HR Specialist France

PNO Innovation is looking for an experienced and hands-on HR Specialist France to support our French organisation and take ownership of the day-to-day HR agenda.

Your mission is to ensure a strong and reliable HR foundation for PNO Innovation France while helping our managers and employees perform, develop and thrive.

• Act as the day-to-day HR point of contact for managers and employees in France and support Team Leaders on performance, development, feedback and sensitive people matters.
• Coordinate the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, probation periods, career changes and offboarding.
• Ensure HR administration, employee documentation and local HR processes are accurate, timely and compliant.
• Contribute to employee relations and act as a point of contact for employee representatives, working with external labour-law specialists when needed.

• Support employee engagement, Learning & Development, Performance & Development and talent-development initiatives in France.
• Collaborate with our central recruitment team and local managers on recruitment, onboarding and employer branding.
• Monitor relevant HR indicators and continuously identify opportunities to improve HR processes and the employee experience.
• Collaborate with Finance, local stakeholders and the international HR team, contributing to Group HR initiatives and adapting common approaches to the French context.

• At least 5 years of experience in an HR Specialist, HR Generalist, HR Officer or similarly broad HR role.
• Good practical knowledge of the French employment environment and labour law.
• Experience supporting managers and employees across the employee lifecycle and handling employee-relations matters.
• Confidence advising managers on performance, development, feedback and sensitive people situations.

• Experience or strong interest in Learning & Development, employee engagement and people development.
• Strong organisational, communication and stakeholder-management skills, with a proactive and solution-oriented approach.
• Professional maturity, discretion, sound judgement and the confidence to constructively challenge when needed.
• Professional fluency in French and English, with an open and collaborative mindset suited to an international environment.

• Join one of Europe's leading innovation and public funding consultancies, with more than 600 colleagues across 10 European countries.
• Take real ownership of the day-to-day HR agenda for our French organisation.
• Work closely with managers and employees and have a visible impact on the employee experience.
• Combine hands-on HR with meaningful work in manager support, engagement, learning and people development.

• Become part of an international HR team and collaborate with colleagues across Europe.
• Contribute to both local and Group-wide HR initiatives.
• Benefit from opportunities for professional development and growth within PNO Innovation.
• Competitive salary of €45,000–€52,000 gross per year, depending on experience.