HR Manager, Employee Success & Labor relations (France and Southern Europe)

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About Us

Kyriba is a global fintech leader empowering CFOs and finance teams with cloud-based treasury payments and risk management solutions. We serve 3000 customers worldwide managing $15 trillion in payments annually and helping businesses optimize liquidity performance across the enterprise.

Were on a mission to become the most sought-after cloud technology company globally. We think big innovate relentlessly and challenge the status quo every day. If you are a problem-solver whos ready to push boundaries and achieve more than you thought possible-youll find an exceptional career within an extraordinary business.

Location:

Paris La Défense France - Hybrid

About the Team

Our Global Employee Success team is dedicated to delivering modern compliant and high-quality HR services worldwide. We are committed to operational excellence and the continuous improvement of our people processes through automation innovation and effective collaboration across the HR function.

Role Overview

We are seeking an HR Manager for France & Southern Europe who will be the regions primary authority for HR administration compliance and employment relations. You will ensure all HR practices meet legal requirements lead all interactions with the French workers council (CSE) and manage a team of HR Generalists to deliver efficient and accurate HR administration. You will drive the successful local implementation of global HR projects and initiatives champion process automation and outsourcing and ensure the year-round planning and delivery of both compliance and global activities. Your leadership will help ensure consistency risk mitigation and a strong control environment as we modernize our HR function. Fluency in French and English is required.

Key Responsibilities

Compliance & Labor relations management

• Ensure all HR processes policies and documentation are fully compliant with labor law and local requirements for the countries under your scope (France Italy Germany)

• Lead all interactions with the French workers council (CSE) including organizing and facilitating meetings preparing documentation and ensuring timely and transparent communication.

• Drive a positive labor relations climate by maintaining frequent transparent engagement with the union representative to build long-term trust and constructive social dialogue.

• Monitor regulatory developments and proactively update policies and processes.

• Serve as the main contact for labor authorities legal counsel and internal/external auditors.

• Maintain full compliance with collective agreements and foster constructive relationships with worker representatives.

• Develop and maintain an annual compliance calendar planning all compliance-related activities (e.g. mandatory reporting audits CSE consultations) to ensure timely execution and risk mitigation.

HR Administration

• Oversee effective administration of HR processes for France & Southern Europe including onboarding offboarding employee data management HR documentation and employee support.

• Ensure accurate timely and confidential management of HR records.

• Collaborate with Global Talent Acquisition to coordinate local recruitment processes.

Process Improvement Automation & Outsourcing

• Identify and deliver process optimization automation and standardization initiatives to improve efficiency and quality.

• Lead or support outsourcing projects for transactional HR activities leveraging both expert vendors and shared service centers as appropriate.

Team Leadership

• Lead coach and develop a team of HR Generalists.

• Foster a culture of accountability compliance and continuous improvement.

• Support escalated employee relations and complex HR cases in partnership with HRBPs and legal.

Partnership & Planning

• Collaborate effectively with the wider HR team (HRBPs Centers of Excellence Talent Acquisition Payroll etc.) to ensure seamless delivery of both global and local initiatives.

• Ensure the effective local implementation of global HR projects and programs adapting them where needed for compliance and cultural fit in the region.

• Plan and balance the execution of global initiatives with the delivery of local compliance activities throughout the year ensuring both are accomplished to a high standard.

Collaboration & Global Alignment

• Share best practices and support global consistency with other Employee Success teams.

• Contribute to HR data analytics and reporting as required.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Law or related field.

• 5 years in HR roles with significant responsibility for labor relations compliance administration ideally in a multinational context and in a tech/Saas industry

• Expert knowledge of French labor law HR compliance and CSE/workers council management.

• Proven experience delivering efficient HR administration and documentation.

• Demonstrated success in process documentation automation and/or outsourcing in HR.

• Experience leading or coaching HR teams.

• Excellent communication skills; fluency in French and English is required.

• Strong organizational skills attention to detail and a customer service orientation.

• Proactive resilient and able to manage competing priorities.

Why Join Us

• Play a central role in ensuring compliance and delivering efficient HR administration for a rapidly growing global business.

• Drive the modernization of HR through automation process improvement and effective planning.

• Bring global HR innovations and best practices to life in France & Southern Europe ensuring the region benefits from global HR transformation.

• Own the critical relationship with the workers council positively shaping employee experience and company culture.

• Join a collaborative forward-thinking global HR team with opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Our Values Guide Everything We Do

• Think Big & Constantly Innovate: We have the confidence to think big embrace change challenge the status quo and continuously evolve - incorporating new technologies and driving industry progress.

• Put our Customers Needs First: We are passionate about delivering the highest value for our customers and supporting them with end-to-end care throughout their journey with us.

• Act with Integrity: Integrity is at the heart of everything we do. We take personal responsibility for our actions own our decisions and honour each others contributions. We empower each other through honesty respect trust and transparency.

• Work as One Team: We are driven by our common goals and share in each others successes and failures learning and working together as a team where everyone can bring their best selves.

• Strive for Excellence while Having Fun: We enjoy tackling new challenges together and revel in continuous improvement as we deliver with ultimate professionalism the very best for our customers while exceeding our own expectations.

Kyriba offers a comprehensive compensation package including a range of health welfare and wellbeing benefits designed to support both your professional and personal life.

Kyriba believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex race creed color gender religion marital status domestic partner status age national origin or ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition sexual orientation pregnancy military or veteran status citizenship and genetic information.

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