People Operations Manager

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Permanent contract
Paris
Salary: Not specified
No remote work
Skills & expertise
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Excel
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Job description

At Sorare, we bet on passionate and innovative people! Are you looking for an empowering environment to grow professionally and personally? Join us in this tremendous adventure!

Our Mission

Sorare is a fantasy sports gaming experience and marketplace featuring officially licensed digital player cards. With Sorare you build legacy teams –  buying, selling, collecting and trading player cards -- and compete with them in free-to-play fantasy games to win rewards week over week and season over season, just like a professional sports owner.

Sorare is revolutionizing digital sports fandom, and now has over 3,5 million users across 180 countries. More than 300 iconic teams, clubs, and organizations including the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS, NBA, NBPA, MLB, MLBPA, and many others have partnered with Sorare to build the next sports entertainment giant.

Our Journey

Sorare was founded by Nicolas Julia and Adrien Montfort in 2018 in Paris to bring sports fans across the globe closer to the players, teams, and leagues they love.

With 130-plus employees across France and US, Sorare is one of Europe’s fastest-growing startups and recently raised a $680 million Series B funding round from world-class investors including SoftBank, Accel, and Benchmark. Sorare also has athletes Serena Williams, Zinedine Zidane, Rio Ferdinand, Antoine Griezmann, Gerard Piqué, Blake Griffin, and Rudy Gobert among its investors, ambassadors, and advisors.

Our Values

  • Own your game: Think and act like an owner, and expect your teammates to do the same. You are an “entrepreneur” empowered to make decisions and own the outcomes.

  • Build with the fans, and for the fans: Have an obsession for high-quality user experiences. Engage our community with transparency to build trust and learn from the fans to deliver effective changes.

  • Run fast: Take bold risks and outpace the competition in an ever changing environment. Have a bias for action (connected to team goals) and strive to ship and iterate.

  • Have fun and bring joy: Sports have the power to unite people around the world, and as fans ourselves, we believe it is a privilege to work in this industry.

  • Win as a team: We are all in this together as one team, win or lose. Inspire your teammates to always be better.

 Sorare is seeking a People Operations Manager to join the People team. Sorare’s People team plays an essential role across the entire company by delivering the best employee experience to ensure well-being and efficiency at work. 

As a People Operations Manager at Sorare, you will : 

  • Manage the Onboarding/Offboarding  process 

  • Handle Payroll management and control with external partners primarily in France, and also in the US.  Assess, improve and keep updated the various providers (healthcare, benefits, payroll, visa/mobility..) 

  • Handle contract drafting, admin related tasks, and day-to-day employee topics  

  • Ensure process optimization in all people activities 

  • Provide insights and data through reports related to our employees in order to make the right decisions.

  • Train the broader people team/managers/employees groups on tools, programs (BambooHR, Lattice…)

  • Various people projects to manage. 

The ideal candidate:

  • +6 years of experience in People Ops/Admin-legal/Pay (could be generalist HR if strong part of admin). 

  • Big plus if you have compensation & benefits, and/or, mobility/ immigration experience, but it is not mandatory. 

  • International experience is required as the scope will cover France & US, so fluency in English & French is required. 

  • Great ability to use Excel

  • Exceptional project management skills; the candidate should be process oriented and very meticulous. 

  • You are a team player who collaborates with empathy and respect

  • You have an entrepreneurial spirit, demonstrating a proactive approach to problem-solving and decision-making.

The position is located in Paris, France 

If you’re passionate about technology, enjoy problem-solving, and thrive in a dynamic environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity!

Our Hiring Process

  • Step 1: Recruiter Screen (30 min)

  • Step 2: Hiring Manager Screen

  • Step 3: Case Study + Panel interviews

  • Step 4: Reference Check & Offer

Sorare is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

As we are an international company, please note we speak English in the workplace. Please apply for the role with an English CV so we can process your application.

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