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Thomas Dubois

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR

€890/day
Paris, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Thomas

HR Generalist, 19 years of experience
International organizations and small to medium-sized environments
Strategic foresight: member of CODIR/COMEX for 10 years
Operational impact: autonomous in all technical HR subjects
Adaptable to varied and demanding contexts
Multi-site experience in France and internationally
Team manager: available, enthusiastic, humble, and determined
CSR referent, passionate about sustainable development
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • VALTUS
    HR DIRECTOR - TRANSITION MANAGER
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    April 2025 - December 2025 (8 months)
    Villebon-sur-Yvette, France
    Transition manager for VALTUS.
    Steel industry / industrial distribution / Production / Logistics
    Organizational turnaround project with the Group HR Department and the Presidency:
    - Structuring of the HR department in France, in liaison with the global HR director;
    - Structuring of governance;
    - HR support for the French General Manager and his teams (50 sales representatives, 40 experts, and associated support teams);
    - HR support for the European Logistics Director in the context of expanding a logistics center in France;
    - Social Dialogue;
    - Modernization of existing premises project;
    - HRIS overhaul project;
    - Recruitment of 30 profiles in 6 months, including the European COO and the Sales Director;
    - Transfer of the Central Warehouse from Germany to France in 4 months;
    - Negotiation of departures and reduction of litigation risk.
    Social Dialogue HRIS Organizational Design Office Management Industrial Transfer
  • Wunderman Thompson (WPP)
    HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR/CPO France
    DIGITAL AND IT
    July 2021 - July 2024 (3 years)
    Levallois-Perret, France
    - Establishment of HR foundations, scope of 200 employees and 3 legal entities;
    - Organizational and cultural transformation: mergers, integrations, evolution of French leadership;
    - Retention: reduction in turnover (-25%), innovative salary policies;
    - Management of social dialogue: CSE elections, negotiation of agreements (substitution, remote work, profit-sharing...);
    - Management and development of the HR team (HRBPs, TAM, payroll...);
    - Close support for business needs (recruitment, departures);
    - Resolution of internal investigations;
    - Implementation of innovative HR policies, some of which served as examples within the WPP group in France;
    - CSR policy: joint responses to tenders, ECOVADIS rating, AACC/AFNOR CSR certification, completion of the company's first carbon footprint with the WT Greenteam;
    - HR consulting for executives within the WPP group;
    - Support for two relocations.
    Change and Transformation Management Social Dialogue Mergers and Acquisitions Post-Merger Integration Retention
  • Tenerity
    HEAD OF HR FRANCE, BELGIUM & GERMANY
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    September 2014 - July 2021 (6 years and 10 months)
    Paris, France
    - Change management and reorganizations (PSE, organizational turnaround), scope of 150 employees;
    - Business Partner for managers on all HR subjects;
    - Operational expertise: management of employee representative bodies, recruitment, performance, compliance (GDPR), management training, conflict resolution, E-NPS;
    - Management of a team of 3 people, France and Germany (Payroll, HR administration, and general services);
    - Consulting and support for group management during the business cessation project in Belgium;
    - Support for two relocations.
    Change and Transformation Management Restructuring Branding Negotiation Training Plan

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Education

  • Master's Degree in Work Psychology
    UNIVERSITE FRANÇOIS RABELAIS
    2006
    Master 2 Psychologie du travail
  • HR Management and Development Law
    CONSERVATOIRE NAT. ARTS ET METIERS
    2007
    Management et développement RH Droit

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