HR Operations Specialist - HR Generalist

Sekoia.io; Rennes; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% of Alan Health insurance covered

Swile vouchers of 11€/day, 50% covered

Offices in central Paris and Rennes

Job summary

Sekoia.io is seeking a Senior HR Operations Specialist in Rennes or Paris to oversee HR administration and payroll compliance for teams in France and abroad.

This hybrid role allows 3 remote days per week and will involve managing employee lifecycle, payroll, and benefits, as well as compliance reporting. Candidates must have a strong HR background, be fluent in French and English, and embrace collaboration.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in HR Operations, payroll coordination, or as an HR Generalist.
• Experience in an international, fast-paced environment.
• Mastery of modern HRIS tools and interest in AI and process automation.
• Strong collaboration, innovation, trust, excellence, humility, and open-mindedness.

Responsibilities

• Manage the entire administrative journey of employees from onboarding to offboarding.
• Collaborate with the external payroll provider for payroll accuracy.
• Oversee international team members managed via compliance solutions.
• Maintain total data accuracy in HRIS tools.
• Produce regular HR metrics and manage mandatory compliance reportings.
• Facilitate the annual training plan and oversee professional interview process.
• Analyze engagement surveys and partner with managers for actionable feedback.
• Support cross-functional projects and backup HR tasks when needed.

Skills

HR Operations

Payroll Coordination

Compliance Management

Fluent in French

Fluent in English

Tools

HRIS Tools

Lucca

Job description

We are looking for a rigorous and autonomous Senior HR Operations Specialist to take full ownership of our HR administration and payroll, ensuring compliance, data accuracy, and a seamless experience for our teams in France and abroad (EUR, US, APAC).

This role offers the opportunity to work on HR side-projects while maintaining operational standards. We want someone with a strong team spirit, ready to collaborate and support colleagues across the HR spectrum when needed.

Salary range: between 50 K€ - 55 K€ based on profile.

Location: the position can be based in Rennes (ideally) or Paris, with monthly professional trips to Rennes required. The position is hybrid only (3 remote days per week allowed).

Your Missions

• Full Employee Lifecycle Ownership: manage the entire administrative journey of our employees from onboarding to offboarding, ensuring legal compliance (contracts, collective agreement rules, etc.) and a smooth experience.
• Payroll & Benefits Management: act as the main partner for our external payroll provider. Gather and verify monthly variables, ensure 100% payroll accuracy, and manage all employee benefits (health insurance, meal vouchers, transport).
• International HR & Compliance (EOR): oversee our international team members managed via global compliance solutions and umbrella companies (Employer of Record) and externals.
• Tools Master: take full ownership of our HR tools and maintain our HRIS to guarantee total data accuracy.
• Reporting & Legal Compliance: produce regular HR metrics and dashboards; manage mandatory French declarations and compliance reportings, including updating the BDESE.
• Training Plan & Professional Interviews: build and deploy the annual training plan and oversee the mandatory professional interview process (entretiens professionnels).
• Employee Engagement: analyze internal engagement surveys and partner with managers to transform feedback into concrete action plans that sustain our company culture.
• Ad‑hoc Projects & HR Team Support: contribute to cross‑functional projects and occasionally back up the Talent Acquisition or HRBP when needed.

Your Profile

• You have a 4+ years of solid experience in HR Operations, payroll coordination, or as an HR Generalist, ideally within an international and fast‑paced environment.
• You know how to provide a clear, compliant framework while remaining flexible and solution‑oriented.
• You have a strong mastery of modern HRIS tools (experience with Lucca is a plus) and a keen interest in AI and process automation to smartly optimize daily HR tasks.
• You are fluent in French and English (mandatory).
• Strong values of collaboration, innovation, trust, excellence, humility, and open‑mindedness to help you thrive and make your contribution impactful.
• Remote‑friendly setting: you can be in a hybrid setting (Paris or Rennes) with up to 3 remote days per week, or be fully remote with professional trips once a month.
• 100% of the Alan Health insurance package covered by Sekoia.
• Swile vouchers of 11€/day, 50% covered by Sekoia.
• Offices located in central Paris (10e) and central Rennes (near the station).