People & Culture Partner

Amsterdam

Full-time

Permanent employee

The role

At Ore Energy, we are on a mission to fundamentally expand the amount of energy society can reliably harness and use, helping move civilization toward a more abundant energy future. We are doing this by developing long-duration, utility-scale iron-air batteries that provide safe, low-cost, multi-day energy storage for electricity grids and data centers.

As we move from breakthrough technology pilots toward large-scale industrial implementation and scalable production, our team is growing rapidly. We are looking for an experienced, proactive, and human-centric People & Culture Partner to join our team in Amsterdam and own our internal people operations.

Working closely with leadership and our dedicated Talent Acquisition Partner, you will take full ownership of the employee journey after a candidate signs their offer letter. Blending high-level HR strategy with hands-on compliance and day-to-day execution, you will design the people playbook from the ground up as we prepare to scale our physical footprint.

This role reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Key responsibilities

Employee Lifecycle Ownership: Design, scale, and execute all internal HR operations from day-one onboarding, relocation logistics, and contract management to offboarding.
Dutch Labor Law & CAO Compliance: Act as the internal expert on Dutch employment law (Arbeidsrecht) and sick-leave protocols (Wet Verbetering Poortwachter). Assess, implement, and maintain compliance with relevant Collective Labor Agreements (CAOs) as we scale our industrial workforce.
Culture & Engagement: Champion Ore Energy’s values, developing targeted initiatives that foster collaboration, psychological safety, and a high-performance culture across our international team.
Performance & Career Development: Implement and facilitate structured performance management systems, continuous feedback loops, and internal career development pathways.
Comp & Benefits Administration: Oversee local payroll inputs, health insurance administration, the Dutch 30% ruling applications, and the future rollout of critical company benefits (including our upcoming pension scheme).
Leadership Advisory: Act as a strategic sparring partner for line managers and executive leadership, providing clear guidance on team design, employee relations, and conflict resolution.

Your profile

Experience: 5+ years of progressive HR experience within a fast-growing scale-up, startup, or dynamic industrial/tech environment, ideally with experience leading or owning the local HR function.
Legal & CAO Expertise: Deep, practical knowledge of Dutch labor law (Arbeidsrecht), sick-leave protocols (Poortwachter), local compliance standards, and Dutch collective labor frameworks (CAOs).
Scale-Up Mindset: Highly comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities. You enjoy switching seamlessly between high-level organizational planning and granular administrative tasks.
Linguistic Skills: Professional fluency in both Dutch and English (written and spoken) is an absolute requirement to effectively navigate local legal frameworks and support our highly international team.
Collaboration Style: Exceptional communication and listening skills. You know how to build trust quickly across a multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists, and commercial professionals.

About us

The Challenge We Are Solving

Do you want to contribute to one of the most important challenges of our time: accelerating the energy transition? Are you excited by breakthrough energy storage technology with real-world impact? Would you like to be part of a mission-driven company where your work directly contributes to building the future of clean energy?

Then we are looking for you.

Ore Energy develops long-duration energy storage solutions to support a reliable, zero-carbon electricity system.

Powering the Next Generation of Infrastructure

The electricity grid is undergoing its most significant transformation in a century. As renewables become the cheapest source of new power, the challenge is no longer producing clean energy, it is making it reliably available when and where it is needed, regardless of when the sun shines or the wind blows. Our iron-air batteries are uniquely designed to store renewable energy over multi-day periods, allowing clean electricity to become a dependable, around-the-clock backbone of the grid while reducing reliance on fossil-fuel peaker plants and building a more resilient, fully decarbonized power system.

This is a rare opportunity to join a company at the moment when technology readiness, customer traction, and market demand are converging. Ore Energy has already raised significant capital, built and tested its technology under real-world conditions, and is now moving toward large-scale commercial deployment. As we transition into this industrial implementation phase, we are building the team, systems, and capabilities required to scale our solution and help define how long-duration storage powers both the future grid and the next generation of industry and data infrastructure.

Our Culture & Beliefs

We believe impactful technology is built by talented people who are motivated by complex challenges, scientific rigour and strong execution. That is why we are looking for dedicated professionals who want to help shape a cleaner and more resilient energy future.

At Ore Energy, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every individual has the opportunity to thrive. We believe that diversity of thought, background, and experience drives innovation and success. Are you unsure if you meet all the requirements? Please do apply, we’d love to hear from you! Your unique perspective and skills could be exactly what we’re looking for.