Dec 8, 2021
As our Legal Counsel HR, you will be dedicated to HR issues, tackling all aspects of Labour Law at our company in France and the countries we're in. You will be part of the Legal Team led by Alexia, our VP Legal, and you will be the key point of contact to our business partners!
👩💻🧑💻 As Legal Counsel HR at Qonto, you will
• Provide legal advice and guidance to the People Team and the leadership team in all labour and employment areas of the company's business across all jurisdictions (FR, IT, DE, ES) and define policies and procedures in compliance with applicable laws
• Define strategy for employment litigation and monitor the litigation process with the assistance of external counsels
• Manage local outside employment counsels (FR, IT, DE, ES)
• Strengthen the collaboration with the People team including reviewing and updating all existing processes and implementing new processes as needed
• Keep the company's senior management informed of significant labour and employment decisions, legislation, and regulatory rulings that may affect the company's business or policies
• Provide training to the company's People team and business leaders on an ongoing basis
• Assist in the development of broader legal strategies to help effectively position Qonto for future employee growth both domestically and internationally
• Manage the legal side and contractual aspects concerning external resources, in collaboration with the People team and business leaders (freelancers and external consultants)
🤔 What you can expect
• Work in a fast-paced and scaling environment
• Work with diverse and inclusive teams
• Work in an international company, with teams in 4 European countries
• Have access to digitalized legal tools to facilitate your work
🏅 About You
• Experience: You have at least 5 years of experience practicing French labor law in a law firm or in-house
• Academic Background: You have a Master's degree in French Law focusing on Labour Law
• Business-oriented: You are able to put your legal expertise in perspective with Qonto’s business and always provide recommendations that are business-oriented
• Communication & Teamwork: You have good communication skills and are able to work across diverse teams and cultures
• Analytical mind & rigorous: You have excellent organization and planning skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Curious mindset: You are curious, open-minded, adaptable, fast learner, and willing to join a dynamic startup environment
• Mastery: You are a self-starter; able to work with minimal supervision
• Languages: You are fluent in both French and English. Being fluent in Spanish, German or Italian is a definite plus
🎁 Perks
You got it: helping you succeed is our #1 priority. We have put together several perks to make your life easier and more will be added as Qonto grows further 🤗
• Office & Team Life
- 3,200 sqm fully-renovated building near Opera with WeWork services
- Monthly team events, and yearly offsite (Barcelona, Sicily… what’s next?)
- Free coffee, snacks in the kitchen, and a budget allocated to managers for small team events
- The latest in Apple’s equipment
• Qonto’s benefits
- Tailor-made Remote Policy: from 2 days per week with a bonus of 12 additional days per year to Full remote, with the possibility in both cases to work from anywhere (+/-3 hours) up to 4 weeks per year
- A competitive salary package
- Alan health insurance (60% covered by Qonto for Qontoers and their children)
- 5 to 10 days off in addition to the legal 25 days
- A Swile Card that you can use for lunch
- Access to thousands of gyms and activities for 10-30€ a month, through our partnership with Gymlib
- Relocation package and visa sponsorship for international talents (we have 40+ nationalities based in Paris!)
- An inclusive environment with a real focus on parity (40% of our teams are women)
- Special parenthood policy (we are part of the Parental Act program)
- Childcare Benefits (reserved day-care places for your little ones) and subsidies/discounts with selected childcare partners
- Access to Moka Care, a digital platform to take care of your mental health
- Career tracks that can match all expectations (Expert or Manager tracks): we believe in our Qontoers and we want them to progress on their journey at Qonto. And in addition, internal and international mobility is also promoted
💪 Our hiring process:
- A 60 min video call with one of our Talent Acquisition Managers, to better understand your career plan and answer any of your questions
- A 60 min video call with your future manager, to create a strong alignment on what they will expect from you and tell you more about their way of operating
- A fully remote exercise to evaluate your abilities and give you a taste of what you could work on at Qonto
- Video calls or onsite interviews with future team members (optional) to help you envision yourself at the company
- A final video call or onsite interview with the manager of your future Department
We will send you an interview guide so you can best prepare yourself.
On average our process lasts 20 working days and offers usually follow within 48 hours 🤞