People Operations Director - France

Why join Xerox?As our business evolves, we want you to grow with us. At Xerox, you will have access to the development, support, and learning opportunities you need to succeed, including a broad range of learning platforms and career growth resources.This is an exciting opportunity to join Xerox as the senior People Operations leader for France, supporting a workforce of approximately 1,000 employees. You will play a key role in driving operational excellence, ensuring compliance with French employment legislation, and partnering with senior business leaders to support organisational success.The OpportunityWe are looking for an experienced People Operations Director to lead our People Operations function in France. Reporting to the People Operations & Labour Relations Leader, EMEA & APAC, you will lead a team of six People Operations professionals and provide strategic and operational leadership across the full employee lifecycle.This role is ideal for a senior HR professional with extensive expertise in French employment law, labour relations, Works Council management, and employee relations, combined with outstanding leadership and stakeholder management skills.What you will doAs People Operations Director, you will: Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team of six People Operations professionals. Oversee the delivery of efficient, compliant and high-quality People Operations services across the employee lifecycle. Act as the subject matter expert for French employment law, labour relations and collective agreements. Lead relationships with Works Councils (CSE), including all consultation and information processes, governance and employee representative engagement. Partner with business leaders to support organisational changes, restructurings and transformation initiatives while ensuring legal compliance. Manage complex employee relations matters, including disciplinary cases, investigations, grievances and performance issues. Build trusted relationships with senior business leaders, providing strategic guidance on workforce planning, governance, employment risk and People Operations strategy. Collaborate with HR Business Partners, Legal, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards and HR Centres of Excellence to deliver integrated people solutions. Drive operational excellence through process improvement, standardisation and automation. Monitor service delivery, compliance and employee experience, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement. Lead local and global HR projects, acquisitions and organisational initiatives impacting the France employee population. What you bringRequired experience Extensive experience leading People Operations or HR Operations within France. Strong expertise in: French employment law Labour relations Works Council (CSE) management Employee relations Change management Experience leading and developing HR teams. Experience partnering with senior business leaders in a multinational environment. Skills and competenciesWe are looking for someone who can thrive in a complex and fast-paced environment and who demonstrates: Outstanding stakeholder management and influencing skills. Experience managing difficult stakeholder relationships and complex employee relations matters. Strong conflict resolution and negotiation skills. Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities. Confidence working with senior leadership and challenging business situations. A collaborative, business-focused approach with the ability to balance compliance and commercial priorities. Resilience, sound judgement and a proactive problem-solving mindset. Experience working within a matrix organisation is highly desirable. Languages Fluent French. Fluent English (written and spoken) is essential, as this role regularly participates in regional and global business meetings. Working model Hybrid working. Based in France. Why this role?This is a highly visible leadership position offering the opportunity to influence business strategy while leading the People Operations function for one of Xerox's largest European markets. You will work closely with senior leaders across Xerox and Lexmark, helping shape the employee experience and ensuring operational excellence in a dynamic, multinational environment.If you enjoy solving complex challenges, influencing senior stakeholders and leading high-performing teams, we'd love to hear from you.#LI-AI1#LI-HYBRID