Senior Employment Relations Business Partner

Summary

Join Algolia's People Partnering team as a specialist in French labor law, CSE management, and employee relations. You will manage CSE meetings, ensure compliance with French legislation, and partner with People Business Partners on employee relations cases. Responsibilities include advising on policy interpretation, leading investigations, and developing toolkits for consistent ER practices. You will also act as a senior advisor on global employee relations and labor law, ensuring compliance across regions. Collaboration with Legal and Compliance is crucial for risk mitigation and policy implementation. The ideal candidate possesses 7+ years of progressive HR experience, expertise in French labor law, and global compliance management experience. Strong communication skills in French and English are essential.

Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive HR experience with strong exposure to compliance and employee relations
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in French Labor Law, or a specialized HR program with a focus on labor relations (e.g., Droit social et ressources humaines)
• Experience managing employee relations issues on a global scale - with a focus on UK and France preferred
• Demonstrated experience managing compliance in a global environment
• Expertise in French labor law, including CSE governance and statutory employment practices
• Ability to influence cross-functional partners and coach HR peers without owning direct execution
• Translate complex workplace issues into actionable recommendations that balance compliance, employee experience, and business needs
• Act as a thought partner by connecting people-related risks and opportunities to broader business goals
• Exceptional judgment and communication skills in both French and English

Responsibilities

• CSE (Comité Social et Économique) Management
• Responsible for facilitating CSE meetings and maintaining constructive social dialogue & ensure compliance with local legislation
• Ensure the preparation, facilitation, and follow-up of meetings with employee representative & internal stakeholders
• Lead CSE meeting preparation and documentation, ensuring we meet all French governance obligations
• Partner closely with external counsel and employee representatives to maintain trust and legal alignment
• Advise People Partners and functional leaders on CSE-related implications of organisational or policy changes
• Employee Relations Partnership
• Partner with People Business Partners on complex or high-risk employee relations cases including managing a case load directly, as needed
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and external counsel as needed to manage employee relations cases
• Document and build practices to support our employee relations philosophy that can be tailored to meet global and local needs
• Provide strategic advice and counsel on topics ranging from policy interpretation, internal investigations, performance management, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, & dismissal
• Provide expertise on the investigation and successful resolution of ER issues and complaints
• Assist with the development of investigation plans and lead complex investigations at and above a certain organizational level to minimize legal risk
• Develop toolkits, templates, and internal guidance to scale ER consistency across teams
• Compliance & Policy Advising
• Act as a senior advisor on global employee relations and labor law, bringing subject matter expertise in EMEA (particularly France and the UK), while also supporting compliance matters in APAC and AMER through close collaboration with Legal and regional stakeholders
• Partner with People Operations and external counsel to ensure that global policies, handbooks, and people processes remain legally sound, culturally aligned, and regionally compliant across EMEA, APAC, and AMER
• Monitor legislative and regulatory changes across all regions, coordinating timely updates and guidance with Legal, Finance, and People Ops to ensure proactive risk mitigation and compliance
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Support the People Ops team with insights on documentation, process improvements, and audits
• Collaborate with Legal and Compliance on risk mitigation, investigations, and local implementation of global policies
• Participate in global people projects where French or compliance expertise is needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest to identify and apply AI tools to streamline ER documentation, policy management, and compliance monitoring
• A curiosity and desire to develop new and innovative ways of tackling People programs and practices. You are a problem solver
• Preference for candidates with experience at our current stage and beyond (over 10,000 customers, $200M ARR range, lots of change and building internal infrastructure)
• Experience working in a distributed or remote-first organization

Benefits

• Algolia’s flexible workplace model is designed to empower all Algolians to fulfill our mission to power search and discovery with ease
• We place an emphasis on an individual’s impact, contribution, and output, over their physical location
• Algolia is a high-trust environment and many of our team members have the autonomy to choose where they want to work and when
• While we have a global presence with physical offices in Paris, NYC, London, Sydney and Bucharest, we also offer many of our team members the option to work remotely either as fully remote or hybrid-remote employees
• Please note that positions listed as "Remote" are only available for remote work within the specified country
• Positions listed within a specific city are only available in that location - depending on the nature of the role it may be available with either a hybrid-remote or in-office schedule