HR Manager - CDD (M/F/X)

Join one of France’s fastest-growing foodtech scale-ups

At HelloFresh, we’re transforming the way people cook and eat. Through our meal-kit boxes, we help thousands of customers cook delicious, balanced meals at home while reducing food waste and simplifying everyday life. Operating in 15+ countries, HelloFresh is one of the world’s leading foodtech companies. The French market, launched in 2020, has experienced hyper growth and became market leader in 2021.

Behind this growth is a simple formula: technology, data, and a team of ambitious people working together to reinvent food at home. If you want to work at the intersection of data, strategy, and growth, and have a tangible impact on a fast-scaling business, this role is for you.

Your Opportunity:

This role is the single point of accountability for payroll accuracy, employee administration, and Workday for France. It exists to make sure every French employee is paid correctly and on time, their administrative file is handled to a legal standard, and the HR systems behind both keep working as the team scales.

This role sits on the critical path for HR compliance in France. Payroll control, employee administration, and Workday maintenance touch every employee in the country and run on fixed statutory deadlines that don't flex.

Works directly with the rest of the local HR Team, Finance, Global HR

What you will be doing:

• Payroll control: Own payroll accuracy for every employee in France by controlling the relationship with our external payroll provider. Validate each payroll run before it's released, catch and correct errors before they reach employees, and lead on the complex cases that need expert judgment, disputed absences, complex terminations, or edge cases tied to French collective bargaining agreements. Act as the internal reference point for any payroll question the general HR team can't answer on its own.
• Employee administration: Manage the employee file from hire to exit: draft and issue contracts and amendments, process sick leave declarations, and handle every statutory filing tied to an individual's employment status. Each of these carries its own legal deadline, and getting them right protects both HelloFresh and the employee's pay and legal standing.
• Workday ownership: Act as the sole Workday super-user for France, responsible for system configuration, data integrity, and troubleshooting. Be the first point of contact for every other HR user in France when something in Workday breaks or needs adjusting, and keep the system aligned as processes and legal requirements evolve.
• Reporting: Turn Workday and payroll data into the reports and dashboards our international HR teams rely on to track headcount, cost, and workforce trends for France. Build these proactively as business needs shift, not only when someone asks.
• Regulatory monitoring: Track changes in French labor law as they happen and translate them into system and process updates before anyone has to ask. This includes updating Workday configuration, contract templates, and internal procedures, so the team is never caught reacting to a legal change after the fact.

What we are looking for:

• 7 to 10 years in HR or payroll, with direct ownership of outcomes rather than task execution.
• Proven experience in employee administration.
• Payroll experience, hands-on or managing external providers.
• Strong experience with complex HRIS platforms, Workday experience is a strong plus.
• Strong G-Sheets skills, able to build reports and dashboards independently.
• Structured and process-minded, builds process ahead of need rather than reacting to failure.
• Fluent in English and French, written and spoken.

What we offer:

• The chance to have a serious impact role on one of the most exciting foodtech companies in Europe
• A vibrant & international environment with a great culture & DNA
• A guaranteed steep learning curve and boost for your career
• A passionate, proactive, driven and dynamic French team
• Offices located in the center of Paris (Paris 1er)
• Delicious reductions on our HelloFresh boxes
• Top tier employee experience and employees perks (Alan Blue insurance, Swile (tickets restaurant), GymLib, reductions on transport)

Our recruitment process :

We look at your CV and cover letter. If it's a match, we invite you to a series of interviews and a case study. We are committed to organising interviews quickly, so that you can join HelloFresh as soon as possible!

Your start at HelloFresh:

On arrival, we will provide you with onboarding sessions that will allow you to meet each manager and get a feel for the HelloFresh operation. You'll also have time to get to know your team before diving into your assignments!