Senior Legal HR Officer – French Employment Law Specialist - F/M/X

Job description

You will join our Legal team, working at the heart of Mantu’s growth and supporting the development of our people and organization, based in our Barcelona or Madrid office in Spain.

As Senior Legal HR Officer, you will oversee HR legal matters across 7 countries, with a strong focus on France. You will advise HR teams and management on individual and collective employment law matters, manage sensitive employee relations cases, and support the consistent application of Group policies across countries.

You will be the main point of contact for HR legal matters, providing guidance to local teams and supporting countries without a dedicated HR legal function.

 

Your responsibilities

HR legal advisory

• Advise management and HR teams on complex individual and collective employment law matters.

• Assess legal risks and recommend appropriate courses of action.

• Draft, review, and negotiate employment contracts, settlement agreements, HR policies, disciplinary documents, dismissal letters, and other employment-related agreements.

• Ensure compliance with local labor laws and regulations across the countries within your scope.

• Monitor changes in employment legislation and update Group policies and procedures when required.

• Ensure that HR policies are applied consistently across countries while taking local legal requirements into account.

• Work with local teams and external legal or HR providers.

Disciplinary and termination matters

• Manage disciplinary procedures from the initial assessment through to their conclusion.

• Advise HR and management on disciplinary measures, dismissals, settlement agreements, and termination strategies.

• Prepare and review the related documentation, including invitations to meetings, disciplinary notices, dismissal letters, and settlement agreements.

• Support managers and HR teams during sensitive employee relations cases.

• Maintain appropriate case records and provide regular reporting on ongoing matters and associated risks.

Employee representative bodies and social dialogue

• Advise the French HR team and management on relations with employee representative bodies, including the Comité Social et Économique (CSE).

• Prepare and support CSE meetings, information and consultation procedures, and related documentation.

• Follow up on CSE requests, opinions, consultations, and action plans.

• Participate in social dialogue with employee representatives and, where applicable, trade unions.

• Support the preparation and negotiation of collective agreements and other documents relating to collective employee relations.

Employment litigation

• Monitor and manage employment litigation in France, including cases before the Conseil de prud’hommes, the Cour d’appel, and the Cour de cassation.

• Coordinate with external counsel and internal stakeholders throughout the proceedings.

• Prepare case files, gather evidence, review pleadings, and support decisions on litigation strategy.

• Track procedural deadlines, legal costs, provisions, and settlement opportunities.

• Provide regular updates to HR and management on the status, risks, and expected outcomes of disputes.

• Identify lessons from litigation and update HR practices where appropriate.

Processes and projects

• Stay involved in day-to-day HR legal matters and manage cases directly.

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of HR legal processes, templates, and documentation.

• Develop practical guidance and training materials for HR teams and managers.

• Support Group HR and Legal projects involving employment law, employee relations, and organizational changes.

Your profile

• Master’s degree in Law, with a specialization in French labor law, employment law, or a related field.

• At least 5 to 6 years of experience in employment law, ideally within a consulting company or a professional services organization.

• Strong experience managing disciplinary procedures and dismissals.

• Experience with CSE matters, employee representative bodies, collective relations, and social dialogue in France.

• Knowledge of international labor law and HR legal compliance across several countries or regions.

• Fluent in English, with excellent written and spoken French.

• Experience using generative AI tools to improve day-to-day productivity.

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and risk management skills.

• Strong project management and organizational skills.

• High level of autonomy and strong problem-solving abilities.

• Service-oriented approach and the ability to work in a multicultural, fast-paced environment.

Mantu is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to promoting diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. For this purpose, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, beliefs, age, marital status, disability, or other characteristics.

 

Who are we?

Mantu is an independent international consulting player, founded in 2007. Bringing together expert and complementary brands, Mantu stands out for the breadth of its spectrum, responding to all business transformation challenges.

Its activities are divided into four practices:
Leadership & Advocacy, Technology, Brand Strategy & Experiences and Total Talent Management.

A wide range of skills, all serving a single mission: connecting and powering companies with leading teams and technology to succeed faster and sustainably. 

 From its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Mantu relies on a community of 12,000 talented people in more than 60 countries on 5 continents and has a turnover of 1billion euros.