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NL - People Operations Specialist

  • On-site
    • Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
  • People & Culture

Job description

Position Title - People Operations Specialist

Company - iwell - Your Partner for Sustainable Energy Solutions

Location - Utrecht, Netherlands

Ever thought about working in a fast-growing scale-up where you can make a real impact on People & Culture? If so, you might be the perfect fit for our People Operations Specialist role at iwell. And if not, this could be the exciting next step in your career!


As our People Operations Specialist, you’ll play an crucial role in helping iwell scale rapidly across Europe over the next three years. Already a market leader in the Netherlands, we’ve recently expanded into Germany, and are opening offices in Belgium and the UK—with even more growth ahead. Your role will cover the entire employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding, as we work to grow and professionalize our People & Culture operations.


What you'll be doing

At iwell, integrity and care are at our core. As our People Operations Specialist, you’ll work closely with the Head of People & Culture to create a thriving workplace. This is a broad, dynamic HR role—perfect for anyone eager to learn and grow across all areas of People & Culture. Here’s a glimpse of your responsibilities:

  • Sustainability in HR Processes: You’ll create guidelines, build templates, and optimize HR systems that are not just efficient but environmentally conscious—because at iwell, we aim for the greenest, smartest options in every aspect of our business.
  • Confident Leadership: Tackle exciting projects like employee engagement, compensation and benefits, career levels, and learning & development. We embrace complexity but love simplicity—fail fast, learn fast is our motto.
  • Caring Culture: Help improve workplace culture by supporting employees and ensuring they feel valued. Fun keeps us grounded, and you’ll play a big role in making iwell a place people love to work.
  • No Bullshit, Just Action: Whether it’s onboarding, offboarding, or any HR challenge that comes up, you’ll face it head-on, creating scalable, transparent solutions that make a real impact. We come prepared, and we always get things done.


What you’ll bring to the team

  • 💼 3-6 years of experience in a broad people role (People Operations Specialist, HR Administrator, or similar).
  • ⚙️ Passion for People Operations: You know how HR processes run and are driven to make them scalable, efficient, and environmentally friendly where possible.
  • 🚀 Scale-up experience: You thrive in a fast-paced environment and understand how to navigate rapid growth with confidence.
  • 👩🏼‍💻 Independent & Proactive: You can own projects, collaborate when needed, and are comfortable working independently.
  • 🎨 Creative & Tech-Savvy: You’re always looking for smarter, more efficient ways to work and are comfortable with tech tools to make this happen.
  • 🇳🇱 Knowledge of Dutch employment law: A solid understanding of Dutch employment law is essential. Experience with German, Belgian, or UK regulations is a big plus.

  • 🌍 Language skills: Fluent in Dutch and English, with the ability to adapt your tone of voice to different audiences.

  • ✅ These apply to you: Proactive, Curious, Flexible, Independent, Warm, Helpful and Energetic.


Why iwell? Because we Care

  • Accelerate your career: Grow fast in your role, gain skills, and make an impact.
  • SAR: Share Appreciation Rights.
  • Travel reimbursement: We cover your travel costs (bike, car, or public transport).
  • Mobile phone allowance: €25 per month.
  • Tech that works for you: A MacBook or Windows laptop, wireless everything, G-suite, and no internal emails—just Slack!
  • 30 days of holiday to rest and recharge, plus a yearly company holiday.
  • Hours: A full time (5 days per week / 40 hours) role. We can also consider 4 days / 32 hours.
  • Hybrid role: 4 days a week in our awesome Utrecht office, with some flexibility to work from home

Location note: You have to be currently based in the Netherlands, without visa requirements. We can’t sponsor or relocate someone for this position. The location is Utrecht, and the role requires working from our office.


About iwell

At iwell, we’re driven by the belief that business can be a force for good. 🌱 We are changing Europe’s energy landscape, transforming from fossil-fuel dependence to local, clean, and dynamic systems—one building at a time. Our smart battery storage solutions are helping make the world greener, cleaner, and more sustainable.

But it’s not just about energy. At iwell, our people come first. We believe in a no-nonsense approach—when there’s a problem, we fix it. We take care of each other and build a culture where integrity, learning, and fun are at the heart of everything we do.

Ready to Walk the Talk? Join us!

If this sounds like a role for you, head over to https://jobs.iwell.nl and apply! We care more about attitude and potential than checking every box, so even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. For more information about iwell, what we do, why we do it and an overview of our partners visit [www.iwell.eu].


How we hire

  1. Apply. Our People team and hiring manager will review your application, and respond within 2 weeks.

  2. Screening call. If you seem like an iweller-in-the-making, we’ll invite you to a screening call so we can learn more about each other.

  3. Are you the one? You'll have two or more interviews. And we'll also assess the specific skills you'll need.


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