Senior People Ops

About DustWe're creating a new AI operating system that has the potential to change the way companies operate. Our mission at Dust is to transform how work gets done by letting any team and employee shape the exact agents they need to accelerate their work.With 70%+ weekly active users, people stick with Dust as much as they do with Slack and Notion. We already are a core part of their jobs.We're at an exciting stage of our journey and growing fast. We're serving great customers like Cursor, Clay, Whatnot, and Persona, and aim to 5x our growth by the end of 2026.Dust is a Sequoia-backed company with an experienced and determined team of optimists (coming from companies like Stripe and OpenAI) that likes to focus on users, getting great things done by shipping fast, and doesn’t take itself too seriously while doing so.SummaryYou'll be the operational backbone of our People Ops function, building our People Ops systems, owning the day-to-day execution of HR processes, ensuring pragmatic compliance across France, and supporting our US operations. But this isn't traditional People Ops. You'll reimagine what's possible when you have AI agents at your fingertips. Use Dust daily to automate manual work, surface insights faster, and free up time for what truly matters: building systems that scale and solve complex problems.You'll establish best practices, be the go-to expert for everything from contracts to benefits to compliance, and deliver exceptional experiences for employees from day one through every career milestone at Dust. If you love bringing systems to complexity, obsess over creating a great people experience backed with data, and are genuinely excited about using AI to reimagine how People Ops works, this role is for you.What you'll doEmployee Lifecycle & HR AdministrationBuild pragmatic and data-driven systems.Own the employee lifecycle end-to-end: onboarding, promotions, transfers, leaves, and offboardingContracts & documentation: Prepare employment contracts (CDI, CDD, amendments), manage HR documentation, and maintain employee filesHRIS management: Maintain and optimize our HR systems, ensure data accuracy, and generate reports for leadershipHR policies & procedures: Document, maintain, and communicate internal policiesPayroll & Compensation AdministrationVariable compensation: Manage bonuses, commissions, expenses, and other variable pay elementsPayroll: Own the end-to-end payroll process in coordination with internal stakeholdersBenefits administration: Manage health insurance (mutuelle), provident insurance (prévoyance), transportation benefitsMaintain accurate compensation records in HRIS and payroll systemsCompliance & LegalFrench labor law compliance: Ensure full compliance with French employment law, social declarations (DSN), and administrative requirementsLeave management: Administer all types of leave (RTT, congés payés, parental leave, sick leave, etc.) in compliance with French lawEmployee relations: Handle HR inquiries, support managers on disciplinary processes, manage work councilsUS employment support: Provide operational support for US-based employees (contracts, benefits administration, compliance basics)Shape, frame, and build/improve systems: below are examples of topics in the backlog of our People initiative stack rankCreate our new onboarding system integrated with our newly set up HRISWork hand in hand with the leadership team to roll out our new Eng OSEncode our check-in and "Spin up DRI" system as we grow to ensure everyone is aware of what is expected from themand more to come!Requirements5+ years of experience in People Operations, ideally in fast-growing startups or tech companiesDeep knowledge of French labor law: You know the ins and outs of the Code du travail, social declarations, and employee relations in FranceUS employment law familiarity: Basic understanding of US employment practices, at-will employment, benefits administrationPayroll experience: Direct experience processing or cl ... (truncated, view full listing at source)