Freelance Senior Global People Ops & HRIS Lead

Build the People Infrastructure of an International Hypergrowth Scale-Up

The Opportunity

A fast-scaling post-Series B company is entering a major international expansion phase.

The business is growing rapidly, hiring aggressively, and structuring teams across multiple geographies. Europe is already active, with North America, LATAM and potentially Asia next in line.

Over the coming months, the company will onboard significant volumes of employees across different countries, entities and operating models.

The challenge is not simply to implement an HR tool.

The challenge is to build the People infrastructure capable of supporting international hypergrowth without creating operational friction, compliance risks, fragmented workflows or long-term technical debt.

This role sits at the center of that transformation.

We are looking for a senior freelance operator able to architect, select and deploy the right global HRIS and People Ops foundation for the next stage of scale.

The Mission

You will lead the end-to-end design and implementation of the company’s global People infrastructure.

This includes:

• Assessing and selecting the most relevant HRIS and international People stack

• Designing scalable People workflows across multiple countries

• Structuring onboarding, employee lifecycle and manager processes

• Ensuring compatibility with international payroll, finance and legal operations

• Supporting the company’s transition from startup processes to scalable global operations

Several solutions are currently being explored (including Deel), but no decision has been finalized.

The selected consultant will have strong ownership and influence over:

• tool selection,

• operational architecture,

• implementation roadmap,

• governance and rollout strategy.

This is a highly strategic and execution-heavy role with direct exposure to leadership.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Global HRIS & People Stack

• HRIS selection and implementation

• HR tech architecture

• Vendor management

• Integration strategy

Employee Lifecycle & Operations

• Onboarding workflows

• Employee data management

• Documentation processes

• International mobility support

• Time & attendance frameworks

International Scaling

• Multi-country People Ops setup

• Local entity vs EOR operational models

• Cross-border compliance coordination

• Harmonization of global vs local workflows

Compensation & Talent Infrastructure

• Compensation structures

• Salary review frameworks

• Performance and talent workflows

• People Analytics and reporting

Systems Integrations

Integration with:

• local payroll providers,

• Finance stack,

• IT systems,

• ATS and recruiting tools.

The Ideal Profile

We are looking for a highly hands-on senior operator with strong international exposure.

You likely have:

• 8–15+ years of experience in People Ops, HR transformation or HRIS leadership

• Previous experience supporting hypergrowth environments

• Strong exposure to international scaling challenges

• Experience deploying HR systems across several countries simultaneously

You understand the operational realities behind:

• international onboarding at scale,

• multi-country payroll complexity,

• EOR vs local entity trade-offs,

• compliance across Europe, the US and LATAM,

• scaling People processes without slowing the business down.

You are not just an HRIS project manager.

You are someone who can combine:

• strategic thinking,

• operational pragmatism,

• systems architecture,

• and fast execution.

You are comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-moving scale-up environments where priorities evolve quickly and speed matters.

Strong Plus If You Have

• Deel, Remote, HiBob, Personio or Workday implementation experience

• Previous experience in Series B/C or VC-backed environments

• Exposure to US and LATAM operations

• Experience supporting international expansion from ~100 to several hundred employees

• Background in both People Ops and systems/process transformation

Practical Details

• Freelance assignment

• Immediate or short-term start preferred

• Multi-month engagement with strong extension potential

• Hybrid setup with regular presence in Paris appreciated

• Daily rate depending on experience and seniority

Why This Role Is Interesting

This is a rare opportunity to help build the operational backbone of a company entering a genuine international scale phase.

The work will have direct impact on:

• international expansion speed,

• employee experience,

• operational scalability,

• and leadership decision-making.

You will help shape how the company scales globally for the next several years.