HRBP Director, France
Location: Paris, France
Language: Fluent French & Business-fluent English
Our client is a global, publicly listed retail leader, recognized as one of the world's
fastest-growing and most innovative consumer businesses. Listed on the NASDAQ, the
company operates across multiple international markets and continues to expand its
footprint through a strong focus on customer experience, operational excellence, and
digital innovation.
Job Summary
We are recruiting an HRBP Director, France, based in Paris, to lead the HRBP function
for the France business. This role partners closely with local e-commerce business
leadership. You will manage a team of HRBPs, translate global people strategy into local
execution, oversee organizational design, talent lifecycle, employee relations, change
management, and ensure full compliance with French labor law. Ideal candidates come
from a retail or e-commerce background.
Key Responsibilities
1. HRBP Team Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop the HRBP team; define team
priorities, KPIs, and resource allocation; conduct performance reviews; and drive
capability building for HRBPs to deliver high-quality business partnership for e
commerce business lines.
2. Strategic Business Partnering: Work hand-in-hand with country business
leaders to understand business targets, growth challenges, workforce planning,
org restructuring, expansion or cost optimization projects; provide actionable
people solutions and organizational diagnosis.
3. Talent & Performance Management: Own end-to-end talent lifecycle:
succession planning, high-potential identification, leadership development,
performance management, promotion & reward calibration; build leadership
pipeline for retail frontline, e-commerce operations, and management roles.
4. Employee Relations & French Labor Compliance: Oversee complex employee
relations cases, social dialogue, union/staff representative engagement; ensure
all HR practices align with the French Labor Code and collective agreements;
mitigate legal & social risk for the retail and e-commerce workforce.
5. Org Effectiveness & Change Management: Lead organizational design,
workforce restructuring, culture transformation, digital HR rollout, retail store
network adjustment; drive change management during business scaling or
transformation.
6. People Analytics & Reporting Monitor key people metrics: turnover,
absenteeism, headcount planning, engagement, retention; deliver people
insight dashboard to business and global HR team, identify risk areas and
improvement actions.
7. Cross-functional & Global Alignment Collaborate with global HR center of
excellence (TA, C&B, L&D, People Ops); localize global HR policies, adapt to
French retail/e-commerce operation reality; balance global framework and local
practice.
Requirements
1. Bachelor/Master degree in HR, Law, Business Administration or related field.
2. 8+ years progressive HRBP experience.
3. Solid background in Retail or E-commerce industry,
4. Deep knowledge of French labor law, social dialogue, union/CE relations.
5. Fluent French AND fluent English (written & verbal) – must communicate
seamlessly with global HQ stakeholders. Working location Paris.
6. Proven track record in organization change, workforce planning, complex
employee relations and talent pipeline building in fast-paced retail/e
commerce.
7. Strong stakeholder management at executive level, data-driven mindset,
resilience, business acumen.
