HR Manager International

Job summary

As an International HR Manager, you will lead a team of 3 HR professionals (2 HR Coordinators & 1 Payroll Specialist) and you will lead the HR administrative & payroll operations for all our offices. Your HR generalist profile will allow you to be positioned as a Business Partner and contribute to the HR Strategic deployment.

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Payroll:
  • Supervise the payroll operations in France and in our foreign offices
  • Control & validate monthly payroll with a strict and meticulous methodology
  • Ensure continuous improvement, compliance, accuracy and efficiency of payroll production and processes
  • Act as a back-up to produce payroll in the absence of the Payroll Specialist
• HR Administration:
  • Lead & manage HR administrative operations within the Meridiam office and for the project companies’ Key asset people, taking into consideration local regulations and specificities
  • Pilot the HR administrative operations in optimizing internal processes, operating systems, tools, trackers, etc.
  • Work closely with the local HR relays in the Meridiam offices for administrative related matters
  • In France, manage relations with social institutions (health & life insurances, social security, labor medicine, retirement institutions, etc.)
  • In our foreign offices, lead our external consultancy providers to supervise employee lifecycle (social institutions of top of supervising payroll)
  • Guarantee labor compliance (through updating employment contract templates, employee handbooks and internal rules, and regular & structured social watch)
  • Supervise employee’s international mobility (contributions, affiliations, payroll, impatriation, etc.)
  • Manage HR audits and potential labor inspections and any other governmental request in France & in our foreign offices
• Team Management

Management of the HR administrative team (2 HR Coordinators & 1 Payroll Manager / Senior Specialist), accompany their level of autonomy & professional development

• HR Generalist & project management
  • Lead or contribute to HR development projects (HRIS implementation, On-Off boarding reshape, Strategic Workforce Planning, People Development, etc.
  • Act as an advisor to employees & managers in sharing with them best practices and HR processes
  • Communicate on a regular basis internally on new internal practices or labor law changes
• HR reporting
  • Supervision of HR reporting (absenteeism, timesheets, remuneration statements, annual report, etc.)
  • Work closely with the HR Data analyst to ensure a 100% HR data accuracy

• Education: Business School or Master degree preferably in Human Resources
• Experience:
  • 7 to 10 years’ proven experience as HR Manager or similar role, at international level, with a strong managerial experience
  • Good knowledge of French Labour Law, good knowledge in any of our foreign offices is a plus
  • Payroll experience in France (other countries is a plus), in using ADP Decidium
  • Strong HRIS expertise (daily use + implementation experience)
• Fluent in English & French, knowledge of another language would be an asset
• Tools:
  • ADP Decidium expertise is a must
  • HRIS expertise (Core HR maintenance, imports / exports, On-Off boarding module, etc.)
  • Microsoft 365, with expertise of SharePoint & Excel
• Technical & soft skills required:
  • Strong team spirit, experience working in matrix/complex/fast-paced environments and international settings
  • Experience working with international payroll service providers and managing relationships with external vendors
  • Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to handle complex situations
  • Collaborative and collective approach, capable to work in a “knowledge sharing” mode and act as a key team player