Head of People Operations

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in France, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Build and oversee the People Operations team by recruiting, mentoring, and developing People Operations Managers.

• Coordinate ownership across various countries and specializations ensuring backups for every essential task.

• Manage payroll, contracts, benefits, time off, and onboarding/offboarding processes across France, Spain, and the US.

• Project headcount growth 18 months in advance and develop country-specific playbooks, maintain clean organizational data, and produce reliable workforce reports.

• Serve as the custodian of the HRIS and people data, ensuring it is the definitive source of truth.

• Automate People Operations processes with the assistance of AI and BizOps support.

• Enhance the employee-facing experience of People Operations processes.

• Ensure compliance with French and Spanish labor laws while anticipating regulatory changes.

• Maintain documentation for audits, fundraising, and due diligence purposes.

• Provide quick, accurate, and confidential employee interactions along with accessible policies.

• Collaborate with Finance on payroll reconciliation, headcount, and budget actuals.

• Partner with Legal, Talent Acquisition, and Workplace Management teams.

• Report to the VP of People and currently manage a People Operations team of two managers, with plans to expand to four.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in People Operations or HR.

• Several years of experience managing a team.

• Background in high-growth tech startups or scale-ups.

• Experience in establishing or restructuring a People Operations function.

• Strong understanding of French payroll and labor regulations.

• Familiarity with Spanish or US employment issues is a significant advantage.

• Experience managing an HRIS.

• Capability to design processes that can sustain a threefold increase in headcount.

• Commitment to rigorous data quality standards.

• Strong analytical skills in relation to headcount, payroll, and budget actuals.

• Exceptional precision, organization, and reliability.

• Entrepreneurial mindset in fast-paced and ambiguous settings.

• Daily use of AI tools and a perspective on automation in People Operations.

• Ability to manage sensitive issues with utmost integrity and discretion.

• Skills in people management and coaching.

• Practical ability to execute a payroll cycle if necessary.

• Fluent in French.

• Fluent in English.

• Residing in France or Spain.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible remote work arrangements with no restrictions for employees based in Paris.

• Access to coworking spaces and a coworking budget for employees located elsewhere.

• Opportunity to work from various countries around the world for up to 3 months each year.

• Competitive compensation package.

• Equity offered to all employees.

• A half-day each week dedicated to enhancing skills with AI.

• Annual offsite event.

• Budget allocated for team-building activities and monthly in-person gatherings.

• Contribution towards ClassPass subscriptions.

• 8 weeks of fully paid leave for the second parent.