A strategist and expert in management and internal communication, the human resources manager is responsible for defining employee needs, in liaison with their managers, for each company unit. Supporting the HR Director, he/she supervises personnel administration, implements recruitment and training plans where necessary, and ensures the quality of labor relations.

This professional in change management understands the challenges of each business and aims to achieve new performance objectives.

This management position is entrusted to highly qualified professionals. If you too would like to become a human resources manager when you finish your studies, take a look at our fact sheet dedicated to this position. 

The job of human resources can be found in private companies, the public sector or in consulting firms. 

This manager has a sound knowledge of labor and employment law. In addition to his or her significant role in the recruitment and labor relations management phases, he or she ensures that a healthy dynamic is created within companies by intervening in conflict management, and supports the professional development of each employee. 

The job of human resources manager involves a number of tasks. 

Develop and implement strategy and policy RH :

• Gather information on the human resources needs of each company department. 
• Defining projects and policies RH (training, recruitment, working time management).
• Getting your projects approved RH with its management. 
• Maintain a social, legal and economic watch (monitoring strategies RH of other companies in the sector). 

Playing a social role : 

• Ensure the well-being and professional fulfillment of our teams. 
• Help employees embrace the company's culture and core values. 
• Ensure compliance with labor and employment law.
• Resolve conflicts and monitor each employee's personal files.

Participate in recruitment and manage the integration of new employees : 

• Be able to conduct a recruitment interview.
• Schedule an interview with the recruited candidate to ask about the more technical aspects of the job. 
• Promote the integration of new employees when they join the team.

Strengthening team skills and nurturing talent : 

• Define and manage training programs for each team member as part of a training plan.
• Identify and promote skills development within our teams.
• Coordinate personnel management and the resources needed to achieve performance targets.

Administrative tasks : 

• Draw up declarations to social organizations.
• Manage pay slips and employment contracts. 

Develop the company's social innovations, taking into account the implementation of the CSR. 

The job of human resources manager requires certain qualities: 

• empathy and listening skills to motivate and involve employees in the department,
• the ability to analyze and synthesize to develop a critical and objective sense, and thus recruit the ideal candidate,
• rigor, organization, tact and discretion,
• impartiality (in the event of conflict within the group),
• sense of dialogue,
• people skills,
• mobility and availability.

This professional has solid skills.

• Knowledge in all areas of human resources management: recruitment, training, payroll and career management, personnel administration.
• Knowledge of labor relations (labor law, social law, prevention of psychosocial risks). 
• Knowledge of the business lines at the heart of the company. 
• Economic, financial and budgetary culture. 
• Communication, management and business skills to drive social strategy and set realistic performance targets. 
• Identify actions and processes to develop corporate culture.
• Determine the situation of the CSR and raise the awareness of every manager.
• Manage relations with social and administrative bodies.
• Manage the development of social innovation within a company.
• Identify, analyze and prioritize individual and collective conflicts.
• Knowledge of evaluation and planning methods and tools.
• Proficiency in the Office pack.
• Software expertise RH payroll, working time management, HRIS (Human Resources Management Information System).
• Monitor new communication tools.
• Mastery of negotiation techniques.
• Fluency in written and spoken English (necessary in large groups, international companies or when a site is based abroad).

To become a human resources manager, it is recommended to have a BAC +5 (Master's or MBA), leading to a level 7 RNCP qualification. 

You can train at a business school specializing in human resources, at a political science school or at a private school specializing in a particular field, such as fashion or luxury goods.

Every year, ISAL Paris trains thousands of students for careers in the fashion and luxury industries, and offers a wide range of professional training courses. Here are two that lead to the position of human resources manager. 

Visit Master of Fashion Management This professionally-oriented Master's program is open to all students with a BAC +3, and enables them to validate both the Master's program and the RNCP level 7 "Manager des Organisations" professional certification. 

This sandwich course offers several courses: 

Year 1: 

• Fashion and luxury business fundamentals (marketing and communications strategy, point-of-sale management, omnichannel marketing...)
• Fashion and luxury goods (commercial management of collection plans, sourcing, purchasing and production follow-up...)
• Intercultural communication, behavioral skills, business reports...)

Year 2:

• Fashion and luxury retail or wholesale (team management, human resources management, recruitment, onboarding and development plans, project management)
• Fashion and luxury professions (brand management, culture of luxury companies)
• Cross-disciplinary skills (management and leadership, English courses, etc.)

After graduation, the aspiring professional can work within a small structure to gain experience. Once they've proven themselves, they can move to a larger company. This profession is easily accessible through internal career development. 

This activity can lead to the position of Human Resources Director, a function with which recruitment campaigns, the management strategy to be implemented and the company's social policy are initiated. It is also possible to progress to the position of HR Manager, with a specialization in staff training and the development of social innovation, or to that of Compensation and Benefits Manager.

A human resources manager can earn an average salary of €47,500 gross per year. However, there are wide disparities depending on the size of the company, the candidate's years of experience and geographical location.

A junior profile with 2 years' post-graduate experience earns between €33,000 and €36,000 gross per year. Senior profiles can expect to earn in excess of €50,000 gross per annum.