Senior Director, People Shared Operations and Infrastructure
Vinted
Europe, Netherlands, Amsterdam
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Salary
$93,315 - $134,175 Per Year
Rank
Senior Director
Responsibility
Functional Tower Lead
Scope
Regional
Workplace
Hybrid
Functions
HR
IT
Reports to
VP of People
Level
N-2
Travel Max:
0%
Posting Date
05-28-2025
Description
We are currently looking for a Senior Director of People Shared Operations & Infrastructure to join our team. Reporting to the VP of People, you will assume leadership of the infrastructural foundations of the People function, ensuring we provide top-tier service to our employee-customers through state-of-the-art tech and human interaction focusing on moments that truly matter.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a comprehensive strategy for People Shared Operations & Infrastructure that aligns with Vinted’s overall business objectives and People strategy. Drive continuous improvement and innovation across all areas of responsibility.
- Lead and scale the Shared Services Unit, ensuring the delivery of exceptional employee support throughout the employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding. Foster a culture of proactive problem-solving and continuous process optimization through automation and effective tooling.
- Drive the strategy, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of Vinted’s people technology infrastructure, with a focus on Workday. Drive automation of routine tasks and manual processes to enhance efficiency and data accuracy, enabling the People team to focus on strategic initiatives.
- Oversee a holistic Workplace Experience strategy encompassing real estate, facilities, and operations to create productive and engaging work environments for all employees, whether in office or remote.
- Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of professionals across People Operations, People Tech, Real Estate and Workplace Experience.
- Partner effectively with key stakeholders across the People team (Talent Acquisition, Business Partners, Strategy & Planning, etc.), IT, Finance, and other departments to ensure seamless integration and delivery of services. We work in a non-siloed environment with strong collaboration across all People disciplines.
- Establish and monitor key performance indicators to track the effectiveness and efficiency of People Shared Operations & Infrastructure. Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and internal policies.
- Serve as a key member of the People Leadership Team, contributing to the overall departmental strategy, decision-making, and fostering a cohesive and collaborative People function.
Qualification & Requirements
- A clear, purpose-driven value set and a great match for Vinted’s culture
- Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate business needs into actionable plans
- Significant experience (typically 10+ years) in responsible leadership roles within People Operations, HR Technology, or related functions, with a proven track record of building and scaling shared services and technology infrastructure in large, international tech companies
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field. A Master’s degree is a plus
- Strong understanding of HR processes and best practices across the employee lifecycle
- Deep expertise in HR technology platforms, familiarity with Workday advantageous
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across all levels of the organization
- Experience hiring & leading teams of 10+ people and a well-honed, authentic, empathetic and effective leadership style; have led managers of managers
- A high level of fluency in English (written and spoken)
- Proven ability to drive operational excellence, process improvement, and automation initiatives
- Experience setting up a shared service centre would be incredible but as a minimum you should have partnered with people in that department and understand how they operate
- Having led Workplace experience or office management teams is a plus
- Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment is highly desirable
Benefits
- The opportunity to benefit from our share options programme
- 25 days of paid annual leave
- Newest MacBook models
- Mental and emotional health support through the Mindletic app
- Frequent team-building events
- Home office support: we provide IT workstation equipment and a personal budget of up to €540 for home workplace furniture
- A daily lunch allowance
- ClassPass (Gym Membership subsidy)
- A personal monthly budget for shopping on Vinted
- Pension plan with total contribution of 12%, 8% by the Company and 4% by employee
- An NS mobility card
- The opportunity to spend up to 90 days per year – 21 of which can be spent working outside of the EU – on workation
- A dog-friendly office
Company Profile
Vinted
Industry
Software Development
Revenue
$678.1M
Employees
2,100
Fortune 500 Rank
NA
Global 500 Rank
NA
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