People Data & Operations Specialist M/F

Do you want to work in a supportive environment that moves fast? The 5th French provider in 10 years, Octopus Energy is a renewable energy provider that acts as a true spearhead for the electro-tech revolution.

How do we do it? We can't revolutionize the world by working like everyone else. We try not to take ourselves too seriously; here, we operate in an environment without too many processes or rules. The most important thing is not just to follow the movement, but to create it.

We don't want to create company clones. We want you, with your talents, your perspectives, and your unique skills.

Do you want to join a fast-growing company with a lot of autonomy and a rather different way of doing People Ops?

Welcome to Octopus Energy France.

Here, we operate under a NoHR model: managers are the first point of contact for their teams regarding people matters. The role of the People Ops team is to provide them with the right framework, the right tools, the right information, and the right reflexes so they can be autonomous on a daily basis.

In this context, we are looking for someone solid in People Ops, capable of both building and evolving our ways of working, and also of contributing concretely to the team's daily tasks.

The position is organized around two main areas, each representing approximately 50% of the role:

• Build: People projects, tools, data, automation, AI, process improvement

• Run: Personnel administration, payroll, support for managers and teams, data control and validation

This balance is obviously not fixed: depending on current events, projects, or times of the year, you may spend more time on one or the other.

What we are looking above all for is someone who likes building things without losing contact with operations.

1. Build: Evolve our People Ops

A significant part of your role will be to take ownership of projects that allow the People Ops team and managers to work better, more simply, and more effectively.

You will be able to, among other things:

We are looking for someone who likes to start with a need that is sometimes still a bit vague, understand it, structure it, and arrive at a concrete solution.

Data and AI are tools for People Ops and teams, not an end in themselves. Therefore, we are looking for neither a pure Data Analyst nor a tech profile, but someone who knows how to use them to solve operational problems.

2. Run: Contribute to the team's daily operations

The other half of the position involves being fully involved in day-to-day People Ops.

Depending on the team's needs, you may be involved in:

The idea is not to specialize in administration or payroll. However, you must be comfortable getting hands-on, understanding the issues, and providing support to the team when necessary.

Here, the run is also an important source for the build: it is often by confronting daily irritants that we identify what needs to be simplified, automated, or rethought.

To be transparent, this position will probably not suit someone who is looking for:

We are looking for someone versatile and solid in People Ops, who can just as easily spend a morning advancing a tool or data project as an afternoon helping the team with payroll, a data inconsistency, or a manager's question.