Senior HR Business Partner France

Everfield
France
Remote

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior HR professionals with experience in complex corporate environments who can lead transformation and build strategic HR partnerships.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 8+ years in strategic HR leadership and experience in transformation projects
    — “8+ years in senior HR business partnering or strategic HR leadership roles”
  • Individuals who have led HR teams and shaped people strategies for growth and organisational effectiveness
    — “Lead, mentor, and develop your team to ensure strong delivery and career growth”
  • Professionals with deep knowledge of financial services or professional services environments
    — “Experience in financial services, professional services, or comparable complex corporate/scale up environments”

Things to consider

  • Strong French and English language skills are required, especially at higher proficiency levels
    — “Excellent verbal and written communication skills in French (C2) and English (C1 or C2)”
  • The role demands a high level of stakeholder management and influence, not just execution
    — “Stakeholder management and influencing skills”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in managing M&A integrations and cultural change initiatives
    — “Oversight of M&A and integrations”
  • Emphasize your ability to translate data into actionable HR strategies
    — “Proficiency in people analytics and ability to translate data into actionable insights”
  • Demonstrate your track record in aligning people strategy with business priorities
    — “Aligning people strategy with business objectives and priorities”
  • Showcase your leadership in succession planning and talent development
    — “Identifying, developing, and retaining key talent”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • 8+ years in senior HR business partnering or strategic HR leadership roles
  • Proven experience in organisational design, workforce planning, and leading transformation/change initiatives
Typical background
Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing HR teams

Skills & requirements

Required

HR Business PartneringOrganisational DesignWorkforce PlanningChange ManagementEmployee RelationsStrategic PartnershipSuccession PlanningPeople AnalyticsStakeholder ManagementInfluencing SkillsHR GovernanceCompliance

Preferred

HR CertificationWorkday ExperienceExperience In Financial Services, Professional Services, Or Comparable Complex Corporate/scale Up Environments

Stack & domain

HR Business PartnerOrganisational DesignWorkforce PlanningChange ManagementSuccession PlanningPeople AnalyticsWorkdayLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingStrategic ThinkingHR CertificationHRFinanceProfessional Services

About the role

Original posting from Everfield via Ashby

ABOUT EVERFIELD

Everfield buys, builds, and grows European vertical market and specialist software companies, providing them with the tools they need to move to the next level. Our mission is to foster ambition, fuel growth, and unlock opportunities for Europe’s software ecosystem.

Companies in the Everfield ecosystem follow a decentralised model, maintaining their team, brand, and offices, while focusing on what they do best - building products and supporting customers. Everfield provides support in talent acquisition, HR, and access to a team of experts in building and growing European B2B SaaS companies who consult on financial and operational topics. Founded in 2022, Everfield has an ecosystem presence in 10 countries, and growing.

Location: France (Remote)

Department: Human Resources

Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time

Role Description

As a Senior HR Business Partner, you will be a strategic partner to senior stakeholders across portfolio companies in your region, shaping HR direction in line with business priorities. You will lead organisational design and workforce planning, oversee change management initiatives, and provide strategic guidance on succession and talent. Acting as an escalation point for complex HR matters, you will ensure consistent HR governance and alignment across the region. A key part of your role will be leading and developing the HRBP team, while serving as a bridge between business needs and global HR CoE programs.

Role & Key Responsibilities (Including but not limited to)

  • Change Management: Oversee restructures, transformation projects, cultural change initiatives and Oversight of M&A and integrations.
  • Employee Relations: Manage escalations of high risk employee relation cases and act as the point of contact for senior level disputes and legal matters.
  • Strategic Partnership: Partner with senior leadership to shape and deliver HR strategies that enable growth, culture, and organisational effectiveness.
  • Organisational Design & Workforce Planning: Lead workforce analysis, role design, and planning initiatives to ensure the business has the right capabilities for the future and to support business objectives.
  • Stakeholder Advisory: Provide expert HR advice to senior stakeholders, aligning people strategy with business objectives and priorities.
  • Succession Planning: Embed succession processes and guide leadership teams in identifying, developing, and retaining key talent.
  • Data-Driven Insights: Use analytics to identify trends, measure impact of HR initiatives, and support data led decision making and recommendations.
  • Governance & Compliance: Ensure policies, frameworks and practices are applied consistently and in line with legal requirements.
  • Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop your team to ensure strong delivery and career growth.

Skills & Experience Required

  • 8+ years in senior HR business partnering or strategic HR leadership roles.
  • Proven experience in organisational design, workforce planning, and leading transformation/change initiatives.
  • Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing HR teams.
  • Proficiency in people analytics and ability to translate data into actionable insights.
  • Stakeholder management and influencing skills.
  • HR Certification strongly preferred, experience with Workday desirable.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in French (C2) and English (C1 or C2).
  • Experience in financial services, professional services, or comparable complex corporate/scale up environments.

Source: Everfield careers (Ashby)

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