Senior People Partner - French Speaking

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About us

At GoCardless we believe bank payments are the best way to pay and get paid. We also believe that bank account data is a powerful tool to make better, faster decisions. We’re making it easy to use both- for businesses everywhere.

GoCardless is used for domestic and international payments by 85,000+ organisations and counting, processing more than $30 billion across 30 countries. We are headquartered in the UK, with additional offices in Australia, France, Latvia and the United States.

The role

The People team at GoCardless enables our business to focus on winning and so we’re transforming our culture to drive high performance, inclusion and delivery at pace whilststaying true to our core values. Central to this transformation is our business partnering model and the opportunity to provide a high quality, proactive service to senior stakeholders in a matrix working environment.

This role will partner with our International markets and work closely with our International MD and their leadership teams to support growth. In particular the focus will be on our France market and growing team needs, including establishing and maintaining a formal social and economic committee or comité social et économique (CSE) and meeting the legal obligations for an entity with 50+ employees. This requires working knowledge and practical experience of the France market and a willingness to travel regularly or be based in Paris.

We’re looking for a Senior People Partner who demonstrates curiosity and drive for the teams they support, and is motivated by a desire to influence through strong relationships and delivering value-adding insights. You’ll be championing GoCardless’ Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and learning initiatives, driving organisational effectiveness and providing guidance about growing high performing teams. As a Senior People Partner in a fast paced technology business you will have the opportunity to define your day to day work and your career path at GoCardless.

What excites you

• Responsible for facilitating how our performance culture and values are represented across the company - how they influence behaviours, how teamswork together, and how managers can reinforce and role model them
• Operating as the key HR contact for the leaders in your client groups, providing coaching and guidance across the employee lifecycle, including performance management, capability development, team engagement, employee relations, talent management, and succession planning
• Identifying learning opportunities and requirements for your teams, research and recommend solutions that support employee development & succession plans
• Take the lead on strategic people projects and change management - working with leaders to define, develop and deliver these projects in line with business objectives
• Provide coaching, mentoring and assistance to other people team members to help them develop their people partnering capabilities

What excites you

• You have significant HR business partner experience, and a strong background in technology or fast-growth, innovative organisation
• Knowledge of working practices and employment law in France and advanced French language skills. Experience of employment law in the US is a bonus
• You’re able to influence, coach, and develop effective working relationships with employees at all levels, gaining their acceptance, and driving change quickly
• You are intellectually curious, and you can bring valuable insights from data or cultural observation into the team and business
• You are motivated by the opportunity to define a true partnering model and show your stakeholders the value you can drive by working hand in hand
• You have been part of a progressive people team where there has been measurable success on the organisation and a positive impact on the culture

(some of) The good stuff

• Wellbeing - stay healthy with dedicated support and medical cover
• Work away scheme - you can apply to work away from your country of residence for up to 90 days in any 12 month period (in accordance with our work away policy)
• Adaptive Working - Our hybrid workplace model fosters collaboration and flexibility, with in-office days determined at team level
• Equity - all permanently employed GeeCees receive equity so we can share in the success we achieve together
• Parental leave - to suit everyone embarking on life's great adventure
• Time off - generous holiday allowance, + 3 annual volunteer days, + 4 annual business-wide wellness days (‘GC Fridays’)

Life at GoCardless

We're an organisation defined by our values; We start with why before we begin any project, to ensure it’s aligned with our mission. We make it happen, working with urgency and taking personal accountability for getting things done. We act with integrity, always. We care deeply about what we do and we know it's essential that we be humble whilst we do it. Our Values form part of the GoCardless DNA, and are used to not only help us nurture and develop our culture, but to deliver impactful work that will help us to achieve our vision.

Diversity & Inclusion

We’re building the bank payment network of the future and our ambition is to move money anywhere, for anything, for anyone. If we’re going to achieve this goal, we need to build a team of ‘GeeCees’ that is as wonderfully diverse as the world we live in - with a multitude of perspectives, experiences & backgrounds.

We’ve got a long way to go, but here’s how we’re doing as of July 2024;

45% identify as women

23% identify as Black, Asian, Mixed or Other

10% identify as LGBTQIA+

9% identify as neurodiverse

2% identify as disabled

If you want to learn more, you can read about our Employee Resource Groups and objectives here as well as our latest D&I Report

Sustainability

We’re committed to reducing our impact on the environment, leaving a more sustainable world for future generations. In 2021 we became co-founders of the Tech Zero coalition, a group of businesses committed to taking climate action as part of the UNFCCC Race to Zero. We aim to reduce our impact and to create positive change on the natural world. Check out our sustainability action plan here.

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