Airbus UpNext: Human Resources Business Partner (m/f)

Job Description:

Airbus UpNext is looking for a Human Resources Business Partner, for a high-speed blend of HR activities, offering a 360-degree view of the employee lifecycle in a fast-paced "startup" incubator.

At Airbus UpNext, we don’t just follow the roadmap, we build it! Our objective is to explore new technologies and to support the strategic ambitions of Airbus. As part of the HR team, you’ll help shape the ecosystem that enables our teams to grow, adapt, and thrive in a fast-changing environment.

As a HR Business Partner, you will support our projects in all HR related topics, to take care of our talents and leaders, and to contribute to the fast and efficient running of our ambitious technological demonstrators. 

If you have the passion for People topics, the ambition and energy to make an impact, come and join our dynamic transverse team in a fast changing international and technological environment, making the UpNext model up and running.

This is a 8-month mission (CDD), based in Toulouse (Saint-Martin du Touch), starting on the 1st of November 2026.
 

Your Flight Plan (Key Responsibilities)

Working in close collaboration with the HR Director and the HR team, you are a trusted source of support to whom Airbus UpNext leaders can count on.

You will:

• Coach and support the demonstrators on HR practices, and team dynamics

• Design and experiment, together with Airbus, new HR policies and as such allow UpNext to act as a test environment for Airbus HR function

• Deliver HR operations

  • Accompany onboarding and offboarding regular cycles

  • Ensure end to end personal administration activities in collaboration with Airbus support functions (Reward Ops, Legal, Finance, Security, IT, etc.)

  • Ensure compliance with local regulations and labor law, anticipate and implement all legal requirements as needed across France, Spain and Germany. 

  • Use of Workday, Google suite, external payroll provider (Spain), and in-house Time Management tool.

  • Support the recruitment process, ensuring compensation structure consistency 

  • Contribute to the financial forecast related to resources, compensation & benefits, training and development activities etc.

  • Consolidate and structure HR information and guidelines 

  • Prepare and adapt contractual templates and other legal documents. 

• Play an active role in people development, supporting them in driving and accelerating their career evolution (next career step at mission completion for instance)

• Contribute to enhance the UpNext health & safety culture (well being, occupational risks…)

• Provide appropriate communications and support to employees and managers, enhancing the UpNext culture (values & ambitions).

• Contribute to a good social climate and constructive dialogue with the staff representatives

The role will involve business travel mainly in Europe (on average every quarter for 1 to 2 days). 

Boarding Pass:

What You Bring:

• Hands-on oriented attitude with an ability to anticipate and learn fast

• Eager to step out of the comfort zone : Autonomy, adaptability, & accountability in a fast-paced dynamic environment

• Strong communication, stakeholder management skills and networking abilities

• Customer orientation & responsiveness, with a solution mindset

• Tact and diplomacy in dealing with sensitive and confidential matters

• Strong interpersonal skills, self-awareness, humility & empathy.

• Take initiatives to propose simpler and efficient ways of working

• Digital & Data analytics agility

• Team-Player mindset

• Willingness to work in a fun and international environment 

• Solid HR Business Partner experience

• Knowledge of current Airbus HR policies

• Experience in HR tools : WorkDay, Payfit, Google suite (GSheet especially), WeKan…

• French labor law basic knowledge is mandatory, knowledge in German and Spanish labor law is a plus.

• Negotiation levels in French and English are required, German and Spanish are definitely a plus !
   

What You Get

• The agility of a start-up (~150+ employees), with the horsepower of Airbus

• UpNext is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social  and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. We do it not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger

• The opportunity to grow in a unique and flexible working environment based on teamspirit, trust, and empowerment. 

• A shared open space office with highly skilled multicultural teams

• UpNext communities bonding events

• A high-achieving, experienced and fun team

Airbus UpNext empowers you to think and act like a startup, backed by the robust expertise of Airbus. In this role, you will embody our core DNA:

• #Speed of Execution: Moving fast, prioritizing fast experimentation and agility over paperwork.

• #Be Audacious: Welcoming challenges; constantly striving to push boundaries.

• #Be Simple: Finding the most efficient, pragmatic path to success.

• #Caring for Each Other #Be Open: Building a trustful team and expanding global partnerships.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [email protected].

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