People Operations Specialist - International

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Pennylane · Paris, France

Full-timeOn-site1mo ago

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About the role

We're looking for a confirmed or Senior People Operations Specialist to join a team that moves fast, thinks strategically, and genuinely cares about the employee experience. You'll be part of a structured yet agile People Operations team, working alongside a Head of People Operations and a People Operations Manager (your direct manager), with 5 specialists each owning a dedicated scope. Yours will cover Tech, Product & International, representing half of the company, spread across EMEA (France, Spain, Germany and beyond). In this role, your solid grounding in HR operations and your ability to build robust reporting frameworks and automate administrative processes will be essential levers to support Pennylane's continued growth.

Responsibilities

People operations partnering & employee lifecycle

Be the go-to HR contact (together with 2 other team members) for ~500 employees across Tech, Product & International

Own the full employee journey: onboarding, offboarding, contracts, amendments, certificates, absences, end to end and with a high standard of quality

Build trusted relationships with employees and managers, and be genuinely responsive and helpful

Payroll & benefits

Prepare and transmit payroll variables with precision and reliability

Monitor employee benefits (health insurance, pension, meal vouchers) and ensure employees get the most out of them

Process improvement & automation

Spot inefficiencies, build solutions, whether that's a smarter Notion page, a better workflow, or a fully automated process

Lead or co-lead the digitalization of HR tools and contribute to a more scalable PeopleOps infrastructure

Strategic & cross-functional projects

Get involved in projects that go beyond your daily scope: new country openings, D&I initiatives, EVP, HR tool rollouts

Bring structure, documentation, and operational rigor to everything you touch

Compliance & regulatory monitoring

Stay on top of French & German (and EMEA) labor law and ensure the company remains compliant

Keep operational documentation sharp and up to date (onboarding booklet, Notion pages, charters, guides)

Why this role is different

Real ownership: you're not executing someone else's plan, you define how PeopleOps works for your scope

High-impact population: Tech, Product & International are at the heart of Pennylane's growth

Room to grow: as the company scales, so does your scope and influence

A team that values craft: we care about doing HR well, not just doing HR fast

⭐ Your profile

Experience & expertise : You bring solid experience as a People Ops Specialist, ideally gained within a fast-growing company or startup environment.

Autonomy & priority management : You are comfortable working independently, with a proven ability to juggle multiple priorities and stay effective in a fast-paced, ever-changing context.

Collaboration : You will partner closely on a daily basis with one or several HRBPs, working hand in hand to support your scope of responsibilities and 2 other people operations specialists handling this large scope.

Growth mindset : Pennylane is a company in full scale-up mode: a lot has already been built, but even more lies ahead. You thrive in environments where things move fast and where embracing

change is part of the job.

HRIS expertise : You're proficient in Workday and genuinely curious about how AI & automation can make People Ops smarter, you've already started putting that curiosity into practice !

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