Union Relations Lead / Directeur(rice) du Paritarisme

Unions and social partners play a central and legitimate role in how social protection is designed, negotiated and implemented in France. We're looking for a Union Relations Lead to build and animate Alan's relationships with unions, their federations, and the broader paritariste ecosystem, making Alan a trusted, substantive and well-known interlocutor of French social partners, and supporting our Enterprise & Public Sector teams across large private employers and public institutions.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain trusted, long-term relationships with unions, federations and the structures that convene them; Map the ecosystem, prioritize interlocutors, and design the engagement strategy at confederal, federal and branch level; Represent Alan in federations, working groups, congrès and paritariste institutions; Be a partner to Enterprise & Public Sector teams, briefing them on the social partners context and introducing the right contacts at the right moment in the commercial cycle; Share Alan's content with social partners to help them assess Alan on its merits; Follow the dialogue at branch level and across the paritariste ecosystem and turn it into internal clarity; Be a sharp, early internal voice on where social dialogue is heading and its implications for Alan's strategy; Build and maintain a knowledge library on social partner positions, branch agreements and paritariste institutions; Implement processes and AI tools to improve social partner engagement and documentation; Share best practices with the Enterprise & Public Sector team; Provide competitive intelligence on how social partners and competitors position themselves in key markets

Requirements

At least 8 years of total experience in social partner relations (union organization, branch federation, paritariste institution, or external affairs role at a mutelle, IP or insurer); Legitimate credibility at federation level, able to engage federation leadership as a peer; Deep knowledge of the paritariste ecosystem (branch agreements, confederal mandates, protection sociale reforms, how institutions function at each level); Proven ability to build trust with social partners from the employer/state side; Outstanding stakeholder management: calm, long-game, trustworthy, discreet; Ability to translate Alan's product and strategy into compelling narratives for social partner audiences; Demonstrable impact from prior social-partner work on an organization's commercial and strategic outcomes; Self-starter, comfortable building from scratch in a fast-paced, high-growth environment; Ego-free and lever-minded; Based in (or willing to relocate to) Paris

Nice to have

A confederal or federal elected / permanent past; Experience inside a paritariste institution; Experience inside a sector federation on its social dialogue agenda; Legal background in droit social and comfort reading accords collectifs quickly; International exposure to the European social dialogue ecosystem; Prior experience with RFPs or tenders involving union-negotiated or paritariste schemes

Benefits

Generous equity packages complement base salary (permanent contracts only); Flexible office with hybrid setup at Paris HQ; Top of the range equipment (Macbook Air, keyboard, laptop stand, monitor, Bose noise-canceling headphones); Flexible vacation policy and flexible working hours; Comprehensive health insurance: 100% for employee and children, 90-100% for partners depending on country (permanent contracts only); Generous transit benefit; Learning & training opportunities, free books and budget to attend and speak at conferences; Dedicated coach from day one; Extended parental leave for all new parents (permanent contracts only)