Job Description
Posting Start Date:  1/9/26
Offer ID:  1612
Unit:  Limagrain Field Seeds Europe
Job Title:  Head of HR BU Europe - LFS
Job Location:  Saint-Beauzire
Contract type:  Permanent
Job Description: 

Function

 

Reporting to the Group HR Director and functionally to the Head of Territory Europe – Limagrain Field Seeds, you will define and lead the HR strategy for Limagrain Field Seeds across Europe (20 countries, 1,800 employees). As a member of the European Management Team, you play a pivotal role in driving organizational effectiveness, talent development, cultural transformation, and employee engagement to support sustainable business growth. 

Main Goal

 

  • Strategic Leadership: Design and implement HR strategy aligned with Group vision and business priorities. 
  • HR Operations: Oversee all HR activities including recruitment, talent management, compensation & benefits, labor relations, and compliance. 
  • Cultural Transformation : Promote diversity & inclusion, foster engagement, and lead change initiatives. 
  • Team Leadership: Manage and develop the European HR team (8 direct reports), ensuring agility and high performance. 
  • Performance & Compliance: Monitor KPIs, optimize HR processes, and ensure adherence to local regulations and Group policies. 
  • Social Dialogue: Maintain positive labor relations and manage negotiations with employee representative bodies. 
  • Communication & Safety: Support internal communication and reinforce safety culture across the organization. 

 

The duties described above constitute the main responsibilities of the position. They are not exhaustive and may change depending on the needs of the company.  

What we expect of you

 

  • Education: Master’s degree in HR, Business, or related field. 
  • Experience: Minimum 10 years in HR leadership roles within international and matrix organizations. 

 

Skills:  

  • Comprehensive HR expertise (recruitment, C&B, employee relations, development). 
  • Strong leadership and ability to influence at all levels. 
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. 
  • Languages: Fluent in English and French. 
  • Personal Attributes: Strategic thinker, results-driven, adaptable, customer-focused, and change leader. 

Skills

Your benefits and working environment

 

  • A strategic role within the European Executive Committee. 
  • The opportunity to shape HR transformation in a multicultural environment. 
  • A collaborative, innovative, and purpose-driven culture. 
  • A dynamic international context within a cooperative group committed to sustainable agriculture. 

 

If you want to join a dynamic company with strong growth ambitions, come join us! 

Recruitment process

 

  • Initial screening with Talent Acquisition Team. 
  • Interview with Corporate VP for Human Resources and Head of Territory Europe. 
  • Assessment and Talent Management interview. 
  • Final discussion with the Group HR Director.  

 

The Limagrain Group is an employer that respects diversity and encourages applications from all backgrounds. 
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Limagrain Field Seeds, with its international multi-crop LG brand is the global Feld Seeds division of Group Limagrain. Limagrain Field Seeds covers all continents with subsidiaries in over 40 countries and sales in 77 countries. Limagrain Field Seeds supplies LG branded seeds of Maize, Wheat, Sunflower, Winter Rape and other regional crops to all farmers large or small. A strong commitment to progress through technology ensures that plant variety improvements arrive continually from 84 research sites and are adapted for maximum local performance.

Limagrain is a global company with deep local roots. Our parent company is an agricultural cooperative based in the Limagne-Val d’Allier plain, in the heart of Central France’s Auvergne region, while we are an international seed and agri-food group with some 9,600 employees working in 53 countries. As the 4th largest seed company in the world, we achieved sales of 2.522 billion euros in 2023-2024, with additional sales of 729 million euros from activities carried out in collaboration with our strategic partners.
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