--- title: 'People Operations Lead - Europe at Capi Money' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/people-operations-lead-europe-capi-money-paris-dyt9nwy73yfv' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-14' --- # People Operations Lead - Europe at Capi Money - **Company:** Capi Money - **Location:** Paris, France - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-06-26 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/capimoney/bdd4718c-b257-4a22-a27f-8292fb76078a ## Job description [Capi](http://www.capimoney.com/) is building the financial infrastructure for emerging markets trade. Backed by $18M+ from top-tier investors like Creandum, Y Combinator, General Catalyst, and angels from Revolut, Checkout, Stripe, and Remitly, we’re building the financial infrastructure that emerging markets deserve. Our mission is to grow GDP in emerging markets by making the global financial system fairer and more accessible. We’re tackling global trade, making it easier for importers to pay their international suppliers. Our platform enables businesses to expand rapidly, create jobs, and be engines of prosperity for their countries. Our team is made up of approx 100 people across 10 countries; we are a group of a highly-ambitious, get-it-done people, who like to work hard on something that has a tangible impact in the world. And we’re looking for more people to join our team! [Take a look through Capi’s mission & values.](https://capimoney.com/mission-and-values) The Role: We are looking for an experienced and autonomous People Operations Lead to own and improve our People Ops function across France and our global offices. You will be the go-to expert for French employment law and the operational backbone for the employee lifecycle across multiple jurisdictions — building scalable systems, owning compliance, and partnering closely with the Head of People on our most complex people challenges. This is a high-ownership role for someone who has done this before in a fast-moving environment and is ready to build, not just execute. ## What you’ll do French Employment Law & Compliance Ownership - Serve as Capi's internal subject matter expert on French employment law: contracts, works council obligations, terminations, leave entitlements, and statutory requirements. - Own compliance documentation and ensure employment practices in France are current, accurate, and audit-ready. - Partner with Legal to navigate complex or novel employment situations across our markets. - Keep ahead of regulatory changes and translate them into practical process updates. People Operations - Own the end-to-end employee lifecycle for direct employees and assigned EOR markets — onboarding, offboarding, contracts, payroll inputs, and benefits coordination. - Build and maintain SOPs, templates, and playbooks that enable consistent, compliant People Ops delivery at scale. - Manage EOR partner relationships across markets, identifying issues early and holding vendors to a high standard. - Serve as a trusted point of contact for employees on all People matters — clear, empathetic, and solutions-oriented. Process Design & Improvement - Identify operational gaps and own the improvement. - Lead or contribute to cross-functional People Ops projects (e.g. HRIS improvements, onboarding revamps, policy rollouts). - Maintain high-quality People data and documentation across systems. Culture & Employee Experience - Support on team gatherings, market visits, and offsites that connect our distributed team. - Champion an outstanding employee experience from Day 0 onwards. ## Who you are Must-haves - 6+ years in People Operations or HR, with meaningful time spent in a scaleup or startup environment. - Strong working knowledge of French employment law — you are comfortable operating without a lawyer in the room for day-to-day questions. - Proven ability to own People Ops processes end-to-end with limited oversight. - Comfortable building structure in ambiguous environments. - Excellent communication skills; direct, clear, and appropriately warm with employees at all levels. - Fluent in French and English (written and spoken). - Based in Paris, with the ability to work from the office regularly. Nice-to-haves - Experience supporting People Ops across African markets. - Hands-on experience managing EOR partners and multi-jurisdiction compliance. - Familiarity with our HRIS tools (e.g. Deel, RemotePass, Ashby) and Google Workspace. - Experience designing or owning compensation or levelling frameworks. - Multilingual beyond French and English and well-travelled across global markets - someone who brings genuine cultural fluency as we scale across multiple regions. What success looks like after 6 months - French employment compliance is watertight and you are the go-to expert and the team trusts your judgement. - New hires report a consistently smooth, well-organised onboarding experience. - At least 2 People Ops processes have been materially improved - documented, owned, and running better than when you arrived. - Managers rely on you as a proactive partner, not a reactive resource. - You have built strong working relationships with internal stakeholders across Finance and Legal. ## Why join Capi - Own a meaningful function. - Work closely with a small, mission-driven team solving real financial access challenges across emerging markets. - High growth trajectory: as the company scales, so does the scope of this role — toward broader ownership of People Ops strategy and leadership across our markets. - A genuinely multicultural environment where your French language skills and cross-market instincts are an asset every day. - Competitive compensation, health benefits, and equity participation. Additional Information - This is a full-time position with competitive salary, share options, and benefits. Capi is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes candidates from diverse backgrounds. We’re all about building a diverse, inclusive team at Capi. Whoever you are, we’d love to hear from you. If there’s anything you need to make the interview process easier—whether it’s accessibility support, a different format, or just a heads-up about what to expect—just let us know, we’re happy to help. We've won some cool awards recently too! Check them out: - https://startups.co.uk/startups-100/2026/capi-money/ - [Viva Technology Top 100](https://vivatech.com/media/press-releases/vivatech-reveals-the-first-edition-of-the-top-100-rising-european-startups-for-2025) - [Welcome to the Jungle's Fintech's Finest Top 50](https://employers.welcometothejungle.com/fintechs-finest-50) ## About Capi Money ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Capi Money helps businesses in emerging markets, starting with Africa, make fast, low-cost international payments to suppliers. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series A, backed by Y Combinator S23) - **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom - **Founded**: 2023 - **Founders**: Mitch Riley (CEO) and Scott Liddle ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Fintech / Cross-Border Payments - **Target customers**: B2B; specifically importers and businesses in emerging markets (starting in Africa) who need to pay international suppliers in currencies like USD, EUR, GBP, and CNY. - **Mission statement**: To grow GDP in emerging markets by making the global financial system fairer and more accessible. ## Products & Services - **[Capi Money Platform]**: A regulated, online payment platform that allows importers to settle international invoices quickly (24-hour settlement) and at competitive exchange rates. Users can track payment progress in real-time via a dashboard. The service is designed to replace slow, expensive bank transfers and currency shortages. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available. - **Key Metric**: **Total Funding** — $18.0M. This includes a Seed round (2023) and a **Series A (March 2025)** of $18.0M led by **Creandum**. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Creandum, Firstminute Capital, Y Combinator, Raba, Kima Ventures, Africa Fintech Collective, Musha Ventures, Four Cities, and angel investors including former a16z and YC partners (including Paul Graham). - **Growth Signals**: - Headcount grew **+185.7% YoY** to 54 employees. - Operates in **11 countries** (UK, France, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Congo, and more). - Recently launched in Senegal, booking **$1.5M in payments in the first two weeks**. - Named to the **CB Insights Fintech 100** list (2025). - Ranked **#24 on the Startups.co.uk 100 Index** for 2026. - Achieved **FCA authorisation** as an Electronic Money Institution in the UK (January 2026). ## Competitive Advantages - **Speed & Cost**: Offers 24-hour payment settlement at competitive rates, significantly faster and cheaper than traditional bank transfers (which can take weeks and cost up to 10%). - **Alternative Liquidity**: Solves the hard problem of foreign currency shortages in Africa by finding alternative sources of forex (e.g., matching with organisations sending money into the continent). - **Founding Team**: Deep domain expertise from building Taptap Send, a unicorn remittance company serving African markets. This gives them a unique operational playbook for navigating complex regulatory and market landscapes. ## Strategic Focus - **Geographic Expansion**: Actively launching in new African markets (Cameroon, Egypt, Senegal) and expanding into Francophone Africa. - **Product Development**: Building a "hands-off" experience for larger accounts and adding new products to serve their customer base. - **Regulatory Compliance**: Securing licenses (like the FCA EMI) to build trust and scale safely. ## Why Work Here - **High-Impact Mission**: Directly contribute to making global finance fairer and growing GDP in emerging markets. - **Strong Traction & Growth**: Join a fast-growing, well-funded Series A startup with real product-market fit and a clear path to scale. - **International Team**: Work with a diverse team across the UK, France, and multiple African countries. The company is a mix of operators from companies like Taptap Send, McKinsey, and GiveDirectly. - **Engineering Culture**: The team is small (4 people in tech currently), offering significant ownership and impact. The stack is modern (Node.js / React / TypeScript). - **Work Policy**: Hybrid/office presence expected in London or Paris. There are also roles that require being in-market (e.g., "Launcher" roles in new countries). - **Notable Perks**: Competitive salary (£80k-£120k for Senior Engineers), early-stage equity, and the chance to work on a genuinely hard and important problem. ## Sources 1. [capimoney.com](https://capimoney.com/) 2. [Y Combinator - Capi Money](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/capi-money) 3. [LinkedIn - Capi Money](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/capimoney) 4. 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