Part-time HR Business Partner France

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**Job Summary**:
As part of our international HR team, the HR Business Partner - France plays a key role in supporting our French operations while contributing to global HR initiatives. This position is a trusted partner to managers and employees, ensuring compliance with local labor laws, promoting a positive employee experience, and aligning corporate HR policies with French requirements. Depending on the profile, this role may expand to include responsibilities across EMEA (Italy, Spain, Portugal).

**Key Responsibilities**:
**People Management**
- Serve as the first point of contact for employee-related issues in France.
- Provide expert support and guidance to managers (based in France and abroad) on all HR matters, with a focus on French-specific requirements.
- Partner with managers on core HR processes such as recruitment, performance management, and talent development.
- Track and consolidate staff development initiatives and outcomes.

**Employee Experience**
- Oversee the onboarding experience for new hires and ensure smooth integration.
- Plan and facilitate employee town halls and internal engagement events to strengthen company culture and well-being.
- Analyze employee survey results, communicate key findings, and drive follow-up action plans.

**Labor Relations**
- Manage labor relations, including preparing and conducting CSE (Comité Social et Économique) meetings.
- Manage the CSE renewal elections in partnership with an external provider.
- Supervise health and safety, including the implementation and update of the risk assessment document (Document Unique).

**Compliance & Legal**
- Ensure HR/ regulatory / legal (labour law) watch for France
- Advise internal stakeholders on legal developments and implement necessary adjustments.
- Ensure compliance of working conditions and relations with local regulations

**Corporate policies, processes & initiatives**
- Contribute to global HR initiatives, including compensation, feedback processes,
- Contribute to the implementation of the new HR information system employee engagement

**HR Administration & Payroll**
- Coordinate with HR Helpdesk to maintain accurate employee data and ensure seamless HR operations
- Provide side support to HR Helpdesk on administrative requirements specific to France
- Update HR Helpdesk of any regulatory changes which may affect their advice to employees
- Provide HR support to payroll
- Liaise with local authorities on HR related matters
- Deal with administrative queries such as Insee surveys or other
- Bachelor's degree in HR or a related field; or equivalent professional experience.
- 6-10 years of HR experience
- Demonstrated experience in employee relations and CSE management
- Experience in organizing CSE elections a plus
- In-depth understanding of French employment laws, and regulations
- Strong understanding of French payroll operations
- Experience working in an international environment, ideally within a US-based company.
- Proficient in HRIS systems such as Workday.
- ** Fluent in both French and English (written and verbal).**:

- Knowledge of the Syntec collective bargaining agreement (CBA).