Christian Dior Assistant HR Manager

About Christian Dior

Christian Dior, founded in Paris in 1946, stands as one of the world’s most influential maisons, uniting haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, fragrance, beauty, and exceptional retail experiences. As an employer, Dior offers a culture shaped by artistic audacity, meticulous craftsmanship, and the pursuit of excellence, where heritage and innovation continually enrich one another. Its teams collaborate across ateliers, studios, boutiques, and corporate functions within an international environment that values elegance, precision, inclusivity, and entrepreneurial spirit. Working at Dior means contributing to a legacy of timeless style while helping define the future of luxury with creativity, discipline, and purpose.

Role & Responsibilities

• Partner with department heads to understand business priorities and support relevant people initiatives.
• Provide day-to-day HR guidance to line managers on performance management, career development and employee matters.
• Coordinate annual performance management and talent review processes, including goal setting, mid-year reviews and development planning.
• Support organizational changes and HR initiatives in collaboration with business leaders and HR teams.
• Coordinate and contribute to Dior or Group HR projects, ensuring effective execution and timely follow-up.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment and deliver a candidate experience consistent with Dior’s image.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for key corporate functions, leveraging internal mobility and diverse resources to fill critical roles.
• Manage relationships with recruitment agencies and headhunters, ensuring clear role requirements, timely feedback and effective recruitment delivery.
• Identify skill gaps and support talent development initiatives with business leaders and HR teams.
• Facilitate individual development plans (IDPs) and career pathing discussions to support employees’ professional growth.
• Monitor employee sentiment and team dynamics through engagement surveys, regular interactions and other feedback channels.
• Translate employee feedback into actionable engagement plans with business leaders and follow up on implementation.
• Identify potential retention risks, particularly among key talent and critical positions, and recommend appropriate actions.
• Collaborate with the Employer Branding & Internal Communication team on engagement initiatives and employee experience.
• Coordinate onboarding, probation management, internal transfers and offboarding, ensuring smooth execution and a positive employee experience.
• Guide managers and employees on employee relations matters in line with company policies and local labor regulations.
• Identify and escalate employee relations risks and sensitive people matters, working with senior HR colleagues on appropriate actions.
• Support employee relations cases, including performance issues, disciplinary actions, grievances and separations, with proper documentation and timely follow-up.
• Partner with business leaders and the C&B team on compensation decisions, considering internal equity, market competitiveness, talent needs and business priorities.
• Coordinate the annual Individual Compensation Review (ICR) cycle, supporting fair, consistent and performance-driven manager decisions.
• Provide input on compensation proposals for recruitment, promotion, internal mobility and retention, aligned with company policies and budget guidelines.
• Help managers understand and communicate compensation and benefits policies and decisions.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience with solid business partner exposure, ideally in luxury, fashion, retail or consumer goods.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels with empathy and credibility.
• Highly organized and hands-on, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive mindset and a passion for developing fresh approaches to talent engagement and process optimization.
• Fluency in Mandarin and English is required.

Skills

Experience

At least 5 years, with solid business partner exposure; ideally in luxury, fashion, retail or consumer goods.

Culture

Christian Dior fosters a culture of refined creativity, exceptional craftsmanship, and continuous innovation, where teams are encouraged to uphold the Maison’s heritage while shaping the future of luxury. As an employer, it offers a dynamic and exacting environment that values collaboration, excellence, and the development of talent across artistic, retail, and corporate disciplines.

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.