Agnès Genevois

Swedish medical start-up, supporting the development of the French subsidiary. • Set-up of the HR and administrative foundations for the French entity. • Advisory on legal and social structuring, first hires, employment contracts, and regulatory compliance.

- Rolled out the local HR strategy aligned with both business priorities and global Group objectives - Partnered with the General Manager on the strategic repositioning of the subsidiary in a post-acquisition context, supporting managerial transformation and capability building - Structured the HR function and modernized core processes: annual performance reviews, job framework, career development interviews, professional training enhancement, and performance management - Led HR operations in a demanding yet constructive social climate, ensuring compliance and acting as DPO (Data Protection Officer) - Supported leadership development with a “One Team” mindset, fostering alignment between HQ and field teams

- Strengthened HR foundations: conducted a social audit and successfully negotiated a new 35-hour agreement for headquarters staff - Supported organic growth: implemented a new compensation system for the sales force - Contributed to external growth: supported 1 acquisition in Spain and 2 in France

Industrial Scale-Up | Circular Economy | Rapid Growth (Series B – 40 to 80 employees) • Designed and implemented scalable org structure to support hypergrowth. • Led compliance efforts during legal threshold crossing; structured collective labor obligations. • Built internal HR capability by training Office Manager into HR role. • Deployed RPO model to accelerate recruitment and meet aggressive hiring targets.

- Conducted a social and organizational audit - Identified key talent and high-potential employees - Developed succession plans for critical positions - Led performance and potential evaluation campaigns - Supported organizational transformation initiatives - Guided teams and managers through structural changes Skills: Leadership Development · HR Strategy · KPI Monitoring · Succession Planning · Labor Law · Career Development · Change Management · Organizational Design · International HR Projects · Compensation & Benefits · Communication · Lean Thinking

Continental Europe HR Lead (7 countries – 1,700 employees) - Partnered with Industrial VPs on major reorganizations, site closures, and workforce reductions (FR/DE/IT), ensuring compliance with local labor laws - Conducted organizational diagnostics (employee engagement, social climate, operational effectiveness) - Negotiated multinational labor agreements and aligned variable compensation for the sales force - Managed HR budgets, compensation & benefits strategy, and both short- and long-term incentive plans - Designed and deployed technical and managerial training programs integrated into the corporate LMS - Led payroll and benefits audits, conducted HR risk assessments - Oversaw payroll system and HRIS standardization and migration - Drove employee engagement through targeted action plans, surveys, and workshops Global Talent Manager – Thermal Ceramics Division (3,000 employees – 35 countries) - Identified and developed top talent across the division: - Selected 30 high-potential leaders - Built a tailored leadership development program for 50 key managers - Designed a proprietary personality assessment based on 20 core leadership competencies - Implemented internal mobility and succession planning for critical roles: - Formalized succession plans and mapped strategic skills - Monitored internal moves and supported managers in career path planning Outcomes: reduced turnover, safeguarded key positions, and improved talent retention - Rolled out Lean training, digitized annual performance reviews, applied Hay job grading, and implemented workforce planning (GPEC) Skills: Global HR Strategy · Talent Development · Organizational Design · Change Management · C&B Strategy · Employee Engagement · Succession Planning · Labor Law · International Negotiation · HRIS & Payroll Systems · Lean Management · Leadership Development

- Managed HR operations for a multi-site workforce: 1,200 employees in France (2 manufacturing plants, 5 admin/sales sites), 800 in Hungary, and 40 in Poland - Supervised local HR managers and the payroll team (10 HR professionals across Europe) - Handled labor relations, implemented France’s 35-hour workweek law, led performance review processes, and managed small-scale restructurings (under 10 layoffs for economic reasons) - Defined compensation and benefits policy; aligned HR practices across collective agreements and countries - Oversaw internal communications, HRIS implementation, and reporting systems - Acted as strategic HR Business Partner to operational leaders, supporting goal achievement, workforce management, and change initiatives - Designed and implemented training policies, workforce planning, cross-skilling matrices, talent development programs, and succession plans for critical roles - Promoted internal mobility and built career pathways across business functions Skills: Team Leadership · Labor Relations · HR Strategy · Workforce Planning · Talent Management · Compensation & Benefits · Internal Communication · Performance Management · Succession Planning · Change Management · Career Development · Collective Bargaining