Chief of People Officer

Sparteo - Suite of Solutions for Web Publishers

Since 2016, Sparteo has been revolutionizing advertising technology. Our AI-powered solutions boost media value on websites.

Sparteo is skyrocketing in Europe :

🇫🇷 2nd fastest-growing French ad-tech startup and 32nd nationwide (Les Echos).

🇪🇺 21st fastest-growing European ad & marketing startup and 359th overall (Financial Times).

Why?

🧙 Passionate, dedicated teams! We empower them to learn, excel, and drive Sparteo’s success.

🌟 High-performance solutions: Actirise for display, FastCMP for consent management, Viously for video, and Voxeus for audio.

Discover our journey, products, and culture on 👉our website👈 !

Your Job

You will lead and drive the strategic human resources initiatives to support Sparteo’s hypergrowth, international expansion, and remote team integration. You will oversee and guide your HR team to ensure the successful implementation of these strategies, while also occasionally taking a hands-on approach when necessary.

To specify

• Lead and Drive Strategic Human Resources Initiatives
  • Lead and drive the strategic human resources initiatives to support Sparteo’s hypergrowth, international expansion, and remote team integration.
  • Oversee and guide your HR team to ensure the successful implementation of these strategies, while also occasionally taking a hands-on approach when necessary.
• Strategic HR Leadership
  • Define HR strategies that align with Sparteo’s goals, relying on your team to execute these strategies effectively.
  • Lead the deployment of the HR strategies by guiding the HR team, which currently includes 1 HRBP, 1 HR Manager, 2 apprentices, and 2 recruiters.
  • Collaborate with executive leadership to define and execute the HR roadmap.
  • Monitor and analyze HR metrics to measure the effectiveness of HR initiatives.
• Talent Management
  • Define and lead the recruitment strategy with the assistance of your team to attract top talent to support Sparteo’s growth.
  • Ensure employee retention by leveraging your team's efforts.
  • Ensure that your team has the resources and support to develop professionally and succeed in their roles, and help them to extend this support to the entire organization.
• Culture
  • Foster a work environment that reflects Sparteo’s values and supports Sparteo's high-performance environment, working closely with your team.
  • Ensure employee engagement and cohesion by empowering your team to drive initiatives.
  • Embody the company’s values and lead your team by example.
  • Promote continuous learning and development, encouraging your team to advocate and implement these practices.
• Compliance and Policies
  • Ensure compliance with local and international labor laws and regulations, supported by your team.
  • Define, deploy, and maintain HR policies and processes with the active involvement of your team to ensure consistency and the achievement of company objectives.
  • Ensure compliance with budgets approved semi-annually.

Your profile for this job

We are looking for someone who:

• Has proven experience as an HR Director or in a similar role within a technology company and a rapidly growing environment.
• Possesses in-depth knowledge of labor law, particularly French labor law.
• Has been involved in leading HR initiatives for international expansion, including setting up new structures abroad.
• Shares our hunger for improvement, data-driven decision-making, and a desire to processize, automate, and maximize efficiency. This approach enables teams to focus on high-value operations and drive the company forward.
• Is fluent in both English and French.

What would be a strong plus:

• Successfully leading HR efforts in scaling a company from 50 to 200 employees.
• Managing HR in a remote work environment.

Your mind set to share our adventure

• You want to make an impact and move things forward collectively. Does hearing phrases like "Yes, but we've been doing it this way for years..." make your hair stand on end? We feel the same way: progress is made by questioning what already exists.
• You solve problems pragmatically and analytically.
• You're looking for a fast-moving environment where your agility will be an asset. The 80-20 (Pareto) principle holds no secrets for you.
• Your ability to listen encourages you to challenge and improve yourself on an ongoing basis.

Our working conditions

• A convivial and flexible working environment, with our telecommuting culture integrated into the company's organization.
• A friendly and small-sized team that you can find in our offices near Lille or in Paris.
• Social gatherings and company events organized throughout the year.
• Sparteo is experiencing significant growth both in terms of business and workforce, especially internationally.
• Additional benefits include an advantageous compensation system with non-taxable and non-mandatory overtime hours, as well as a Swile restaurant ticket card.

Ready to join Team Sparteo? Send us your CV and continue the recruitment process!

Here are the stages in our recruitment process

• Discussions about your driving forces, your ambitions and our Sparteo mindset
• Analytical and business logic tests
• Discussions with one or more members of the Sparteo team, including your future manager
• Taking up references

Our recruitment process is mainly conducted by videoconference; however, certain stages may require a face-to-face meeting.