Recruitment Manager

Be part of a global consulting powerhouse, partnering with clients on their most critical strategic transformations.

We are Wavestone. Energetic, solution-driven experts who focus as much on people as on performance and growth. We are an ambitious firm with a worldwide reach and an ever-expanding portfolio of clients, topics, and projects. Hand in hand, we share a deep desire to make a positive impact.

Are you a true team player, living strong values? Are you a passionate learner, aiming to grow every day? Are you a driven go-getter, tackling challenges head-on? Then we could be the right fit for you. Join Wavestone and thrive in an environment that’s empowering, collaborative, and full of opportunities to turn today’s challenges into tomorrow’s solutions.

The Recruitment Manager contributes to sustainably and positively supporting the growth of Wavestone, with the support of a Recruitment Leader. To achieve this, the mission is to massively attract the best talents, enhance the teams of today and tomorrow, and promote the employer brand to a wide audience of candidates, all in close partnership with all business areas across all our countries.

On a plan of approximately 500 graduate recruitments for several Practices within the firm, the main responsibilities of the Manager are:

• Establishing themselves as a business partner with the Practices by understanding their priorities and needs, translating them into annual recruitment objectives, and defining the associated strategies to achieve the best results.
• Leading a team of around 10 junior recruiters, ensuring both their individual management to develop and retain them quickly, and fostering a positive team dynamic to achieve demanding collective results.
• Analyzing KPIs and their trends, assessing risk levels, defining relevant and pragmatic corrective actions, and managing action plans by effectively engaging stakeholders and providing a clear overview of the situation within the scope.
• Directly handling recruitments, from sourcing to onboarding, within their scope to set an example and stay connected to the field.
• Operationally implementing transformation projects for the recruitment function and driving change within their scope to maintain recognition as a leading recruiter in the market.

• Between 7 and 10 years of experience
• Being an ambassador of the Positive Way to contribute to spreading Wavestone’s values within their scope and serve as a role model (>> Positiveway book)
• Ideally coming from a consulting background. They may also come from recruitment agencies or corporate groups known for the quality of their teams and their recruitment & HR excellence
• Analytical and goal-oriented rather than process-oriented, able to try new things, to quickly learn lessons
• Leadership temperament, able to communicate effectively and with  impact with all types of stakeholders, both orally and in writing (with clarity and simplicity), to understand and to be connected to consulting market, stakes & teams and rapidly establishing trustful relationships with any type of interlocutor (candidates & within Wavestone teams)
• Agility and flexibility in organization (time and priority management), capable of managing change positively within the organization, demonstrating self-control and resilience
• Fluent in French and abilility to work in English
• Graduated from top Management Schools
• Salary : 60 -75k€

Why joning us ?

• Talent-Centric Approach: Wavestone places talent and corporate social responsibility (CSR) at the heart of its strategy. The HR Director of Wavestone, the Recruitment Director and the Head of CSR are members of the Executive Committee of the firm
• Strategic HR Function: The HR function is strategic, expected to add value, promote organizational values, and stay at the forefront of HR practices—not merely a support function.
• Great Place To Work: The company is recognized as a Great Place To Work, ranking number one in its category among organizations with over 2500 employees.
• Ambitious Business Project: The company is experiencing significant growth both in France and internationally, driven by an ambitious business project.
• Demanding Work Environment: Employees operate in a challenging work environment, engaging with high-level stakeholders.