Description

Dutch Senior Interim Corporate Recruitment, Talent Acquisition and HR Leader.

Over 25 years delivering hands-on interim recruitment, talent acquisition and HR leadership across Europe and internationally. Trusted across commercial, nonprofit, government, and defense sectors.

Proven ability attracting hard-to-find top engineering, technical, sales, marketing, and senior management talent in complex international environments.
Rapid deployment of interim leadership ensuring recruitment continuity during transitions and growth.
Expertise in employer branding, talent pipeline development, executive search and digital recruitment.
Skilled in HR tech implementation (Workday, Bullhorn, Connexys, TalentLink) and candidate sourcing.
Trusted partner to boards, senior leaders, and HR teams focused on cost-effective, strategic hiring.

Available for flexible, practical interim or project-based recruitment capacity remote, hybrid and onsite. Let’s connect!

Industry field of expertise

Languages

Dutch
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
German
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Breda (up to 50km), Rotterdam (up to 10km), Tilburg (up to 10km), Bergen op Zoom (up to 10km), Roosendaal (up to 10km)

Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA),
Interim Corporate Recruiter/ Recruitment Leader
DIGITAL AND IT
November 2025 - Today (7 months)
Den Haag, Netherlands
Executed hands-on international white collar recruitment for management and specialist roles across teams in Europe, USA, Asia, Africa and Latin America, supporting a mission driven anti-fraud organization.
Turn a fragmented, ad hoc recruitment approach into a centralized, data driven function aligned with organizational growth and funding priorities.
Realize structural cost savings through direct sourcing, internal mobility, and review of external suppliers.
Design and manage a referral driven talent engine that increases direct applicant inflow and improves quality of hire across key markets.
Interim Recruiting Talent Acquisition Management Recruitment Talent acquisition Human Resources
Damen Shipyards Group
Interim Corporate Recruiter/ Recruitment Leader
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
January 2021 - October 2025 (4 years and 9 months)
Schiedam, Netherlands
Executed international white-collar recruitment and led a recruitment team delivering more than 250 international hires per year and owning KPI's, budget, and stakeholder satisfaction.
Centralized a fragmented recruitment landscape into one data driven corporate function, aligned with Damen's strategic workforce and growth agenda.
Achieved approximately €2 million annual cost savings through direct sourcing, internal mobility programs, and rationalization of agencies and other suppliers.
Built and implemented an employer branding and referral strategy that doubled direct inflow and strengthened quality of hire in critical technical and corporate roles.
Led the end-to-end implementation of Workday recruitment, delivering on time and within budget, standardizing processes, and enabling KPI and analytics driven steering.
Interim Recruiting International Recruitment Talent acquisition Human Resources Recruitment
Royal IHC Group
Interim Corporate Recruiter/ Recruitment Leader
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
January 2011 - January 2021 (10 years)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Executed white-collar recruitment and led a recruitment and employer branding team, realizing 300 international hires annually while structurally reducing costs through sourcing, internal mobility, and vendor optimization.
Implemented recruitment systems (Bullhorn and Workday) and KPI dashboards to centralize activities, improve transparency, and support management steering.
Reduced agency dependency and time to hire by process redesign, sharper selection, and supplier rationalization.
Increased retention by approximately 15% by linking recruitment, engagement, and internal mobility initiatives.
International Recruitment Talent Acquisition Management Talent acquisition Recruitment Human Resources