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HR Business Partner – Portugal & France
Coimbra, Portugal
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About the Role
As part of our continued transformation and growth across Europe, we are seeking a Hybrid HR Business Partner to support both France and Portugal. This is a strategic and operational role, focused on delivering consistent, localized HR support while enhancing the employee experience across both countries.
This position reports to the HR Director for France & Western Europe.
What You'll Do
1. HR Business Partnering
- Serve as a trusted advisor to managers on key HR topics including employee relations, performance management, disciplinary matters, and compensation.
- Act as a reliable point of contact for employees in both countries, ensuring a consistent, positive, and engaging employee experience.
- Support the local rollout of global HR initiatives (e.g. employee engagement, DEI, and talent development programs).
2. HR Administration & Compliance
- Oversee day-to-day administrative tasks across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, contract management, changes, and offboarding.
- Ensure compliance with local labor laws and internal policies, in close collaboration with payroll and administrative providers.
- Maintain accurate employee records and contribute to the integrity of HRIS data.
3. Recruitment & Onboarding
- Manage full-cycle recruitment for junior to mid-level roles in France and Portugal.
- Build and maintain relationships with local schools, recruitment agencies, and sourcing platforms.
- Coordinate and continuously improve the onboarding experience for new hires.
4. Learning & Development
- Partner with managers and employees to identify training and development needs.
- Organize and deliver local training initiatives, aligning with global learning strategies.
- Track participation, gather feedback, and assess the impact of learning programs to drive continuous improvement.
5. Cross-country & Regional HR Projects
- Contribute to regional and pan-European HR initiatives such as mobility programs, process optimization, and training frameworks.
- Identify opportunities to streamline and harmonize processes while respecting local specificities.
What You'll Bring
- 4–7 years of experience in HR, ideally in a generalist or business partner capacity within an international environment.
- Solid working knowledge of French labor law is required; understanding of Portuguese labor law is a strong advantage.
- Proven experience in recruitment, HR operations, and training coordination.
- Proficient with HRIS platforms (e.g. Workday) and recruitment tools.
- Highly adaptable and autonomous, with strong problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to manage diverse stakeholders.
Languages:
- Portuguese: Fluent (required)
- French: Strong plus (required to support the French office)
- English: Professional working proficiency (required)
What We Offer
- Pension Plan
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Meal Allowance
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Cision Global Charitable Giving Program
- Headspace
As a global leader in PR, marketing and social media management technology and intelligence, Cision helps brands and organizations to identify, connect and engage with customers and stakeholders to drive business results. PR Newswire, a network of over 1.1 billion influencers, in-depth monitoring, analytics and its Brandwatch and Falcon.io social media platforms headline a premier suite of solutions. Cision has offices in 24 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC. For more information about Cision's award-winning solutions, including its next-gen Cision Communications Cloud®, visit www.cision.com and follow @Cision on Twitter.
Cision is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and perform at their best. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion is vital to driving our culture, sparking innovation and achieving long-term success. Cision is proud to have joined more than 600 companies in signing the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ pledge and named a “Top Diversity Employer” for 2021 by DiversityJobs.com.
Cision is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other protected statuses.
Cision is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Cision will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact hr.support@cision.com
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