Union Relations Lead

Alan

. Build and maintain trusted, long-term relationships with unions, federations, and related social partner structures .

Posted 10/21/2026full-timeParis • FranceSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in social partner relations, with a deep understanding of the paritariste ecosystem and the ability to translate complex strategies into compelling narratives for diverse stakeholders. Proven track record in stakeholder management and building trust with social partners, contributing to commercial and strategic outcomes.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Social Partner RelationsStakeholder ManagementParitariste Ecosystem KnowledgeFrench Language ProficiencyCommercial Strategy Impact

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Hard Skills

Social Partner EngagementBranch Agreements KnowledgeDroit Social ExpertiseAccords Collectifs ReadingRFPs Experience

Soft Skills

TrustworthinessDiscretionSelf-StarterCalm Under PressureEgo-Free Approach

Tools & Technologies

AI Tools for EngagementKnowledge Library Implementation

Industry Keywords

Federation EngagementSocial DialogueProtection Sociale ReformsCommercial Cycle InsightsEuropean Social Dialogue

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain trusted, long-term relationships with unions, federations, and related social partner structures
Map the ecosystem, prioritize interlocutors, and design engagement strategy at confederal, federal, and branch levels
Represent Alan in federations, working groups, congresses, and paritariste institutions
Serve as a credible and consistent Alan voice recognized by social partners
Advise Enterprise and Public Sector teams on social partner context and how Alan’s offer addresses their priorities
Introduce relevant contacts during the commercial cycle
Share Alan content with social partners
Follow branch-level dialogue and the broader paritariste ecosystem, translating insights into internal clarity
Provide early internal insight on the direction of social dialogue and 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 and methodologies with the Enterprise & Public Sector team
Provide competitive intelligence on social partner and competitor positioning

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 8 years of total experience in social partner relations
Credibility at federation level, through representative experience or substantive federation-level engagement on the employer side
Deep knowledge of the paritariste ecosystem, including branch agreements, confederal mandates, and protection sociale reforms
Proven ability to build trust with social partners from the employer/state side
Outstanding stakeholder management; calm, trustworthy, discreet, and substantive representation
Ability to translate Alan’s product and strategy into compelling narratives for social partner audiences
Demonstrable impact of prior social-partner work on commercial and strategic outcomes
Self-starter comfortable building from scratch in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
Ego-free and lever-minded approach
Based in or willing to relocate to Paris
Legal background in droit social and comfort reading accords collectifs quickly (nice to have)
International exposure to the European social dialogue ecosystem (nice to have)
Prior experience with RFPs or tenders involving union-negotiated or paritariste schemes (nice to have)
Full working proficiency in French sufficient to engage with unions in French
At least intermediate level in English

Benefits

Comp & perks

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