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Safran

Aircraft propulsion, equipment, and defense provider

Senior HR Business Partner

HR Generalist & Employee RelationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeParis, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 7 years of experience as an HR business partner, ideally in a technology, deep-tech, or innovation-intensive environment, with the ability to work autonomously.
  • Understand the business issues within the assigned scope and connect company strategy to HR decisions.
  • Be able to engage with leaders at different seniority levels, express and influence a point of view without imposing it, and build trusted relationships with teams.
  • Have experience supporting both managerial and non-managerial employee populations.
  • Have experience supporting diverse teams in varied contexts and handling sensitive individual situations with discernment and confidentiality.
  • Be proficient in key HR processes, including performance reviews, talent reviews, and salary reviews, and be able to manage and improve them.
  • Be comfortable using HR data analysis to make actionable recommendations, anticipate risks, and inform decisions.
  • Be interested in challenging existing practices, improving processes, and exploring digital tools and artificial intelligence to improve efficiency.
  • Be comfortable working in a fast-growing, international environment while managing varied topics in parallel.
  • Have a very good level of English and be able to interact in an international context.

Responsibilities

  • Support employees throughout key moments in their journey, including onboarding, departures, promotions, mobility, and sensitive situations.
  • Provide trusted, approachable HR support by listening to, advising, and guiding employees in close contact with teams.
  • Measure team engagement, turnover, employee net promoter score, and qualitative feedback, and turn these signals into concrete HR actions.
  • Engage managers in key HR cycles, including performance reviews, salary reviews, and talent reviews, and equip them to use these processes effectively.
  • Act as a strategic partner and sounding board to managers on their teams' people-related issues.
  • Build management routines and resources suited to Safran.AI's culture.
  • Manage performance cycles end to end, including deployment, analysis, and action plans, using a continuous-improvement approach.
  • Identify early signs of attrition or disengagement and implement corrective actions.
  • Support organizational transformation by understanding strategy, co-creating with stakeholders, and facilitating change adoption.
  • Deliver cross-functional HR projects with a focus on their impact on people.
  • Challenge existing HR practices and promote continuous improvement within the HR function.
  • Travel regularly to Rennes, approximately once every two weeks.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience as an HR business partner in a technology, deep-tech, or innovation-intensive environment.

About the Company

Safran

Aircraft propulsion, equipment, and defense provider

Safran is a French high-technology group active in aircraft propulsion, equipment, and defense. It designs and manufactures jet engines and propulsion systems, landing gear, aircraft interiors, and provides electronics and avionics for aircraft and space launchers. It collaborates on major programs like CFM with GE and has grown through acquisitions such as Zodiac Aerospace to offer an integrated stack from propulsion to interiors. Its goal is to advance sustainable aviation by developing efficient engines and integrated systems for future aircraft.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
2005

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