In a context of rapid growth and increasing organizational complexity, the People Operations & Compliance Manager is the guardian of Alice & Bob’s HR operations, compliance, and data reliability, ensuring that our growth is built on robust, scalable, and trustworthy People foundations.

You ensure that every employee interaction—from contract and payroll to HR policies and processes—is accurate, compliant, and seamless, turning HR operational rigor and legal requirements into a high-quality, frictionless, and responsible employee experience.

Reporting directly to VP People & Culture, you contribute actively with the other People & Culture team members to building a trusted, fair, and high-standard work environment, enabling Alice & Bob to scale with confidence in a highly competitive and demanding deep-tech landscape.

1) Own payroll and employee administration excellence

• Be responsible for payroll and employee administration, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and smooth execution of all related processes, as well as clear and reliable communication to employees.
• Guarantee the quality and reliability of employee data and contractual documentation throughout the employee lifecycle.
• Ensure proper handling of employee lifecycle events (contracts, onboarding, changes, leaves, departures) with a high level of rigor and attention to detail.
• Manage and ensure career development of the People Operations specialist, providing structure, prioritization, and support to ensure high standards of execution and continuous improvement of People Ops practices.
• Continuously improve processes to ensure both operational excellence and a frictionless employee experience.

2) Lead social relations, compliance, and working conditions

• In close partnership with the VP People & Culture, build and maintain constructive and high-quality social dialogue with employee representatives; prepare and follow up on CSE meetings (agenda, documentation, minutes, action plans).
• Ensure the legal compliance of HR policies and practices across all countries of operation (ex:. hiring, contracts, remote work, compensation).
• Define, deploy, and monitor company agreements and unilateral decisions (e.g. working time, on-call duties, remote work), in collaboration with operational teams.
• Conduct legal monitoring, raise alerts when needed, and ensure all mandatory documents are up to date (e.g. BDESE, DUERP, Gender Equality Index).
• Manage individual and collective employment-related situations, in coordination with the VP People & Culture and external advisors when needed.
• Oversee relationships with legal partners and external providers on labor law and compliance matters.

On QVCT and social climate:

• Contribute to the definition and deployment of Working conditions (QVCT) initiatives, to support our Health Safety and Environnement policy, in alignment with Alice & Bob’s culture and growth context.
• Help monitor workplace conditions and QVCT indicators, identifying risks and proposing actionable improvements.
• Ensure that compliance and social policies are translated into concrete, positive, and responsible employee experience practices.

3) Own People Analytics foundation and HR systems, and drive automation

• Own the HR systems architecture (HRIS, payroll, ATS, performance tools), ensuring data consistency, reliability, and security.
• Guarantee the quality and usability of HR data, and produce key reports (BDESE, gender equality, social indicators) with a high level of accuracy.
• Optimize and automate People Ops workflows, improving operational efficiency and reducing manual workload.
• Identify and deploy tooling improvements and system evolutions aligned with organizational needs and growth.
• Act as the go-to person for HR data and tools for the Comex and the People & Culture team, enabling informed decision-making.

4) Contribute to a high-quality and scalable employee experience

• Contribute to scaling People Operations and Compliance practices, ensuring they remain both robust and adapted to a fast-growing environment in our different countries as employer.
• Leverage HR tools and data to strengthen compliance, reliability, and operational efficiency, while improving the employee experience.
• Support managers and employees in understanding and applying HR policies and legal obligations, through clear documentation, communication, and process simplification.
• Contribute to building a responsible, inclusive, and high-standard work environment, in coordination with broader People & Culture and CSR initiatives.