Lotte deVries

Head of People at Helix Bio | ex-BlaBlaCar

Helix Bio

Amsterdam, Netherlands · CET (UTC+1)

11+ years experience

École Polytechnique

English, Dutch, German

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Overview

I lead people operations at Helix Bio in Amsterdam. Ran manager training for 89 first-time leads. Built the leveling and comp framework for 4447 people. Before that: BlaBlaCar and Novartis. Most at home with performance management and HRIS. Board member at a local non-profit.

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Skills

policyemployee relationsHR operationsHRISperformance management

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Looking for a people partner who has worked on policy at scale

Role: People partner
Level: Mid
Type: Full-time
Work mode: Hybrid
Compensation: $142k-$206k
Team: People ops, 18 people
Start: As soon as possible
Must have: Has hired for technical roles before Builds trust with candidates quickly Good judgment about what not to build
Process: Decision within 10 days

Comp €100k-€137k. One technical chat and a paid trial day. Message me with one thing you shipped that you're proud of.

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Experience

Head of People
Dec 2024 - Present
Helix Bio · 1 yr 10 mo · Contract · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Ran manager training for 187 first-time leads.
- Built the leveling and comp framework for 3692 people.
People Operations Manager
Sep 2022 - Dec 2024
BlaBlaCar · 2 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Hired 221 engineers in a year with a 92% offer-accept rate.
- Cut time-to-hire from 59 days to 30.
Recruiter
May 2021 - Sep 2022
Novartis · 1 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Cut time-to-hire from 63 days to 30.
- Built the leveling and comp framework for 1486 people.
Recruiter
Aug 2017 - May 2021
BMW Group · 3 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Built the leveling and comp framework for 3461 people.
- Cut time-to-hire from 53 days to 22.
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Apr 2016 - Aug 2017
Personio · 1 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Built the leveling and comp framework for 3625 people.

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Education

École Polytechnique
Ingénieur, Communications
2010 - 2014

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