Your mission in the team:

As a People & Culture (P&C) Chapter Lead France and Senior Business Partner, you will play a vital role in driving the people and culture agenda in France, together with the team based in France. You will be leading the team, while also still being involved on the operational level, and act as one of our People Partners, ensuring the smooth-running for all our people.

You will be the most senior HR person in our French operation and will join us at a particularly exciting time, as we recently acquired the activities of Luko and welcomed all of its staff to create the winning formula to become the #1 digital insurer in France and in Europe. If you wish to learn from a post M&A process and contribute to its success, join us !

Some of your specific responsibilities could include:

• Partner with the business stakeholders and act as strategic advisor, in a post M&A context
• Develop and implement end-to-end strategies to support the business in a sustainable way and assess the people and culture implications of the business strategy to design solutions
• Develop and implement programs to enhance employee engagement, satisfaction, and retention, such as performance management, career development, and recognition initiatives.
• Advice and coach people leaders and staff on employee relations topics
• Collaborate with your P&C peers and experts across the other countries on programs and initiatives.
• Act as a trusted contact person for the Works Council (CSE).
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 3 P&C professionals in France, fostering a culture of collaboration, growth, and innovation within the team.

What do we recommend to be successful?

• At least 6 years of relevant People & Culture (HR) experience, preferably in a global organization, including experience with employee representative bodies and knowledge of French labor and employment law.
• Able to work in a matrix and virtual team environment supporting multiple locations.
• Excellent Stakeholder-management. Ability to maintain and build relationships with all employees, including Senior Management.
• Experience with managing organizational change, including restructuring and transformation programs with a global scope.
• Good communication skills and fluency in French and English
• Able to maintain and build relationships and network with customers at all levels, including Senior Management.
• Able to negotiate, even in challenging situations, and steer discussions to a desired end.
• Autonomy and a can-do attitude, solution-finder rather than solely problem raiser
• Bachelor / Master’s degree in law, business, psychology, or related field.
• If you have M&A experience -> that’s a plus (though not mandatory)

If you don’t tick all of these boxes but still think you’ll be a great fit : don’t hesitate to tell us and apply !  

Allianz Direct France x Luko, Who are we?

We created Luko with a simple vision.
50% of consumers don’t trust their insurer, yet it is mandatory in many cases and it is the
only stakeholder you can turn to when damage occurs in your home. So we decided to
reinvent insurance to make it finally customer-centric like we believe it was meant to be.

We started by creating the most transparent and useful insurance company out there: one that you can finally trust, because its business model was designed for positive impact and because its product experience is meant to empower users rather than mislead them.

We created the most intuitive and user-obsessed insurance experience you can wish
for: subscription in 2 minutes, a simple offer, customisable coverages, no hidden fees, policies without any engagement, termination in 3 clicks.

In 6 years, we have convinced over 400,000 users to trust us. We rapidly became the online home insurance market, putting technology at the service of customer satisfaction and operational efficiency: by 2022, 25% of home insurance policies sold online in France were Luko policies; and nearly one in two new Luko customers took out a policy on the
recommendation of friends and family.

In February 2024, Luko joins Allianz Direct, the digital pan-European subsidiary of the
Allianz Group, with the aim of becoming the market leader in direct home insurance in
France. This makes Luko emerging the strongest neo-insurer.
Together, and because Luko and Allianz Direct share a common vision and DNA, we will continue our mission to shake up the market by offering the best value for money and even more simplicity and transparency.

Allianz Direct DNA
Becoming part of the Allianz Direct organisation means that you have a match with our DNA. We have the following 6 core values:
● Customer obsessed
● Communicative
● Data-driven
● Agility
● Team player
● Open-minded

You’ve read all the way, you may as well apply!

Our company-wide communication language is English (written & spoken).
We would therefore appreciate it if you could send us your application’s content (CV, cover letter, portfolio…) in English.

Belonging: Diversity, Inclusion & Equity

We believe inclusion is the result of ongoing commitment. We want to build an authentic environment, open to everyone regardless of nationality, physical ability, family structure, age, socio-economics, civil status, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic origin, religion, belief or anything else that makes your life experience unique. We are continuously working to create a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment, where everyone has a space to thrive.