HR Manager France
Shape the employee experience in an international organization where people, expertise and collaboration drive our success.
As our HR Manager France , you'll be more than an HR expert – you'll be a trusted advisor to leaders, a partner to employees and a key contributor to our business.
Supporting +250 employees across multiple legal entities , you'll work in a dynamic matrix organization . You will report directly to the HR Director Europe, with a dotted reporting line to the Country Manager France. In this role, you’ll collaborate with local management, local and global HR teams as well as international stakeholders to create an engaging employee experience and support sustainable business growth.
If you're looking for a role where you can combine strategic thinking with hands‑on HR leadership and solution orientation, you'll find plenty of opportunities to make a meaningful impact here.
What You'll Do
- Partner with managers on organizational development, employee relations and people decisions
- Support +250 employees across multiple legal entities, ensuring a consistent and positive employee experience
- Build constructive relationships with local Works Councils, fostering open dialogue and supporting a positive social climate
- Drive recruitment, talent development, engagement and local HR initiatives aligned with our global HR strategy
- Ensure compliance with French employment law while continuously improving local HR processes in terms of efficiency and effectiveness
- Collaborate across a matrix organization, working closely with regional and global HR teams on international projects and best practices
- Travel occasionally to different sites in France to stay close to the business, managers and employees
What you'll bring:
- 10+ years experience as an HR Manager or Senior HR Business Partner in a generalist HR environment
- Strong knowledge of French employment law and employee relations
- Solid background in collaborating with employee representative bodies / Works Councils
- Proven ability to support managers in a complex business environment
- Fluency in both French and English
- A hands‑on mindset combined with solution‑oriented thinking and strategic perspective
You’ll thrive in this role if you…
- enjoy building trusted relationships across different levels of the organization
- are comfortable balancing strategic priorities with operational HR topics
- communicate with confidence, empathy and integrity
- like working in an international, matrix environment where collaboration is key
- are curious, drive and the ability to move topics forward and continuously look for better ways of working
HR plays an important role in helping our people and our business grow.
As part of an international company with +28,000 employees worldwide , you’ll have the opportunity to connect across borders, collaborate with colleagues around the world and contribute to initiatives that shape the future of our organization.
You’ll join a team where expertise is valued, collaboration is encouraged and your ideas can make a real difference.
Benefits
- Positive working atmosphere: Isn't it tempting to work for an established, significant company with a rich heritage? Here's the even better news: we also want the work to be fun!
- Bonus programmes: We believe in rewarding performance by recognising success. Let’s talk about the details of our bonus programmes in a personal meeting.
- Remote working: Commuting is a time and mood killer, especially during rush hour. We offer remote work and welcome you to join our team regardless of your current location!
- Flexible working hours: Balancing your private and professional life is not always easy: family matters, personal needs, transport or simply your own energy cycle - our flexible working hours support you in this!
- Experienced and international teams: We welcome new talent, but are also proud of our many long‑standing colleagues. Let your personal experience come together with our multicultural TÜV Rheinland experience to achieve something together!
- Employee training and development: We live ‘Just right’ as the core of our corporate DNA. Constantly growing together and learning from each other is therefore a matter of course for us!