HR & Payroll Operations - Apprenticeship

**ABOUT DESCARTES UNDERWRITING**

**Our mission is to help corporations and public sector organizations build their long-term resilience. To make it happen, we protect them from emerging risks, which are becoming increasingly significant and severe due to the growing unpredictability and complexity of the world.**

Descartes Underwriting is a global leader in corporate insurance against climate, cyber and emerging risks.
We offer a new generation of parametric insurance, using a unique tech and data-driven approach to develop an unparalleled understanding of emerging risks.

Since 2019, our team has brought together deep expertise in the global corporate insurance landscape with a tech-driven, data-centric approach. This combination allows us to provide exceptional insights into emerging risks and the capacity to deliver agile solutions for our clients and partners. Our ambition is to continue revolutionizing the corporate insurance industry and keep growing all over the world.

With a global presence and a strong foothold in the US, we serve over 400 large corporations across a wide range of industries, operating through 17 offices in North & Latin America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. To date, Descartes Underwriting has delivered more than $10 billion in capacity through corporate brokers. Backed by $141M from renowned investors, including Highland Europe, BlackFin, Serena, Cathay, and Eurazeo, we continue to push the boundaries.

**ABOUT THE PEOPLE TEAM**

As a **HR & Payroll Operations Apprentice**, you will be part of our dynamic and collaborative _People team_ — a team in motion, focused on building and delivering impactful projects. Currently made up of a dozen dedicated professionals, they are committed to driving the company's success, passionate about fostering diversity, and constantly eager to learn and grow.
You will report to the HR & Payroll Ops Lead.

**YOUR MISSION**: _Contribute to ensuring that Descartes employees have a smooth experience_

**Manage HR Operations for some key processes of the employee lifecycle**
- Support Onboarding Ops: produce work contracts for newjoiners, watch trial period end dates so that HRBPs can have the right conversations with managers;
- Support absences Ops for employees (sick leave, time off);
- Assist with the administrative management of offboardings;
- Keep our HR database and staff register up to date.

**Contribute to monthly Payroll & Benefits Operations, together with senior HR team members**
- Contribute to monthly payroll management, working with payroll providers in France and abroad;
- Contribute to ensuring that social taxes are properly calculated, controlled and paid, in relation with Finance;
- Contribute to track employees’ benefit allowances (e.g. transportation, meal plan).

**Contribute to continuously improving our HR processes**
- Contribute to continuously improving our HR processes by simplifying when possible, automating where feasible and ensuring reliability in everything we do thanks to no-code tools (Make), Excel automations, or simply common sense;
- Support the implementation of effective communication strategies related to payroll and HR operations, including process documentation or responding to employees’ frequently asked questions (e.g. on timeoff, sick leave, payroll).

**ABOUT YOU**
- You are recognized for:

- your rigor
- your personal organization skills
- your strong interest in labor law and payroll issues
- your ability to work in a true international context, with different cultures, but also different regulations and law
- You have experience in an HR department, with ideally a focus in HR Operations (“administration du personnel”) and/or Payroll;
- You are at ease, either in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where agility was critical;
- You are fluent in French and English (oral and written);
- You recognize yourself in values like: excellence, diversity, humility and eagerness to learn.

**WHY JOIN DESCARTES UNDERWRITING ?**
- Opportunity to work and learn with teams from the most prestigious schools and research labs in the world, allowing you to progress towards technical excellence;
- Work in a collaborative & professional environment ;
- Be part of an international team, passionate about diversity ;
- Join a company with a true purpose - help us help our clients be more resilient towards climate risks;
- Attractive remuneration according to the profile, meal voucher, 60% transport reimbursement.
- At Descartes Underwriting, we cherish value of diversity whatever it may be. We are committed to fighting against all forms of discrimination and for equal opportunities. We foster an inclusive work environment that respects all differences._
- With equal skills, all our positions are open to people with disabilities._

**RECRUITMENT PROCESS**
- Step 1: HR Interview with our Talent Recruiter
- Step 2: In person or remote manager & technical interview
- Step 3: In person team interview to meet our team and disco