People Business Partner EMEA

• Applications are considered on a rolling basis
• Paris
• On-site

Job Description

Acne Studios is a progressive luxury house and through collaboration and curiosity we set high aspirations and strive for excellence. We value everyones contribution and embrace feedback to develop ourselves and others. We aim to minimise our environmental impact across all our operations and to address societal challenges in the way we conduct our business.

As People Business Partner EMEA based in our Paris office you turn Acne Studios People strategy into locally relevant initiatives that drive performance and longterm growth across the region. Partnering closely with European leaders and the global People team you build trusted relationships and enable the development of highperforming inclusive and engaged teams - guided by Acne Studios values and culture.

CULTURE OF COLLABORATION

We firmly believe that when you feel supported included and trusted it enables you to enjoy your work and thrive in it. You will be a part of a team of colleagues with diverse roles and backgrounds each with their unique skills and experiences.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

As People Business Partner EMEA your main contribution is to help translate business needs into People actions that support performance and a strong employee experience across EMEA.

Reporting to the Head of People you play a vital role in ensuring consistent and progressive People practices and working closely with leaders to foster an inclusive and effective organisation across EMEA by:

• Act as a trusted People Business Partner to senior leaders across Paris and EMEA supporting effective leadership and sound people decisions
• Deliver regional People processes and cycles (performance rewards talent succession engagement) with consistency and quality in close collaboration with the global People team
• Coach and advise leaders on organisation design workforce planning change leadership behaviour and team development
• Lead employee relations matters ensuring compliance with French labour law internal policies and Acne Studios ethical standards
• Support key regional talent priorities partnering with Talent Acquisition on critical hires onboarding and retention
• Represent the EMEA/Paris organisation in global People initiatives contributing regional insights and enabling strong local implementation
• Champion a culture of collaboration inclusion feedback and continuous development
• Safeguard a highquality consistent employee experience through strong People practices governance and accountability
• Ensure a structured proactive and highquality operational People approach across the region

WHO YOU ARE

You have high aspirations and focus on details that create substantial impact. You enjoy working as a team and you embrace feedback to develop yourself and others. You are curious and thrive in a dynamic environment. Cooperation respect and clear communication are important along with your ambition to learn and grow. If these qualities speak to you we would love to have you on our team.

Specific personal qualities for this role:

• Strategic and trusted partner to leaders combining a proactive mindset with a pragmatic and handson approach
• High integrity and sound judgement with confidence to advise influence and challenge
• Collaborative curious and structured with clear ownership and accountability

Specific experience and knowledge for this role:

• Bachelors degree in human resources business administration or equivalent
• 5 years experience as a People Business Partner / HRBP in an international fastpaced environment; background in luxury retail or creative industries is a plus
• Strong generalist People expertise across performance talent and succession employee relation and governance
• Experienced in applying global frameworks in regional and local legal and cultural contexts
• Fluent in French and English both written and spoken

What matters most to us is not whether you master all the listed knowledge and skills. We are dedicated to recognising the potential in each individual. We embrace diversity of people as well as ideas and viewpoints and encourage everyones individual expression of their own identity.