HR Business Partner

🚀 HR Business Partner – French Speaking 🚀 📍 London | 3 days on-site / 2 days WFH (Hybrid) 🌍 Permanent Role 🛰️ Global Technology & Communications Organisation 🔧 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. 💡 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 🧠 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
• 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 ⭐ Desirable Experience
• Experience supporting regional expansion or broader EMEA client groups