HR Business Partner

Who you are

• Three to five years of experience as an HR Business Partner or HR Manager in a fast-paced environment. Experience in a software or technology company is a plus
• Solid knowledge of French employment law and of employee relations practice in France
• A broad grasp of HR disciplines, including employee relations, performance management, development and compensation practices
• The ability to build credibility with senior managers quickly and to add value from your first weeks
• Analytical, well organised and goal-oriented, able to manage several priorities at once
• Comfort with HR data and an HRIS. Knowledge of BambooHR is a plus
• Ease with AI tools in your daily work, or a clear appetite to learn
• Excellent written and spoken French and English, as you will work with an international group
• Availability to start on 1st December 2026
• Four days per week on site at our Boulogne-Billancourt headquarters

What the job involves

• As HR Business Partner France, you are the trusted partner of directors and managers in France on all people topics
• You anticipate people issues rather than react to them, you bring an informed point of view to business decisions, and you make sure our practices remain compliant with French employment law
• You work closely with the HR operations and Talent Acquisition teams and with the group-wide People team, which spans France, the UK and Ireland, Germany, Canada, Australia and the Philippines
• You report to the Chief Human Resources Officer
• Advise directors and managers on organisational design, employee relations, people performance and development
• Identify people issues and trends early, and build solutions with your stakeholders before they escalate
• Manage employee relations cases in line with French employment law, with external counsel where needed
• Support the relationship with employee representatives in France
• Drive actions that strengthen engagement and retention, using survey results and people data
• Support manager development initiatives, including management training programmes
• Ensure onboarding and offboarding run smoothly in France, together with HR operations and Talent Acquisition
• Keep people policies, procedures and processes compliant and aligned with our culture and values
• Contribute to People projects linked to our AI-native transition, including how roles, skills and ways of working evolve
• This is a maternity cover from 1st of December 2026 to 1 of September 2027

Benefits

• Development & Learning
• Hybrid Work Model
• Sidetrade Social Club
• Sidetrade Sport Organization
• And more depending on location.