Business Operations Specialist

• Coordinate employment, IT, legal, and administrative workflows across EMEA operations, U.S. shared services, and European providers
• Administer Dutch employment processes, including contracts, right-to-work verification, payroll inputs, leave, pension, and benefits
• Track external provider deliverables, requests, approvals, and deadlines through completion
• Maintain SOPs and regional operating records so work is repeatable and audit-ready
• Coordinate personnel-security clearance administration between EMEA, U.S. Security, NATO, and customer programs
• Compile entity and cost-center data for consolidated EMEA reporting
• Support vendor onboarding and purchasing approval workflows
• Translate hiring needs into timelines and skill profiles aligned with mission schedules and customer accreditation gates
• Resolve misalignment between finance, program management, and HR systems
• Keep budget execution aligned with onboarding and deployment timelines
• Partner with operations leadership and People Ops on headcount allocation, role structure, and retention decisions during contract transitions
• Serve as the primary EMEA back-office point of contact between Dutch and UK entities, regional teams, U.S. shared services, and external European providers

• 3–5+ years of experience in business operations, People Operations, HR operations, or cross-functional subsidiary administration
• Based in the Netherlands
• Must hold the right to work in the Netherlands
• Demonstrated experience supporting Dutch employment administration, payroll coordination, and local HR/benefits provider relationships
• Experience coordinating external payroll processors, HR platforms, accounting firms, legal counsel, and corporate service providers
• Experience managing employment across multiple countries, legal entities, and contractor models, including employer-of-record arrangements
• Demonstrated discipline maintaining organized systems for confidential employment records, legal documents, and company data
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Preferred: Experience supporting a U.S.-headquartered company through European subsidiaries or Dutch BV entity operations

• Equity awards
• Discretionary bonuses
• Pension
• Benefits
• Opportunity to grow from part-time into full-time
• Flexible engagement structure as employee or independent contractor
• Compensation pro-rated for part-time or hourly arrangements