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Case study | Global employee benefits

US-based entertainment giant confident in first international step

How we supported a US-based real estate and entertainment organisation along their first journey into international expansion.

Client overview

Business type

Real estate and entertainment
Operators of major US entertainment venues

Locations

US-headquartered

Employees

1000+ people across the wider group

Key outcomes

  • New country start up in France supported from early planning to full benefits and HR readiness
  • Comprehensive benchmarking for sixty roles helped the client cost their full international expansion and prepare for more than one hundred and fifty hires
  • Confidence delivered through compliant global employee benefits design and ongoing global HR support

The challenge

After the success of their existing venues, this client  was ready to take their experiential entertainment brand overseas. Paris was their first step into international expansion, but as a business that had only ever operated in the United States, This step  required both global employee benefits expertise and global HR support to build their first overseas workforce.

Key challenges included:

  • Limited knowledge of local employment law, benefits practice and cultural expectations for their new country start up in France
  • A need to benchmark over sixty roles to accurately cost their long term international expansion strategy and secure investor funding
  • A need to benchmark over sixty roles to accurately cost their long term international expansion strategy and secure investor funding

Matt Shaw
Vice President, Global Benefits

Matthew Shaw

The solution

NFP partnered with the client to deliver the global employee benefits and global HR support needed to establish their first overseas entity. We guided the business from initial concept through to a fully compliant and operational new country start up in France.

Our approach included:

  • Education on the French state system, mandatory benefits, employment norms and wider cultural expectations
  • A detailed compensation benchmarking project covering sixty roles, ensuring the client  could cost every stage of their international expansion and present clear long term financial plans to investors
  • Close collaboration with our people and talent colleagues to deliver contracts, policies, localised handbooks and compensation guidance as part of fully coordinated global HR support

The results

For their business

Confidence in a compliant and future-ready market entry

Ensured the new country start-up in France is fully compliant, culturally aligned and positioned to support long-term international expansion.

Clear and accurate long-term budgeting

Enabled informed long-term budgeting through benchmarking across more than sixty roles, delivered as part of a coordinated global employee benefits and global HR support strategy.

A scalable model to support growth

Put in place a scalable approach that supports hiring plans of more than one hundred and fifty people ahead of the 2027 venue opening.

For their people

A high-quality, locally aligned benefits offer

Employees in France will receive a global employee benefits offering that meets local expectations while reflecting the client’s high-quality global brand.

Enhanced cover for leaders with strong core benefits for all

Provided enhanced cover for senior leaders alongside compliant, locally tailored benefits for all employees, supported by seamless global HR support.

Smooth and structured onboarding experience

Delivered a clear and consistent onboarding journey through well-documented benefits, policies and handbooks designed for the new country start-up.

Dedicated expertise to support all areas of your international expansion

Whether you’re already in multiple countries or planning to expand, get in touch today to discuss your global aspirations and how our comprehensive suite of solutions can help you mitigate key risks and support the wellbeing of your people. 


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