VP People - International HR Strategy and Operations

About Kolsquare

Kolsquare is the #1 Influencer Marketing software solution in Europe, used by marketing professionals for managing KOL Marketing campaigns (K.O.L for Key Opinion Leaders, aka Influencers), and designed to optimize brand communication strategies in response to new digital challenges.

Using our technology, professionals can identify the best KOL profiles, fully manage their KOL Marketing campaigns and measure their results and performances.

Kolsquare offers hundreds of customers (Coca-Cola, Danone, Publicis, Orange, Sézane, Decathlon, etc.) the latest Big Data, AI and Machine Learning technologies to activate inspiring and genuine partnerships with over 3M KOLs (Key Opinion Leaders) with more than 5,000 followers in 180 countries on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter (now X), Facebook, Snap and YouTube.

In 2024, Kolsquare joined the team.blue group, one of the largest private tech companies in Europe, with a culture of innovation and excellence, to further fuel its impressive track record of outstanding profitable growth.

KOLSQUARE MISSION

Kolsquare is a Benefit Company, certified B-Corp in 2024.

Kolsquare exists to help you reach your greatest potential. And positively impact the world.

Influencer Marketing is today described as a revolution, a 30B$ market that is a major transformation in the media and digital world. It has also become a real gold mine, creating high hopes but also bringing its share of myths and legends. Everyone knows it works and can have an amazing impact on brand awareness or customer acquisition, but not everyone knows exactly how to do it. At Kolsquare, we firmly believe in this new media and are convinced that it's the best way for ideas, people and organisations to grow and reach their greatest potential. We also believe that it's a great way to create positive impacts for a better world. Our mission is therefore to give everyone access to the power of KOL Marketing.

KOLSQUARE CULTURE & VALUES

• Deliver WOW
• Be Responsible in your actions
• Pursue Growth & Learning
• Be passionate and determined
• Share your Power, Knowledge & Wealth
• Build Authentic relationships
  
  
  

We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better business results.

📌 More info about culture here in our Culture Book

YOUR ROLE

At Kolsquare, people are at the heart of our success!

As VP People - new position at Kolsquare - you’ll shape the People strategy that powers Kolsquare’s next phase of international growth.

Reporting to Alexis, our CFO, you’ll lead a growing People team of 4 (based in France and Austria), overseeing operations and strategy across France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Sweden, and Denmark.

Your main mission will be to design scalable HR foundations, nurture a culture of performance and wellbeing, and guide the company through a new era of expansion and acquisitions.

What will you do?

• People Leadership & Strategy
• Lead and develop the People team, building a function that reflects our mission and scale-up ambitions.
• Partner with the leadership team as a trusted advisor to design and deliver a world-class People strategy.
• Build the HR infrastructure to support international growth, compliance, and efficiency.
• M&A and Organisational Transformation
• Take a key role in M&A integration - from due diligence to cultural alignment.
• Design scalable and compliant HR systems and policies across multiple entities.
• Drive change management initiatives that bring teams and processes together.
• Culture & Engagement
• Foster an exceptional employee experience, balancing our remote-first approach with vibrant team connection.
• Translate our values into meaningful rituals, communication, and experiences.
• Lead engagement surveys and follow-up actions, driving initiatives in DEI, wellbeing and belonging.
• Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding
• Oversee all recruitment processes (inbound, outbound, and referral).
• Train hiring managers and improve candidate experience from first contact to onboarding.
• Strengthen our employer branding and make Kolsquare’s culture visible externally.
• People Operations & Development
• Ensure seamless HR operations: admin, contracts, payroll, compliance.
• Harmonise processes and policies across all countries.
• Build frameworks for performance, feedback, and career development.
• Promote a data-driven and continuous learning culture.
  
  
  

💻 TOOLS

• Notion (documentation & processes)
• HiBob (HRIS)
• Payfit (FR payroll)
• Teamtailor
• Slack
• Google Workspace (CCN: Syntec)
  
  
  

YOUR PROFIL

Must-haves 🫵

• 10+ years of experience in HR roles, ideally in fast-paced scale-ups or SaaS/tech environments.
• Proven success in building and scaling People functions internationally.
• Expertise in HR operations, compliance, performance, and learning & development.
• Strong understanding of French labour law.
• Track record in talent acquisition and employer branding.
• Exceptional leadership and coaching skills.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Strategic thinker who enjoys being hands-on.
  
  
  

Nice-to-have ✌️

• Experience managing a team.
• Proficiency in additional European languages.
• Previous exposure to the international HR landscape.
  
  
  

WHAT WE OFFER?

• Competitive package.
• A meaningful role with strategic impact on a high-growth company.
• The stability and resources of a profitable group, with the agility of a scale-up.
• Full flexibility: full remote work with European hubs and 400+ coworking spaces worldwide.
• Continuous training opportunities and career development support.
• A path to evolve towards a C-Level role.
  
  
  

Who You Are

You’re a builder, a connector, and a strategist. You thrive in complexity and love designing structure without losing agility.

You balance empathy with impact, caring deeply about people, while never losing sight of business results.

You’re curious about the future of work, the creator economy, and how technology transforms culture.

You want your career to mean something, to contribute to growth and to good.

If this sounds like you, you’ll feel right at home at Kolsquare.

THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

• Intro call with our VP HR (Transition)
• Interview with our CFO
• Meet & Greet with C-Level team
• Final interview with Quentin, CEO
• Reference checks
  
  
  

Kolsquare is Europe’s leading Influencer Marketing platform, a data-driven solution that allows brands to scale their KOL Marketing strategies and implement authentic partnerships with KOLs (Key Opinion Leaders).

Kolsquare’s technology enables marketing professionals to easily identify the best Content Creators’ profiles by filtering their content and audience, and to build and manage their campaigns from A to Z, including measuring results and benchmarking performance against competitors.

Kolsquare has built a thriving global community of influencer marketing experts, and offers hundreds of customers (Coca-Cola, Netflix, Sony Music, Publicis, Sézane, Sephora,, Lush, Hermès…) the latest Big Data, AI and Machine Learning technologies to drive inspiring partnerships, tapping into an exhaustive network of KOLs with more than 5,000 followers in 180 countries on Instagram, TikTok, X (Twitter), Facebook, YouTube and SnapChat.

As a Certified B Corporation, Kolsquare has been pioneering Responsible Influence by championing transparency, ethical practices, and meaningful collaborations to inspire change.

Since October 2024, Kolsquare forms part of Team.Blue, a leading digital enabler for businesses and entrepreneurs across Europe made up of over 60 successful brands in the fields of web hosting, domains, e-commerce, online compliance, lead generation, application solutions, and social media.