Head of France (m/f)

Position based in the Northwest of France – fluent English required

In a context of growth and transformation, the French subsidiary is seeking its future Head of France.

• Reporting to Group Management, you will take full responsibility for the company’s French business organized around a multi-site network.
• Beyond managing the economic performance of the subsidiary, your mission is to support a new phase of development by strengthening the organization’s structure, promoting team alignment, and creating the conditions for sustainable and ambitious growth.
• You will operate in a rapidly changing environment, notably marked by the integration of recent acquisitions, the development of a shared culture, and the strengthening of governance. You will actively contribute to advancing the organization towards greater agility, accountability, and collective performance.

Your Responsibilities

As HEAD of France (M/F), you are responsible for the subsidiary’s overall performance in commercial, operational, human, and financial aspects. In this capacity, you:

• Manage all French activities with full responsibility for the profit and loss account;
• Define and implement the French market development strategy in line with the Group’s direction;
• Accelerate commercial growth and consolidate the company’s positioning in its markets;
• Ensure operational excellence of a multi-site organization by focusing on service quality, safety, and customer satisfaction;
• Align the company’s key functions (sales, operations, finance, and human resources) around shared objectives and effective governance;
• Support the integration of recently acquired entities and encourage the emergence of a common culture;
• Develop team skills, strengthen manager autonomy, and grow the executive committee;
• Implement rigorous management of performance, priorities, and action plans to improve execution and the organization’s responsiveness;
• Represent the French subsidiary to the Group and actively contribute to international strategic discussions.

Your Profile

• With a higher education background (business school, engineering school, or equivalent university degree), you have significant experience in General Management, Business Unit Management, or Profit Center Management with full P&L responsibility.
• You have built your career in technical B2B, industrial, service, or equipment rental environments, and have demonstrated your ability to lead complex organizations combining commercial, operational, and human challenges.
• You have in particular:
• Successful experience in contexts of transformation, sustained growth, post-acquisition integration, or scaling up;
• Solid experience in managing multi-site organizations;
• A strong ability to unite teams around a common vision and ambitious objectives;
• An accessible, demanding, and supportive leadership style that fosters engagement and accountability;
• Good command of matrix environments and interactions with international headquarters;
• Fluent English enabling you to operate effectively in the Group’s context.
• Knowledge of the equipment rental sector, technical services, or related activities will be a real asset.

Why Join This Opportunity?

This position is aimed at a leader wishing to have a direct impact on the transformation and development of a strategic activity in France.

You will join a solid and ambitious international group, offering a stimulating environment that combines growth, autonomy, leadership challenges, and proximity to strategic decisions.

Do you wish to actively contribute to building a high-performing, committed, and forward-looking organization? This opportunity will allow you to play a key role in a new phase of high-potential development.

Confidentiality guaranteed.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Our client is a leading international group, recognized for its expertise in high value-added technical solutions for demanding industrial environments. Present in the French market for many years, it supports its clients with a comprehensive offer of equipment rental and associated services.