Description
We are looking for a Senior People Operations Manager to own and improve the systems, processes and operational foundations behind our People function, across all of our markets.
You will own the core People Operations scope: payroll, HRIS, contracts, compliance, benefits, employee lifecycle operations, immigration, people data and our HR tooling. Your goal is to strengthen our foundations with proven best practices and build a model that scales comfortably with the company.
Responsibilities:
Payroll
- Own and Run monthly payroll for France and our European population, and twice-monthly US payroll, working closely with our external providers
- Manage relationships with payroll, EOR and employment providers
Compliance
- Maintain our French statutory obligations and HR compliance calendar, including employee records, social declarations, DUERP and employee data requirements
- Own the operational administration of our CSE, including convocations, agendas, meeting preparation, PV review, annual budget administration and mandatory timelines
- Monitor relevant employment law developments and translate changes into concrete actions
Contracts and People documentation
- Employment contracts, amendments, offer letters, attestations and standard HR letters, maintaining and improving templates as our organisation and legal environment evolve
- Setting clear service levels for recurring People Ops requests
- Building practical People playbooks and documentation that employees and managers can actually find, understand and use
Employee lifecycle
- Onboarding administration from signed offer through day one, coordinating payroll, benefits, declarations, IT access, equipment, manager actions ect..
- Offboarding and exit administration, including documentation, payroll, benefits, access removal and final employment documents
- Promotions, compensation changes, employment changes, contract amendments, leaves, parental leave and other employee changes
- Immigration and visa administration, including external providers, applications, renewals and deadline tracking
Benefits & Compensation
- Administer benefits and manage providers across France, Europe and the US
- Run annual renewals with Finance and the VP People, using cost, usage and employee value to inform decisions
- Support compensation benchmarking and salary band maintenance
HRIS, data and automation
- HRIS configuration, permissions, workflows, integrations and data quality
- Making the HRIS the reliable source of truth for employee data
- Assessing opportunities to consolidate or improve our HR technology stack
- Automating repetitive workflows wherever doing so improves speed and reliability
Employee support
You will help us move from a People team that repeatedly answers standard questions to one that builds systems people can use themselves.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience with French payroll and employment compliance
- Experience owning People Operations processes, workflows, and controls
- HRIS experience. Hibob is a plus, but experience configuring and improving a comparable system matters more
- A systems mindset and a strong instinct for automation
- Excellent operational judgement. You know which issues you can solve yourself and which require specialist advice
- High standards of accuracy, discretion and follow-through
- Comfort operating independently in a small team where you will both design the process and run it
- Fluent French and English. English is our working language, while much of our payroll and employment law environment is French
- Based in Paris and able to work from our office at least three days per week.