Balmain Human Resources Assistant

About Balmain

Balmain, a distinguished brand within the Swatch Group, the world's leading watchmaking conglomerate, is renowned for its predominantly feminine collections that draw inspiration from a myriad of universes. Situated in Saint-Imier, Balmain's creations are a sophisticated fusion of tradition and contemporary aesthetics, each timepiece narrating its own unique story, such as the iconic arabesque motif inspired by the opulent embroideries adorning haute couture gowns.

Balmain is recruiting a Human Resources Assistant intern to support HR administration, temporary staffing, recruitment, training, internal communications and employee experience. This is a full-time, six-month internship starting in September 2026.

Role & Responsibilities

• Maintain employee records, including creating, updating and archiving personnel files.
• Track employee arrivals, departures and internal movements.
• Prepare employee lifecycle documents, including contracts, amendments, certificates and correspondence.
• Support the administrative onboarding of new employees and track probation periods.
• Assist with absence administration and ensure the accuracy of HRIS data.
• Respond to administrative requests from employees and managers.
• Administer temporary workers from onboarding through the end of their assignments.
• Coordinate contract requests, renewals and assignment endings with partner agencies.
• Check temporary workers’ timesheets, agency invoices and related accruals.
• Monitor the temporary staffing budget.
• Prepare and update dashboards and tracking indicators.
• Help optimise temporary workforce management processes.
• Help draft and publish job, internship and work-study vacancies.
• Write job descriptions for GEPP.
• Conduct telephone pre-screening and an initial assessment of applications.
• Organise interviews and coordinate exchanges with managers and recruiters.
• Track applications and support a high-quality candidate experience.
• Contribute to employer branding initiatives and relationships with schools.
• Provide administrative support for the training plan.
• Track training requests and registrations with training providers.
• Organise training sessions, including invitations, bookings, logistics and attendance tracking.
• Manage training agreements, sign-in sheets and related administrative documents.
• Track training indicators and update dashboards.
• Monitor training expenditure and process related invoices.
• Support the HR team in deploying training campaigns and associated communications.
• Draft and distribute HR communications to employees.
• Update internal communications materials and local intranets.
• Help organise onboarding programmes and internal events.
• Contribute to workplace quality-of-life initiatives and employee experience.
• Support the HR team in implementing internal communications projects.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Master’s degree specialising in Human Resources.
• A first HR experience is preferred.
• Demonstrates agility, rigour and strong organisational skills.
• Handles sensitive information confidentially.
• Has strong interpersonal skills and can interact effectively with employees, managers and external partners.
• Fluent in English and French; Italian is an advantage.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of SAP, an HRIS and payroll/time-management software is an advantage.

Skills

Experience

A first HR experience is preferred.

Education

Currently pursuing a Master’s degree specialising in Human Resources.

Workplace

Culture

Balmain, as part of the Swatch Group, fosters a culture of innovation and excellence, where tradition meets contemporary design. The workplace encourages creativity, collaboration, and a passion for luxury craftsmanship.

About Cerulean

Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.