HRIS and Payroll Manager (36-month fixed-term contract)

WHO ARE WE?:

The Institut Mines-Télécom is the leading public group of engineering and management Grandes Écoles in France. Comprising eight public Grandes Écoles: IMT Atlantique, IMT Mines Albi, IMT Mines Alès, IMT Nord Europe, Institut Mines-Télécom Business School, Mines Saint-Étienne, Télécom Paris, and Télécom SudParis, and 2 subsidiary schools: EURECOM and InSIC, the Institut Mines-Télécom fosters and develops a rich ecosystem of partner schools, economic, academic, and institutional partners, involved in training, research, and economic development.

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• IMT Website: https://www.imt.fr/

The Institut Mines-Télécom is under the supervision of the Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty. It employs 3,500 people (civil servants, permanent and fixed-term contract employees) and hosts 15,000 students across its various campuses for bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level training.

The General Directorate (DG) of the Institute is responsible for steering this group of 3,500 staff members and coordinating inter-school actions.

The Human Resources Department is responsible for aligning the human resources management policy in a harmonized and coherent manner with IMT's development strategy and its challenges. To this end, it drives the development and implementation of collective HR management doctrine, oversees overall efficiency, and promotes experience sharing and collaborative innovation on HR topics. It is composed of 14 staff members.

In 2023, IMT implemented a common HRIS for all its entities with HR Access and 4YOU from Sopra, and established a 'payroll without prior ordering (PSOP)' in partnership with the DRFiP.

A project has been initiated to optimize the organization of the payroll function at IMT and the associated HRIS tools.

WHAT MISSIONS AWAIT YOU AT IMT?:

Under the responsibility of the IMT Human Resources Director, as the HRIS and Payroll Manager, you will be responsible for the following missions:

1. Ensure the functional administration of the HRIS:

• Act as a project owner in managing HRIS anomalies and developments (specifications, testing, preparation for production, etc.);

• Manage change for developments: drafting operating procedures and training users;

• Provide user support;

• Verify and analyze daily automatic work reports: payroll calculation, leave calculation, remote work counters, file generation for transmission to organizations, integration of external files, etc.;

• Monitor overall HRIS steering with the IT department and SOPRA;

• Manage reference payroll elements, updating organizational units, updating constants, etc.

2. Coordinate the payroll function:

• Lead the network of payroll managers and administrators within IMT entities;

• Determine the overall payroll operations calendar;

• Act as the functional liaison with the main accounting agency;

• Analyze the payroll implications of new regulations and disseminate corresponding operating procedures;

• Handle certain centralized payroll operations: annual increases, variable bonuses, etc.;

• Manage the relationship with the State Payroll Center (CPE);

• Liaise with external organizations (GMF, Alan, Ircantec, Caisse des dépôts et consignations, URSSAF, France Travail, etc.);

• Supervise and develop the post-payroll control system to ensure the quality of payroll operations.

3. Supervise the pole's team:

• Organize the pole's activities;

• Provide functional and hierarchical management of the team.

4. Participate in cross-functional missions:

• Attend the bi-monthly meeting of HR directors from all IMT entities and, if necessary, intervene on topics concerning the pole;

• Respond to requests from control bodies on matters within the pole's scope: URSSAF, auditors, etc.

• Contribute to the payroll function reorganization project.

As part of your responsibilities, you will work in close collaboration with the payroll managers of IMT entities, the HRIS Application Manager of the IT department, and the other poles of the General Directorate's HR department at IMT.

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WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?:

Required experience & skills:

• Previous experience in a similar role is essential

• Knowledge of IT project management processes and the role of a project owner in a project

• Strong aptitude for management software and its operation

• Proficiency in Excel and SAP Business Objects

• Good knowledge of public regulations related to compensation

Additional assets:

• Knowledge of Sopra Steria's HR Access software

Profile sought:

• Rigor and a strong sense of organization

• Ability to manage a team and lead a multi-site network

• Respect for the confidentiality of information and data

• Ability to work in a team, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders

• Ability to inform and report

WHY JOIN US?:

By joining IMT, you will join the leading public group of engineering and management Grandes Écoles in France, with a presence throughout the country. You will become a key player in the world of tomorrow by working in service of education, research, and innovation in an environment of excellence, at national and international levels. By joining this position, you will particularly contribute to the HR transformation of a major player in higher education, and benefit from the following advantages:

• Working conditions that respect work-life balance:

  • 49 days of leave and RTT (Reduction of Working Time) and Time Savings Account

  • Remote work agreement allowing up to 3 days per week

  • Possibility of family allowance payment

  • 75% reimbursement of transportation costs

• Stimulating work environment:

  • Access to numerous events on scientific and societal topics (seminars, conferences, etc.)

  • Regular training opportunities

  • Internal mobility opportunities

  • Annual bonus

PRACTICAL INFORMATION AND TERMS:

• Contract: 36-month public law fixed-term contract or Category A civil servant on detached assignment contract

• Job location: Institut Mines-Télécom, 19 Place Marguerite Perey - 91120 PALAISEAU

• Indicative salary range: €47,000 - €72,000 gross annual fixed salary (reduced employee contributions_public sector). A variable annual bonus supplements this position.

• Positions offered for recruitment are open to all, with, upon request, accommodations for candidates with disabilities

If you are interested and share our values, don't wait any longer to join us and apply before 12/09/2026.

! For any questions, please contact: Ms. Vanessa GANCEL, HR Recruitment and Development Manager: 01 75 31 41 22 -

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