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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