--- title: 'HRBP - Operations Division at Malt' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/hrbp-operations-division-malt-paris-0dn31xddnee3' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-07' --- # HRBP - Operations Division at Malt - **Company:** Malt - **Location:** Paris, France - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-09-03 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/malt/0536a020-97bd-4dff-af8c-ce94926bb26e ## Job description 🪐 Discover our galaxy Join the Future of Work ! Malt is Europe's leading freelance marketplace, connecting over 1,000,000 talented freelancers with 100,000+ companies. Founded in 2013, we're transforming how work gets done through our tech-powered, human-centered platform. What makes us different: - A diverse team of 600 Malters across 6 European countries - A culture that champions equality (50% of our Comex are women) and inclusive growth - Backed by top investors including ISAI, Serena Capital, Eurazeo Growth, Goldman Sachs, and BPI - A mission to give everyone the freedom to work differently Ready to help shape the future of work? Your next chapter starts here! 🪐 At Malt we believe that Ambition is the Way, so all lists of missions and responsibilities are non-exhaustive. Explore your future career  🔭 Join the People team to partner directly with the Operations revenue leaders across our international matrix organization. Reporting to Estelle Dumoux HRD, your mission is to deploy our HR strategy and drive organizational performance. You will play a crucial role in controlling headcount and people budgets, retaining key talent, and successfully scaling the Operations divisions. This role is essential for transforming our organization by helping leaders view the business through a ‘Who’ lens. ## Key responsibilities ✨ - Partner with Operations leaders and managers to develop and implement HR policies that support the growth of the division. - Advise leaders on organizational design, hirings, and people budget management. - Act to help managers drive ownership and follow through on team challenges. - Act as a trusted advisor and escalation point for managers, ensuring alignment with the HRD on strategic or sensitive people topics. - Deploy core HR processes (performance calibration, compensation cycle, internal mobility, exit interviews) and promote career path frameworks. - Ensure day-to-day compliance with local labor laws when handling complex employee relations, and partner with external experts when required. - Collaborate in a matrix with Country HR and HR Centers of Excellence (TA, Rewards, People Ops, L&D) to ensure optimal support across all geographies. - Analyze employee reports (attrition, compensation, role cards) to guide decision-making and provide proactive, data-driven solutions to the business. ## About you 🧑‍🚀 - Ideally coming from a fast-growing scale-up, Tech/SaaS environment, or international matrix organization. - 6 to 10+ years of experience as an HRBP or People Partner with significant exposure to Tech, Product, or Operations divisions. - Strong business acumen and budget management skills, with the assertiveness to constructively challenge senior operational leaders. - Deep mastery of labor law, organizational design, change management, and people management. - Pragmatic and data-informed mindset, capable of balancing operational execution (60%) and strategic partnering (40%), while embodying our core values (Simplicity, Dream big, Joy, Community driven). How to join the mission? 🚀 - First call with Claudia Ferrand, our Talent Acquisition Manager, to better understand your background, aspirations and answer any questions you may have. (45 minutes) - Interview with one of the HRBP team member to delve into your experience and the specifics of the role. (60 minutes) - Home assignment for you to complete, which will be evaluated by our CHRO, Barbara Marazia, in order to assess your technical skills - Final interview with our COO Perrine Ferrault to discuss Malt’s long-term vision ## About Malt ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Malt is a European freelance marketplace that connects businesses with vetted freelancers and provides integrated administrative, legal, and payment tools. - **Entity Type**: Private (scale-up; ~$195.3M total funding across 5 rounds) - **Headquarters**: Paris, France - **Founded**: 2013 - **Founders**: Vincent Huguet and Hugo Lassiège ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Technology, Information and Internet; freelance/independent talent marketplace - **Target customers**: B2B — from SMBs to enterprise companies; also serves independent freelancers and consultants - **Mission**: "Create a world where everyone is free to choose the best people to work with." Malt aims to redefine the world of work by giving people the freedom to choose what work they do and who they do it with. ## Products & Services - **Malt Marketplace**: The core platform connecting freelancers with companies. It covers a wide range of categories including tech, design, marketing, consulting, and more, with tools for project matching, collaboration, and secure payments. - **Malt Strategy**: A dedicated category for independent management consultants and interim executives, launched after Malt acquired Comatch in 2022. Clients can access vetted senior expertise. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company) - **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$195.3M** across 5 rounds; reported annual revenue of **$441.5M**; over **1 million freelancers** and **90,000+ clients** per LinkedIn data - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Specific investor names were not detailed in the provided sources. Notable strategic move: acquisition of **Comatch** in 2022 to enter the management consulting/interim executive category. - **Growth Signals**: - Active in 9 countries/regions: Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the Nordics, Spain, Switzerland, the UAE, and the UK - 100% revenue growth reported for 2021 vs. 2022 - Workforce of ~1,079 people, up 6.8% YoY - Growing freelancer community: from 700,000+ to 1 million+ depending on source timeframe ## Competitive Advantages - **Strong network effects**: A large and growing two-sided marketplace (freelancers + companies) makes each side more valuable to the other. - **European scale**: Deep multi-country presence gives Malt a regional advantage over local or fragmented competitors. - **Integrated admin, legal, and payment processes**: Malt simplifies compliance and payments for freelancers and companies, reducing friction in independent work arrangements. - **Trust and vetted talent**: Particularly in senior consulting categories through Malt Strategy, supported by the Comatch acquisition. ## Strategic Focus - Expanding across Europe and the Middle East (UAE presence) - Growing enterprise and global account business, evidenced by recent hires for Enterprise and Key Account roles - Investing in AI and automation to improve matching and internal efficiency - Building a more complete platform for freelancers and companies, including financial, legal, and project management support - Maintaining a strong, inclusive, and scalable company culture as headcount grows ## Why Work Here - **Culture & diversity**: Malt emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion. Women make up 51.2% of the workforce and 40.9% of leadership; employees represent 31+ nationalities. The company scored 85/100 on France’s 2025 Gender Equality Index. - **Work model**: Flexible remote/hybrid policy — split time between the office and home. Onboarding in Paris for new hires. - **Perks**: Competitive benefits include equity for all employees, free books for learning, a one-month fully paid sabbatical every three years, sports sponsorship, and additional vacation days depending on country. - **Hiring process**: Average process lasts ~28 working days; offers follow within 48 hours. English is required as Malt works mostly in English across Europe. - **Growth environment**: Hybrid team across six countries to work from, with a rapid scale-up environment focused on autonomy, smart risks, and continuous improvement. ## Sources 1. [careers.malt.com](https://careers.malt.com/) 2. [malt.com](https://www.malt.com/c/about-us) 3. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/malt) 4. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/maltcommunity) 5. 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