- Location
- Neuilly-sur-Seine Île-de-France France
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Manager
- Department
- Human Resources, People & Culture
- Posted
- Nov 3, 2026
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.
Reporting to the France Market Human Resources Director, the Human Resources Manager serves as HR business partner for the Wholesale scope and headquarters team of approximately 130 people. The role covers employee and manager support, recruitment, performance and talent development, HR administration and HR projects. This is a permanent, full-time, on-site position.
Role & Responsibilities
- Act as HR business partner for the Wholesale scope and headquarters team of approximately 130 people.
- Coordinate onboarding for new employees across the assigned scope.
- Advise operational managers on day-to-day people management, including contractual matters, HR development and disciplinary issues.
- Manage employees’ careers through group opportunities, mobility interviews, training and development, and provide active listening and support throughout their employee journey.
- Support managers in co-creating agile and efficient organisational structures.
- Advise and support managers throughout recruitment, from drafting job descriptions to making offers.
- Attract and recruit talent through sourcing, interviews and shortlisting, and present well-supported candidate assessments to managers.
- Build Wholesale talent pools to anticipate succession plans.
- Monitor and adhere to headcount (FTE) and personnel-cost budgets.
- Participate in the rollout and monitoring of employee performance reviews and salary increase reviews.
- Participate in gathering training needs and implementing the training plan.
- Design and deliver development programmes for Wholesale employee groups.
- Conduct regular career interviews, supporting employees’ development and mobility aspirations while fostering awareness of their skills and performance.
- Participate in OMR talent reviews to identify and promote talent within the organisation.
- Act as liaison with the administrative team in Saint-Jean-de-Braye.
- Prepare contract descriptions for fixed-term and permanent contracts, and draft employment offers.
- Draft letters concerning tripartite agreements, changes of point of sale, parental, paternity and sabbatical leave, resignations and retirement.
- Submit Open up requests for arrivals and departures.
- Create and monitor workflows.
- Update and monitor HR dashboards, including employee movement tables and RISE.
- Initiate and roll out HR projects.
Qualifications
- Approximately 5–7 years of professional experience managing an employee population, preferably in a retail environment.
- Minimum 5 years of experience.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Innate sense of service.
- Structured and analytical approach.
- Passionate and creative outlook.
- Team spirit, agility and adaptability.
- Active listening.
- Ability to manage several projects simultaneously.
- Client- and results-oriented.
Skills
Experience
Approximately 5–7 years of professional experience managing an employee population, preferably in a retail environment; minimum 5 years.
Workplace
The role is situated in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France — conveniently close to Paris.
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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
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Frequently Asked Questions
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