Head of People & Growth Strategy (Paris)

Upway; Paris; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Upway is seeking its first Head of People to partner with the Co-founders and leadership team to build and scale the People function. This role sits on the leadership team and participates in company-level strategic decision-making.

Based in Paris, this high-impact position focuses on pragmatic, fast-moving people initiatives, organizational design, and scalable systems to support rapid growth across regions while ensuring compliance and people excellence.

Qualifications

• Built and scaled a People function from scratch or through inflection points.
• Partnered directly with founders/executives in high-intensity contexts.
• Operated across multiple countries balancing global principles with local compliance.
• Shipped minimum viable People processes quickly and iterated based on feedback.
• Hands-on experience with employee relations and labor law (France).

Responsibilities

• Partner with founders and leaders on People, org design, and leadership topics.
• Translate business priorities into a clear HR roadmap and execute with speed.
• Own the TA strategy end-to-end including workforce planning and hiring standards.
• Build scalable recruiting infrastructure, tools, playbooks and analytics.
• Lead conversations on complex employee relations with clarity and pragmatism.

Skills

Leadership

stakeholder management

People strategy

Change management

Talent acquisition

People analytics

Tools

HRIS

ATS

Payroll systems

Job description

Upway is seeking its first Head of People to partner with the Co-founders and leadership team to build and scale the People function. This role sits on the leadership team and participates in company-level strategic decision-making.

Based in Paris, this high-impact position focuses on pragmatic, fast-moving people initiatives, organizational design, and scalable systems to support rapid growth across regions while ensuring compliance and people excellence.