People Operations Specialist

Company Introduction

UpSlide is the number one productivity solution provider for financial services. Our software dramatically improves the functionality of PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Power BI and enables users at firms like Citi, KPMG, and BNP Paribas to focus on high-value tasks rather than formatting or copy-pasting. We’re scaling up with 160+ employees across our offices in New York, London, Paris (HQ), Singapore, and Berlin.

Our values ✨

Our values guide our approach to work and are at the heart of our recruitment process. To join our team, we look for individuals who value:

• Excellence: We think that every detail counts, and we place great importance on the quality of our deliverables.

• Trust: We are passionate, committed, and free to act with autonomy.

• Happiness at work: We enjoy looking on the bright side and we share our enthusiasm with our colleagues and clients.
  

The team 🫱🏼‍🫲🏼

Join our collaborative, close-knit People team that thrives on innovation, continuous learning, and building strong bonds—often with a touch of music and joy!

Team members:

• Manon, Head of People, your future manager and big Adele fan 🎤

• Iman, HR Project Manager and fashion guru 🧥

• Misbah, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist constantly referring to Friends (Joey is her favorite character) 📺

• Andrea, Talent Acquisition Specialist, and organizer extraordinaire (notion has no secret for her) 👀

• Sofia, Sustainability Manager and tacos addict (the real Mexican tacos not the one with fries) 🌮

Our team rituals 🍵

• A team lunch once a month and more if there is a special occasion to celebrate!

• Weekly 1:1s with your manager

• People Ops team meeting once a week

• People team meeting once a month
  

Your responsibilities

People Operations missions (4 days/week)

• Own the compensation and benefits process

  • Global Compensation

    • Externalized payroll for Germany, UK and Singapore

    • Internalized payroll for France & the US

  • Process optimization

  • Review and approve all expenses submitted by employees

• Build, maintain, and enhance the administrative experience at UpSlide (such as contract building) - we have recently implemented Lucca as our HRIS

• Collaborate with external stakeholders (Urssaf, Health insurances, Payroll providers, Lawyers…) to maintain efficient and consistent processes

• Responsible for key information centralization at a global level

  • Knowledge management: maintain UpSlide’s policies up to date

  • Document all People Ops processes

• Be a trusted advisor to employees and managers by handling questions related to policies and processes; handle sensitive employee information with discretion

• Ensure a seamless onboarding and offboarding experience, supporting employees throughout their journey

Projects (1 day/week)

• Partner with department heads and managers on opportunities to improve the employee experience and overall efficiency across the company

• Identify, recommend, and implement company policies, programs, and processes to enact changes that preserve our culture while helping us evolve to support business and employee growth

• Responsible for the smooth running of our global onboarding
  

Your objectives 🎯

At UpSlide, each role has a clear career path. As a People Ops Specialist, you'll have opportunities to grow with a structured action plan that shows your progress in your current role and helps you prepare for the next step in your career.

Your objectives at UpSlide will be focused on:

• Ensuring an excellent employee experience

• Solving problems in a timely manner and autonomously

• Owning process simplification and accuracy

You are a great fit if you have:

• 3 years of experience in a similar role

• Experience with internalized payroll in France (worked with Silae before)

• Worked in an international environment

• A fluent level in French and a good level of English

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Proven organizational skills with excellent attention to detail

But also if:

• You are proactive and team-oriented

• You enjoy helping people and solving problems autonomously

• You are very thorough and analytical

✨ If you don’t tick all the boxes but you think you’d be a great fit, please apply and tell us why.

Hiring Process:

• First phone call with Misbah, Talent Acquisition Specialist - 30’

• Teams interview with Iman, HR Project Manager (previously People Ops Specialist)- 45’

• Case study preparation at home

• Interview with Manon, Head of People - 60’

• Final interview with Aurore, Deputy CEO - 30’

What we offer

Make a real difference and be at the very centre of a self-funded and growing SaaS company (doubling every two years for the past 10 years)!

🌍 International environment: Start-up with five offices (Paris, London, Berlin, New York, Singapore) and users in more than 60 countries

💻 Hybrid work: 2-3 days/week hybrid work policy

🧑‍💻 Work-from-home budget: €500 WFH equipment budget

🌱 Training & professional development: Collaboration with our sister company, IPH, who provides UpSliders with training on key soft skills and management

💆‍♀️ Wellness package: 50€ per month for physical and mental wellness activities

👶 Parental leave: Paid parental leave for the birthing/non-birthing parent and help for parents of children under seven

🏠 Beautiful office: Office near l'Opéra (1er arrondissement) – a vibrant space with beautiful common areas and meeting rooms, a nap room, bike storage and showers, tea/coffee, etc.

✈️ Holidays: 25 vacation days and 9 RTT (with one taken for Solidarity Day)

🎉 Company events: Office socials and international company events (e.g. annual company seminar, team seminar, and sustainability actions taken throughout the year)

💸 Compensation: Competitive package

✅ General: Tickets restaurants (Swile), healthcare (mutuelle - Alan), transportations (50% reimbursed)

More about UpSlide

• On top of exciting business challenges in a fast-growing market, you will find a friendly, caring, and challenging culture

• You will be met with opportunities to acquire new skills, learn from others in a multicultural environment, and grow as a person

• UpSlide employees have committed to making a positive impact on the world. We obtained B Corp certification in 2022 with strong commitments toward our employees, community, clients, suppliers, and the environment. UpSlide is now 30% owned by employees More info here: upslide.net/en/from-a-to-b-corp-our-mission-for-positive-impact/

• UpSlide was ranked #1 best place to work in 2019 and #1 best place to work in 2020 in the category “best company for remote work” More info here: upslide.net/en/happiness-at-work-recipe/

As a B Corp-certified company, we have strong commitments toward our employees, community, clients, suppliers, and the environment. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels welcome. This commitment to diversity and inclusion is applied in our recruitment process and your employee experience once you’ve joined UpSlide ✨