People Operations & Compliance Team Lead

Alice & Bob; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

BSPCE plan

Direct IP compensation bonuses

Remote policy up to 40%

Parental plan with crèche support

Urban Sports Club membership

Mental health support with moka.care

25-day vacation + RTT

Transportation cost coverage

Health coverage (Alan)

Meal vouchers (Swile)

French language courses

Job summary

Alice & Bob is building a universal quantum computer and seeks a senior HR Lead to own payroll, compliance, and data reliability. You will partner with leadership to scale people operations across international teams, ensuring an excellent employee experience and robust processes.

You will drive HR systems, analytics, and automation while guiding managers and stakeholders with clear guidance and compliant practices. Fluency in French and English is required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Human Resources, People Operations, or related fields.
• Strong payroll, employee administration, and social dialogue experience.
• Solid knowledge of French labor law and international compliance.

Responsibilities

• Own payroll and employee administration with accuracy and compliance.
• Oversee onboarding, contractual changes, leaves, and departures.
• Lead People Operations, coach staff, and improve processes.
• Manage HR data quality, reporting, and automation initiatives.
• Coordinate social dialogue, compliance across countries, and labour relations.

Skills

Payroll management

HR compliance

Labor relations

Data analytics

HR systems

Stakeholder management

Project management

Policy deployment

Education

Master’s in HR / Law

Tools

HRIS / payroll software

Office suite

Job description

Alice & Bob is developing the first universal, fault-tolerant quantum computer to solve the world’s hardest problems.

The quantum computer we envision building is based on a new kind of superconducting qubit: the Schrödinger cat qubit .

We’re a diverse team of 250+ brilliant minds from over 35 countries united by a single goal: to revolutionise computing with a practical fault-tolerant quantum machine. Are you ready to take on unprecedented challenges and contribute to revolutionising technology? Join us, and let’s shape the future of quantum computing together!

PURPOSE

in a context of rapid growth and increasing organizational complexity, you will be the guardian of Alice & Bob’s HR operations, compliance, and data reliability.

You will ensure that our People foundations remain robust, scalable, and trustworthy as we grow, while delivering a high-quality employee experience built on operational excellence, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Reporting directly to the VP People & Culture, you will play a key role in shaping the way we operate as an employer and in enabling the company to scale confidently in a highly competitive deep-tech environment.

What you’ll do

1. Own payroll and employee administration excellence

• Own payroll and employee administration processes, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and smooth execution.
• Guarantee the quality, reliability, and integrity of employee data and contractual documentation.
• Oversee all key employee lifecycle events, including onboarding, contractual changes, leaves, and departures.
• Manage and develop the People Operations Specialist, providing coaching, structure, prioritization, and operational support.
• Continuously improve People Operations processes to deliver both operational excellence and a seamless employee experience.

2. Lead social relations, compliance, and working conditions

• Partner with the VP People & Culture to maintain constructive and high-quality social dialogue.
• Prepare and coordinate CSE activities, including agendas, documentation, meeting follow-up, and action plans.
• Ensure HR policies and practices remain compliant across our countries of operation.
• Support the deployment and monitoring of company agreements and HR-related legal frameworks.
• Conduct legal monitoring and ensure mandatory HR documentation remains up to date.
• Manage individual and collective employment-related matters with internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate relationships with labor law advisors and external legal partners.

3. Support working conditions and social climate initiatives

• Contribute to the deployment of QVCT and working conditions initiatives.
• Monitor social climate and workplace indicators.
• Identify risks and recommend practical improvements.
• Ensure compliance requirements are translated into positive, responsible, and sustainable employee practices.

4. Own HR systems, People Analytics, and automation

• Own and continuously improve the HR systems ecosystem, ensuring reliability, consistency, security, and scalability.
• Guarantee the quality and usability of HR data.
• Produce key HR reporting and regulatory indicators.
• Optimize and automate People Operations workflows to improve efficiency and reduce manual work.
• Drive HR systems improvements and support future evolution of the HR tech stack.
• Act as a trusted partner for HR data, reporting, and tools across the People & Culture team and leadership.

5. Contribute to a scalable employee experience

• Help scale People Operations and Compliance practices in a fast-growing international environment.
• Leverage systems, automation, and data to improve operational efficiency and employee experience.
• Support managers and employees through clear guidance, communication, and process simplification.
• Contribute to building a responsible, inclusive, and high-standard work environment.

What we’re looking for

Experience

• 8+ years of experience in Human Resources, People Operations, HR Compliance, Labor Relations, or a related field.
• Strong experience managing payroll and employee administration processes.
• Experience working with employee representatives and social dialogue.
• Solid knowledge of French labor law.
• Good understanding of international HR compliance topics.
• Experience in a fast-growing, international, or technology-driven environment is a plus.

Skills

• Strong operational rigor and attention to detail.
• Ability to navigate both strategic and hands‑on topics.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills.
• Strong analytical mindset and data orientation.
• Comfortable working with HR systems and process automation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• High level of discretion and integrity.
• Autonomous, proactive, and solution-oriented.

Education & Languages

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Labor Law, or a related field.
• Fluent in French and English.

Benefits:

• Our success is your success: own it with our BSPCE plan

- Direct IP Compensation: Earn substantial bonuses for driving the core patents that define our quantum architecture.

• Flexible remote policy, up to 40 % a month

• A P arental plan including additional benefits such as crèche support or additional days-off to take care of under 12 years old children

• Subsidized membership with**Urban Sports Club**

- Mental health support withmoka.care

• 25-day vacation policy (as per French law) + RTT

• Half of transportation cost coverage (as per French law), or yearly allowance for the die-hard bicycle users

• Competitive health coverage, with Alan.

• Meal vouchers with Swile, as well as access to a fully equipped and regularly stocked kitchen

• French language courses covered by the company for those interested

Research shows that women might feel hesitant to apply for this job if they don’t match 100% of the job requirements listed. This list is a guide, and we’d love to receive your application even if you think you’re only a partial match. We are looking to build teams that innovate, not just tick boxes on a job spec.

You will join of one of the most innovative startups in France at an early stage, to be part of a passionate and friendly team on its mission to build the first universal quantum computer!

We love to share and learn from one another, so you will be certain to innovate, develop new ideas, and have the space to grow.