This is not a “sit back and maintain” HR role. This is for someone who loves being in a fast-moving environment where ideas turn into action – quickly. In this People Business Partner role, you’ll work closely with managers, build structures where needed and directly see the impact of your work across the company. You’ll be the face of HR for our teams – the go‑to person for managers, supporting them, challenging them and helping them build strong, high-performing teams.
Whether you’ve been an HR coach, admin, advisor or junior HRBP, if you’re ready for that next step where you can really make an impact, this might be your moment. If you’ve worked in a startup or scale‑up (or are excited to), and you’re ready for a role where you can truly make a difference, keep reading!
Join a high performing team and make an impact!
At Virtuagym, we’re on a mission to make the world healthier and happier, and that starts with our people. We’re a passionate, driven team with a strong focus on growth and delivering outstanding results. We cultivate a high-performance culture built on dedication, ownership and driving excellence. If you enjoy working in a fast‑paced environment, taking ownership and helping teams perform at their best, this could be the perfect role for you. As a scale‑up, not everything is fully defined yet, which means you will have the opportunity to help shape and improve our people practices while we continue to grow.
We have a beautiful office in the center of Amsterdam. While we support flexible working, we follow a hybrid way of working, where many of us work partly from home and partly from the office. For this role, we expect you to be present in the office around two days per week to stay closely connected with the teams. At the same time, we love bringing our teams together by organising company events and team activities where we exchange ideas, build friendships and celebrate successes.
What this HRBP role looks likeYou’ll work closely with managers across the organisation, supporting them in building strong, high‑performing teams and acting as a trusted partner on all people topics.
In this role, you translate people strategy into practical processes, set up frameworks and structure HR initiatives that scale with the business. You’ll drive projects from idea to impact, implement development paths and continuously improve HR operations.
You’ll collaborate closely with our Head of People & Culture and experiment with AI and modern tools to make our work smarter and more efficient.
Some of your key tasks as People Business Partner- Translate people strategy into practical processes and ways of working
- Partner with managers to build strong, engaged and high-performing teams
- Implement and shape learning & development paths across the company
- Take ownership of HR projects, from idea to real impact
- Use data and insights to improve engagement, performance and retention
- Continuously improve and scale HR operations
- Explore and implement smart HR tech and AI to scale our impact
- 2–5 years of experience in HR (coach, admin, advisor or junior HRBP)
- Fluent in Dutch (must-have)
- Experience supporting managers on performance, engagement and development
- You thrive in a fast-paced startup/scale-up environment
- You love ownership: your ideas don’t stay ideas, you bring them to life
- Curiosity about AI and modern HR tools that help improve and scale HR processes
- Solid knowledge of Dutch labour law and HR practices
- Strong relationship-building and communication skills
- Grow your career by having a direct impact on our business results, in a team where learning and personal growth are at the core
- Remote-friendly: you can work from your home in The Netherlands
- 25 paid vacation days per year (based on a full-time contract), with the option to buy extra vacation days when you have used up all 25 days
- Pension scheme and a holiday allowance of 8%
- We provide your home office set-up and hardware and a working-from-home allowance
- The Virtuagym Health Program: a monthly contribution towards your gym subscription and friends & family gym discount, plus free video-on-demand workouts
- Work from abroad (within Europe) for up to 12 weeks a year with a maximum of 4 consecutive weeks
- Unlimited access to on-demand coaching with psychologists via chat, phone or video call through the platform OpenUp
- Many opportunities for personal and professional growth within the company
- A fun, healthy and international work environment made up of over 35 nationalities
- We believe in a flat hierarchy with room to take ownership: your voice will be truly heard
- Organised Virtuagym sports events throughout the year
- Awesome company events such as New Year’s dinners, summer outings, ski trips and more
- Friday company lunches at our Amsterdam office
- Weekly Friday drinks and snacks in the office
- Pet-friendly office at the Amsterdam canals; bring your pup to work day
Virtuagym is a leading and fast-growing innovator in the digital health and fitness domain, offering a Software as a Service solution and multiple native apps to users worldwide. We offer coaching and management solutions for trainers, studios, clubs and corporate wellness, all with the vision to make the world a healthier and happier place.
Virtuagym is an ambitious, passionate and multicultural team of talented people who want to create a healthier world for all. We believe in teamwork, challenging each other, being bold and adventurous, working lean, taking care of each other and sharing success. As a scale-up, we embrace our diversity, international character and our flat hierarchy that promotes great freedom, taking ownership and making a true impact. Our talented staff of 175+ employees are based out of two locations: Amsterdam, NL and Medellin, CO.
Every day with us will be an opportunity to cultivate and evolve your personal and professional skills, as well as to make a significant impact on a global scale. At Virtuagym everyone can grow, whatever background you bring with you. We are not just colleagues, we are friends, willing to help and support each other. By joining us, you become a part of a joyful and energetic team.
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