Senior People Ops Manager International

You will own and improve People Operations systems and processes across payroll, compliance, contracts, benefits, employee lifecycle administration, immigration, data, and HR tooling. You will build automated, documented, measurable, self-service workflows; maintain reliable employee data; coordinate external providers; and handle complex employee support matters.

Responsibilities

• Run monthly payroll for France and European employees and twice-monthly payroll for US employees
• Manage relationships with payroll, EOR, and employment providers
• Maintain French statutory obligations, HR compliance calendars, employee records, social declarations, DUERP, and employee data requirements
• Administer CSE operations, including meeting preparation, budgets, and mandatory timelines
• Monitor employment-law developments and implement required actions
• Coordinate compliance across European and US employment setups
• Prepare and improve employment contracts, amendments, offer letters, attestations, and HR-letter templates
• Set service levels and create practical People playbooks and documentation
• Manage onboarding, offboarding, promotions, compensation changes, leaves, and employment changes
• Administer immigration and visa processes, renewals, and deadline tracking
• Administer benefits and manage providers across France, Europe, and the US
• Run annual benefits renewals with Finance and the VP People
• Support compensation benchmarking and salary-band maintenance
• Own HRIS configuration, permissions, workflows, integrations, and data quality
• Improve the HR technology stack and automate repetitive workflows
• Build self-service infrastructure and handle complex employee-support escalations

Requirements

• Experience owning a meaningful People Operations scope in a fast-moving company with more than 100 employees
• Hands-on experience with French payroll and employment compliance
• Experience owning People Operations processes, workflows, and controls
• HRIS experience; HiBob experience is a plus
• Systems mindset and automation skills
• Strong operational judgement
• High standards of accuracy, discretion, and follow-through
• Ability to operate independently in a small team
• Fluency in French and English
• Based in Paris and able to work from the office at least three days per week

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid work environment
• Extended parental leave