HR Business Partner (French Speaking)

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HR Business Partner – French Speaking

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📍 London \| 3 days on-site / 2 days WFH (Hybrid)

🌍 Permanent Role

🛰️ Global Technology \& Communications Organisation

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The Role

A leading global organisation within the satellite communications sector is seeking an HR Business Partner to support key business areas across the UK and France.

This is a high-impact role combining strategic HR partnering with hands-on delivery. As the organisation evolves its operating model - moving transactional processes to shared services and AI-driven platforms - you will act as the dedicated, high-touch advisor for complex employee relations, change management, and strategic workforce challenges across a large client group.

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Key Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, providing pragmatic and commercially focused solutions across a complex matrixed business

• Navigate complex local employee relations and manage relationships with French Works Councils and UK Employee Forums

• Support ongoing business evolution, organisational design, and change management initiatives

• Partner with leadership through transitions to centralised shared services and new HR operational models

• Collaborate with specialised global teams across Talent Acquisition, L\&D, and Total Rewards

• Provide autonomous, high-touch advisory with minimal handholding required

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Essential Experience

• 6–8\+ years of HR experience, with a substantial track record at HR Business Partner level

• Proven experience partnering with client groups of 400\+ heads within a complex, matrixed organisation

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Native or fluent French language skills

(essential for local ER and Works Council oversight)

• Direct, proven experience managing French Works Councils and UK Employee Forums

• Strong background in change management, organisational design, and complex ER

• A conscientious, self-starting mindset with the confidence to operate independently

• Broad industry background welcome; experience navigating complex matrix environments is key

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Desirable Experience

• Experience supporting regional expansion or broader EMEA client groups