Senior People Operations (Freelance contract)

<h3><strong>🧡 About Alma</strong></h3> <p>At Alma, we believe sustainable commerce depends on fair, well‑balanced trade. Because finance plays a pivotal role in business, our mission is to put it back in its rightful place - serving merchants and consumers.</p> <p>Our installment and deferred payment solutions help merchants boost sales by 20% or more, increase customer loyalty, and deliver a seamless shopping experience - without encouraging bad debt.</p> <p>As the buy now pay later leader in France and active in 10 European countries, we've empowered over +25,000 merchants and 10 million consumers.</p> <p>With 380+ Almakers and €100M+ ARR, Alma is scaling rapidly across Europe as a member of the Next40, and we're just getting started!</p> <h3><strong>👐 About the team</strong></h3> <p>The <strong>People Operations</strong> team is the backbone of Alma's People function — keeping everything running smoothly from a new hire's first day to their last, and making sure our processes are compliant, efficient, and built to scale.</p> <p>You'll report to Limthary, Head of People Ops, and work at the crossroads of HR administration, payroll, systems, and data. This is a senior IC role where you'll be a trusted go-to for employees and a key partner for cross-functional teams.</p> <p><strong>📍 Freelance contract</strong></p> <p>💰 <span class="s1"><strong>Daily rate: €400–500</strong></span></p> <p><strong> </strong>based on 12 months</p> <h3><strong>💼 About the job</strong></h3> <p><strong>Own HR Administration & Payroll</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own end-to-end onboarding and offboarding processes (DPAE, medical check-ups, stakeholder coordination, and more)</li> <li>Maintain accurate employee records, employment contracts, and amendments</li> <li>Handle all employee administrative documents throughout the lifecycle</li> <li>Manage visa applications and related administrative authorizations</li> <li>Oversee the administrative management of EoR employees</li> <li>Track and update leave balances and manage absence-related topics</li> <li>Be the first point of contact for employee administrative requests</li> <li>Participate in daily payroll activities</li> </ul> <p><strong>Lead & contribute to HR Projects</strong></p> <ul> <li>Contribute to cross-functional People projects and key annual cycles (salary review, talent review, etc.)</li> <li>Maintain and improve process documentation and the People knowledge base</li> <li>Proactively identify areas fo