People Manager, Mistral AI
€80-120k
+ Bonus
Generative AI model developers
Job no longer available
Generative AI model developers
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
€80-120k
+ Bonus
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make frontier AI ubiquitous, and to provide tailor-made AI to all the builders.
Role
Who you are
- 10 years of proven experience in human resources management
- Experience in early-stage startups is a real plus
- Strong knowledge of employment laws and regulations
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills
What the job involves
- As the People Manager, you will be pivotal in developing and implementing HR strategies that align with the overall business objectives
- You will manage all aspects of people operations, including talent acquisition, employee relations, performance management, training and development, and HR policy enforcement
- You will be responsible for fostering the Mistral culture with existing and new employees
- We love transparency, science, intense teamwork, and having fun. We're creative, bold, and rigorous, and we aim for excellence in the fast-moving field of AI. We love scrappy, low-ego people who can do things themselves before delegating
- Address employee concerns, conflicts, and grievances fairly and confidentially
- Foster a positive work environment through effective communication and employee engagement initiatives
- Implement and manage performance appraisal processes
- Work with managers to develop performance improvement plans and provide guidance on employee development
- Identify training needs and coordinate employee development programs
- Support continuous learning initiatives to enhance employee skills and competencies
- Ensure compliance with all relevant employment laws and regulations
- Develop and update HR policies and procedures as needed
- Oversee the recruitment process, including job postings, candidate sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding
- Collaborate with department heads to understand staffing needs and ensure timely fulfilment of open positions
Our take
Founded by Facebook AI researchers, Mistral AI focuses on developing open-source generative AI models to "make AI useful." It emerged in early 2023, quickly achieving a $260 million valuation.
Mistral features up to 176 billion parameters, and its open-source nature has sparked concerns about potential misuse. However, Mistral remains a formidable competitor in the AI landscape, challenging models from Google and Meta.
In 2025, Mistral secured a massive €1.7 billion funding round, raising its valuation to €11.7 billion. This Series B funding, led by European chip firm ASML, underscores significant interest in alternatives to ChatGPT and a push away from Silicon Valley dependence by European AI competitors.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Sep 2025
$2.0bn
SERIES C
Jun 2024
$539.4m
SERIES B
Total funding: $3.1bn
Company benefits
- Competitive bonus structure
- Equity
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
Company HQ
Villette, Paris, France
Leadership
Timothee Lacroix
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously PhD and Software Engineer Intern at Facebook and Visiting Undergraduate at CAlab UCSD
Guillaume Lample
(Co-Founder & Chief Scientist)Research Student and Scientist at Facebook AI and Research Intern at Jane Street Capital
Arthur Mensch
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously Staff Research Scientist at DeepMind, Post-doc researcher at École normale supérieure, Visiting Researcher at NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and PhD Student at Inria
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