Head Of Human Ressources - CDI - Paris H/F Papernest

With over 900 employees, we are strengthening our position as a European market leader.

papernest is growing fast, and our HR function needs to keep pace. We're looking for our next Head of HR France to take the lead on HR strategy across our entire French footprint, around 250 employees, split between Paris and Reims.

HR strategy & executive partnership

• Define and drive the HR strategy and roadmap, aligned with the company's business plan and growth priorities.

• Act as a trusted advisor to the Founder & Managing Director and the leadership team on organisation design, workforce planning, leadership and culture.

• Translate business priorities into people priorities, with clear KPIs, budget ownership and regular reporting to the leadership team.

• Lead the HR team: set the direction, build capabilities and develop HR talent.

Organisation, transformation & change

• Lead organizational transformation projects, including reorganizations, restructurings and the integration of new activities, from design to execution.

• Steer complex social and legal matters (collective procedures, litigation, sensitive individual cases) in close partnership with legal counsel.

• Drive change management at scale, with a strong focus on manager engagement and clear, consistent communication.

Leadership, performance & culture

• Deploy the Manager DNA program (Posture + Practice, built on 4 pillars: Model / Do-er / Coach / Driver) and turn it into a lasting leadership standard.

• Own the performance management cycle, including the redesigned review grid (50% OKR / 50% Work Formula & skills), calibration and its link to rewards.

• Shape a high-performance, inclusive culture and keep engagement high through periods of change.

Total rewards & people analytics

• Define compensation and benefits policies: salary structures, variable pay, equity (BSPCE) and benefits, with a sharp eye on market positioning and cost.

• Build HR dashboards and people analytics to steer headcount, payroll cost, turnover, engagement and performance with data.

HR transformation & AI

• Lead the HR AI-Transformation programme: map the employee journey, deploy Claude as a strategic HR ally and Cowork to automate low-value operational tasks.

• Move the HR function from reactive to proactive, leveraging data, AI and the HRIS (Workday) to raise service quality and efficiency.

HR operations, compliance & employee relations

• Guarantee full legal compliance on payroll, personnel administration and labour law, working with external payroll providers and advisors.

• Lead social dialogue with employee representative bodies: prepare and run information and consultation procedures, and build a constructive, trust-based relationship.

• Oversee talent acquisition and development: employer brand, hiring strategy, training plans, career paths and succession planning.
  

• 10+ years of HR experience, including several years in a senior HR leadership role (HR Director, VP HR or equivalent) and a strong generalist background.

• Proven track record as a strategic partner to a founder, CEO or executive committee, ideally in a fast-growing scale-up or a tech / digital environment.

• Hands-on experience with large-scale transformations: reorganisations, restructurings, collective procedures and complex social dialogue.

• Solid expertise in labour law, compensation & benefits, performance management and HRIS (Workday experience is a strong plus).

• A data-driven mindset: you build business cases, steer with KPIs and use people analytics to make decisions.

• Inspiring leadership, sound judgement under pressure and outstanding interpersonal skills: you are credible with executives, managers and employee representatives alike.

• Genuine curiosity for AI and new HR tools: you are eager to rethink processes with Claude or Cowork.

• Strategic and hands-on: you can design a vision and roll up your sleeves to deliver it.

• Fluent English is required, French and/or Spanish are a strong plus.

🌍 Grow in an international and inclusive environment: Everyone has their place at papernest! With over 46 different nationalities, it's not unusual here to start your sentence in French and finish it in English or en español ¡

💸 Compensation: You'll receive a Business Creator Share Warrants (BSPCE) package upon joining, according to the company's current policy.

🏆 Perks: As a home insurance provider and supplier of green electricity and gas, we offer great deals to our employees-because our perks shouldn't be reserved just for our customers!

🩺 Health: We offer Alan, a hassle-free and paperless health insurance provider, with 50% coverage by papernest.

🍽️ Meals: Enjoy a Swile card for your €9/day meal vouchers, 50% funded by papernest. Plus, there's breakfast every Tuesday at the office, an Ideal Garden fridge on site, and discounts at partner restaurants for healthy and balanced meals.

⛳Sport: access toservice to enjoy discounted gym membership.

📚 Training: Your development matters. You'll have access to continuous training tailored to your goals-whether they're technical, linguistic, or managerial.

📈 Career growth: Multiple paths are open to you to grow-by deepening your expertise or exploring new directions. We're here to support your professional ambitions.

✨ Remote work: Benefit from 2 days of remote work per week to boost your focus and productivity.

⚖️ Legal advice: Enjoy privileged access to Ekie for personalized legal and tax advice, helping you handle all your administrative needs with peace of mind!

• First call with , Talent Acquisition Specialist (30');

• Interview with , CHRO (1h);

• interview with , Founder & Managing Director (45');

• Business Case to evaluate your skills.

If this is your challenge, don't miss it! We look forward to meeting you, no matter your gender, race, age, religion, disability, or sexual orientation. Our selection processes and workplace are inclusive and adapted for everyone.

Ladies, we strongly encourage you to apply! Even if you feel that you do not meet all the criteria mentioned in this offer, please note that they are only indicative. Your application will be considered with great interest. Parity and diversity are an asset for our teams!

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