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Time Type: Full timeWorker Type: Employee

People Country Manager – France

Based in Paris/ Hybrid

We have an exciting opportunity to join QBE European Operations as a People Country manager in our Paris office. In this role you will provide tailored HR strategies to nurture professional growth and long-term employability. You’ll partner closely with business teams and regional experts, translating business needs into impactful talent programs and support on workforce planning, talent management, and change leadership. Your expertise will ensure compliance with French labour law, support managers in developing their teams, and drive the success of both local and global HR initiatives—building a high-performing, engaged workforce for the future.

Your New Role:

• Development & Performance: Support managers in assessing performance, giving feedback, and setting development goals.

• Contribute to succession planning, key people engagement and development

• Act as a strategic partner to managers, providing guidance on talent development, team dynamics and optimal working.

• Support with managing cyclical reward activities

• Coordinate with the Works Council and employee representatives to ensure compliance with French labour law, preparing for HR consultations on topics like reorganizations and working conditions alongside the PCM and employer representative.

• Manage company working agreements, ensure awareness of and compliance with changes in labour legislation and QBE policies; follow up on legal developments relevant to HR practices, together with HR1.

• Actively participate in the design, follow-up, and implementation of global HR initiatives, ensuring smooth and locally adapted execution.

• Close collaboration with the Business partnering and Learning centres of expertise

About you:

• Experience in Human Resources.

• Exposure to global complex financial services business.

• Track record of successfully understanding and interpreting customer needs in relevant People discipline.

• Track record of successfully delivering high-quality services to internal customer satisfaction.

• Ability to engage managers and employees in HR initiatives and development processes.

• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, aligning HR initiatives with operational goals.

• Fluent in French and possess a strong working proficiency in English, both written and spoken.

Why QBE? At My Best

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA.

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (https://qbeeurope.com/careers/flex-qbe/).

With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.

To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our careers website.

At My Best - QBE Benefits

You are more than your work – and QBE is more than a workplace, which is why we provide you with the benefits, support and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally.

To find out more visit our Reward Page

QBE Awards

Some of the award’s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include;

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2025: Winner: Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year,
Winner: Reinsurer of the Year - QBE Re, Winner: ESG, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year, Winner: Insurance Personality of the Year - Chris Wallace, Executive Director UK insurance

AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year

Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer

UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner: Green Technology Innovation of the Year

Working Dads Employer Awards 2023 Winner: Parental Policies Award

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee

You can view all our awards here

Inclusion of Diversity

We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in. We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent. For more information on our strategy targets please take a look at our Careers Page

Accessibility

Here at QBE, we are promoting an accessible workplace for all, which includes supporting candidates to perform at their best during their recruitment process. If you require any accommodations, please make your Talent Acquisition contact aware.

ESG & Sustainability

At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future. Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce, and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable, and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE’s sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award-winning impact investment initiative ‘Premiums4Good’, please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report

What next? If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to apply! Simply click the “apply” button to submit your CV and other relevant documents, and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role.

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!

Skills:

Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Financial Products, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Negotiation, Project Planning, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Leadership, Succession Planning, Talent Management, Team Management, Workforce Strategy, Work Schedules

How to Apply:

To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.