People Business Partner

Shine exists to help freelancers and small business owners reclaim the joy of working for themselves.

Running a business shouldn't mean drowning in financial admin - it should be inspiring and rewarding. Our app brings banking, invoicing, accounting and admin together in one place, so entrepreneurs can focus on what matters most: growing their business and enjoying the freedom of working for themselves.

We're a multicultural team of over 400 people across France, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands. By bringing together leading European fintechs like Shine, Kontist and Tellow, we've built a single, intuitive platform designed for simplicity, speed and accuracy - backed by local, award-winning support.

Your hiring experience matters

Just as we respect our customers' time, we respect yours. Your experience with Shine should feel simple, transparent and genuinely supportive.

If this sounds like somewhere you want to grow, we'd love to hear from you.

The People & Culture team at Shine

At Shine, our People Experience team helps leaders and teams perform at their best while supporting the company through growth and change.

Within the wider People & Culture function, the team brings together People Business Partners , Centers of Excellence , and Workplace & Well-Being to build modern, fair and scalable people practices across the business.

Your role as a People Business Partner

As a People Business Partner for the Product & Tech organization , you will act as a trusted advisor to leaders, helping them navigate growth, change, and organizational evolution.

You will report to the SVP People Experience and join a team of four People Business Partners supporting the organization.

This role sits at the intersection of people strategy and business impact . You will partner closely with leaders to strengthen organizational effectiveness, develop talent, and support high-performing teams in a fast-moving environment.

At Shine, we are evolving People Business Partnering toward a more strategic, data-driven and business-focused model . In this context, you will help shape better ways of working and bring structure, clarity and impact to the teams you support.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Partner with leaders across the Product & Tech organization on people priorities, team effectiveness, and organizational health

• Support organizational change and transformation , including team design, scaling, and leadership transitions

• Drive key people topics such as engagement, performance, feedback, and career development

• Contribute to the rollout and application of frameworks related to career leveling, compensation, and pay equity

• Use KPIs and people data to identify trends, guide decisions, and improve performance over time

• Help leaders navigate ambiguity, solve people challenges, and build resilient, high-performing teams

• Collaborate closely with Centers of Excellence and People Operations to ensure consistent and effective execution of people practices

📍 Job located in Paris, with possibility of two remote working days per week

✈️ Regular travel (around once per month ) may be required.

About you

• You have around 5–7 years of experience in HR Business Partnering or a similar strategic people role

• You have strong experience partnering closely with managers and senior leaders

• You bring solid business acumen and understand how people decisions support business performance

• You are comfortable using data, KPIs and insights to guide decisions and challenge constructively

• You can explain complex topics in a clear, structured and pragmatic way

• You are effective in fast-moving, ambiguous environments and can bring calm and clarity when things change

• You have experience supporting organizational transformation, restructuring, or M&A transitions ; this is a strong plus

• You are curious about how AI, data and technology are reshaping organizations, leadership and people practices

• You are fluent in English and French

Our recruitment process

1️⃣ Initial screening conversation with a peer from the People Business Partnering team

2️⃣ Deep-dive interview with the hiring leader focusing on experience and approach to People Business Partnering

3️⃣ Case study discussion to explore how you approach real business and people challenges

4️⃣ In-person meeting at our office to meet the team, see the workplace environment, and continue the conversation

5️⃣ Personality & logical assessment

✨ What’s in it for you:

• 💜 Full health insurance coverage for you and your kids, plus 4 free AlanMind sessions per year,

• 🍝 Meal vouchers : A Swile card with €9.05 per day for meals at restaurants or grocery shopping.

• ☀️ RTT (Reduced Working Time) : In addition to 25 days of paid leave per year, we provide 8 to 10 additional RTT days depending on the calendar year’s public holidays.

• 🏡 Located in Paris with possibility of two remote working days per week

Equal Opportunity Employer

We follow the principle of equal treatment to consider all job applicants and do not discriminate based on their gender, sexual orientation, color, racial or ethnic origin, religion, disability, etc. as per applicable law.