Global HR Business Partner

Join Anthos as our new Global Human Resources Business Partner

The Anthos Family Office looks after the Brenninkmeijer family. Anthos advances the success of the family entrepreneurs’ endeavours and the flourishing of the family community by providing trustworthy advice and exemplary tailored services such as private wealth management, tax, estate planning, and legal services. Anthos is part of the broader COFRA ecosystem, a diversified group of the family businesses.

People are at the heart of our success. As our Global Human Resources Business Partner, you will play a key role in shaping the employee experience, supporting leaders, and ensuring our people practices enable the business to thrive.

This is a unique opportunity to work closely with the CEO and the Anthos Leadership Team (Country Directors and Global Functional Leads), influencing the people strategy and day-to-day people decisions across an international and highly collaborative environment. This position is based in Amsterdam.

Your impact

As the Global Human Resources Business Partner, you are the trusted HR lead for Anthos Family Office across seven countries. You connect business strategy with people priorities, ensuring the organization has the talent, leadership capabilities, culture, and processes needed for long-term success.

Working closely with business leaders and HR colleagues across COFRA, you will lead key people processes, provide advice on complex people matters, and deliver practical and sustainable solutions that support both employees and the business.

What you'll do

Your key responsibilities include:

Acting as the primary HR partner for Anthos Family Office across The Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada

Serving as a trusted advisor and sparring partner to the CEO and leadership team on all people-related matters

Leading and executing core HR processes, including performance management, talent and succession planning, learning and development, recruitment, employee engagement, wellbeing, and rewards

Partnering with leaders to address employee relations matters and deliver practical people solutions where needed

Collaborating with HR specialists across COFRA, including Rewards, HR Operations, and Talent teams, to ensure the successful delivery of HR initiatives while representing Anthos' business needs

Supporting strategic workforce planning, organizational development, and change initiatives

Advising on compensation and reward matters, including job levelling and benchmarking

Building strong relationships with stakeholders across Anthos and the wider COFRA network

Acting as the key liaison with the Dutch Works Council

Identifying opportunities to continuously improve people practices, processes, and the employee experience

What you'll bring

You are an experienced HR professional who enjoys partnering with leaders and helping organizations perform at their best. You combine strong HR expertise with sound judgement, pragmatism, and the ability to build trusted relationships across a diverse international environment.

In addition, you bring:

15+ years of overall professional experience, including at least 5 years in an HR role

A university degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Law, or another relevant field, combined with significant experience partnering with leaders on complex people and organizational matters

Advanced practical HR knowledge across business partnering, employee experience, performance management, talent and succession planning, learning and development, strategic workforce planning, and change management

Strong knowledge of Dutch employment law, regulations, and employment practices; experience with employment legislation in other countries is highly desirable

Experience working in international environments and supporting stakeholders across different cultures and geographies

Professional services experience, such as legal, tax, consulting, or similar environments

Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and advise leaders at all levels

A commitment to developing effective and sustainable HR solutions that balance business and people needs

Strong analytical, numerical, Microsoft Excel, and HRIS skills

Experience with compensation, job levelling, and market benchmarking is highly desirable

Hogan Assessment Certification is considered a plus

Fluency in English and Dutch

What will help you succeed

You are someone who:

Builds and leverages strong relationships within Anthos and across the wider COFRA network

Effectively manages stakeholders and navigates differing perspectives

Identifies opportunities for improvement and drives meaningful change

Understands the importance of balancing ambition with realistic timelines and organizational readiness

Demonstrates resilience and adaptability when faced with change, complexity, and ambiguity

Leads through uncertainty with confidence and sound judgement

Brings energy, cultural sensitivity, and a practical mindset to everything you do

Why Anthos

A mission-driven organization with a long-term perspective

A culture built on trust, integrity, and genuine collaboration

The opportunity to work closely with senior leaders and influence key people decisions

An international environment with colleagues across seven countries

The opportunity to shape culture, talent, and organizational effectiveness

A role with real impact on people, leadership, and business success