HR People Ops, North America

ABOUT MISTRAL Mistral provides full-stack AI solutions: from frontier models to developer tools, applications, and compute. We partner with enterprises tackling the hardest problems across high-stakes industries like finance, manufacturing, defense, healthcare, and the public sector, co-creating customized AI systems that they can run on their terms. We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society. Our diverse workforce thrives in competitive environments and is committed to driving innovation. Our teams are distributed between Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. We are creative, low-ego and team-spirited. THE ROLE As a People Operations Manager on the People team, you will build, scale, and manage the operational infrastructure that supports our team in North America and drives our international expansion. This role exists to ensure our regional HR operations run seamlessly, keeping the company fully compliant while executing a high-touch, reliable support system for our growing team. You will lead the end-to-end employee lifecycle operations for the region, managing everything from North American payroll and local benefits to complex global mobility and visa tracking. Your impact will be felt directly through your ability to establish compliant HR frameworks in entirely new countries and streamline our internal operational workflows. This position requires a balance of strategic process engineering and hands-on administrative execution. You will own the operational foundation—ensuring data integrity across our HRIS software, building scalable vendor partnerships, and addressing daily employee inquiries with a strong service-oriented approach. WHAT YOU WILL DO - Manage and process payroll for all employees across the North America region, partnering with local providers and internal Finance teams to ensure precise, on-time execution. - Launch HR operations in new countries, deploying loca