JOY Talents is an HR and HRIS consulting firm based in Paris. Small
enough that the person you meet is the person who delivers, experienced enough to
take on a roll-out across ten countries.
15+
years on Talent HRIS projects.
50+
projects delivered, from 400 to 220,000 employees.
10+
countries.
Two partners, two roles
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Eric Boileau
Founder and president · Paris
Fifteen years of Talent HRIS projects
Eric started as an HR and HRIS consultant in Lyon, on the ground, before
moving to the vendor side as a functional product expert at NovRH, in
Marseille. That is where he learned how a solution is built, and why some
sales promises do not survive configuration.
He then joined Sopra HR Software as HR Transformation manager, running talent
management programmes for large accounts. Then HR Path, where he led a
fifteen-consultant business unit, owned its P&L and ran Cornerstone
roll-outs end to end.
He founded JOY Talents in 2026 to go back to what matters: being the one who
frames the need and the one who builds it, with nobody in between.
His role
The consultant on your projects: he runs the workshops, makes the configuration decisions and delivers.
Cornerstone expertise: every module, the interfaces, data migration and version upgrades.
Product design: he decides what Training Sessions and Cockpit Paie do.
Partner relationships: vendors, IT services firms and consultancies who call on us.
Running the firm: which engagements we take, what we commit to, the quality of what ships.
Partner, financial partners and investor relations · Paris
The means behind our commitments
Amélie handles the relationship with our financial partners and investors.
That is what lets us hold to our deadlines without depending on this month's
cash position.
A firm that builds its own products needs a longer horizon than a consulting
engagement. Funding the development of Training Sessions and Cockpit Paie,
structuring growth rather than absorbing it, keeping the ability to say no to
an engagement that does not fit: that is the work she does.
Clients, partners and former colleagues on his track record across
the HRIS and Cornerstone projects they delivered together.
I had the chance to work with Eric on demanding HRIS projects. What I valued
most was his ability to grasp the business stakes quickly, turn them into
concrete solutions, and keep a pragmatic approach throughout. Eric combines
expertise, rigour and a real sense of service, with genuine closeness in the
way he works with you. He is a reliable and committed partner, and I
recommend him wholeheartedly.
I had the opportunity to work with Eric for more than two years, in his role
as Director at HR Path.
That collaboration was a real engine of learning in my career, both on the
technical side of the solutions and on how to support clients with precision,
relevance and always the intent to go beyond what they expected.
I particularly valued his command of HRIS solutions, his ability to grasp
client stakes quickly and to propose concrete, well-fitted answers, as well as
the quality of his support.
I can only recommend Eric for his expertise, his effective approach and his
great professionalism.
I had the chance to work with Eric while I was at MicroPort, when he was
managing a team of consultants at HR Path.
I particularly valued his Cornerstone expertise and his ability to quickly
grasp our company's challenges and needs in order to offer us the most
suitable solutions.
Beyond his technical skills, Eric is reliable, structured and a pleasure to
work with.
I had the opportunity to work in Eric's team for nearly a year, as a senior
consultant, on several projects around Cornerstone OnDemand, covering both
implementation and run.
That collaboration allowed me to consolidate my skills on LMS/TMS environments,
to earn my Cornerstone certifications and to gain autonomy on complex topics.
I valued his guidance, his availability and the project management method he
passed on to me.
This experience helped strengthen my expertise in Learning and HRIS.
A real support in the rollout of our payroll software, Eric analysed our
context perfectly from the outset. His genuine commitment and his partner
mindset made all the difference during the project.
Thanks to his solid experience, we avoided several major pitfalls and saved
precious time. An effective collaboration that I recommend without
hesitation.
Working with Eric on Cornerstone implementation projects has always been a real
pleasure. Reliable, committed and always ready to go the extra mile to move
things forward, he is one of those partners you can truly count on.
He says what he does and does what he says, which naturally builds trust and
makes working together smooth, effective and enjoyable.
I had the pleasure of working alongside Eric for several years, through the
partnership between our respective employers at the time.
Eric brings together every quality you can expect from a consultant:
seriousness, dedication, intellectual rigour, an understanding of clients'
needs and challenges. He is also highly skilled in HR technology and
management processes, while being creative and putting forward innovative
solutions and ideas!
I particularly valued Eric's ability to listen and to grasp the business need,
while not hesitating to challenge requirements and processes when necessary.
He quickly identifies when an option is not viable, offers concrete alternatives
where possible and steers the discussion towards a more relevant approach. His
calm, pragmatism and transparency, especially when a request simply cannot be
delivered, earn him clients' trust quickly, without ever overselling a
solution.
I had the pleasure of working with Eric Boileau when he was running the
Cornerstone practice and I was a Business Director at HR Path. We worked
together on several deals, as well as on tender responses and commercial
proposals.
What I particularly valued in Eric was his expertise, his command of the
subjects and his energy, but also his ability to invest himself fully in each
file. On tender responses as on commercial proposals, his rigour, his high
standards and his eye for detail really made the difference.
Beyond his skills, it is also the quality of the collaboration and his
commitment to the team that I remember from that period. A professional
collaboration I greatly appreciated and of which I keep an excellent
memory.
Eric is a true professional, passionate about everything HR and HRIS, and a
specialist in many Talent solutions such as Talentsoft and Cornerstone, as well
as a few other vendors when the context called for it. Always with that
rigour, fully independent from the vendors.
Together, and thanks to his sound advice, we convinced many companies that our
services were Master Class material! Yes it is!
Our joint approach was simply ideal: functional understanding and a secured
project on his side, commercial listening and the ability to convince on mine.
We formed a perfect duo to satisfy many clients, still in production all these
years later!
I recommend him without hesitation. Eyes closed.
Organisations that trusted us
Projects delivered across nine sectors, from a 400-person mid-cap
to a public group of 220,000 employees.
Stelliant
Spie Batignolles
Projects delivered across nine sectors
From a 400-person mid-cap to a public group of 220,000 employees,
in France and internationally.
Insurance & services
1,000 to 22,000 employees
Energy & utilities
400 to 68,000 employees
Manufacturing & automotive
1,200 to 100,000 employees
Distribution & retail
4,000 to 20,000 employees
Transport & logistics
4,500 to 100,000 employees
Construction
2,500 to 7,000 employees
Public sector
600 to 220,000 employees
Pharmaceuticals & healthcare
1,000 to 22,000 employees
Defence & technology
80,000 employees
What guides our engagements
Proximity
You work directly with the expert, from the first workshop to go-live.
Pragmatism
Look first for a step to remove, before tooling up one more.
Rigour
Dated milestones, described deliverables, no scope change without a decision.
Autonomy
A successful engagement is you, able to run the platform without us.