Head of Career and Payroll Services

Métropole du Grand Paris

. Lead the Career and Payroll Services unit and supervise a team of administrators under the authority of the Human Resources Director .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeParis • FranceLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong expertise in human resources management within the territorial civil service, with a focus on payroll processes, career management, and regulatory compliance. Proven ability to lead teams, optimize HR practices, and ensure data reliability in administrative decisions.

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Human Resources ManagementPublic-Sector PayrollTeam LeadershipTerritorial Civil Service RegulationsHRIS Proficiency

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Hard Skills

Payroll ManagementCareer ManagementAbsence ManagementRegulatory ComplianceData ReliabilityPerformance ManagementChange ManagementAdministrative Decision QualityManagement IndicatorsPension Schemes Knowledge

Soft Skills

Interpersonal CommunicationLeadershipOrganizational SkillsAnalytical AbilityDecision-Making Skills

Tools & Technologies

HR ToolsHRISInternal Control Processes

Industry Keywords

Civil ServiceLocal Government AdministrationPublic LawPublic ManagementTerritorial AttachésTerritorial Engineers

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the Career and Payroll Services unit and supervise a team of administrators under the authority of the Human Resources Director
Manage, coordinate, and support the unit’s team in its day-to-day activities
Organize, monitor, and optimize career, payroll, and absence management processes
Ensure regulatory compliance of administrative decisions and the proper application of the territorial civil service regulations
Oversee and secure the payroll process, social security declarations, and relations with partner organizations
Lead the management of careers, administrative positions, absences, and retirement files
Advise administrators, managers, and employees and provide expert guidance
Contribute to ensuring the reliability of HR data, producing management indicators, and monitoring the payroll budget
Help develop procedures, modernize HR practices, and deploy the HRIS
Contribute to monitoring changes in civil service regulations and ensuring the legal security of HR procedures

Requirements

What you’ll need

Category A civil servant position in the administrative and technical fields, within the employment frameworks for Territorial Attachés and Territorial Engineers
Open to civil servants; contractual recruitment may be considered if no suitable civil servant is available
Higher education qualification in human resources, public law, public management, or local government administration, equivalent to a bachelor’s or master’s degree
Proven experience in public-sector payroll, career management, and HR team leadership highly desirable
Minimum of five years’ experience in the target role or an equivalent position
Strong expertise in human resources management within the territorial civil service
Experience managing teams and overseeing operations
Excellent knowledge of territorial civil service regulations, public-sector payroll, career management, absences, and retirement
Good knowledge of the local government environment and pension schemes (CNRACL, IRCANTEC, RAFP)
Proficiency in HR tools, HRIS, and internal control processes
Skills in management, performance management, and change management
Ability to secure HR procedures, ensure data reliability, and guarantee the quality of administrative decisions
Ability to advise departments and support complex individual cases
Strong written and interpersonal communication skills, with confidence facilitating meetings and cross-functional partnerships
Leadership, organizational skills, rigor, responsiveness, analytical ability, decision-making skills, and an aptitude for teamwork and cross-functional collaboration

Benefits

Comp & perks

40-hour workweek, allowing employees to accrue two additional leave days (RTT) per month
Up to two remote-work days per week after one month of service, subject to managerial approval
Attractive supplementary compensation package and performance-related bonus (CIA) based on individual and collective objectives
Pleasant working environment and fully equipped premises
On-site inter-company restaurant, with access to the City of Paris municipal restaurant and the Caisse des Dépôts restaurant
Employer contribution toward supplementary health insurance and disability/death benefits coverage
Sustainable mobility allowance of up to €300 per year for employees commuting in an environmentally friendly vehicle
75% reimbursement of the Navigo travel pass
CNAS (National Social Action Committee)
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