Senior HR Business Partner

TL;DR

Senior HR Business Partner: Partnering with Engineering leaders and managers in France to support team performance, career development, and day-to-day people topics with an accent on French employee relations, coaching managers, and simplifying HR processes. Focus on applying French labor law, managing CSE topics, and handling sensitive situations with high emotional intelligence.

Location: Paris, France

Company

hirify.global delivers AI agents for insurers through an insurance-grade AI SaaS platform.

What you will do

• Build trusted partnerships with Engineering leaders and managers to translate team challenges into practical people actions.
• Manage French employee relations, including applying French employment law and overseeing CSE management.
• Streamline HR processes, documentation, and ways of working to reduce unnecessary complexity for managers and employees.
• Coach and enable managers on feedback, performance management, conflict resolution, and communication.
• Spot emerging organizational trends and address underlying risks before they escalate.
• Collaborate with the People Team on initiatives such as compensation reviews, organizational design, and employee lifecycle improvements.

Requirements

• Solid HR Business Partner experience, ideally in a fast-moving technology, SaaS, or data-driven scale-up environment.
• Practical expertise in French labor law and comfort navigating compliance and employee relations.
• Bilingual communication in French and English to manage sensitive local conversations and align with global teams.
• Ability to work hands-on with the business and solve concrete people problems with discretion and consistency.
• Structured, clear, and pragmatic approach to balancing strategic conversations with operational follow-up.
• Expected to be in the office in Paris at least 3 days per week due to the highly collaborative nature of the role.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible remote and hybrid working options.
• Competitive salary with a variable component tied to personal and company performance.
• Generous PTO and paid holidays, plus mental health benefits.
• Learning and development opportunities, including Focus Fridays (half-day monthly).
• 2 MAD Days per year for paid volunteering.

Hiring process

• Interviews with Head of TA, Head of HRBP and People Ops, and Head of Organizational Development and Learning.
• Additional interview with an Engineering/Technology stakeholder/partner.
• Final interview with the Chief People Officer.