People & Talent Manager – Bilingual EN/FR

Are you looking to impact and be part of something special, such as shaping the future of healthcare?  

Are you passionate about enabling teams and scaling People functions in high-growth environments? Do you thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced setting? Are you excited to contribute to take an efficient and lean People function and drive it forward to support business growth? 

Sound like you? Keep reading. 

At Semble, we are on a mission to enable health professionals to amplify their impact. We improve the way healthcare is delivered to millions of people by providing doctors and their teams with powerful, innovative, intuitive, and secure software. Our cloud-based clinical system is already used by thousands of clinicians, making their lives easier and saving them money, while structuring their health data to help research.   

We are a passionate and driven team, lucky to unite under strong cultural drivers: 

• Impact - We do work that matters. 

• Collaboration – We are in it together. 

• Human touch – We care deeply. 

This role can be mostly remote in the UK or France (with regular travel to our London and Paris offices). We are unfortunately not able to consider candidates located outside these locations at this stage. 

What you will be doing 

Reporting to the VP of People, you will play a key role as a generalist, covering all aspects of People Operations and Talent Acquisition to support our teams across the UK, France, and Europe: 

• People Operations across the UK, France, and Europe: Manage and scale the day-to-day HR operations, including onboarding, benefits, payroll, policies, processes, employee records and employee lifecycle management. Ensure smooth and compliant processes that enhance Semble's employee experience. Support the VP of People in leveraging people data to inform decision-making and optimise processes across multiple regions. 

• Talent Acquisition: Partner with hiring managers to manage end-to-end recruitment processes, from job spec creation to interviews and candidate experience. Help make our recruitment processes more efficient to attract and engage talent that aligns with our culture and values across the UK, France, and Europe. 

• Learning & Development: Coordinate learning initiatives, training sessions, and career development programmes to ensure our team members in the UK, France, and across Europe have opportunities to grow. 

• Employee Engagement & Culture: Drive initiatives that foster a positive, inclusive, and engaging work environment for our geographically diverse team. You’ll play a key role in organising company-wide events and other culture-building activities. 

What we are looking for 

We are looking for someone pragmatic, commercial and proactive. You will play a key role in scaling our People function to support business growth at Semble. 

Essentials: 

• Proven experience in a People Operations role within a scaling startup environment. 

• Experience working across England and France, with a solid understanding of employment law, GDPR and HR compliance of each country. 

• Successful experience of managing the end-to-end recruitment cycle across Tech, Engineering & Product in the UK and/or France 

• Bilingual proficiency in English and French. 

• Strong business acumen with a commercial mindset — able to understand business needs and priorities and align People initiatives accordingly. 

• Exceptional multitasking skills with the ability to seamlessly switch contexts and manage competing priorities effectively. 

• Great communication skills, with the ability to build relationships across the business. 

• Proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable with HR systems and data management. 

• Commitment to continuously improving your role and our processes, driving efficiency and effectiveness across the function. 

• Passionate about creating a high-performance environment, a positive employee experience and supporting culture-building initiatives. 

Desirables: 

• A soft spot for making sure all the things we do at company-level are aligned and consistent  

• Up-to-date knowledge and evidence of continuous learning on current People trends and data-driven best practices. 

• Familiarity with HR software and tools (ATS and HRIS, Excel...). 

• Experience with the French collective bargaining agreement SYNTEC 

• Experience with international expansion and launching People operations in new countries 

• Understanding of basic employment law and HR compliance in other European countries. 

• A genuine interest for HealthTech and the important problems we’re solving! 

What you’ll get in return 

• The great feeling coming with knowing you do something that matters: shaping the future of healthcare! 

• £45-55k package (based on your experience and the value you can bring)  

• Autonomy and ownership – we’ll set the vision and share the context, then we trust you to run with things – that’s the reason we hire you! 

• 36 days off: 25 holidays +bank holidays +3 extra days (birthday and ‘feel good’ days) - that we will expect you to actually take so you can recharge and rest. 

• Company Equity - We appreciate and recognise all of our employees’ contributions, so everyone is eligible for Semble share options! 

• Private Health Insurance – covering physical and mental health, as well as dental and optical! 

• Hybrid & flexible work environment – work from anywhere in the UK, with also some flexibility to work across Europe. You decide how much or how little you go to the office. 

• Get the tech you need - You will get the latest MacBook (unless you prefer Windows) and take your pick across a wide range of equipment to set up your home office ergonomically. 

• Work alongside an inspiring team – our two founders have started Semble after a successful startup exit, and your future colleagues are all knowledgeable and innovators in their field. 

• Fantastic office space in Central London, right outside Monument - with a roof terrace, weekly animations, loads of natural light, and cute doggies! 

• The usual free bits coming with nice offices (barista coffee, tea, fruits, happy hours and activities...). 

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and all walks of life, including any typically underrepresented groups in the technology industry. We also encourage applications from disabled and neurodiverse candidates, so if there are any adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process, please do let us know. 

Compensation£45,000-£55,000