About Marina
- Structure a People function or professionalize an existing organization
- Implement simple and effective performance management practices
- Support team and organizational scaling (roles, structure, management)
- Improve employee experience throughout the entire lifecycle (recruitment, onboarding, engagement, offboarding)
- Support managers in their role (management, feedback, objectives, sensitive situations)
- Provide part-time HR support during phases of high growth or transition
- Strategic, as an HR Business Partner to executives
- Highly operational, by building and deploying People processes on the ground
- Structuring of HR / People Ops function
- Implementation of performance and management frameworks
- Recruitment (structuring or scaling of processes)
- Organization & design of growing teams
- Part-time HRBP / People Partner
- Support for transformation or hyper-growth phases
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Conversational
Experience
- AQEMIA, Biotech,HRBP / HR Operations LeadBIOTECHJanuary 2023 - May 2026 (3 years and 4 months)Paris, FranceDeepTech scale-up | Hypergrowth | International Expansion (UK launch)
- Strategic HR partner to founders, CEO, COO, and leadership teams in a hypergrowth context
- Support for organizational scaling: recruitment, performance, team structuring, and managerial practices
- Building scalable People processes: onboarding, performance reviews, feedback culture, employee experience
- Support for the opening and structuring of the London office as part of international expansion
- Coaching managers on performance, organization, leadership, and sensitive situations
- Management of complex HR issues and employee relations with executive teams and external legal counsel
- Structuring and optimizing HR operations: payroll, personnel administration, compliance, and HR processes
Impact:Implementation of pragmatic and scalable HR practices to support rapid growth without complicating the organization. - Waste Marketplace,HR ManagerENVIRONMENTALJanuary 2022 - January 2023 (1 year)Lyon, FranceFast-growing startup | Building the HR function
- Building and structuring the HR function in a scaling startup environment
- Implementing HR policies, People processes, and operational frameworks to support growth
- Managing the employee lifecycle end-to-end: recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and offboarding
- Leading recruitment for sales and technical profiles in a high-growth context
- Close partnership with founders and managers on organizational, performance, and team structuring issues
- Coaching leaders on managerial practices, engagement, and team scaling
- Deploying pragmatic and scalable HR foundations aligned with business and operational priorities
Impact:Structuring a solid and scalable People function to support the company's rapid growth. - Santé Académie,People Ops / Office ManagerEDUCATION AND E-LEARNINGJanuary 2020 - January 2022 (2 years)Lyon, FranceStartup environment | HR Operations & Employee Experience
- Managing HR operations: payroll, personnel administration, and employee lifecycle tracking
- Coordinating onboarding and offboarding processes to ensure a smooth employee experience
- Contributing to engagement and culture initiatives in a dynamic and rapidly evolving environment
- Overseeing office operations: vendor management, space coordination, and workplace organization
- Central point of contact for employees on HR matters and daily operational issues
Impact:Streamlining HR operations and improving employee experience in a growing startup context.
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Education
- Master in Human Resources ManagementIGS RH2019
- Bachelor in Business Management and International MarketingEGC2010