People Operations Manager

Location: Paris Region (on-site)
️ Sector: Next-gen European Defense
Type: Full-time, Permanent
Seniority: Senior
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Equity + Full Health Coverage

About EGIDE

EGIDE is building a new European defense leader focused on scalable, intelligent, air-defense architectures. We develop mass-use interceptors and mission systems that combine missile-grade performance with modern embedded computing and advanced autonomy.

We are growing fast and assembling a world-class technical team driven by ambition, engineering rigor, and real operational impact. If you want to help shape the future of European defense innovation, this is the place.

The HR & Admin Manager will serve as the pivotal force within our operations department, ensuring operational excellence, legal compliance, and strategic development in a complex defense environment.

This role requires a detail-oriented, proactive individual capable of managing internal office and people functions, as well as external partnerships, providing strategic insight to align operational initiatives with our company's ambitious goals.This is a key, cross-functional role, working closely with leadership and all teams.

What You’ll Do

1. Administration & finance

• Manage administrative and statutory obligations (URSSAF, taxes, legal declarations)

• Coordinate with external accountants and oversee accounting follow-up

• Manage payroll processes

2. People & office management

• Coordinate recruitment processes once hires are approved

• Coordinate employee onboarding

• Contribute to the definition and improvement of internal HR processes

• Purchase and manage work and technical equipments

3. Communication & marketing

• Manage and update the company communications channels

• Coordinate marketing initiatives

• Coordinate trade shows and events

4. Defense compliance

• Support office physical security measures

• Support export control processes in coordination with leadership and compliance experts

• Support security clearance and defense authorization processes

You are a Fit If You Have:

• Proven experience in HR & admin roles

• Comfortable working in a startup / scale-up environment

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and trustworthy

• Able to handle sensitive and confidential topics

• Autonomous, proactive, and strong communicator

• Fluent in English and French

Why Join Us

• Strategic role in a high-impact defense-tech startup

• High level of ownership and cross-functional exposure

• Fast-paced, demanding, and innovative environment

• Direct interaction with founders and technical teams

  Ready to Join?

If you want to work on cutting-edge defense systems, challenge yourself technically, and contribute to strategic European autonomy, we’d love to talk. Here is the recruitment process :

• First phone screen

• Deep dive interview

• Case study

• On-site final meeting