People Operations Specialist (freelance)

The role

You will provide operational support for the France HR team by managing payroll and personnel administration. You will also handle the employee lifecycle including onboarding, internal mobility, and offboarding.

What you will do

• Track absences, leave, sick leave, and administrative events impacting payroll
• Prepare and consolidate variable payroll elements
• Contribute to monthly payroll closings
• Ensure compliance and accuracy of employee records
• Oversee employee benefits administration
• Manage onboarding, internal mobility, and offboarding for France-based employees
• Produce administrative documents
• Support managers and employees on day-to-day HR matters
• Work closely with People Partners

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in French personnel administration and payroll
• Strong knowledge of French employment law
• Significant experience managing outsourced or in-house payroll
• Experience across the full employee lifecycle
• First exposure to an international environment
• Advanced English proficiency (C1 level minimum)
• Service-oriented, rigorous, and highly organized
• Ability to manage multiple topics in parallel in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Experience working alongside or in support of a senior HR lead
• Comfortable with HR tools and data

Nice to have

• knowledge of Silae is a plus
• knowledge of Lucca or BambooHR is a plus

About the company

Mirakl is a marketplace innovation company founded in 2012. It provides an operating system that includes enterprise marketplace solutions, AI-powered multichannel selling, retail media, and agentic commerce infrastructure.