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Shine

People Business Partner

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Shine
Paris, FRPosted 15 days ago (Jul 29, 2026)

Shine is the financial copilot for entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Founded by serial entrepreneurs Rico Andersen and Martin Hegelund, Shine is a leading European fintech unicorn on a mission to restore the joy of running a business, by ending wasted time on financial admin. Shine offers a connected solution for invoicing, accounting, payroll, business accounts, payments, and financing, meaning business owners can focus their energy on growing a healthy business, not held back by manual admin.

Part of something bigger

Today we're part of Cegid, a European leader in cloud software for finance and accounting. Together we're building Europe's leading financial copilot for small businesses and their accountants. Shine already supports more than 400,000 small businesses. As part of Cegid, we now reach over one million small businesses and 15,000 accountants across Europe. We're a multicultural team working from France, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands, contributing to a wider European network that spans Spain, Portugal and Belgium.

Your hiring experience matters

Just as we respect our customers' time, we respect yours. Your experience with Shine and Cegid should feel simple, transparent and genuinely supportive. If this sounds like somewhere you want to grow, we'd love to hear from you.

The People & Culture team at Shine

At Shine, our

People Experience team

helps leaders and teams perform at their best while supporting the company through growth and change. Within the wider People & Culture function, the team brings together

People Business Partners

,

Centers of Excellence

, and

Workplace & Well-Being

to build modern, fair and scalable people practices across the business.

📋 Your role as a People Business Partner

As a

People Business Partner for one or two tribes

, you will act as a trusted advisor to leaders, helping them navigate growth, change, and organizational evolution. You will report to the

PBP Team Lead

and join a team of four People Business Partners supporting the organization. This role sits at the intersection of

people strategy and business impact

. You will partner closely with leaders to strengthen organizational effectiveness, develop talent, and support high-performing teams in a fast-moving environment. At Shine, we are evolving People Business Partnering toward a more

strategic, data-driven and business-focused model

. In this context, you will help shape better ways of working and bring structure, clarity and impact to the teams you support.

Your responsibilities will include

• Partner with leaders across one or two on people priorities, team effectiveness, and organizational health • Support

organizational change and transformation

, including team design, scaling, and leadership transitions • Drive key people topics such as

engagement, performance, feedback, and career development

• Contribute to the rollout and application of frameworks related to

career leveling, compensation, and pay equity

• Use

KPIs and people data

to identify trends, guide decisions, and improve performance over time • Help leaders navigate ambiguity, solve people challenges, and build resilient, high-performing teams • Collaborate closely with

Centers of Excellence

and

People Operations

to ensure consistent and effective execution of people practices 📍 Job located in Paris, with possibility of two remote working days per week ✈️ Regular travel (around

once per month

) may be required.

🔎 About you

•

Please submit application in english

• You have around

5–7 years of experience

in HR Business Partnering or a similar strategic people role, within 300+ organisation • Experience in an international organisation • You have strong experience partnering closely with

managers and senior leaders

• You bring solid

business acumen

and understand how people decisions support business performance • You are comfortable using

data, KPIs and insights

to guide decisions and challenge constructively • You can explain complex topics in a

clear, structured and pragmatic

way • You are effective in

fast-moving, ambiguous environments

and can bring calm and clarity when things change • You have experience supporting

organizational transformation, restructuring, or M&A transitions

; this is a strong plus • You are fluent in

Nice to have

• Experience in a tech scale up • You are curious about how

AI, data and technology

are reshaping organizations, leadership and people practices

Equal Opportunities

We follow the principle of equal treatment to consider all job applicants and do not discriminate based on their gender, sexual orientation, color, racial or ethnic origin, religion, disability, etc. as per applicable law.

Our recruitment process

1️⃣ A 30' first call with Ryan Conaghan (TA Partner) to get to know you better and share more about Shine. 2️⃣ A 60' interview with PBP Team Lead to discuss your past experiences and the role we are offering. 3️⃣ A 60' business case presentation to highlight your skills and give you a hands-on feel for the role. 4️⃣ A 30' team introduction, followed by a soft skills interview to see how we can best support your growth at Shine.

Apply on Shine

This role was discovered from a public careers page. Applications are handled by the hiring team at Shine.

Attribution: sourced from Shine's public Teamtailor board.

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