At OpenClassrooms, the Human Resources Team is dedicated to building a skill-based and mission-driven organization. We aim to create an exceptional employee experience at every stage of the journey — from onboarding to offboarding — reflecting our core values and commitment to lifelong learning.

We’re looking for a People Success Partner to help shape a thriving work environment where all team members can grow, perform, and stay engaged. This role is key to supporting our business goals through strong partnerships with managers, data-informed people processes, and a deep focus on performance, career development, and employee engagement.

This position is for you if you thrive in a fast-paced environment, have a growth mindset, and love finding creative, people-centric ways to improve the employee experience while driving meaningful impact across the organization.

YOUR MISSIONS :

The People Success Partner is responsible for developing the right environment for all team members at OpenClassrooms to thrive and succeed: from Onboarding to Offboarding, Performance Management, Staffing, L&D, Career Development, Employee Engagement — and, starting in 2026, Succession Planning. The role also involves staying closely connected to the field to detect early signs of individual or team challenges and to ensure timely and appropriate support, fostering a healthy and inclusive work environment.

At OpenClassrooms, the People Success Partner:

• Works closely together with the business leaders to ensure that their teams (around 200 people) are set to accomplish great things and meet our business objectives

• Mentor around 50 managers to aim for excellence in managerial practices, aligned with the managerial model, using on a systematic basis the management rituals learned during the management training

• Empower managers by providing expert HR advice and guidance, ensuring they have the tools and knowledge to effectively address HR matters.

Depending on the subject and when necessary, the People Success Partner works together with other subject matter specialists in the People Team or in Legal to provide relevant and accurate support and answer to the employees & managers

• Drives key people processes such as Performance Reviews (including probationary period and Performance improvement plan monitoring), Career Development, Compensation Review, and Staffing (including Succession Planning), with a strong focus on quality and consistency.

• Leads and coordinates the deployment of training initiatives, particularly the Management Training programs, ensuring smooth implementation, follow-up, and continuous improvement in line with business needs.

• Supports the implementation and evolution of the Competency Framework, ensuring it is well embedded in performance, development, and progression discussions.

• Leads specific People Success processes, ensuring that we use data and feedback to consistently improve them.

• Identifies, retains and develops people who will contribute to reinforce our teams.

• Creates and maintains engagement and cultural fit with our mission and core values

• Ensure consistency, communication and collaboration across the teams.

• Works together with the People Operations Team to improve the way we use our HR platforms.

YOU WILL LOVE THIS JOB IF:

You thrive in a fast-paced environment and you have a growth mindset, continuously striving for creative ways to approach situations and improving the experience of all team members.

YOUR FUTURE TEAM

Report directly to Stéphanie Fraise, our CHRO, and join a dynamic People Team committed to fostering a thriving environment at OpenClassrooms.
Our 7-member team, organized into People Operations, People Success Partner, People Experience and Talent Acquisition ensures our mission of accessible education thrives by helping team members excel in their roles and careers.

• Business partnering: You know how to align people’s initiatives with business goals. You’ve supported managers through complex org challenges and helped their teams thrive.

• Performance & development: You’re experienced in designing and running performance cycles, career frameworks, and development plans that drive growth for individuals and the company.

• Data-driven decision-making: You use data, feedback, and insights to iterate and improve HR processes continuously.

• Employee engagement: You know how to listen, read between the lines, and turn engagement into a lived experience through practical actions and rituals.

• Change enablement: You’re comfortable in fast-paced, evolving environments and know how to lead through change with clarity and positivity.

• Culture & values: You’re a strong culture ambassador, making sure values are not just words on a wall but principles reflected in every process, conversation, and decision.

You’ll thrive in this role if you’re curious, proactive, collaborative, and driven by the belief that great employee experiences create great business outcomes.

At OpenClassrooms, we prioritize learning potential over a perfect alignment with every job criterion. We highly value qualities such as eagerness to learn, commitment, and the potential for growth. If you are motivated and confident in your ability to excel in the role, we enthusiastically encourage you to submit your application.

• HR Prequalification (30 mins) to discuss essential criteria such as availability, salary expectations, motivation…

• Manager Interview with Stéphanie, our CHRO to delve into your professional background and achievements

• Case Study

• Team Interview with two members of the HR team.

• Stakeholder interview with 2 members of our team

• Professional References: At the end of the process, we may request professional references if necessary.