Quandela

People Operations & Programs Specialist – Development & Performance

Quandela

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Massy • 🇫🇷 France

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SeniorLead

About the role

  • Execute and continuously improve core HR processes: onboarding/offboarding, contract preparation, documentation, mobility support, and compliance.
  • Maintain accurate employee data in the HRIS (Lucca) and internal systems across all countries.
  • Provide operational support to employees across multiple time zones.
  • Prepare payroll inputs for all countries (*except France)*, ensuring accuracy and timely transmission to Finance or external payroll providers.
  • Ensure compliance with employment laws and internal policies across all regions.
  • Administer and optimize the HRIS: workflows, reports, access control.
  • Build and maintain HR dashboards: headcount, performance metrics, training KPIs.
  • Lead or support automation projects to scale HR operations internationally.
  • Document and improve standard operating procedures across regions.
  • Ensure data reliability for audits, internal reporting, and leadership reviews.
  • Coordinate global performance cycles (goal-setting, mid-year and annual reviews).
  • Ensure reliable data preparation, database integration, and structured follow-up for compensation review and promotion cycles.
  • Support engagement initiatives: surveys, analysis, reporting, and action plan coordination.
  • Provide operational support to the CHRO for cross-company People programs (recognition, well-being, feedback initiatives, mentoring, etc.).
  • Provide training and guidance to managers and employees on People tools and processes.
  • Support the deployment of the global training plan: scheduling, logistics, communication, tracking.
  • Coordinate with external training providers and manage training requests for the international subsidiaries.
  • Track attendance, budgets, and compliance requirements for mandatory trainings.
  • Support employees and managers in developing individual learning plans.
  • Monitor and report training effectiveness and activity.

Requirements

  • Reporting directly to the CHRO, the People Operations & Programs Specialist plays a key role in delivering a seamless employee experience across all Quandela regions: France, Germany, Canada, the US, South Korea, and any future subsidiaries.
  • This role combines hands-on People Operations, coordination of People programs, and support for employee development and performance initiatives.** You will help build scalable, data-driven HR practices adapted to a fast-growing, international deeptech environment.
  • **Key Responsibilities**
  • **1. People Operations & HR Administration**
  • Execute and continuously improve core HR processes: onboarding/offboarding, contract preparation, documentation, mobility support, and compliance.
  • Maintain accurate employee data in the HRIS (Lucca) and internal systems across all countries.
  • Provide operational support to employees across multiple time zones.
  • Prepare payroll inputs for all countries (*except France)*, ensuring accuracy and timely transmission to Finance or external payroll providers.
  • Ensure compliance with employment laws and internal policies across all regions.
  • **2. HRIS, Data Management & Process Optimization**
  • Administer and optimize the HRIS: workflows, reports, access control.
  • Build and maintain HR dashboards: headcount, performance metrics, training KPIs.
  • Lead or support automation projects to scale HR operations internationally.
  • Document and improve standard operating procedures across regions.
  • Ensure data reliability for audits, internal reporting, and leadership reviews.
  • **3. Performance Management & People Programs**
  • Coordinate global performance cycles (goal-setting, mid-year and annual reviews).
  • Ensure reliable data preparation, database integration, and structured follow-up for compensation review and promotion cycles
  • Support engagement initiatives: surveys, analysis, reporting, and action plan coordination.
  • Provide operational support to the CHRO for cross-company People programs (recognition, well-being, feedback initiatives, mentoring, etc.).
  • Provide training and guidance to managers and employees on People tools and processes.
  • **4. Learning & Development**
  • Support the deployment of the global training plan: scheduling, logistics, communication, tracking.
  • Coordinate with external training providers and manage training requests for the international subsidiaries.
  • Track attendance, budgets, and compliance requirements for mandatory trainings.
  • Support employees and managers in developing individual learning plans.
  • Monitor and report training effectiveness and activity.
Benefits
  • Bilingual French & English (spoken and written, professional level).
  • 7+ years of experience in People Operations and People Programs or Talent Development.
  • Strong experience with HRIS systems and automation tools, ideally Lucca.
  • Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
  • Comfortable handling and reporting people data with rigor and structure.
  • Experience coordinating performance cycles and/or training programs.
  • Experience improving processes and supporting change/automation projects.
  • Ability to operate in a fast-paced, international, multicultural, multi-site environment.
  • Strong communication, service orientation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • **** Nice-to-Have**
  • Experience in a R&D environment, in HR & people functions at an early or growth-stage start up.
  • Knowledge of international HR specifics (Germany, Canada, US, South Korea a plus).
  • Familiarity with competency frameworks or development methodologies.
  • Comfort with project management tools (Notion, Airtable, Asana, etc).

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
HRISpayroll processingdata managementprocess optimizationperformance managementtraining coordinationcompliance managementreportingautomationemployee onboarding
Soft skills
operational supportcommunicationcoordinationproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingtrainingguidanceengagementadaptabilitycollaboration