Senior HR Manager France & BeLux

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This role is a key member of the France–Belgium Leadership Team, partnering closely with the Southwest Europe leadership team to drive the People strategy and agenda for France & BeLux. The Senior HR Manager works in close collaboration with the Regional HR Director and Regional HR team to identify current and future business needs and to design, adapt, and execute aligned HR strategies across the cluster, serving as a single point of contact for employees and line managers. The role independently leads HR initiatives and projects, ensuring compliant, effective delivery of all HR processes, embodying Brown‑Forman’s culture and values, and fostering strong internal and external partnerships.

Meaningful Work From Day One

Serve as a strategic HR Business Partner to business leaders and teams, managing day-to-day HR processes across assigned groups. Ensures business goals, objectives, and initiatives are supported through the execution of HR strategies, policies, and procedures.

The working style for this role is 4 days a week from the office with Fridays at home.

What You Can Expect

• Serves as the primary HR point of contact for employees and managers across France & BeLux, partnering with regional and global HR teams and specialist functions to manage complex employee relations matters, reorganizations, and the full employee lifecycle; and providing advisory, coaching, and direct support to leaders on all HR-related topics.

• Owns employee data, documentation, and policy execution, ensuring accuracy and compliance across employment contracts, offers, compensation and benefits communications, performance processes, onboarding and offboarding, Workday data management, and internal HR policies and procedures in collaboration with internal stakeholders, local administration, and external providers.

• Leads end-to-end talent acquisition, management, and development, partnering with leaders, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, and external providers to secure approvals, align role scope and competencies, manage sourcing and hiring decisions, negotiate offers, oversee onboarding, administer probation and statutory requirements, and support talent reviews and succession planning.

• Drives inclusive talent and people development strategies, championing D&I initiatives; collaborating with leaders and POD to assess learning and development needs; designing and delivering training, workshops, coaching, and wellbeing initiatives; and executing people development priorities in close partnership with the People & Organization Development team.

• Owns end-to-end performance management, including management of the full PGP cycle and communications; partners with leaders to ensure timely, transparent feedback and ratings; coaches and mentors leaders and employees to drive individual and organizational performance; advises managers on complex people cases (including warnings, performance improvement plans, exits, and terminations); and collaborates closely with internal legal counsel to ensure appropriate stakeholder involvement and compliant outcomes.

• Leads Total Rewards activities, including compensation and benefits processes and employee/manager communications; partners with GBS and external providers to support payroll preparation and execution; collaborates with Total Rewards on bonus (STI) calculations, pro-rating, payouts, and payroll communications; supports budget and SG&A planning and reporting; and provides key HR metrics and workforce data to HRD and leadership (e.g., headcount, tenure, turnover, absences, vacancies, and hiring status).

• Ensures strategic alignment between People, Organization, and Culture priorities and business strategy, contributing to country plans, business reviews, and strategy discussions; accountable for the delivery of people, organization, culture, and inclusion priorities; partners with the Southwest Europe team to guide local ERG and D&I initiatives; and provides HR data, insights, and analytics to support strategic and executional alignment with the Regional HRD.

• Partners with business leaders to drive organizational design and effectiveness, owning the development and implementation of aligned HR strategies; contributing to organizational structure planning and future workforce needs; supporting approval processes; and leading the execution and communication of organizational development initiatives.

• Partners with internal and external stakeholders to support HR operations and initiatives, contributing to day-to-day activities and special projects; collaborating with Europe and Global HR teams on regional and global initiatives; managing relationships with external HR service providers; and representing the company during authority inspections and internal audits in partnership with the Area HR Director.

What You Bring to the Table

• Certifications: CIPD Accredited and qualified

• 7+ years of progressive, hands-on HR experience, with the ability to independently manage complex HR matters and partner closely with senior leaders in multicultural, global and matrix environment

• Ability to build strong relationships throughout all levels and across cultures

• Fluent in French and English  (written and  spoken)

• Demonstrated proficiency in standard office software, including word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and shared file management.

• Experience in global/matrix organizations

• Demonstrated ability to provide coaching and counsel on sensitive employee, leader, and organization issues

• Demonstrated knowledge of applicable employment and labor laws

• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and with confidence to inform, influence, and advise senior leaders. 

• High degree of personal credibility stemming from the person’s ability to be objective, confidential, exercise integrity, and sound judgment

• Demonstrated interest and willingness to engage with the organization at all levels – collaborating, giving of expertise, coaching and development, sharing frameworks for success, and opportunities to work with and through issues, plans and projects

What Makes You Unique

• Education: University Bachelor’s degree with focus on Human Resources or related field

• Experience: Prior Experience in wine and spirits or luxury FMCG industries, consumer goods.
   

Who We Are

We believe great people build great brands. And we know there is Nothing Better in the Market than a career at Brown-Forman. Being a part of Brown-Forman means you will grow both personally and professionally. You will have the opportunity to solve problems, seize opportunities, and generate bold ideas. You will belong to a place where teamwork matters and where you are encouraged to bring your best self to work.

What We Offer

Total Rewards at Brown-Forman is designed to engage our people to ensure sustainable and profitable growth for generations to come. As a premium spirits company, we offer equitable pay structures for individual and company performance alongside a premium employee experience. We offer a range of premium benefits that reflect our company values and meet the needs of our diverse workforce.

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Requisition Type:

Employee

Management Level:

Leader

Global Job Level:

L4

Number of Openings Available:

1