AI Summary
Naboo, a European leader in MICE procurement, seeks a Head of People to build a high-performance global team and design their organizational operating system. This role involves leading international expansion, talent acquisition for 100+ hires annually, and fostering a strong company culture.
Key Highlights
Lead the People function for global office expansion, including entity setup and compliance.
Design and implement a scalable compensation & benefits framework and a mobility program.
Structure the Talent Acquisition engine to hire over 100 profiles annually and implement a rigorous interview process.
Act as a culture guardian, lead performance management, and harmonize People policies across time zones.
Experience in hyper-growth scale-ups, international office openings (US, Canada, Europe), and data-driven HR practices are essential.
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
Opportunity to build the operating backbone of a fast-growing scale-up
Key seat at the leadership table
Competitive salary and equity package
Real ownership from day one
EU Work Permit Mandatory
Job Description
APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT COMPLY WITH EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. EU WORK PERMIT MANDATORY.
About Naboo
Naboo is the European leader in MICE procurement. We are a team 200 of builders, passionate about events, tech and AI. We help our Enterprise and SMB clients book, plan, pay and procure all their corporate events.
Whether it’s a business lunch or a full-blown annual retreat overseas, Naboo makes it happen smoothly and efficiently, eliminating tedious tasks with AI-powered automation. Our event specialists focus on delivering tailored advisory and effective support to clients and vendors.
Naboo is no longer just a French success story; we are becoming a global category leader. Based in Paris, Barcelona, Hamburg and Montreal, Naboo is expanding its services beyond Europe to North America and the Middle East. Naboo is scaling fast with strong backing from top-tier international investors.
Role
As Head of People, your role will be to turn a group of talented individuals into a high-performance team globally and to design the organizational operating system that allows to scale our operations without losing our soul.
International Expansion & Compliance (The "Architect")
- You will lead the "People" side of our existing and future offices, setting up local entities, defining compliant employment contracts, and navigating local labor laws
- Build a robust, scalable and competitive compensation & benefits framework, to ensure our packages attract the top 1% talent in every geography
- Design our mobility policy / program to facilitate internal transfers between our offices, handling all admin and people aspects: visas, relocation packages...
- You will structure the Talent Acquisition engine to hire 100+ profiles each year, from interns to senior international profiles: ex-Uber, ex-Booking, ex-Navan...
- You will implement a rigorous "Bar Raiser" interview process, inspired by the most successful international scale ups and GAFAM to ensure we never lower our standards, even when hiring fast
- You will make Naboo the #1 place to work in the Event-Tech space and you will own our reputation on Glassdoor and LinkedIn, showcasing our unique culture
- Culture & Performance (The "Coach")
- You will be the guardian of our culture and our rituals (offsites, afterworks, team buildings...) to ensure that as we grow and expand, we remain one team
- You will lead our bi-annual 360° reviews, define clear career paths, building on our strong data-driven performance management culture
- You will harmonize our People policies across time zones (remote work, nomad work...) to ensure a sales rep in Montreal feels as connected as a Dev in Paris.
- You are fluent in English and another European language (French is a plus)
- You have 7-10+ years of experience in HR/People Operations, with at least 3 years as a Head of People or HR VP in a hyper-growth scale-up (series B/C stage)
- You have proven experience opening international offices, specifically in the US, and you master US, Canada and key European labor regulations
- You have been through the "messy middle" of scaling a startup, you are resilient, adaptable, and ready to build the plane while flying it
- You are not a lawyer, but you know enough about law to mitigate risks before they happen
- You don't rely on feelings but on hard facts and data to make decisions: eNPS, retention rates, time-to-hire metrics...
- You are comfortable with modern HR stacks: BambooHR, Lattice, PayFit, Figures...
- The opportunity to build the operating backbone of a fast-growing, well-funded and very ambitious scale-up
- A key seat at the leadership table, working directly with the ExCom
- Competitive salary and equity package
- Real ownership from day one
- Discovery video call with COO
- Speed dating interview with the Executive Committee
- Reference checks