Estelle Bonet

– I support founders and leadership teams in structuring their organizations and building scalable, legally secure People operations.

– Supported the growth of a Generative AI scale-up. – I joined the company (32 employees) to build the People function from the ground up. I structured the organization to scale to 65+ employees, supporting multiple growth phases following $28M in total funding (2022 & 2024). – HR Engineering & Structuring: Designed and implemented end-to-end HR processes, including international compensation policies and remote culture management. – International Operations: Managed international employment and EoR deployment across the USA, UK, Germany, Spain, and Austria. – Skills Cycle: Designed and implemented a custom competency review cycle aligned with the company's AI-driven technological environment. – Onboarding & Development: Built a structured onboarding journey to support successful integration and employee retention. – Compensation, Benefits & Employee Relations: Defined the benefits strategy and managed the Work Council (CSE) within a strong and healthy social environment. – Mediation & Management Support: Handled sensitive employee situations, complex cases, and provided guidance to managers. – Labor Law & Risk Management: Secured company growth through autonomous management of complex labor law matters and disputes.

– Supported the growth of a nuclear maintenance group, scaling the workforce from 300 to 600 employees within a highly regulated industrial environment. – Team Leadership: Built, structured, and managed an HR department of 8 professionals. – Employee Relations: Established and chaired the Work Council (CSE) and the Health, Safety and Working Conditions Committee (CSSCT). – Social Performance: Achieved an 80% reduction in unjustified absenteeism. – Financial Impact: Generated €300K in savings on occupational accident insurance premiums. – Sensitive Employee Relations: Managed complex workplace investigations and mediation processes involving high-risk employee situations. – Remote Work Innovation: Implemented and structured weekly remote working practices. – Labor Law & Negotiation: Drafted and negotiated company-wide working time agreements. – Legal Expertise: Managed labor court cases (Prud'hommes) with a 100% success rate.

International and Tech-focused career path across HR leadership, organizational structuring, and management control. Infosys (2014-2018) Worked in a fully English-speaking offshore and remote environment within an international matrix organization. Supported sensitive employee relations and international employee transfers. Confluence (2012-2014) - Job creation Supported a fully remote company operating in the digital mapping sector. Managed economic redundancies affecting 50 employees. Lucca (2010-2012) - Job creation Supported the growth of a SaaS HR software company, scaling from 9 to 30+ employees. Reduced health insurance costs by 50% through renegotiation. Financial Planning & Management Control (2007-2010) Expert interim assignments for Michelin, CNP, Egis International, and Messier Bugatti. Managed international projects with budgets ranging from €600K to €26M. Oversaw complex financial analysis and reporting for budgets ranging from €30K to €5M. Built dashboards, KPIs, and financial monitoring tools to support operational decision-making. Adecco (1998-2006) Recruitment Manager & HR/Payroll Assistant managing up to 300 temporary workers.