People Operations Director - France

Xerox; Paris; Hybride; EUR 150 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Xerox in France seeks a senior People Operations leader to support a workforce of around 1,000 employees. You will lead a high‑performing team, ensure compliant HR services across the employee lifecycle, and act as a subject matter expert on French employment law and labour relations.

You will partner with senior business leaders and Works Councils (CSE), drive transformation while maintaining compliance, and guide workforce planning and governance in a multinational, hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• This role requires extensive leadership of People Operations in France.
• Strong expertise in French employment law, labour relations and CSE management.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders in a multinational environment.
• Proven ability to drive transformation and compliance across HR processes.

Responsabilités

• Lead a six‑person People Operations team and oversee service delivery.
• Act as SME for French employment law, labour relations and collective agreements.
• Lead Works Councils (CSE) engagement and governance activities.
• Partner with business leaders on organisational changes and transformations.
• Manage complex employee relations matters and investigations.
• Drive process improvements and automation in People Operations.
• Lead HR projects and acquisitions impacting France workforce.

Connaissances

People Ops leadership

HR operations France

French labor law

Labour relations

CSE management

Stakeholder mgmt

Change management

Negotiation

Relationship building

Matrix organisation

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.

Why join Xerox?

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.

The Opportunity

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.

What you will do

• 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.

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 and change management.
• Experience leading and developing HR teams.
• Experience partnering with senior business leaders in a multinational environment.

Skills and Competencies

• 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

• Hybrid working.
• 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.