People Relations Partner (France)

About the Position

People Relations Partner (France)

Join Criteo as a People Relations Partner in France, focusing on employee relations and local policies.

Responsibilities

Employee Relations and Case Leadership

• Partner with Functional PBPs on manager coaching, organizational impact of company decisions, global people programs, and communications.
• Act as the primary individual employee-relations advisor for France and the escalation point for complex local cases for People Business Partners and Managers.
• Independently lead complex and sensitive matters, including performance and conduct cases, investigations, grievances, and disciplinary or termination processes.
• Assess legal, financial, operational, reputational, and employee risks; define options and recommend a proportionate course of action in partnership with the relevant Functional PBP, HR Director France, and Legal.
• Ensure high-quality case intake, documentation, chronology, decision tracking, and follow-up in line with the agreed ER case-management standards.
• Design and deliver targeted training, ER clinics, information sessions, and practical guidance for managers and People teams.
• Share recurring themes and recommendations that improve leadership capability, employee experience, and social climate.

France Compliance and Policy Implementation

• Own the France employee-relations and policies roadmap, prioritizing risks, statutory requirements, recurring themes, and preventive actions.
• Coordinate with People Operations and Centers of Expertise to implement compliant local processes (Performance and Development, Pay Transparency…) and maintain fit-for-purpose templates, tools, and controls.
• Oversee key local compliance topics such as working time, “forfait jours”, overtime, “entretien professionnels”, absence management, occupational health, health and safety, and other France-specific requirements.
• Act as the local escalation point for People Operations and support the development of reliable knowledge resources for managers and People teams.

Collective Labour Relations and Social Dialogue

• Lead or co-lead the preparation, facilitation, and follow-up of Health and Safety Committee (CSSCT).
• Participate in union and other employee-representative interactions, with support of the Senior Legal Employee Relations Manager where appropriate.

Data, Insights, and Continuous Improvement

• Maintain and improve France ER dashboards covering case volumes, case types, time to closure, outcomes, litigation pipeline, and key compliance indicators.
• Analyze trends in absenteeism, performance, conduct, Hybrid work, employee feedback, and collective-relations signals to identify preventive actions.
• Provide regular risk and social-climate insights to the HR Director France and relevant People stakeholders.
• Improve processes, templates, knowledge management, and responsible use of AI-enabled tools, with appropriate human review, privacy, and confidentiality safeguards.

Requirements

Core Skills

• Significant experience in Human Resources, Employee Relations, including autonomous management of complex and sensitive employee-relations matters.
• Strong knowledge of French employment law, employee-relations practice, collective labour relations, and the practical requirements of a technology or fast-changing business environment.
• Demonstrated ability to assess risk, make sound recommendations, and lead cases or projects through to resolution.
• Experience partnering with managers, People Business Partners, People Operations, Centers of Expertise, and Legal.
• Strong coaching, influencing, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Analytical, structured, and solutions-oriented approach, with the ability to prioritize competing risks and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in French and English; English is used daily in cross-functional and international meetings.
• Master’s degree in human resources, Employment Law, Labour Law, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Secondary Skills

• French (native)
• English (advanced)
• Analytical skills
• Structured approach
• Solutions-oriented

We Offer

• Ways of working: Our hybrid model blends home with in-office experiences, making space for both.
• Grow with us: Learning, mentorship, and career development programs.
• Your wellbeing matters: Health benefits, wellness perks, and mental health support.
• A team that cares: Diverse, inclusive, and globally connected.
• Fair pay & perks: Attractive salary, with performance-based rewards and family-friendly policies, plus the potential for equity depending on role and level.

Additional benefits may vary depending on the country where you work and the nature of your employment with Criteo.

About the Company

We’re Criteo, the Commerce Intelligence Platform. Criteo helps businesses turn shopper signals into commerce outcomes while delivering more relevant experiences for shoppers. We use proprietary commerce intelligence and AI decisioning to drive relevance for shoppers and performance for businesses.

At Criteo, our culture is as unique as it is diverse. From our offices across the globe or from the comfort of home, our 3,600 Criteos collaborate together to build an open, impactful, and forward-thinking environment.

We foster a workplace where everyone is valued, and employment decisions are based solely on skills, qualifications, and business needs-never on non-job-related factors or legally protected characteristics.