Senior HR Business Partner - Paris - CDI

About Orus

Launched in 2021, Orus is one of Europe's fastest-growing insurtechs. Our mission is simple: make professional insurance radically easier for small businesses.

Today, professional insurance is still complex, opaque and inefficient. At Orus, we make it simple, fast, transparent and human.

We have raised over €41M, including a €25M Series B, and are backed by leading European entrepreneurs, insurance executives and top-tier funds including Partech, Notion Capital and Singular.

We're now a team of around 160 people, serving more than 60,000 customers and building our European presence across France, Spain and the Netherlands.

And we're just getting started.

The opportunity

Orus has grown from 30 to around 160 people in less than three years. We've built new teams, entered new markets and welcomed many first-time managers.

Now we need to make sure our organization, leadership practices and People foundations grow just as fast as our business.

This is where you come in.

We're looking for a Senior HR Business Partner to help us navigate our next stage of growth.

Reporting directly to our Head of People, you'll work closely with our leadership team and managers across Sales, Tech, Product, Insurance and Operations.

We're looking for someone who understands the business, knows how to challenge leaders, can navigate complex people situations and turns organizational challenges into concrete solutions.

You'll combine strategic thinking with a hands-on approach, helping us build a high-performing organization without losing the agility and entrepreneurial culture that make Orus special.

Your mission

Your role will focus on three priorities:

1. Partner with leaders and drive organizational performance

• Act as a trusted advisor to managers and senior leaders, understanding their business challenges and translating them into People priorities.

• Challenge and coach managers on leadership, accountability, performance and difficult people decisions.

• Partner on organizational design, team structures, workforce planning and succession planning.

• Proactively identify people risks and opportunities before they become business problems.

2. Build a high-performance and development culture

• Drive talent and performance discussions, ensuring clear expectations, meaningful feedback and accountability.

• Partner with leaders on talent reviews, career development, promotions and compensation decisions.

• Identify and develop key talent, strengthen retention and address underperformance.

• Navigate complex employee relations and sensitive organizational situations with confidence, sound judgment and pragmatism.

3. Shape our People strategy as we scale internationally

• Help translate Orus's business ambitions into concrete People initiatives across France, Spain and the Netherlands.

• Partner with the Head of People to build scalable leadership, talent and organizational practices.

• Use People data and employee insights to challenge assumptions, influence decisions and anticipate organizational needs.

• Strengthen our culture and management standards as we grow, balancing consistency with local realities.

What this role is not

This is not a People Operations or HR administration role. We're also strengthening our People Ops function, which will own payroll, contracts, HRIS and HR administration.

We're looking for someone whose strength lies in business partnering, leadership advisory, organizational effectiveness and talent management.

About you

We're looking for an experienced, business-minded HR professional who loves working with leaders and making organizations better.

What we're looking for:

• 6+ years of experience in HR, with a strong track record as a business-facing HRBP in a fast-growing organization.

• Experience scaling an organization from 100 to 200+ employees.

• Fluent French and English are mandatory. You'll regularly work and communicate in both languages.

• Proven ability to partner with and challenge senior leaders.

• Strong business acumen and experience in organizational design, performance management and talent development.

• Solid knowledge of French employment law and experience navigating complex employee relations situations.

• Comfortable operating in ambiguity, making difficult calls and balancing business needs with employee experience.

• Strategic thinker, pragmatic doer. You know how to turn insights into action without creating unnecessary processes.

Bonus points if you have:

• Spanish language skills, a real plus given our presence in Madrid.

• Experience in an international scale-up, particularly across France, Spain or the Netherlands.

• An interest in People analytics, automation and AI.

What matters most to us

You don't wait for managers to bring you problems. You build relationships, sense what's happening in teams and step in before small issues become big ones. You balance empathy with accountability and you challenge managers while empowering them to own their decisions.

Why join Orus?

Make a real impact

You'll help shape how we lead, develop and retain our people at a defining moment in our growth.

Work closely with leadership

You'll report directly to the Head of People and partner with our founders, executive team and business leaders. Your work will directly influence important company decisions.

Be part of our European expansion

You'll support teams across France, Spain and the Netherlands and help build a truly international organization.

Build, don't just execute

We're large enough to face exciting organizational challenges, but still small enough for you to make a real difference. You'll have the autonomy to challenge existing practices and build what comes next.

Join an ambitious People team

You'll work alongside a collaborative, passionate People team that's committed to raising the bar and building a company where people can do their best work.

Our recruitment process

1. Talent Acquisition screening (25 min): a first conversation to get to know each other.

2. Interview with our Head of People (60 min): a deep dive into your experience, business mindset and approach to People challenges.

3. Business case: work through realistic HRBP situations involving leadership, performance and organizational challenges.

4. Leadership interviews: meet some of the business leaders you'll be partnering with.

5. Reference checks: the final step!

Location: Paris 9ème, France

Contract: Permanent (CDI)

Working model: Hybrid (min 3 days at the office)

Travel: Occasional trips to Madrid and the Netherlands

Ready to help build the next chapter of Orus? We'd love to meet you!