Guillaume Vuvant

People Reward, HRIS and Operations Manager

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Skills

Compensation & BenefitsChange ManagementHRTalent ManagementLearning & DevelopmentData AnalysisProcess ImprovementRecruitmentPerformance ManagementBudgetingTrainingSAP SuccessFactorsSourcingEmployee Relations

Languages

French (Native)English (Fluent)

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Work experience

People Reward, HRIS and Operations Manager

Ankorstore

Feb 2023 - Jul 2024

1 year 6 months

Paris, France

- Led Total Reward, HRIS and People Operations across 7 European countries, managing a team of 5 and serving as a strategic partner to senior leadership - Designed and rolled out the company-wide Reward Transparency Framework (Reward philosophy, pay ranges, cost modelling, training) strengthening fairness and internal trust - Developed and executed compensation & benefits strategies to attract, retain and motivate talent, ensuring internal equity and external competitiveness - Deployed flexible benefits programs across Europe and led annual salary review cycles, including budgeting, benchmarking and leadership alignment - Oversaw equity and variable compensation programs, ensuring accurate planning, allocation and communication to eligible employees - Built and optimised HR processes and SLA frameworks, elevating the employee experience and operational efficiency - Led HRIS enhancements (ATS, employee surveys, reward benchmark tools) by translating business needs into technical requirements and managing vendor delivery - Directed payroll operations with external providers across multiple countries, ensuring timely, compliant and audit-proof payroll each month - Drove continuous improvement and process simplification in Total Rewards and HR Operations

L'Oréal

Jun 2016 - Dec 2022

6 years 7 months

Paris, France

Global Rewards Project Manager

Mar 2022 - Dec 2022

10 months

Paris, France

- Led the global rollout of a new Job Catalog across 70+ countries, defining governance and operating frameworks with global HR leaders - Built and executed the change management strategy, deploying a global toolkit and upskilling ~1,900 HR stakeholders - Recruited and managed a community of ~200 Reward Key Users across 6 regions to drive adoption and consistency - Oversaw job mapping and data quality for ~89,000 employees, managing a team of 2 and partnering with country HR - Acted as SME on job architecture, guiding HR teams and arbitrating global and local change requests

HRIS Transformation Lead

Nov 2020 - Mar 2022

1 year 5 months

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

- Led the UK&I pilot for a full HRIS transformation, working on SuccessFactors deployment (Core HR, Onboarding, Time-Off, Performance, Compensation), NGA Payroll and Employee SSO - Built and managed a team of 6 HRIS SMEs, driving expertise, alignment and high-quality delivery - Partnered with HR, HRIS and business leaders at local and global levels to define requirements and priorities - Defined the UK&I HRIS roadmap and governance, aligning with the global HR Frame and country priorities - Led multiple project streams, ensuring cross-team alignment and clear, timely communication to stakeholders - Managed the HR application portfolio, driving standardisation and consolidation toward unified platforms - Contributed to the global target operating model, ensuring process integration and end-to-end design - Localised and executed the global change management strategy, resolving data, process and ways-of-working gaps - Acted as solution architecture advisor, ensuring seamless employee experience and consistent data flow across systems

HRIS Manager

Sep 2019 - Oct 2020

1 year 2 months

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

- Managed day-to-day operations of Core HR and Payroll systems, ensuring stability and data integrity - Maintained and updated HRIS modules in line with Group standards and system developments - Streamlined HR processes, identifying automation and simplification opportunities to reduce errors and prep for future HRIS transformation - Upskilled HR teams on effective HRIS use and data analytics, improving adoption and data quality - Oversaw cyclical activities: system interfaces, access-rights controls and accrual reconciliations - Delivered end-user support, troubleshooting issues with a consumer-centric approach and ensuring timely resolution

Rewards Specialist

Jan 2017 - Aug 2019

2 years 8 months

Paris, France

- Managed compensation for ~3,000 employees and defined Reward guidelines for ~12,000 employees, animating the France Reward community - Advised HR and business leaders on attraction and retention levers (offers, salary increases, cost modelling) - Coordinated Reward practices to ensure market competitiveness and internal equity (Hay/Mercer surveys, WTW-GGS grading, YER process, Gender Pay Gap analysis) - Designed and delivered People Analytics dashboards (gender equality, HR KPIs, Bilan Social) - Led the implementation of France Reward policies, salary-review guidelines and annual union negotiation cycles - Managed France salary evolution governance, producing cost simulations and forecasts aligned with company costing policies - Strengthened L’Oréal’s EVP through clear communication and training on Reward policies (Total Reward statements, C&B guidelines)

International Mobility Specialist

Jun 2016 - Dec 2016

7 months

Paris, France

Operational Management - Managed full expatriation cases for North America, Asia and Middle East & Africa regions - Oversaw the repatriation process for returning expatriates - Reviewed international employment contracts and drafted amendments Project Management - Balance Exchange Rate Tool: Collected and corrected bugs reported by the team, improving tool functionality - Contract Tracking Tool: Audited unsigned contracts, redesigned the tool and managed follow-up campaigns - HR intranet: Redesigned and fully updated the IM site - HRIS Gateway: Uploaded packages into management tool and coordinated updates with Rewards team

Chargé de recrutement | Application Services France

Capgemini

Apr 2015 - Aug 2015

5 months

Paris Area, France

Recruitment of experienced profiles - Contributed to the dynamic sourcing strategy on LinkedIn - Collected hiring needs from managers and HR leads and defined the sourcing strategy - Sourced CVs on networks and conducted candidate pre-screening - Tracked and followed up on applications shared across departments Produced dashboards, recruitment KPIs, and results reports. - Contributed to the organisation and running of recruitment sessions for interns, apprentices and recent graduates in the Paris region - Planned and organised recruitment sessions - Presented the company and supervised candidate testing - Participated in candidate evaluation debriefs

Talent, Learning & Development Assistant | Human Resources Corporate

Arval - BNP Paribas Group

Jul 2014 - Mar 2015

9 months

7620 Paris, Denmark

Assistant RH

Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie

Jul 2012 - Dec 2012

6 months

Nouméa 98800, New Caledonia

- Contributed to the preparation of the Social Report, including indicators on payroll, distribution of temporary staff, absences, and age pyramid. - Created an administrative and financial tracking tool for positions. - Calculated components of the social liabilities (time-savings account, relocation allowance, year-end bonuses).


Education

Aix-Marseille Graduate School of Management - IAE

Master of Science (MSc), Ressources humaines et relations

2015 - 2016

1 year 1 month

Yeungnam University

Semestre d'échange Universitaire en Corée du Sud à l'Université Yeungnam

2014 - 2014

1 month

Aix-Marseille Graduate School of Management - IAE

Master of Science (MS), Management

2013 - 2014

1 year 1 month

Grade: mention assez-bien

Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie

Licence d'Economie - Gestion, Gestion

2009 - 2012

3 years 1 month

Grade: mention bien

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