Senior HR Specialist

Are you our next creator of change?

Do you want to be part of creating solutions for mitigating climate change? At Neste, you will be working for the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel. Together we will accelerate transformation for a more sustainable future.

We are looking for you,

Senior HR Specialist

to our Employment Services team in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands

You will join our centralized HR team, Employment Hub. Our Hub is dedicated to a human-centric approach with a strong service mindset. Your primary focus is to partner with and advise leaders and employees on their employment matters.

In this role, you will consult Neste employees and leaders on all employment matters. Your responsibilities include employment documentation, system maintenance (such as SuccessFactors), and applying corporate policies and guidelines. You are there to support and ensure success throughout the entire employee lifecycle.

You will independently manage the employment change process. This involves guiding and briefing managers from start to finish, keeping all parties informed, and executing necessary changes in the HR systems. You will be responsible for process consistency, compliance, and data quality.

You will sustain a positive employee experience by utilizing clear communication, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and by coaching leaders to find effective solutions.

Reasons to join

Real impact right now. We create solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. We live by our values every day; we care, we have courage, we cooperate.

Safety and caring. We value safety always and everywhere. We want our work to feel good and do good. At Neste, we nurture a culture where everyone is welcome and feels safe, respected and encouraged to be their unique true selves.

Exciting growth. Transformation brings new possibilities, fostering both courage and curiosity. As a global company, collaboration is the key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working. We support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities.

Flexible hybrid way of working: Enjoy the best of both worlds with our hybrid model. While we value in-person collaboration and require employees to be in the office for a minimum of three (3) days per week, you have flexibility in choosing your days. We kindly recommend scheduling one of your in-office days on a Monday or Friday to help balance office capacity.

The best combination to succeed in this role

• Service and solution focus: You possess a solution-oriented mindset, demonstrating a keen desire for continuous learning and a strong motivation to develop our services and ways of working.
• Communication: You have excellent communication skills, ensuring clarity and effectiveness when interacting with all stakeholders.
• Collaboration: You thrive in a collaborative environment and are a true team player who actively contributes to shared success.
• Professional experience: a minimum of 5 years of experience in HR, underpinned by a strong responsible and safety-oriented attitude in all your actions.
• A Bachelor's degree in a business, HR, commercial, or related field
• The role requires proficiency in both English and Dutch. Other languages are considered as advantage 

Other strengths we value

• You demonstrate end-to-end thinking, allowing you to understand and optimize entire processes, not just individual steps.
• You have experience in developing services and ways of working with AI, or you possess a strong motivation to learn

Let’s get you started

We look forward to receiving your CV and application with a salary request by 19th December, 2025.

If you have any questions regarding the process or the position, please get in touch with Debbie Veldmeijer on debbie.veldmeijer@partners.neste.com

Due to security and confidentiality, please submit your application through our recruitment system. Applications sent via email will not be considered. 

We will contact you within 2 weeks after uploading your application. The recruitment process will include interviews and a possible aptitude assessment. The first interviews are preliminarily scheduled to take place in early January 2026.

Neste in brief

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) creates solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. The company is the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel, enabling its customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Neste refines waste, residues and other renewable raw materials to high-quality renewable fuels at its refineries located on three continents. The company’s annual renewable fuels production capacity will be increased to 6.8 million tons in 2027. 

Neste has high standards for sustainability and the company has consistently been recognized by several leading sustainability indices. In 2024, Neste's revenue stood at EUR 20.6 billion. Read more: neste.com