Head of AI Enablement

UpSlide; Paris; Sur place; EUR 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Career growth program

Regular training

Résumé du poste

UpSlide is seeking a senior operations leader in Paris to own IT, AI tooling, HRIS, and governance. You will structure, deploy, and drive adoption across the company, partnering with CEO, CTO, and Heads of business units.

You will lead AI platform selection, cross-team rollout, and ongoing optimisation. The role includes revamping HR systems, implementing governance, and achieving measurable savings while enabling career growth over 12–18 months.

Qualifications

• You have at least 7 years of experience in tech environments (SaaS, startups, scaleups).
• You have deployed AI at scale, with end-to-end cycle from needs analysis to deployment.
• You are fluent in APIs, integrations, and no-code/low-code tools; you know HRIS or similar systems.
• You have led software stack rationalisation with governance across multi-team org.
• You can train and align non-technical teams in French and English; product mindset for deployment.

Responsabilités

• AI tooling rollout: lead selection and company-wide deployment; train teams and drive adoption.
• Systems & tooling projects: implement and optimise business tools, rebuild HR systems with People function.
• Software rationalisation: audit tools, establish governance, reduce overlaps and budget.
• Scope evolution: potential expansion into broader IT and operations with career growth.

Connaissances

AI strategy

Software governance

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Technical fluency

Outils

APIs & Integrations

HRIS

No-code/low-code platforms

Description du poste

You join a team to build, reporting directly to Julien (CEO). From day one, you work with Steve, an IT & systems profile, who will support you on execution. You will interact daily with Aurore (Deputy CEO / Chief People), François (CTO) and the heads of the various business teams.

The team is small by design: 2 to 3 people max, with a real cross-functional mandate. You will also have access to on-demand technical resources for projects that require it.

UpSlide has three urgent workstreams with no clear ownership today: AI is being deployed in a scattered way with no real end-to-end optimisation, Systems are poorly implemented and the team is doing low-value work instead of strategic missions, and the software budget (~€1.1M) is growing without governance. The root cause is structural: no senior person owns "how we work" across the company. Your role is to be that person: structure, deploy, drive adoption.

A clean boundary exists with RevOps: they own the commercial stack (Salesforce, enrichment, sales enablement). You own everything else - HR systems, AI tooling, company-wide software governance, internal automations. You collaborate on the rationalisation but you set the rules.

Your missions

AI tooling rollout (~50%)

• You lead the selection of UpSlide's AI platform (target: decision by end of Q3 2026) and its company-wide deployment in Q4.
• You train teams, support adoption business unit by business unit, and iterate until it's genuinely used.

Systems & tooling projects (~30%)

• You drive the implementation and optimisation of business tools based on company priorities, including rebuilding HR systems in partnership with the future Head of People.

Software rationalisation (~20%)

• You lead a full audit of UpSlide's tools, set a governance framework (validation process, consolidation, contract negotiation) and reduce identified overlaps (~€1.1M budget).
• 3 months: software audit complete, AI needs mapped by team, first quick wins visible.
• 6 months: AI platform selected, HR systems project launched, software governance in place.
• 9 months: AI deployed company-wide, HR systems rebuilt, rationalisations active with measurable savings.

If you deliver on this mandate, the scope will naturally evolve: IT resources, broader remit, and a senior ops role to build together in 12 to 18 months. At UpSlide, we support career growth through a clear career ladder and regular training.

Who we're looking for:

• You have at least 7 years of experience in tech environments (SaaS, startups, scale-ups).
• You have already deployed AI at scale in an organisation: you've done the full cycle (needs analysis, platform selection, build, training, iteration). The tool doesn't matter, the cycle does. You're genuinely excited about AI — already using it in your own work, with real opinions about deployment strategy.
• You are technically fluent: APIs, integrations, no-code/low-code. You have rebuilt or implemented an operational system (HRIS or equivalent). You're not an engineer, but you roll up your sleeves.
• You have led a software stack rationalisation: audit, consolidation, negotiation. You know how to set governance that holds in a multi-team organisation.
• You can bring non-technical teams along in both French and English: train, support, iterate with business teams. Product mindset for deployment.

Recruitment process

• TAS screening with Sihem (30'): general fit discussion, context overview.
• Interview with Julien (CEO) (45'): manager interview, role vision, understanding of business needs.
• Case study (2h): to prepare in our office with Aurore (Deputy CEO) and Manon (Head of People)

We will conduct a reference check to support your onboarding!