People Business Partner - Paris

JOIN PROTON AND BUILD A BETTER INTERNET WHERE PRIVACY IS THE DEFAULT Proton was founded in 2014 by scientists from CERN on a simple truth: privacy is a fundamental human right. Since then, we’ve built the world’s largest encrypted email service (Proton Mail) and expanded into Proton VPN, Proton Drive, Proton Pass, and Proton Calendar—tools used by millions globally to protect their freedom, fight censorship, and keep their data safe. In some situations, Proton has literally helped save lives! We are profitable, independent (no VC control), and selectively hire from the top ~1% of applicants. Our 600+ team members across 50+ countries come from leading organizations and elite academic backgrounds. We move fast, keep hierarchy light, and prioritize impact over optics. If you want to do meaningful work with exceptionally high-caliber people, this is it. Join us and do work you can truly be proud of! PEOPLE PARTNER We are looking for a Senior People Business Partner to support our GTM organization (Sales & Marketing). In this role, you will partner closely with leaders to build high-performing teams, raise the talent bar, and solve complex organizational challenges as we scale. You will help leaders make better people decisions, drive accountability, and build teams that deliver results. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced, high-expectation environments and enjoys working directly with ambitious leaders. What You’ll Do * Partner closely with Sales and Marketing leaders to provide clear recommendations on talent, performance, and org structure * Lead people initiatives that improve team performance and leadership capability * Build High-Performance Teams and drive performance management and talent reviews * Advise leaders on team design, scaling, and role clarity * Diagnose organizational problems and propose practical solutions * Support leaders through periods of rapid growth and change * Partner with leaders to raise the hiring bar and ensure hiring decisions align with long-term team success Who You Are * 6–10 years experience in HRBP or People Partner roles in a SaaS company  * Experience and knowledge of French labour law (knowledge of other European locations a plus) * Experience supporting Sales, Marketing, or GTM teams * Strong experience in performance management, org design, and talent strategy * Experience in high-growth or scaling companies * Experience coaching and challenging senior leaders * Ability to diagnose complex people and organizational issues * Track record of solving people problems and improving team performance * Comfortable working with demanding leaders and ambitious goals BENEFITS What we offer * Work that Matters: millions of people trust Proton with their privacy. We answer only to our users — not advertisers, not investors with conflicting agendas, not governments. The work you do here is real, and the impact is measurable. (read more about our impact here) * A great Team: Our team is diverse, collaborative, and tight-knit with people coming from all walks of life, including many of the world’s top academic institutions and organizations, such as MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Caltech, Cambridge, and ETH. * Technology: you'll get the right hardware and the right software you need to do your best work. * Learning & Development: we invest in your growth because sharp people make us better. Proton is one of the fastest ways to accelerate your career because you'll be thrown into real challenges, with real ownership, from day one. * Employee Benefits: your wellbeing isn't an afterthought. We offer strong health coverage, solid retirement options, generous leave, and wellness support so you can bring your best self to work every day * Stock Options: at Proton, we all have the opportunity to be owners of the company. From day one, you have a real stake in what we're building. When Proton wins, you win. * In-Person Collaboration: Amazing things happen when passionate, smart, and purposeful people get together in the same room. With offices across Geneva, Zürich, Barcelona, London and more, you'll spend most of your time collaborating face-to-face with people who genuinely care about what they're building * Food: Lunch and snacks are on us every day in our offices so you can focus on the work and not on what's for lunch. * Transport: getting to the office shouldn't cost you. We cover public transport, bike allowances, or parking, whichever works for you. * Flexible Working: you own your schedule. Set hours that work for you and your team — because outcomes matter more than when the clock says you started. CLOSING Our commitment to diversity and inclusion At Proton, we believe diversity drives innovation and strengthens our mission to provide privacy as a default for all. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical ability or socio-economic background feel valued and empowered. We strive to create equal opportunities, promote open dialogue and support continuous learning to ensure every voice is heard and respected. If you need any extra support or reasonable adjustments during the hiring process, please let your talent partner know. Candidate privacy notice When you apply for a position, refer a candidate or are considered for a role at Proton Technologies AG (Proton, we, us or our), your information is stored in Greenhouse, in accordance with its Service Privacy Policy. This information is used to evaluate your suitability for the posted position. We also retain this information for consideration for future roles that you may apply for or that we believe may align with your background and skills. If we no longer have a legitimate business need to process your information, we will either delete or anonymise it. Should you have any inquiries about how we use or manage your information or if you wish to access, correct or delete your data, please contact our privacy team at careers@proton.ch. Proton does not accept unsolicited CVs from any sources other than directly from candidates. We will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from an unsolicited offer, even if the candidate is subsequently hired by Proton. To learn more about our privacy policy, please visit our privacy policy page.

Finance Business Partner at Alpha FMC * Division: Business Operations * Function: Finance * Location: Paris   About Alpha FMC  Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (Alpha) is a leading global consultancy to the financial services industry. Founded in 2003, we have worked for over 20 years to bring together specialist, sector-focused strategy, management consulting and technology expertise to support the entire client transformation lifecycle. Having partnered with more than 1,200 clients worldwide across the asset and wealth management, alternatives and insurance industries, Alpha is truly a trusted advisor for complex change programmes. We now have over 1,180 consultants working with clients across North America, the UK, Europe, Middle East and APAC. In 2024, in recognition of our successful track record and strong growth prospects, Alpha was acquired by Bridgepoint, one of the world's leading quoted private asset growth investors. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are delighted that many of our team have built long and fulfilling careers with us, many staying over a decade. We believe this is because Alpha offers a genuinely rewarding place to work: a meritocratic environment where your career can flourish, and a welcoming culture where you can be yourself, connect with others and thrive. As we look to the future, we’re excited to be looking for new Alpha colleagues - individuals who are collaborative, innovative and ambitious. We hope you will join us and help shape the next chapter of our growth journey. Why join Alpha? 1. Established yet entrepreneurial – with over 20 years of success and a proven record on the London Stock Exchange, Alpha offers the stability of an established consultancy with the energy of a fast-growth business. 2. Backed by Bridgepoint – as part of one of the world’s leading growth investors, Alpha benefits from strategic investment that fuels innovation, expansion and new offerings – creating even more opportunity for our people. 3. Exposure to senior leadership – whether you are in an internal or a client facing role, you will have the opportunity to work with and learn from the best of the best – high performers at the top of their game. 4. Learning and growth opportunities – we run tailored training to help you be successful, provide you excellent mentorship, and offer up to 5 days paid training time per year. Perhaps the best training though is the experience on the job – as everyone at Alpha has high responsibility and autonomy, you can develop your skillsets quickly. 5. Performance-driven culture with real impact – advancement at Alpha is based on impact and capability, not tenure or quotas. You’ll have autonomy and see the tangible difference your ideas and decisions make.   Overview of Business Operations While consultants focus on delivery client value, our 'Business Operations' function ensures that the company runs efficiently and appropriately across a number of operational areas: Finance, People, Operations, IT, and Legal, Risk & Compliance. Together, these teams ensure the consultants are fully supported - working from a strong operational base that’s efficient, innovative and compliant. Business Operations doesn’t just enable delivery; it empowers Alpha’s long-term success.   Role & Requirements We are investing into a Finance Business Partner aligned to our business unit for Europe, Asset and Wealth Management Consulting (“AWM EUR”). The Finance Business Partner (AWM EUR) role is a strategic dual role, embedded into both the business unit (AWM EUR) and the Business Operations function (Finance function) to ensure alignment with AWM EUR’s strategic goals, while also maintaining strong ties with Business Operations to uphold functional standards and best practices. The Finance Business Partner (AWM EUR) has dual reporting lines: * To the Business Head – reporting to the Head of Asset and Wealth Management, Europe who provides day-to-day direction, priorities, and operational objectives. * To the Business Operations – the Finance Business Partner (AWM EUR) role reports directly into the Finance Business Partner Director (AWM UK/MENA/APAC), ultimately reporting to the CFO, who ensure functional alignment, capability development, and mentoring support. This structure enables the Finance Business Partner (AWM EUR) to deliver tailored finance solutions that are both strategically aligned with AWM EUR and consistent with Group-wide Finance practices. Your key responsibilities include: * Strategic Project Support: * Provide financial modelling and scenario analysis for Business Unit (BU) initiatives. * Support evaluation of new client opportunities and pricing strategies. * Monitor project financials to safeguard profitability and cash flow. * Finance Delivery Team Mobilization and Monitoring: * Ensure smooth delivery of transaction services (AP, AR, payroll). * Monitor service performance and escalate where required. * Provide feedback to improve efficiency and accuracy of Finance delivery team. * Financial Planning and Analysis: * Support the BU budgeting process, aligning with corporate timelines. * Develop and maintain rolling forecasts incorporating demand, pipeline and costs. * Support leaders in making proactive course corrections. * Track key performance indicators (KPIs) to drive value creation across revenue/profit/cashflow, analyze deviations from targets, and produce insightful financial reports for senior management. * Analyze revenue, utilization and margin performance drivers. * Provide actionable insights into trends, risks and opportunities. * Benchmark BU performance against peers and market norms. * Business Partnering: * Serve as financial point of contact for BU leadership and project teams. * Analyze client/ project profitability and pricing structures. * Provide financial insights and support for strategic decision-making. * Translate complex financial information for non-finance stakeholders * Cost Management and Optimization: * Identify cost-saving and efficiency opportunities across BU operations. * Partner with leaders to track discretionary spend. * Benchmark BU cost base against internal and external best practice. * Investment Business Cases: * Collaborate with BU leaders to build and help to evaluate investment cases. * Track outcomes against expected budgets.   Qualifications: Education: * University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience). * Professional finance qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) preferred. * Minimum of 3 years of experience in a Finance role. Skills and competencies: * Strong analytical and data interpretation skills to build financial models, analyze data sets, and identify key financial drivers. * Excellent communication skills to effectively convey financial insights to non-financial stakeholders. * Proven ability to build and maintain relationships across different levels of the organization. * A proactive, collaborative, positive approach to helping the organization succeed. Good to have: * Experience within a professional services firm (ideally within management consulting) * Experience or interest in the financial services industry * Experience of our systems (e.g., Salesforce, Sage) and data visualization tools (Pigment/PowerBI).   Location and working patten: * Office-based in the same location as the AWM EUR P&L head in Paris, France. For this role it is important that this individual is co-located with the business and is able to attend key meetings in person – e.g. senior leadership meetings, strategic initiative workshops and 1:1s. We expect that on average this will require c. 3d/w in the relevant office, but this may flex up or down depending on the week.   Benefits & Compensation * Competitive base salary * Share of the profits of the business * 25 working days of paid leave + discretionary rest days granted annually (currently additional 2 days off, 27 days in total) * Lunch vouchers (10€) * Life insurance and travel insurance * Laptop and mobile phone   Our Commitment to Inclusion At Alpha, diversity, equity and inclusion are critical to our success. Our priorities show a focus on fostering an inclusive, equitable workplace where individuals are treated fairly regardless of gender or background. We welcome applications from disabled people and are committed to making our recruitment process and workplace accessible and inclusive for everyone.   Data Privacy Policy: Full details around what data we hold, why we hold it and for how long are available in our recruitment privacy statement (https://alphafmc.com/privacy-policy/).