People Operations Director - France

Xerox Corporation; Paris; Sur place; EUR 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Xerox Holdings Corporation in France is seeking a senior People Operations Director to lead the People Operations function for the French market. You will manage a team of six professionals and partner with senior leaders to drive operational excellence across the employee lifecycle.

The role requires deep expertise in French employment law, labour relations, Works Council management, and employee relations, with strong leadership and stakeholder management in a multinational environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading People Operations or HR Operations within France.
• Strong expertise in French employment law, labour relations, Works Council management, and employee relations.
• Proven ability to lead and develop HR teams and partner with senior business leaders.

Responsabilités

• Lead a six-person People Operations team and provide strategic and operational leadership across the employee lifecycle.
• Act as SME for French employment law, labour relations and collective agreements.
• Manage Works Councils (CSE) consultation, governance and employee representative engagement.
• Partner with business leaders to support organisational changes, restructurings and transformation initiatives while ensuring legal compliance.
• Oversee efficient, compliant and high-quality People Operations services.
• Drive process improvements, standardisation and automation to improve service delivery and employee experience.
• Lead local and global HR projects and acquisitions impacting the France employee population.

Connaissances

People Operations leadership

HR Operations

Stakeholder management

French employment law

Labour relations

Works Council management

Employee relations

Change management

Leadership

Description du poste

About Xerox Holdings Corporation
For more than 100 years, Xerox has continually redefined the workplace experience. Harnessing our leadership position in office and production print technology, we’ve expanded into software and services to sustainably power the hybrid workplace of today and tomorrow. Today, Xerox is continuing its legacy of innovation to deliver client-centric and digitally-driven technology solutions and meet the needs of today’s global, distributed workforce. From the office to industrial environments, our differentiated business and technology offerings and financial services are essential workplace technology solutions that drive success for our clients. At Xerox, we make work, work.Learn more about us at www.xerox.com .

As our business evolves, we want you to grow with us. At Xerox, you will have access to the development, support, and learning opportunities you need to succeed, including a broad range of learning platforms and career growth resources.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Xerox as the senior People Operations leader for France, supporting a workforce of approximately 1,000 employees.You will play a key role in driving operational excellence, ensuring compliance with French employment legislation, and partnering with senior business leaders to support organisational success.

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced People Operations Director to lead our People Operations function in France. Reporting to the People Operations & Labour Relations Leader, EMEA & APAC, you will lead a team of six People Operations professionals and provide strategic and operational leadership across the full employee lifecycle.

This role is ideal for a senior HR professional with extensive expertise in French employment law, labour relations, Works Council management, and employee relations, combined with outstanding leadership and stakeholder management skills.

What you will do

As People Operations Director, you will:

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team of six People Operations professionals.
• Oversee the delivery of efficient, compliant and high-quality People Operations services across the employee lifecycle.
• Act as the subject matter expert for French employment law, labour relations and collective agreements.
• Lead relationships with Works Councils (CSE), including all consultation and information processes, governance and employee representative engagement.
• Partner with business leaders to support organisational changes, restructurings and transformation initiatives while ensuring legal compliance.
• Manage complex employee relations matters, including disciplinary cases, investigations, grievances and performance issues.
• Build trusted relationships with senior business leaders, providing strategic guidance on workforce planning, governance, employment risk and People Operations strategy.
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners, Legal, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards and HR Centres of Excellence to deliver integrated people solutions.
• Drive operational excellence through process improvement, standardisation and automation.
• Monitor service delivery, compliance and employee experience, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Lead local and global HR projects, acquisitions and organisational initiatives impacting the France employee population.

What you bring

Required experience

• Extensive experience leading People Operations or HR Operations within France.
• Strong expertise in:
  • French employment law
  • Labour relations
  • Works Council (CSE) management
  • Employee relations
  • Change management
• Experience leading and developing HR teams.
• Experience partnering with senior business leaders in a multinational environment.

Skills and competencies

We are looking for someone who can thrive in a complex and fast-paced environment and who demonstrates:

• Outstanding stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience managing difficult stakeholder relationships and complex employee relations matters.
• Strong conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Confidence working with senior leadership and challenging business situations.
• A collaborative, business-focused approach with the ability to balance compliance and commercial priorities.
• Resilience, sound judgement and a proactive problem-solving mindset.
• Experience working within a matrix organisation is highly desirable.

Languages

• Fluent French.
• Fluent English (written and spoken) is essential, as this role regularly participates in regional and global business meetings.

Working model

• Based in France.

Why this role?

This is a highly visible leadership position offering the opportunity to influence business strategy while leading the People Operations function for one of Xerox's largest European markets. You will work closely with senior leaders across Xerox and Lexmark, helping shape the employee experience and ensuring operational excellence in a dynamic, multinational environment.

If you enjoy solving complex challenges, influencing senior stakeholders and leading high-performing teams, we'd love to hear from you.