People & Culture Lead - French Payroll & Compliance

Oakleaf Partnership; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global luxury art gallery based in London is seeking a People & Culture Manager to support employees throughout their lifecycle and improve people processes. This role requires fluent French, knowledge of French employment law, and experience in payroll management. Key responsibilities include onboarding, performance management, and ensuring compliance with UK and French legislation. Ideal candidates should be detail-oriented and proactive, with strong communication skills. This is a hybrid position, requiring some travel to Paris.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years’ experience in a HR Coordinator, HR Manager or People Operations role.
• Confident managing French payroll and employment law in a multi-country environment.
• Exceptionally organised, detail-driven and discreet.
• Strong communicator with a warm, approachable style.
• Proactive problem-solver who enjoys improving processes and employee experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support employees across onboarding, probation, performance cycles, promotions and exits.
• Act as first point of contact for employee queries relating to policies, payroll, benefits and HR processes.
• Build trusted relationships across the business, offering guidance and support when needed.
• Support recruitment administration including interview scheduling, offers and onboarding.
• Lead new starter orientation and manage HR system set-up and documentation.
• Maintain accurate employee data across HR systems and personnel files.
• Coordinate all payroll inputs with external payroll providers.
• Prepare and validate payroll runs, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Support benefits administration, pension and insurance processes.
• Ensure compliance with UK and French employment legislation.

Skills

Fluent in French

Strong working knowledge of French employment law

Hands-on experience of French payroll

Job description

A global luxury art gallery based in London is seeking a People & Culture Manager to support employees throughout their lifecycle and improve people processes. This role requires fluent French, knowledge of French employment law, and experience in payroll management. Key responsibilities include onboarding, performance management, and ensuring compliance with UK and French legislation. Ideal candidates should be detail-oriented and proactive, with strong communication skills. This is a hybrid position, requiring some travel to Paris.