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title: 'HR Business Partner at Da Vinci'
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# HR Business Partner at Da Vinci

- **Company:** Da Vinci
- **Location:** Amsterdam North Holland, Netherlands
- **Posted:** 2026-10-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-30
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/davinciderivatives/jobs/5020521101

## Job description

You join our HR team as a point of contact for employees and managers in Amsterdam. Depending on your level, you either support the employees of one or more teams, and/or partner with the team leads. From the start, you can advise on everyday people questions, and you take on a share of operational work. You also work on global projects with HR colleagues in Miami, Mumbai and Hong Kong. The role requires flexibility and proactivity.

## Requirements

- 2 to 4 years of HR experience, including direct contact with managers or employee cases
- Working knowledge of Dutch employment law and a drive to deepen it
- Confidence to advise direct, analytical colleagues such as traders and engineers, and to push back when needed
- Flexibility to get involved where needed. At Da Vinci, we don’t restrict ourselves to our job titles
- Proactivity: you act without waiting to be asked
- Precision with data and documents
- Discretion with confidential information
- Great communication skills. Fluent English, written and spoken; Dutch is a plus

## Responsibilities

- Advise managers on people questions: performance, absence, contract changes, conflicts
- Coach managers and employees as they prepare for people conversations
- Answer employee questions on policies, contracts, leave and benefits
- Run onboarding and offboarding for the Amsterdam office
- Draft employment contracts, amendments and HR letters
- Support the yearly performance review and bonus cycle
- Prepare HR reports and spot trends worth acting on
- Flag issues to the Chief of Staff and the wider HR team early, before they become problems
- Keep employee data accurate on our in-house HR platform, and suggest improvements
- Support immigration, travel and events
- Represent the Da Vinci culture in everything you do

## Benefits

- Total package for the first year ranging from EUR 50k and 65k, including base and variable pay, with opportunities to grow
- Excellent variable pay based on performance
- Meals during work hours
- Social events and after-work drinks
- Reimbursement of travel costs
- Sponsored gym membership
- In-house game room (pool table, board games and console games

## About Da Vinci

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Da Vinci is a proprietary trading house that provides liquidity in digital assets and traditional financial instruments, solving market inefficiencies through volatility arbitrage and delta1 strategies.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Proprietary trading firm)
- **Headquarters**: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Financial services – proprietary trading, market making, quantitative finance
- **Target customers**: B2B – exchanges, brokers, and counterparties in digital asset and traditional finance markets
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "Building the best proprietary trading house in the world" by solving technical and mathematical challenges with creative solutions.

## Products & Services
- **Liquidity Provision**: Da Vinci provides liquidity on major exchanges across Asia and the US, trading digital assets and traditional financial instruments.
- **Proprietary Trading**: The firm takes directional positions trading volatility, using quantitative strategies and volatility arbitrage.
- **Melzi (In-house Trading System)**: A custom-built, low-latency trading system developed from scratch by Da Vinci engineers, designed to implement sophisticated trading strategies efficiently.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding – not applicable (bootstrapped proprietary firm); headcount growth indicated by active hiring across multiple offices.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors listed; partners include exchanges and brokers such as W.S.G. Abacus (university partner).
- **Growth Signals**: Expansion to four global offices (Amsterdam, Miami, Mumbai, Hong Kong) and continuous hiring for trading, quant, and engineering roles; launched own trading system Melzi.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Non-hierarchical culture**: Encourages employees to speak up and shape the firm’s future, with no limit on personal growth.
- **Custom-built technology**: The Melzi trading system is purpose-built for low latency and specific trading needs, giving a competitive edge.
- **Talent focus**: Hires "sharp minds and strong drive" across trading, quantitative research, and development, with a meritocratic reward system.

## Strategic Focus
- **Sustainable growth and collaboration** across teams and offices.
- **Continuous innovation** in trading strategies and technology, with ongoing investment in employee development and in-house training.
- **Expanding global presence** in key financial hubs (Asia, US, Europe).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Non-hierarchical, meritocratic, and collaborative – employees are encouraged to explore interests and take ownership.
- **Compensation**: Competitive salary and bonus based on performance, not seniority.
- **Benefits**: In-house training and external programs, relocation support for expats (including Dutch classes in Amsterdam), public transport costs covered, gym memberships, nutritious meals, health insurance.
- **Work environment**: Year-round social activities, company trips, in-house lounge, sports events.
- **Remote/Hybrid policy**: Not explicitly stated; offices in Amsterdam, Miami, Mumbai, Hong Kong – likely office-based given trading environment.

## Sources
1. [davincitrading.com](https://davincitrading.com/)
2. [davincitrading.com/careers](https://davincitrading.com/careers/)
3. [Greenhouse job board](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/davinciderivatives)
4. [abacus.utwente.nl](https://www.abacus.utwente.nl/partner/45-da-vinci.html)
5. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/da-vinci-trading/jobs/)

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