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CHRO

As CHRO, you are the architect of ACA's People Operating System.

You design and anchor the HR architecture that makes our organization scalable, fair, and future-proof. You translate strategy into decision frameworks, governance logic, and a clear workforce structure.

You are close to the core of the organization: as a strategic sparring partner for the CEO and General Management, you help determine how talent and organizational capacity evolve.

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Your role at ACA

What you do

Governance & Structure

  • Designing, refining, and anchoring inflow, throughput, and outflow processes
  • Defining escalation and decision logic
  • Monitoring the demarcation of roles between HR and management
  • Ensuring legal correctness and policy consistency
  • Final approval for structural policy changes

You ensure that the organization grows without becoming internally complex.

Fair Process & Consistency

  • Supervising the uniform application of policy
  • Correcting deviations in decision-making
  • Intervening when mandates are exceeded
  • Restoring structural inconsistencies

You monitor the balance between humanity and clarity.

Strategic People Management

  • Signaling structural tensions
  • Advising General Management on people governance
  • Integrating AI impact into workforce strategy together with the team and the AI experts
  • Strengthening data-driven HR operations

You look ahead and build for scale.

Team

You lead a multidisciplinary HR team and ensure growth within the team:

  • HR Business Partner(s)
  • Talent Acquisition Lead
  • Reward & Development Lead
  • HR Admin & Support

This team currently consists of 5 people.

Do you have what it takes?

Hard skills

  • At least 10 years of experience in senior HR functions, preferably in a large SME or comparable organization primarily active in services
  • Demonstrable experience in designing or restructuring HR governance

Soft skills

  • Experience in leading and developing HR teams
  • Strategic insight combined with operational realism
  • Data-driven mindset and affinity with AI applications

Our application process

From candidate to colleague: this framework will give you a general idea of the different steps in our interview process.

Fill in the application form
We will take a look at your CV, and the responsible recruiter will contact you ASAP. To get to know each other and your skills better, we’ll give you a call.
Interview time
If the phone call went well for both of us, we’ll invite you to an interview with a technical colleague to dive deeper into your resume.
We’ll make you an offer
If the interview went well, we’ll make you an offer!
Welcome to the team
Yay! You’re officially part of the ACA team now. We’re looking forward to working together!

What's working at ACA like?

    Innovative work environment
    You will work with the newest tech & tools, in an innovative environment with flexible hours and working-from-home arrangement.
    Customized salary package
    An attractive salary, a company car*, meal vouchers, expense allowance, MacBook Pro and more.
    * ACA wants to contribute as much as possible to a sustainable environment. The expansion of an exclusively electric vehicle fleet is an important factor. We want 98% of our vehicle fleet to be electric by 2025! ⚡
    Learn & grow
    On-the-job coaching and mentoring gives you the opportunity to grow professionally and personally at ACA. You have a personal evolution plan with a budget for technical and professional training and many opportunities to learn. Knowledge sharing is central in everything we do, that is why we founded the Internal ACAdemy: our internal & external center for knowledge sharing.
  • We’ve got your back
    We provide an elaborated health and insurance plan to cover your needs. It’s our priority to keep our employees as happy as possible. We do this by providing a good work-life balance, providing the right tools, and so on.
  • Our unique company culture
    You’ll be part of a passionate and hardworking team that is proud of their realizations. ACA is a place with teamwork, openness, knowledge sharing and peer recognition as key values.
    • Employee centricity
    We are a team-driven company that knows how to contribute and make fun in a professional environment. Because a great and motivated team is only possible if you can also relax together. That’s why we provide plenty of opportunities both inside and outside the office and organize an awesome ACA-weekend every year!

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Laurence Vandenput
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