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HR Business Partner, EMEA

OpenAI· People
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Hybrid (Paris, France)Full-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

HR Business Partner to support growing teams across EMEA with focus on France, building scalable, locally compliant people practices and strengthening employee relations and representation in France.

Responsibilities

  • Lead employee-representative work in France: partner with Legal, Employee Relations, People Operations, and local stakeholders to own and deliver CSE-related processes, including elections, consultations, employee communications, documentation, governance, and operating rhythms.
  • Build sustainable employee relations processes: establish clear processes for engaging with employee representatives, preparing for information and consultation processes, maintaining documentation, and coordinating inputs from stakeholders.
  • Support managers operating in the French employee relations environment: provide practical guidance on working within French employment and employee-representation frameworks, escalating complex matters to Legal or specialist teams as appropriate.
  • Drive strong day-to-day HR execution: support performance management cycles, feedback conversations, organizational changes, and employee relations matters across EMEA.
  • Be the go-to partner for frontline managers: provide practical, timely guidance on team health, coaching conversations, policy interpretation, performance management, and manager enablement.
  • Support and operationalize People programs: implement and maintain performance, engagement, retention, and employee experience initiatives across EMEA jurisdictions.
  • Triage and resolve employee relations issues: identify issues early, assess risk, recommend actions, and partner with Employee Relations, Legal, and COEs on complex matters.
  • Maintain operational rigor: track themes, maintain documentation, coordinate recurring processes, and ensure follow-through.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally: work with HRBPs, Legal, Employee Relations, People Operations, Total Rewards, and other COEs to ensure a consistent employee experience across EMEA.

Qualifications

  • Approximately 8+ years of HR experience in fast-paced, high-growth, or international environments as a Senior HR Generalist or HR Business Partner.
  • French employee relations experience with knowledge of French employment practices and employee representative bodies (CSE or equivalent) is highly valued.
  • Experience with employee representative processes including elections, consultations, communications, governance, and documentation.
  • Execution-oriented mindset with ability to manage time-sensitive workstreams and coordinate across stakeholders.
  • Strong project management skills to translate complex processes into milestones, owners, dependencies, and operating processes.
  • Manager coaching capability for performance conversations, organizational changes, and employee relations issues.
  • Operational strength to build repeatable people processes as the organization scales.
  • Good judgment under pressure, balancing empathy, business needs, and risk management; discretion with confidential information.
  • High integrity and trust, comfortable operating in a confidential environment.
  • Professional fluency in French and English preferred.

Skills

Required:HR leadership and partnershipFrench employment law and employee representationEmployee relations processes

Benefits

  • Relocation support for in-person joining
  • Hybrid schedule: three days in the office with option to work from home on Thursdays and Fridays
  • Office spaces designed for focus and collaboration
Last updated Oct 1, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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