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HEC Paris is looking for future collaborators who share its values: Curiosity, Excellence, Diversity, Responsibility, and Entrepreneurial Spirit.
HEC Paris also values teamwork, a service-oriented mindset, and a strong interest in international environments among its collaborators.
HEC Paris welcomes atypical and diverse career paths. Inclusion and diversity are at the heart of its initiatives.
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About HEC Paris
HEC Paris is one of the world's top business schools, a leader in management science research and teaching. It offers a comprehensive and unique range of programs for high-potential students and executives from around the world.
HEC Paris' primary mission is to have an impact not only on business but also on society at large. To achieve this, the school has three strengths that are also the pillars of its excellence: its research, its teaching, and its capacity for action. The THINK, TEACH, ACT triptych is at the heart of HEC's mission:
THINK: its research pushes the boundaries of knowledge.
TEACH: together, the members of the HEC community transmit, learn, and grow.
ACT: they take action to reveal all talents.
Key fact
875
Collaborators
61% 39%
Women / Men
45 ans
Average Age
Gender Equality Index
(Updated on March 1, 2026)
As part of its Human Resources development policy, HEC Paris calculates its Gender Equality Index in accordance with the law of September 5, 2018.
For 2025, the Index reaches 94/100, reflecting the School’s strong and ongoing commitment to professional equality between women and men.
This result is based on the following indicators:
Pay gap: 39/40
Individual salary increase gap: 20/20
Promotion gap: 15/15
Percentage of employees receiving a raise after returning from maternity leave: 15/15
Representation of the under-represented gender among the 10 highest earners: 5/10
FAQs
HEC Paris (l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales), founded in 1881 by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is one of France’s oldest élite higher education Grandes Ecoles.
The average age of HEC Paris employees is 45.
The gender breakdown at HEC Paris is 39% men and 61% women.
HEC Paris currently has 875 employees.