Head of Human Ressources France - CDI - Paris

papernest Paris; Paris; Ibrido; EUR 90.000 - 150.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Remote work 2 days/week

BSPCE equity

Private health insurance

Meal vouchers

Training & career development

Legal and tax advisory

Descrizione del lavoro

papernest is seeking a Head of HR France to lead HR strategy across its French footprint, supporting roughly 250 employees based in Paris and Reims.

You will partner with the Founder and leadership team to translate business priorities into people initiatives, define KPIs, manage budgets, and build a high-performing HR function.

Competenze

• 10+ years of HR experience including senior leadership roles (HR Director/VP HR)
• Proven strategic partner to founder/CEO in fast-growing scale-ups or tech/digital environments
• Hands-on with large-scale transformations and complex labor relations
• Strong Labour law, compensation & benefits, performance management and HRIS experience (Workday is a plus)
• Data-driven mindset with KPIs and people analytics to guide decisions
• Inspirational leadership with credibility with executives and employees
• Genuine curiosity for AI and new HR tools (Claude or Cowork)
• Strategic and hands-on: design vision and execute
• Fluent English required; French/Spanish a strong plus

Mansioni

• Define and drive the HR strategy and roadmap across the French footprint.
• Act as trusted advisor to the Founder, MD and leadership team on organisation design and culture.
• Translate business priorities into people priorities with clear KPIs and budget ownership.
• Lead the HR team: set direction, build capabilities and develop talent.
• Lead organizational transformation projects from design to execution.
• Navigate social and legal matters with counsel, including collective procedures and litigation.
• Drive change management at scale with strong manager engagement and clear communication.
• Deploy leadership standards and the Manager DNA program across the org.
• Own performance management cycle, including the redesigned review grid and rewards link.
• Shape a high-performance, inclusive culture and maintain engagement during change.
• Define compensation, benefits policies and equity positioning with market awareness.
• Build HR dashboards and analytics to monitor headcount, payroll, turnover and performance.
• Lead HR AI-transformation initiatives to automate low-value tasks and raise service quality.
• Ensure payroll, administration and labour law compliance with external providers and advisors.
• Oversee talent acquisition and development: employer brand, hiring strategy, careers paths and succession planning.

Conoscenze

HR leadership

Strategic planning

Change management

Labour law

Workday

People analytics

Executive partnership

Data-driven

English fluent

French/Spanish knowledge

Strumenti

Workday

Descrizione del lavoro

Since 2015, papernest has been transforming the way people manage their contracts, making subscription, management, and switching simple through one smart, intuitive platform.

We have supported more than 2 million customers across France, Spain, and Italy. Along the way, we have continued to invest in new verticals, establishing papernest as a high-performing, innovative, and competitive scale-up in a fast-growing market.

With over 900 employees, we are strengthening our position as a European market leader.

In this role you will:

papernest is growing fast, and our HR function needs to keep pace. We’re looking for our next Head of HR France to take the lead on HR strategy across our entire French footprint, around 250 employees, split between Paris and Reims.

HR strategy & executive partnership

• Define and drive the HR strategy and roadmap, aligned with the company’s business plan and growth priorities.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the Founder & Managing Director and the leadership team on organisation design, workforce planning, leadership and culture.
• Translate business priorities into people priorities, with clear KPIs, budget ownership and regular reporting to the leadership team.
• Lead the HR team: set the direction, build capabilities and develop HR talent.

Organisation, transformation & change

• Lead organizational transformation projects, including reorganizations, restructurings and the integration of new activities, from design to execution.
• Steer complex social and legal matters (collective procedures, litigation, sensitive individual cases) in close partnership with legal counsel.
• Drive change management at scale, with a strong focus on manager engagement and clear, consistent communication.

Leadership, performance & culture

• Deploy the Manager DNA program (Posture + Practice, built on 4 pillars: Model / Do-er / Coach / Driver) and turn it into a lasting leadership standard.
• Own the performance management cycle, including the redesigned review grid (50% OKR / 50% Work Formula & skills), calibration and its link to rewards.
• Shape a high-performance, inclusive culture and keep engagement high through periods of change.

Total rewards & people analytics

• Define compensation and benefits policies: salary structures, variable pay, equity (BSPCE) and benefits, with a sharp eye on market positioning and cost.
• Build HR dashboards and people analytics to steer headcount, payroll cost, turnover, engagement and performance with data.

HR transformation & AI

• Lead the HR AI-Transformation programme: map the employee journey, deploy Claude as a strategic HR ally and Cowork to automate low-value operational tasks.
• Move the HR function from reactive to proactive, leveraging data, AI and the HRIS (Workday) to raise service quality and efficiency.

HR operations, compliance & employee relations

• Guarantee full legal compliance on payroll, personnel administration and labour law, working with external payroll providers and advisors.
• Lead social dialogue with employee representative bodies: prepare and run information and consultation procedures, and build a constructive, trust-based relationship.
• Oversee talent acquisition and development: employer brand, hiring strategy, training plans, career paths and succession planning.

Your profile :

• 10+ years of HR experience, including several years in a senior HR leadership role (HR Director, VP HR or equivalent) and a strong generalist background.
• Proven track record as a strategic partner to a founder, CEO or executive committee, ideally in a fast-growing scale-up or a tech / digital environment.
• Hands-on experience with large-scale transformations: reorganisations, restructurings, collective procedures and complex social dialogue.
• Solid expertise in labour law, compensation & benefits, performance management and HRIS (Workday experience is a strong plus).
• A data-driven mindset: you build business cases, steer with KPIs and use people analytics to make decisions.
• Inspiring leadership, sound judgement under pressure and outstanding interpersonal skills: you are credible with executives, managers and employee representatives alike.
• Genuine curiosity for AI and new HR tools: you are eager to rethink processes with Claude or Cowork.
• Strategic and hands-on: you can design a vision and roll up your sleeves to deliver it.
• Fluent English is required, French and/or Spanish are a strong plus.

What We Offer You:

Evolve in an international and inclusive environment: Everyone has a place at papernest, and with over 46 nationalities, it’s common to start a sentence in French and finish it in English or Spanish!

Compensation: receive Subscription Bonuses for Company Creators (BSPCE) from your first day, in line with company regulations.

Benefits: as a provider of home insurance and green energy, we offer our employees attractive deals. After all, it shouldn’t be just our clients who benefit!

Health: enjoy mutual health insurance through Alan, offering simple, paper-free management of your healthcare expenses, with 50% covered by papernest.

Meals: access the Swile card for meal vouchers valued at €9 per working day, with 50% covered by papernest. Plus, enjoy breakfast every friday at the office, a fully stocked Ideal Garden refrigerator, and discounted rates at partner restaurants for healthy, balanced meals.

Sport: accès au service GYMLIBpour profiter de salles de sports à prix réduite.

Training: your growth is our priority. You’ll have continuous training aligned with your goals, whether in technical, language, or managerial skills.

Career Development: numerous opportunities await you to deepen your expertise or explore new directions. We’re here to support your professional goals.

Remote Work: take advantage of 2 remote work days per week to enhance your focus and productivity.

Legal Advice: access the Ekie solution for dedicated legal and tax advice, helping you manage all your procedures with peace of mind!

Hiring Process:

• First call with Manon, Talent Acquisition Specialist (30’);
• Interview with Olivier, CHRO (1h);
• interview with Benoit, Founder & Managing Director (45’);
• Business Case to evaluate your skills.

Regardless of your age, gender, background, religion, sexual orientation, or disability, there’s a place for you with us. Our selection processes are designed to be inclusive, and our work environment is adapted to everyone’s needs.

We particularly encourage applications from women. Even if you feel that you don’t meet all the criteria outlined in this job posting, please know that every application is valuable. We strongly believe that diverse and varied backgrounds enrich our team, and we will carefully consider your application. Parity and diversity are essential assets to our success.