Employee & Labor Relations Manager France

EMPLOYEE AND LABOR RELATIONS (ERLR) MANAGER FRANCE

Location: Issy-les-Moulineaux, France

Responsibilities

• Collaborate optimally with other HR pillars to achieve a unified HR approach.
• Ensure ERLR policies comply with local labor law standards.
• Conduct social agenda and lead employee representatives’ meetings (CSE, CSSCT, etc.).
• Develop and negotiate labor relations strategies, including company CBAs within scope.
• Provide business impact assessment and labor relations consulting, especially during major workforce events such as M&A, divestitures, restructuring, and reduction in force.
• Drive direct interventions with People Leaders and employees on critical cases and customer concerns.
• Lead grievance investigations and disciplinary actions.
• Raise awareness of ERLR processes and policies for BU HR and People Leaders.
• Deliver ERLR change and communications work, building positive relationships with stakeholders such as BU HRs, managing directors, legal, and HCC functions.
• Understand key performance indicators and operational metrics to achieve service level agreements and customer service standards.
• Interpret business metrics into actionable insights.
• Recommend continuous improvement opportunities, reviewing and coaching on operational processes, policies, SOPs, and work instructions, and implementing key improvement plans.
• Participate in EMEA continuous improvement initiatives.
• Meet metrics and SLAs.
• Demonstrate understanding of AI concepts, frameworks, responsible AI practices, and the impact of AI on the workforce.

What You Will Need to Succeed

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a positive, can‑do attitude.
• Strong influence skills within a multi‑layered business environment.
• High degree of independence to provide ERLR support to key business partners.
• Robust HR compliance and legal expertise in France.
• Significant experience managing complex labor relations.
• Outstanding collaboration skills and a passion for results, impact, accountability, and repeatable processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s in employment/labor law, HR, or related fields preferred.
• Fluency in English and French.
• Minimum 7 years of dynamic HR experience, including direction to management, complex labor relations (works councils, unions), investigations, misconduct handling, organizational changes, and grievances.
• Experience in relationship management, coaching, collaboration with leaders at all levels, and key business partners.
• Experience shaping solutions and driving business results with strong communication and collaboration.
• Experience with technologies such as ticket management, knowledge management, and document management.
• Experience in HR analytics development and reporting to support data‑driven decisions.

Required Skills

• Continuous improvement
• Employment Law
• Labor Law Compliance

Preferred Skills

• Coaching
• Commercial Awareness
• Conflict Resolution
• Consulting
• Corporate Investigations
• Cultural Competence
• Diplomacy
• Employee Relations
• HR Strategic Management
• Human Resources Consulting
• Labor and Employment Law
• Mediation
• People Centricity
• People Performance Management
• Process Improvements
• Talent Management
• Technical Credibility
• Union Relationships

Benefits

• Annual bonus with set target, based on company and employee performance.
• Vacation days.
• Parental leave of at least 12 weeks.
• Bereavement leave.
• Caregiver leave.
• Volunteer leave.
• Well‑being reimbursement.
• Programs for financial, physical, and mental health.
• Service anniversary and recognition awards.
• Eligibility for multiple insurance plans for employees and, in some locations, eligible dependents.

Johnson & Johnson is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.