We’re looking for someone who enjoys being hands-on, building, improving, and solving problems, a proactive, structured, and resilient person who naturally takes ownership and thrives in a dynamic, evolving environment. If you excel at bringing clarity to complexity, this role is a perfect fit.

What You Will Own

• Own and continuously improve HR Operations in France, covering the full employee lifecycle (contracts, HRIS and employee data, onboarding/offboarding, payroll coordination, benefits, and all HR documentation).
• Ensure full compliance with French labour law, translating requirements into clear, scalable People policies and processes.
• Identify inefficiencies in workflows and systems,  and take ownership of improving or rebuilding them end to end.
• Drive process harmonization by collaborating with our global People Operations team to implement shared standards and streamlined tools across the group.
• Act as a trusted point of contact for employees and managers, providing operational guidance with empathy, structure, and clarity.
• Maintain high-quality HR data and documentation to support audits, reporting, and confident decision-making.
• Work closely with Finance, Legal, Talent Acquisition, IT, and HRBPs to deliver a consistent and efficient employee experience.

What you’ll need to succeed:

• You have extensive years of experience in People Operations / HR Operations ideally in a fast-paced, international environment (scale-up or tech company is a plus)
• You have strong knowledge of French labour law and feel confident applying it to real business situations
• You are highly structured, proactive, and solution-oriented, someone who improves processes rather than just maintaining the status quo
• You enjoy working with modern HRIS systems and bringing clarity and accuracy to HR data.
• You balance compliance with empathy, you care about processes and people.
• You’re fluent in French and English, and comfortable working in an international environment.
• You thrive in teams that value honesty, transparency, ownership, and kindness.

Why This Role Is Special

Real Impact – You will shape how People Operations is built and run in France during a critical phase of integration and growth.
Grow With Us – A career-accelerating role with responsibility from day one and the opportunity to expand your scope.
Supportive Culture – A team that balances ambition with humility, structure with flexibility, and excellence with empathy.
Room to Experiment – You’ll have the trust and freedom to test ideas, learn fast, and continuously improve.
Be Part of Something Big – Join us at a defining moment as we merge teams, scale our operations, and build a unified European group.

Your Benefits

As part of our team, you’ll receive the following benefits: 

• Meal Vouchers: 19 meal vouchers per full month worked, for €10, funded 60% by the company and 40% by the employee
• Transportation: 75% reimbursement of your public transportation subscription (upon submission of receipt/invoice)
• Employee Benefits Platform (Works Council): Access to various discounts and perks through our CE platform
• Health Insurance: Coverage under the company’s group health insurance plan
• Paid Time Off: 25 days of paid leave per year, based on a five-day workweek
• Additional Paid Leave: 5 extra days of paid leave per year, in addition to statutory vacation days
• Remote Work Policy: Up to two days of remote work per week (after successful completion of the probation period and with manager approval)

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