Payroll & People Operations Specialist

Location: Paris or Bordeaux, France. Hybrid role with 3 mandatory days per week at the office; includes 2 remote days per week, 1 remote work week per quarter, and 3 flex days.

Company

hirify.global is a global marketplace for refurbished devices focused on making technology reliable, affordable, and more sustainable.

What you will do

• Own the end-to-end French payroll process for approximately 300 employees, including payroll inputs, payslip reviews, reconciliations, salary payments, taxes, and social security contributions.
• Manage employee lifecycle changes from onboarding through offboarding and maintain accurate payroll records, documentation, and reporting.
• Handle French legal and social declarations, including DSN submissions and year-end declarations, while monitoring regulatory changes with the Legal team.
• Coordinate with international payroll and benefits providers, local administrations, and internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to Workday implementation and optimization, payroll preparation, People Operations workflows, and HR automation.
• Answer employee questions, investigate discrepancies, and communicate payroll-related changes clearly and proactively.

Requirements

• 4–6+ years of hands-on French payroll processing experience, including strong knowledge of French social security, tax requirements, and employment legislation.
• Experience managing end-to-end payroll operations, including payroll inputs, payslip checks, reconciliations, and social declarations.
• Experience working with external payroll providers and coordinating multiple stakeholders.
• Fluency in French and English for effective communication in an international environment.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Structured, autonomous, and proactive approach with a strong sense of ownership and continuous improvement mindset.
• Experience with ADP Decidium or other French payroll systems.

Nice to have

• Exposure to international payroll operations and multi-country payroll providers.
• Experience with Workday or other HRIS platforms.
• Interest in AI, automation, and process optimization.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven work focused on reducing the environmental impact of technology through refurbished devices.
• Impact-driven work in an innovative, fast-paced environment with hands-on career development.
• Remote work flexibility within the hybrid model, including a remote work week per quarter and flex days.
• Employee Resource Groups, mentorship programs, accessibility policies, and cultural competency training.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and reasonable interview accommodations.

Hiring process

• 45-minute HR interview.
• 1-hour technical interview followed by a 45-minute internal stakeholder interview.
• 30-minute team interview and 45-minute hirify.global Values fit interview.