Chief of Staff & People Ops (Paris • Hybrid, AI Tools)

Karavela; Paris; Hybride; EUR 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

CDI contract

Equity options

25 days PTO

Paris + partial remote

Résumé du poste

Karavela is seeking a Chief of Staff to streamline day-to-day operations in Paris. You will own people operations, the office, travel, and events, partnering with the founders on urgent topics.

You will automate processes using AI coding assistants and no-code tools, building dashboards and workflows to save time. The role involves coordinating hiring, onboarding, HR admin, contracts, and vendor management while ensuring confidentiality and strong communication across teams.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in operations/HR/office management or chief of staff in a startup.
• Hands-on experience building tools with AI coding assistants or no-code tools.
• Some programming experience (Python, TypeScript, SQL) is a plus.
• Knowledge of French admin and HR processes or ability to learn quickly.
• Excellent organisational skills and reliability.
• Discretion and good judgement with confidential information.
• Fluency in French and English.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsabilités

• Run the hiring pipeline end to end (posts, tracking, interviews, offers).
• Handle onboarding/offboarding of team members, interns, and advisors.
• Manage HR admin, contracts, payroll, lawyers and accountants.
• Oversee the Paris office, suppliers, IT basics, and vendor management.
• Book travel and accommodation for team and collaborators.
• Organise team events, offsites, and conference presence.
• Build and maintain internal tools, dashboards and workflows.
• Assist with board, investor and advisory board materials.

Connaissances

Operations

HR

Office management

Chief of Staff

AI tools

No-code tools

Python

TypeScript

SQL

French HR processes

Outils

Claude Code

Cursor

Lovable

Description du poste

Karavela is seeking a Chief of Staff to streamline day-to-day operations in Paris. You will own people operations, the office, travel, and events, partnering with the founders on urgent topics.

You will automate processes using AI coding assistants and no-code tools, building dashboards and workflows to save time. The role involves coordinating hiring, onboarding, HR admin, contracts, and vendor management while ensuring confidentiality and strong communication across teams.