Alveris identifies and recruits France-based industrial executives on behalf of international groups, combining local market knowledge with a direct, confidential approach.
Recruiting a France-based executive from abroad raises questions a domestic hiring process does not: French labor law, local compensation practice, notice periods, and a candidate market that responds poorly to a purely remote, foreign-led process.
Alveris is a France-based executive search cabinet, exclusively focused on industry, with 17 years of presence in the French market. We act as the local partner for international industrial groups — automotive, energy, pharma, aerospace and adjacent sectors — who need to recruit a plant director, general manager, or functional executive based in France, without building an in-house local HR capability for a single hire.
Our method is the same direct-approach discipline we apply to French clients: candidates are identified and approached individually, in confidence, rather than sourced from public applications — a critical difference when the role, or the reason for the search, is commercially sensitive.
We brief your HQ on the practical realities of hiring in France — contract type, notice periods, works council thresholds, non-compete practice — so decisions can be made quickly and confidently from abroad.
17 years of experience in French industrial recruitment, 200+ placements across France. First conversation is free, with no obligation.
Why France is different
French employment law is more protective and more procedural than in many other markets: contract type (permanent vs. fixed-term), statutory notice periods, works council obligations above certain headcounts, and common use of non-compete clauses for senior roles all shape how — and how fast — a search can move. Candidates themselves expect a process that reflects this context: a purely remote, HQ-led approach, without a local point of contact, is often read as a signal that the role — or the company's commitment to its French operations — is not fully serious. Alveris exists to close that gap, acting as the local face of the search while your HQ retains full decision-making authority.
Our approach
We apply the same direct-approach method to cross-border mandates as to any French client engagement: candidates are identified by name within comparable organizations, approached individually and in confidence, and evaluated against the brief before being presented — never a list of unfiltered applications. For international clients, briefings and candidate presentations are conducted in English; the evaluation itself may be carried out in French or English depending on the seniority and nature of the role. A single point of contact at Alveris manages the mandate end to end, so your HQ is not required to coordinate directly with a local recruitment infrastructure.
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