role, conceptualizing with the Manager alternative methods to engage the employee. These might include skill development plans or job rotation options. You aim to create an environment conducive to continuous learning, growth, and motivation. You translate these strategies into actionable steps, ensuring the Manager is supported throughout the process.

Growth

The goal of Mizuho Bank Europe is that employees have the right skills, knowledge and attitude to drive results they need to achieve. Their key principle is that trainings should be accessible to anyone and contribute to their strategic business goals. Because of that, employees are allowed to follow a study or training in a relevant field. Additionally, Mizuho promotes internal and international vacancy's so employees can move from one department to another.

HR Business Partner

Working at Mizuho

Mizuho Bank Europe N.V. (MBE) is a fully-licensed bank incorporated in the Netherlands and supervised by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) and the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM). With over 45 years of experience providing financial services to Japanese and non-Japanese customers in the region, Mizuho has developed a solid client base and expertise throughout the European single market - with a focus on the markets in the Benelux, Iberia, and Central & Eastern Europe - using their EU Banking Passport.

View company profile of Mizuho
  • Based in Amsterdam (Zuidas)
  • 124 employees in the Netherlands
  • Over 65.000 employees worldwide
  • 45% / 55%
  • Average age 33 years
  • Possibility to work flexible and remote
  • Business casual

Interesting job?