--- title: 'Senior People Ops Manager (International) at Photoroom' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-people-ops-manager-international-photoroom-paris-2d2w5ba885j1' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-22' --- # Senior People Ops Manager (International) at Photoroom - **Company:** Photoroom - **Location:** Paris, France - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-09-21 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-22 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/photoroom/a04099ab-5e85-4f1e-9e2b-9f95f7785ffe ## Job description ## About us Founded in 2019 and part of Y Combinator's 2020 cohort, [Photoroom](https://www.photoroom.com) is the leading visual solution for e-commerce. We've raised Series B funding and reached 300+ million users worldwide, processing over 5 billion images annually and serving both small businesses and major enterprises like Amazon, DoorDash, and Decathlon through our mobile app, web platform, and API. We're a team of 100+ passionate builders giving e-commerce businesses superpowers to create visuals that help them grow, making the hardest parts of selling online disappear. We focus on craft, innovation, and collaboration to create exceptional impact for e-commerce businesses worldwide. ## The role We are looking for a Senior People Operations Manager to own and improve the systems, processes and operational foundations behind our People function, across all of our markets. You will own the core People Operations scope: payroll, HRIS, contracts, compliance, benefits, employee lifecycle operations, immigration, people data and our HR tooling. But this is not simply a role about running existing processes - your job is to make them better. You will build the people workflows, automation, documentation and self-service mechanisms that allow Photoroom to keep moving quickly as we grow, without creating unnecessary complexity. This scope has so far sat within a small generalist People team. You will be the first person to own it as a dedicated senior scope, giving you the opportunity to shape this operating model. We are also an AI-native company, and we want our People function to operate the same way. We expect you to actively use automation and AI to improve speed, reliability and employee experience, while maintaining a high bar for privacy, compliance and trust. You will report to our VP People. This is a senior individual contributor role with no direct reports today. ## Why this role exists We have built a lot quickly. Today, our People Operations environment includes: - French and USA payroll and entity obligations - European employees through an EOR setup - Growing Paris and New York offices - Multiple benefits providers and external partners - An HR technology stack that has grown alongside the company The foundations work. Now they need a clear owner and regular improvements. We want to move from processes that depend on individual knowledge and manual intervention to an operating model that is documented, automated, measurable and more self-service for our employees. Your goal is to strengthen our foundations with proven best practices and build a model that scales comfortably with the company. ## What you will own Payroll - Own and Run monthly payroll for France and our European population, and twice-monthly US payroll, working closely with our external providers - Manage relationships with payroll, EOR and employment providers Compliance - Maintain our French statutory obligations and HR compliance calendar, including employee records, social declarations, DUERP and employee data requirements - Own the operational administration of our CSE, including convocations, agendas, meeting preparation, PV review, annual budget administration and mandatory timelines - Monitor relevant employment law developments and translate changes into concrete actions - Coordinate compliance across our European and US setups, with deep expertise expected in France primarly Contracts and People documentation - Employment contracts, amendments, offer letters, attestations and standard HR letters, maintaining and improving templates as our organisation and legal environment evolve - Setting clear service levels for recurring People Ops requests - Building practical People playbooks and documentation that employees and managers can actually find, understand and use Employee lifecycle - Onboarding administration from signed offer through day one, coordinating payroll, benefits, declarations, IT access, equipment, manager actions ect.. - Offboarding and exit administration, including documentation, payroll, benefits, access removal and final employment documents - Promotions, compensation changes, employment changes, contract amendments, leaves, parental leave and other employee changes - Immigration and visa administration, including external providers, applications, renewals and deadline tracking ## Benefits & Compensation - Administer benefits and manage providers across France, Europe and the US - Run annual renewals with Finance and the VP People, using cost, usage and employee value to inform decisions - Support compensation benchmarking and salary band maintenance HRIS, data and automation Our HRIS is Hibob today, which may or may not change. You will own the reliability and evolution of our People systems. This includes: - HRIS configuration, permissions, workflows, integrations and data quality - Making the HRIS the reliable source of truth for employee data - Assessing opportunities to consolidate or improve our HR technology stack - Automating repetitive workflows wherever doing so improves speed and reliability Employee support You will help us move from a People team that repeatedly answers standard questions to one that builds systems people can use themselves. You will build the documentation, workflows, processes and self-service infrastructure that make the majority of standard People requests easy to solve without intervention, while personally handling the exceptions and escalations that genuinely require expertise. ## What we are looking for You have already owned a meaningful People Operations scope in a fast-moving company of +100 employees. In particular, we are looking for: - Hands-on experience with French payroll and employment compliance - Experience owning People Operations processes, workflows, and controls - HRIS experience. Hibob is a plus, but experience configuring and improving a comparable system matters more - A systems mindset and a strong instinct for automation - Excellent operational judgement. You know which issues you can solve yourself and which require specialist advice - High standards of accuracy, discretion and follow-through - Comfort operating independently in a small team where you will both design the process and run it - Fluent French and English. English is our working language, while much of our payroll and employment law environment is French - Based in Paris and able to work from our office at least three days per week. The person who will thrive here likes that combination: build it, simplify it, automate it and own it. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging We're committed to enabling everyone to feel included and valued at work. We believe our company and culture are strongest when composed of diverse experiences and backgrounds. That's also why we have flexible working hours, trust people to work remotely, and extended parental leave. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, family, gender identity, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. ## About Photoroom ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Photoroom is an AI-powered visual production platform that enables e‑commerce businesses to create professional product images at scale. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, $63.3M total funding) - **Headquarters**: New York, United States (with a major office in Paris, France) - **Founded**: 2019 - **Founders**: Matt (surname not publicly available) and Eliot Andres ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: AI photo editing and visual production for e‑commerce - **Target customers**: B2B (SMB to enterprise) and B2C (mobile app users) - **Mission / Purpose**: “Enable entrepreneurs and small businesses to compose images that stand out” (photoroom.com/company) and “Sell at first sight” (photoroom.com) ## Products & Services - **Mobile App**: AI-powered photo editor with background removal, text, and effects – used daily by millions; featured by Apple and Google. - **Image API**: REST API for integrating AI editing (background removal, batch processing) into existing workflows; supports custom endpoints and Brand Kit rules. - **Batch Edit**: Run AI edits across thousands of images in one pass via API or web app; includes automated QA and brand-rule enforcement. - **Marketplace Sync**: Publish on-brand images directly to Shopify and other marketplace feeds. - **Brand Kit**: Centralized rules for backgrounds, padding, colors, logos, and formats – applied automatically with role‑based access. - **Custom AI Models**: Enterprise‑only models trained on a customer’s own catalog for product fidelity. - **Enterprise Plan**: Custom models, dedicated capacity, SLA‑backed uptime, SOC 2 Type 2 compliance, and GDPR adherence. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: $500 million (Forbes, as of early 2024) - **Key Metric**: $11 million annual revenue (LinkedIn estimate); $63.3 million total funding - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Y Combinator, Balderton Capital, Aglaé Ventures, Adjacent, Nico Wittenborn, and Yann LeCun (advisor) - **Growth Signals**: - 1 million+ businesses using the platform - 7 billion images processed per year - Profitable – one of the few profitable generative AI startups (TechCrunch) - Headcount of 159 employees, up 30.5% YoY - Acquired GenerateBanners in May 2025 - #1 mobile app in 40+ countries ## Competitive Advantages - **E‑commerce‑specific AI**: Models built to hold product details accurately, reducing mismatches between listing and delivery. - **Brand consistency at scale**: Brand Kit enforces rules automatically across all channels, eliminating manual QA. - **No vendor lock‑in**: REST API allows customers to swap models without rewriting workflows. - **Enterprise‑grade trust**: SOC 2 Type 2 certified, GDPR compliant, and backed by an Enterprise Guarantee (pay only for passing outputs). - **Custom AI models**: Trained on a customer’s own catalog for superior fidelity. ## Strategic Focus - **Enterprise expansion**: Growing the B2B Enterprise segment with custom models, dedicated capacity, and SLA‑backed uptime. - **Automation at scale**: Deepening batch editing, marketplace sync, and API integrations to handle millions of SKUs. - **AI model leadership**: Continuously improving proprietary models while offering flexibility to adopt new ones. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: “Small team, BIG impact” – emphasis on quality over quantity in hiring, “ship fast to learn,” “build it, own it,” and “stay open.” - **Work environment**: Remote options available for many roles (Paris or remote in France); offices in Paris and New York. - **Values**: Candid feedback, transparency, and personal growth. - **Tech stack**: FastAPI, Async Python, Rust, modern cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS, Cloudflare). - **Perks**: Profitable and fast‑growing company, opportunities to work on cutting‑edge AI, and a product used by millions. - **Open roles**: Senior engineers (SRE, backend, Rust), product managers, designers, marketing, and legal – 55 active job postings (as of mid‑2025). ## Sources 1. [photoroom.com/about](https://www.photoroom.com/about) 2. [photoroom.com/company](https://www.photoroom.com/company) 3. [photoroom.com](https://www.photoroom.com/) 4. [linkedin.com/company/photoroom](https://www.linkedin.com/company/photoroom) 5. 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