People Operations Senior Associate

EcoVadis; Paris; Hybride; EUR 60 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid work organization (12 days in-<

Private Health Insurance (Mutuelle) 50

Wellness allowance

Learning and development

Sustainability events

Employee-led resource groups

Gymlib subscription

Hybrid monthly allowance

Résumé du poste

EcoVadis is seeking a People Operations Senior Associate based in Paris to support France and the wider Southern Europe region. The role blends strict compliance with an agile, employee-first mindset, handling lifecycle administration, onboarding, payroll inputs, and benefits using Workday.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in HR with strong French labor law knowledge and a background in legal settings. The position offers hybrid work and opportunities to influence HR operations across regions.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience in Employee Relations, HR Generalist with labor focus, or Corporate Labor Paralegal in France.
• Direct experience coordinating matters related to French Works Councils (CSE).
• Deep knowledge of French employment law, conventions collectives, and DUERP updates.
• Candidates with a strong legal background transitioning to operational HR are welcome.

Responsabilités

• Partner with managers across France to advise on people strategies and disciplinary processes.
• Foster open dialogue and guide staff through career progression and internal mobility.
• Lead French labor compliance and act as the primary HR contact for CSE, oversee health and safety governance.

Connaissances

Employee relations

HR generalist

Labor law

Formation

Bachelor or equivalent in HR/Law

Outils

AI tools (Claude/Gemini)

Workday

Google Workspace

MS Office

NetSuite

Description du poste

Work smart, have fun and make an impact!

Our purpose is to guide all companies toward a sustainable world. EcoVadis is the leading provider of business sustainability ratings. Our solutions are backed by an international team of experts and powerful technology. We analyze data and build sustainability scorecards that give companies actionable insights into their environmental, social and ethical risks.

Why apply to EcoVadis? Be a part of the global sustainability change in business. Grow your career. Work with extraordinary people. Feel valued for your contribution.

Learn more about our team and culture on EcoVadis careers page.

Job Description

Based from our headquarters in Paris, the People Operations Senior Associate will be an integral member of the regional HR team.

In this role, you will seamlessly blend rigorous legal and compliance adherence with an agile, employee-enablement mindset, supporting day-to-day lifecycle administration not only for France but across the wider Southern Europe region, as needed.

We are looking for someone who demonstrates an AI-first mindset, with the curiosity to audit legacy processes and leverage tools like Gemini or Claude to enhance efficiency for HR and employees.

A strong foundation in French labor relations, compliance, and employment law, alongside a deep understanding of workplace dynamics, is crucial for this role. Candidates coming from a strong legal background with a genuine motivation to transition into an operational HR track are highly welcome.

Responsibilities:

Manager Partnership & Employee Relations: Act as strategic HR partner to managers across France. Advise on people strategies, guide disciplinary processes, oversee grievances, and conduct confidential workplace investigations.

Employee Experience: Champion open dialogue and high-touch employee advocacy. Facilitate informal conflict resolution and guide staff through career progression, development, and internal mobility.

Compliance & Social Dialogue: Lead French labor compliance and serve as primary operational contact for the CSE. Oversee health and safety governance (DUERP), statutory leaves, occupational health (Médecine du Travail), and benefit schemes (Mutuelle/Prévoyance).

HR Operations & Employee Lifecycle: Manage the full employee lifecycle in France using Workday, ensuring data integrity and legal compliance. Execute onboarding, monthly payroll inputs, benefits administration, policy rollouts, and compliant offboardings.

As EcoVadis continues to evolve, there may be exciting opportunities to broaden your scope and contribute your expertise to new projects or responsibilities within the People Operations team. We value flexibility and are committed to ensuring any transitions align with your professional development and unique qualifications.

Qualifications

Education & Academic Foundation

• A University degree in Human Resources Management, Employment Law, or a closely related professional discipline is highly preferred.

Experience & Track Record

• A minimum of 4+ years of professional experience as an Employee Relations Specialist, HR Generalist with a heavy labor/relations focus, or Corporate Labor Paralegal in France.
• Direct experience coordinating matters related to French Works Councils (CSE) is mandatory.
• Deep, practical knowledge of French employment law (Code du Travail), collective bargaining agreements (conventions collectives), French disciplinary protocols, and hands-on familiarity with updating the DUERP.
• Candidates coming from a strong legal background with a genuine motivation to transition into an operational HR track are welcome.

Technical Expertise

• Adeptness in leveraging AI tools, such as Claude or Gemini, as well as automation to optimize HR workflows, enhance operational efficiency, and support data-driven decision-making.
• Excellent baseline knowledge of digital office tool suites (Google Workspace, MS Office, NetSuite, Workday).

Language Skills & Linguistic Toolkit

• Fluency in French is mandatory. A strong professional command of English, our corporate language, is required to collaborate with global leadership and support non-French-speaking local employees daily.

Operational Skills & Required Competencies

• Conflict Resolution & Objectivity: Exceptional conflict-resolution capabilities, strong analytical skills to perform risk assessments, and the objectivity required to handle sensitive workplace matters under pressure.
• Stakeholder Influence: Communicates clearly and displays a strong ability to influence, guide, and convince internal stakeholders at all tiers of the company.
• Organization & Time Management: Exceptional organizational and time-management skills; capable of prioritizing high volumes of operational tasks and meeting tight legal deadlines.
• Ethical Integrity: Ability to operate with total ethical integrity, absolute professionalism, and complete confidentiality at all times.
• Resilience & Emotional Intelligence: Resilient and emotionally intelligent; able to navigate complex crisis situations or sensitive employee issues calmly and effectively.

Additional Information

• Location: Paris

In return for your expertise, we offer:

• Support with all the necessary office and IT equipment
• Wellness allowance for mental and physical wellbeing
• Access to professional mental health support
• Learning and development
• Sustainability events and community involvement
• Employee-led resource groups
• Hybrid work organization (12 days in office per month)
• Working from abroad policy
• Private Health Insurance (Mutuelle) 50% paid by the company
• Gymlib subscription
• Hybrid Monthly Allowance for electricity and Internet
• French social security system and the welfare plan subscribed by the company (Prevoyance Collective)

Our hiring team looks forward to reviewing your CV, in English, with a guaranteed response to every application. A new job with purpose awaits you!

Don’t meet all criteria? Please apply anyway. We welcome diverse candidates and want to assess your skills and potential contribution to EcoVadis, regardless of your background.

Can the hiring process be adjusted to suit my needs? Yes. We want all candidates, including people with disabilities, people with long-term health conditions, and neurodiverse applicants, to feel confident demonstrating their potential. If you require adjustments, such as interview questions in advance, please inform the hiring team.

Our team’s strength comes from everyone’s uniqueness and is founded upon mutual respect. EcoVadis commits to equity, inclusion and reducing bias in our hiring processes. EcoVadis does not accept any form of discrimination based on characteristics such as color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, beliefs, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, disability, parental status, or any other protected characteristic that makes you unique. To reduce bias in hiring, applicants are encouraged to remove personal details such as photos, marital/parental status, religion, gender, postal code, university name/graduation date, past leave details, and nationality (instead, confirm eligibility to work in the job location).

Our recruitment processes do not include AI systems that make autonomous decisions impacting individuals’ rights without human oversight. Inputs and outputs of the system have been validated by humans and answers are based on algorithms that analyze previous data with which the system has been trained. We use SmartRecruiters as our applicant tracking system and to schedule interviews. Gemini is used to summarize notes from interviews and to refine job descriptions and social media messaging. AssessFirst is used to support talent assessment decisions.