Labor Jurist - French Market
Paris
Corporate & Middle Office – People /
Full-time /
Hybrid
Our mission? Creating the freedom for SMEs to succeed in business and beyond, by delivering Europe’s leading finance workspace. We combine business-class tools (seamless invoicing, spend management, and pre-accounting) with unwaveringly attentive 24/7 support, designed to help businesses breeze through all things finance.
Our journey: Founded by Alexandre and Steve in July 2017, Qonto has rapidly gained trust, serving over 500,000 customers. Thanks to our wonderful team of 1,600+ Qontoers, we also made it to the LinkedIn Top Companies French ranking!
Our values:
Customer focus | Prioritize customers in everything you do
Ownership | Own your part, get things done
Teamwork | Make (team)work easy
Mastery | Continuously raise the bar
Integrity | Always do what’s right, and respect people
Our beliefs: At Qonto, we're committed to fostering a welcoming environment where everyone can thrive. We prioritize evaluating applicants based solely on skills and potential, ensuring diversity with 50% international team members, 44% women, and 20% parents. Join us in building a workplace that celebrates diversity and individuality.
⭐ Mission: Join us as Labor Jurist to build Qonto's first in-house social law expertise and transform how we handle complex employment matters. You'll create a new legal advisory within our PeopleOps team, reducing our reliance on external counsel while ensuring full compliance.
As our Labor Jurist, you'll work closely with Julia, our Head of People Operations and Payroll, and become the go-to legal expert for our French Market, directly impacting our ability to navigate complex employment challenges while maintaining our high-growth trajectory.
👩💻🧑💻 As Labor Jurist at Qonto, you will:
• Reduce external legal solicitations by managing complex employment cases internally, including HR cases, contract drafting, and compliance matters
• Provide expert advice to PeopleOps teams and People Business Partners on French labor law, social security regulations, and banking collective agreements
• Lead social relations management including CSE coordination, collective bargaining, and employee representative elections
• Conduct comprehensive audits of existing PeopleOps processes and implement scalable improvements to ensure legal compliance and risk mitigation
• Support visa and work permit procedures while collaborating with payroll teams to ensure compliance across all employment practices
🤔 What you can expect:
• Strategic impact: You'll be the first person in this role, building legal expertise from the ground up in a fast-growing fintech
• Autonomy: Julia will provide close guidance initially but will give you the autonomy to shape legal processes
• Banking sector expertise: You'll work within the specific framework of banking collective agreements and financial sector regulations, making your specialized knowledge directly applicable
• Cross-functional collaboration: Partner closely with PeopleOps, payroll teams, and external legal counsel, serving as the bridge between operational needs and legal requirements
• Growth opportunity: Potential to expand your scope to other European markets as Qonto continues its international expansion
🤝 About your future manager:
Julia, Head of People Operations and Payroll, will be your direct manager. She values clear, business-oriented communication and expects pragmatic legal advice that balances risk with operational needs. Julia encourages autonomy while fostering strong collaboration. She believes in developing her team's expertise and will support your growth as you establish this new legal pillar within PeopleOps.
🏅 About You:
• Legal expertise: Minimum 7 years of experience in social law, with significant exposure to banking or financial sector labor law and deep knowledge of French employment regulations and complex compliance frameworks in regulated environments
• Risk-based Approach: Ability to assess legal risks and provide practical, business-oriented recommendations
• Qonto Culture Fit: Collaborative mindset with ability to work effectively across teams and support rapid decision-making
• Social relations experience: Hands-on experience managing CSE relationships, collective bargaining, and employee representative processes
• Business-oriented mindset: Proven ability to provide pragmatic legal advice that considers business needs while managing risk, with experience in contract drafting, dismissals, and employment compliance
• Advisory Skills: Strong ability to translate complex legal concepts into actionable guidance for non-legal teams
• Fluency in English and French is mandatory.
At Qonto we understand that true diversity isn't just about ticking boxes on a hiring checklist. Apply regardless of the boxes you tick! Who knows? You may have the missing piece of the puzzle we've been searching for all along.
🎁 Perks
A tailor-made and dynamic career track. An inclusive work environment. And so much more to help you succeed.
- Offices in Paris, Berlin, Milan, Barcelona, and Belgrade;
- Competitive salary package;
- A meal voucher;
- Public transportation reimbursement (part or global);
- A great health insurance (depending on the country);
- Employee well-being initiatives: access to Moka Care to take care of your mental health and great offers for sports and wellness activities;
- A progressive disability and parenthood policy (1 in 6 of Qonto employees is a parent!) and childcare benefits with selected partners;
- Monthly team events.
💬 Our hiring process:
- Interviews with your Talent Acquisition Manager and future managers
- A remote exercise to demonstrate your skills and give you a taste of what working at Qonto could be like
On average, our process lasts 20 working days and offers usually follow within 48 hours 🤞
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