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BI Specialist HR Insights (Dutch Speaking Only)

Hybrid in Utrecht·Full-time·Added 2 months ago (last checked 11 Nov)

Our summary

Salary
€3,634 a month
Work mode
Hybrid, Utrecht
Contract
Full-time
Languages
Dutch
Experience
3+ years

Skills

Nice to have

This job advert was originally written in Dutch.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • You have a completed HBO or WO degree and at least 3 years of experience as a BI Specialist in a data warehouse environment, data analysis, or dashboard development.
  • You have extensive experience with Power BI Desktop and Service, DAX, Power Query (M), and SQL.
  • You design semantic tabular and star models and improve performance with reusable measures, calculations, and performance tuning.
  • You translate information needs into understandable dashboards and explain technical choices regarding modeling and security clearly to stakeholders.
  • You make interests and needs discussable, define useful KPIs together with stakeholders, and provide practical advice to HR and management.
  • You take the initiative to improve information products and processes and work effectively in an Agile/DevOps environment.
  • You carefully apply privacy and security measures regarding HR data. Experience with Snowflake and SnowSQL is a plus.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • A salary between € 3,743 and € 6,491 gross per month (scale 60, based on a 36-hour work week), depending on your knowledge and experience.
  • A 36-hour work week and the possibility of working from home and flexible working hours in consultation.
  • 144 hours of statutory leave based on full-time employment, plus extra leave depending on age.
  • The possibility to exchange 3 Christian holidays for 3 non-Christian holidays.
  • 3% year-end bonus, 8% holiday allowance, and an excellent pension scheme.
  • Free train travel in 2nd class; travel in 1st class with a small personal contribution. Your family travels for free during off-peak hours.
  • Discount on European train travel once you have worked at NS for 1 year.
  • Professional development opportunities and a choice plan including, among other things, a bicycle plan, extra pension accrual, or extra,

The role

  • With reliable HR data, you make a direct impact on decision-making regarding, among other things, staffing, absenteeism, qualifications, and training.
  • You work end-to-end on data products: from analysis and modeling to dashboard development, publication, and adoption.
  • You will become part of Team HR Insights, a multidisciplinary Scrum team within the data heart of NS.

Jeroen: "What makes this role special is that you don't just visualize data, but you also truly influence the choices that HR and management make. You see directly how your insights contribute to the development and employability of colleagues throughout NS."

What you'll do

Team HR Insights translates HR issues into reliable management information. As a BI Specialist, you connect the information needs of HR and management with scalable data models, clear dashboards, and carefully managed information products.

Thanks to your analytical ability and technical expertise, you will be of invaluable importance in:

  • Developing robust Power BI reports and interactive dashboards with attention to performance and ease of use.
  • Preparing and analyzing data using Power Query (M) and SQL, including from Snowflake or other data sources.
  • Designing and optimizing semantic tabular and star models, including reusable DAX measures, partitioning, and performance tuning.
  • Translating HR issues into ad-hoc analyses and structural management information for HR and management.
  • Guiding the entire process from analysis and modeling to publication, documentation, data lineage, and adoption.
  • Facilitating workshops, prototypes, and user tests, and advising on KPIs, measurability, and decision-making.
  • Ensuring data quality, privacy, and access management, including through row-level security, masking, anonymization, and pseudonymization.

Additionally, you investigate and resolve incidents and user queries. Based on feedback, you continuously improve existing dashboards and data products.

These are the employment conditions

Working at NS means that you can make *the* difference in the dynamic world of sustainable mobility. You help keep the Netherlands accessible, for everyone. At NS, you get a lot of freedom and plenty of opportunities to develop yourself. For this position, we offer, among other things:

Hiring process

Do you want to contribute as a BI Specialist HR Insights to better decision-making within HR and to the employability of thousands of NS colleagues? Apply directly, but certainly before November 23, 2026, via the application button. You will receive an automatic confirmation within a few minutes. We will respond to your application within 2 weeks.

You can address your application to Cem Bayrak, corporate recruiter.

Any questions about the application process? Email Karin from our front office at: recruitment@ns.nl.

Would you prefer telephone contact? Then call our front office via 0886713666.

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In their own words

About the company & team

You will work in Data, Innovation & Analysis, the data heart of NS. Within DIA, more than 300 colleagues work on data-driven solutions for the entire organization.

You will join Team HR Insights: a multidisciplinary Scrum team with BI specialists, Data Engineers, a Product Owner, and a Scrum Master. Technical expertise and close collaboration with HR professionals come together here. The team works Agile/Scrum and places great value on craftsmanship, collaboration, diversity, and inclusion.

At NS, we find diversity and inclusion important. Different perspectives make our work better and more enjoyable. Whatever your background or beliefs may be, we are primarily curious about your vision for the role of BI Specialist HR Insights.

Additional information

At NS, we believe it is important that we dare to call each other out and can always speak our minds. We look for colleagues with courage, who are open to change. For this position, these are crucial success factors to achieve your goals in collaboration with your team and the business.

  • A background check, including a VOG (Certificate of Conduct), is part of the application procedure. Please also consider the signing of an integrity statement and a non-disclosure agreement.
  • We believe it is important that everyone who works with us feels at home. You can see this in everything we do, and therefore also in our hiring policy. Read more here.
  • With this vacancy, we wish to recruit our new colleague ourselves. This is therefore not a call for recruitment agencies. This position can
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