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HR Specialist France

PNO Innovation


Job Location:

Paris - France

Yearly Salary: EUR 45000 - 52000
Posted: 19 September 2026 (17 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 17 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job summary (Short promotional text)

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

Based in Paris you will work closely with managers and employees across our French organisation combining operational HR responsibilities with manager support employee development and engagement. At the same time you will be part of PNO Innovations international HR team and collaborate with HR colleagues across Europe.
Your mission (What are you going to do in text) summarised down below

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.

You will act as a trusted HR partner to the French organisation taking ownership of local HR processes and employee matters while contributing to PNOs broader people initiatives in areas such as Performance & Development Learning & Development and employee engagement.
Your tasks 1st part (in max 4 bullets)
  • 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.
Your tasks 2nd part (In max 4 bullets)
  • 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.
Your profile 1st part (in max 4 bullets)
  • At least5 years of experience in an HR Specialist HR Generalist HR Officer or similarly broad HR role.
  • Good practical knowledge of theFrench 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.
Your Profile 2nd part (In max 4 bullets)
  • 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 inFrench and English with an open and collaborative mindset suited to an international environment.
Why us (What do we offer) 1st part (in max 4 bullets)
  • Join one of Europes 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.
Why us (What do we offer) 2nd part (in max 4 bullets)
  • 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 gross per year depending on experience.
About us
PNO Innovation is the leading innovation and funding consultancy in Europe. With our broad sector expertise and more than 40 years of experience in national and European grants we help give space to good ideas and make innovation happen.

PNO Innovation employs more than 600 professionals across offices throughout Europe: Belgium Germany France Greece Italy the Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain and the UK. What started more than 40 years ago as a student project in the Netherlands has grown into a European industry leader with a focus on creating sustainable impact.

Required Experience:

IC


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