People Operations Specialist

Onoff; Paris (TX); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Onoff Telecom is seeking a People Operations Specialist to manage payroll, HR administration, and employee lifecycle in Paris, with support for the Bucharest office. You will ensure accurate payroll inputs, benefits administration, and compliant HR documentation, while maintaining a smooth employee experience.

You will own onboarding and offboarding end-to-end, coordinate with IT, finance, and managers, and oversee Paris office operations.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in HR operations or HR administration in a startup/tech environment.
• Solid understanding of French payroll and basic French labor law.
• Fluent in French and English; Romanian is a plus.
• Experience with Lucca HRIS and MS Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Payroll administration, benefits, and monthly inputs for France; liaise with payroll provider.
• Manage offers, contracts, amendments, and employee files; ensure compliance.
• Develop and maintain HR dashboards and reports; improve processes.
• Own onboarding and offboarding, coordinating IT, managers and finance.
• Oversee Paris office operations; collaborate with the Executive Assistant and vendors.

Skills

Payroll administration

HR operations

Data handling / reporting

Interpersonal skills

Fluent in French & English

Tools

Lucca HRIS

Microsoft Excel

Payroll software

Job description

location: Paris

contract: CDI

xp: 3 to 5 years (ideally focused on payroll)

salary: 40-47k€

remote: 2 days remote.

Onoff Telecom is a European neo-telecom and SaaS company redefining how people and businesses communicate. Founded by Taïg Khris, Onoff merges software agility with telecom reliability to create simple, powerful, and borderless communication experiences.

Today, the company counts over 120 employees across Estonia, Romania and Paris, including more than 50 team members based in Paris — and we are continuing to grow.

As our People Operations Specialist, reporting directly to the CHRO, you’ll be at the heart of People Operations at Onoff. You will ensure a smooth, high-quality employee experience from onboarding to offboarding, while also making sure our Paris office runs efficiently and remains a great place to work.You will be also supporting our recently opened Bucharest office.You work in close collaboration with People Operations Specialists in other locations, ensuring global processes are aligned.

Key Responsibilities

• Payroll / HR Administration & Benefits
• Prepare monthly payroll inputs for France: absences, bonuses, new hires, leavers, and changes in employee status.
• Ensure accurate and timely transmission of payroll data to our payroll provider.
• Support checks of payslips and answer first-level employee questions
• Manage employee administration: offers, contracts, amendments, employee files, employment certificates, and other HR documentation.
• Oversee employee benefits: health insurance, provident schemes, meal vouchers, perks, etc.
• Ensure compliance with all HR documents.
• HR Processes & People Data
• Keep employee data accurate and up to date in the HRIS LUCCA and related tools.
• Build and maintain HR dashboards and reports (turnover, absenteeism, engagement indicators, etc.).
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of HR processes (simplification, automation, standardization).
• Onboarding & Offboarding
• Support Talent Acquisition with some interview coordination
• Own the end-to-end operational onboarding and offboarding process.
• Prepare contracts, welcome packs, equipment and coordinate all stakeholders (IT, managers, finance, etc.).
• Organize welcome sessions and ensure each new joiner has a structured, warm, and efficient integration.
• Make sure each departure is handled with clarity, respect, and proper handover of information.
• Office Life – Paris Office
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Paris office, in close coordination with the Executive Assistant, who is in charge of contractual relationships and negotiations with vendors.
• Escalate needs, issues, or improvement ideas to the Executive Assistant to adapt services when needed.
• Assist with events and recurring global meetings organization

What We’re Looking For

• 3 to 5 years of experience in HR operations, HR administration, ideally in a start-up / tech environment.
• Solid understanding of French payroll practices and of the basics of French labor law.
• Comfortable with digital tools, HRIS systems (such as Lucca) and pack office .
• Highly organized, rigorous and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage several topics at once.
• Strong interpersonal skills, a sense of service, and a genuine desire to create a positive employee experience.
• Discretion, confidentiality, and integrity when handling sensitive information.
• Fluent in French and English, both spoken and written. Romanian is a plus