HR Business Partner

Tulip Tech is a Dutch manufacturer of high-performance batteries for drones. Its technology enables UAVs to fly 30–100% longer than with standard batteries and is already used by Ukrainian military units and leading UAV companies.

The company is rapidly scaling its operations in Ukraine, the Netherlands and across Europe, with a mission to strengthen European security and support Ukraine's fight for independence.

Why this role matters:

Ukraine is one of Tulip Tech's most important and fastest-growing locations, and the local team is expanding across commercial, engineering and operations.

As HR Business Partner, you are the person our people in Ukraine turn to. You partner with local managers on everything from growth conversations and pay to learning and team culture, and you work closely with the People team in the Netherlands to make sure what we build centrally actually fits the Ukrainian context.

This is a hands-on role with real ownership. You will run day-to-day HR for the Ukraine organisation and at the same time shape how we develop, reward and look after people here.

What you will achieve:

• Identify the learning and development needs of the Ukraine team, and work with L&D in the Netherlands to build Ukraine specific programmes, adapting existing ones where local relevance requires it.

• Lead growth and development conversations across the Ukraine organisation, and set up and adjust salary and benefits packages together with local managers and the Netherlands People team.

• Develop and nurture Tulip Tech's company values within the Ukrainian team, and take care of the team activities and events that bring those values to life.

• Act as the point of contact and confidential adviser (vertrouwenspersoon) for the team, and partner with managers on day-to-day people questions, from team structure to difficult conversations.

• Own standard HR administration: contracts, onboarding and offboarding, absence, personnel files and HR data, all in line with Ukrainian labour law and in step with the People team in the Netherlands

• Degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business or another relevant field.

• 5+ years of HR experience, including a generalist or HR Business Partner role where you advised managers directly.

• Solid knowledge of Ukrainian labour law and HR administration, including contracts, payroll input and personnel records.

• Experience with compensation and benefits: building, benchmarking and adjusting packages.

• Experience identifying development needs and rolling out learning programmes, ideally in cooperation with an international head office.

• The judgement and discretion to be a trusted confidential contact for the team.

• Experience in a scale-up, start-up or other fast-growing environment, where you build processes rather than inherit them.

• Fluent in Ukrainian and at minimum B2 English.

Nice to have

• Experience in defence technology, UAVs, manufacturing, hardware or another technical environment.

• Experience working with an international organisation or a head office outside Ukraine.

• Familiarity with HR systems and ATS tools.
  

  What we offer

  • Full-time position based from our Kyiv office.

  • Competitive compensation based on experience.

  • Direct collaboration with commercial, engineering and leadership teams in Ukraine and the Netherlands.

  • Practical training and continuous knowledge transfer from Tulip Tech's People and L&D teams in both countries.

  • High level of autonomy and responsibility in a fast-growing international environment.

  • Opportunity to build and shape Tulip Tech's HR organisation in Ukraine.

  • Team events and company activities that you help design yourself.

  • Work with cutting-edge battery and UAV technology in a team making a direct contribution to Ukraine's security.
    
    
    

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