Senior People Operations Specialist

Role Overview

• Own the end-to-end employee lifecycle for France — including onboarding, contract management, internal transfers, leaves, and offboarding, ensuring every touchpoint is timely, accurate, and aligned with French labor law (Code du travail, conventions collectives).
• Serve as the primary point of contact for France-based employees and managers, providing clear, empathetic guidance on People Operations policies, programs, and processes.
• Manage all leave of absence cases (maternité, paternité, parental, congé maladie, RTT, sabbatical) end-to-end, partnering with médecine du travail, managers, and external providers to ensure compliant, supportive employee experiences.
• Maintain Workday data integrity for the France population, processing employee transactions and partnering with People Technology on system enhancements, audits, and reporting.
• Partner with Payroll (internal and external providers) to ensure accurate, on-time monthly payroll inputs, including variable pay, absences, and statutory contributions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, Legal, Finance, and IT to deliver consistent processes and a seamless employee experience across the EMEA region.
• Stay current on French employment law, social security regulations, and HR best practices; proactively flagging risks, recommending policy updates, and serving as the in-house subject matter expert on France.
• Identify and lead process improvements, with a focus on automation, ticket deflection, and self-service, and using data from Jira, Workday, and other systems to prioritize what to fix next.
• Contribute to broader People Operations projects across EMEA and globally, including M&A integrations, entity changes, mobility cases, and program rollouts.

Requirements

• 4+ years of progressive experience in HR / People Operations, with deep, hands-on expertise in French labor law, social security, and payroll inputs. Experience supporting other EMEA countries is a strong plus.
• Demonstrated experience managing leaves of absence, accommodations, benefits programs, and employee lifecycle events independently and end-to-end

Benefits

• Virtual onboarding, Hackathon, and various opportunities to interact with your team and global colleagues both on and offsite each year
• Work flexibility: hybrid and remote work policies
• Generous paid time-off policy (every location is different)
• Lifestyle allowance
• A Culture Crew in every country we’re based in to coordinate regular activities for employees to get to know each other and bond outside of work
• Every full-time employee receives stock options, allowing them to share in the company’s success
• We have multiple Employee Resource Groups, that offer a safe space for individuals who share common identities, life experiences, or allyship to connect, support one another, and passionately advocate for the issues close to their hearts
• And more benefits tailored to each country