Full-Time

VP People

Posted on 8/23/2025

Photoroom

Photoroom

501-1,000 employees

Affordable mobile app for photo editing

Compensation Overview

€150k - €185k/yr

+ Stock-Options/BSPCE

Paris, France

Remote

Job location: Paris HQ with option to work remotely within Europe up to 3-hour flight from Paris; may come to Paris office monthly or more often; relocation support up to €10k; visa sponsorship for France; remote outside France not sponsored.

Category
People & HR (1)
Requirements
  • Senior People leadership in a high-growth, international tech company (from 100 people to 250 people).
  • End-to-end ownership of People, Talent, and Operations functions.
  • Proven delivery of compensation, equity, and performance frameworks.
  • Experience scaling distributed teams and opening new hubs.
  • Analytical and data-driven mindset. You use data to spot patterns, drive strategy, and influence decisions.
  • Ability to partner with C-level and influence at all levels.
  • Strong written and spoken English.
  • You’re both business driven and people focused, constantly articulating both and deeply people-focused—designing strategies that drive business performance while creating environments where individuals thrive and feel genuinely supported.
  • French employment law experience
Responsibilities
  • Deliver the systems and environment that help every Photoroomer do their best work.
  • You will design and execute lightweight processes and frameworks that will keep the team engaged and performant.
  • You’ll own and evolve our People function — leading a team of 6 across People Ops, Talent, and Office & Events.
  • Scale hiring velocity (incl. first U.S. pod), working closely with the hiring lead while maintaining a bar high and strong revenue impact by employee
  • You’ll act as a trusted advisor to our leaders and managers, helping them grow high-performing teams and navigate the messiness of scaling with clarity and care.
  • Drive culture, onboarding, and L&D initiatives so 90 %+ of employees can articulate and live our values.
  • Implement people analytics, payroll, and compliance processes that give leadership insights and make sure the company is not at risk.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience building L&D or career development programs from scratch.
  • Experience working with our people tech stack: Hibob, Deel, Lattice.

Photoroom provides a mobile editing app that lets users create professional-quality photos without paying for expensive editing services. Users upload an image, apply automated edits and templates, and export finished photos, making the process fast and simple. It differentiates itself by emphasizing affordability and ease of use, targeting small business owners, eBay sellers, and social media enthusiasts, and by offering an active online community. The goal is to democratize access to professional photo editing with a fast, low-cost toolset for a broad audience.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$63.3M

Headquarters

Paris, France

Founded

2019

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Processes seven billion images annually, achieving €50M ARR and profitability in 2023.
  • Secured $43M Series B at $500M valuation, led by Balderton Capital in February 2024.
  • Partners with Depop, Amazon, DoorDash; partnerships drive 13% selling price uplift for British Red Cross.

What critics are saying

  • Adobe's Firefly integration commoditizes background removal within 6-12 months.
  • Canva's Affinity acquisition erodes SMB base via bundled AI tools in 12-18 months.
  • EU AI Act imposes compliance audits, burdening Photoroom starting April 2025.

What makes Photoroom unique

  • Photoroom Intelligence benchmarks AI visual commerce with Decathlon's 99% cost reduction.
  • Acquired GenerateBanners to automate on-brand visuals via Visual Ads Automation.
  • Integrates OpenAI gpt-image-1 for specialized tools like Virtual Model and Flat Lay.

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Benefits

Remote Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Relocation Assistance

Parental Leave

Stock Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

1%

2 year growth

2%
PR Newswire
Apr 14th, 2026
Photoroom Intelligence launches with case studies showing 99% cost reduction at Decathlon

Photoroom, an AI-powered imaging platform processing over seven billion images annually, has launched Photoroom Intelligence, a research platform establishing benchmarks for AI-driven visual commerce. Case studies demonstrate significant commercial impact. Decathlon reduced cost per image by 99% and cut processing time for 1,000 images from two weeks to 20 minutes by converting 150 brand guidelines into AI presets. Mercari achieved a 1% uplift in listings at 10% seller adoption by embedding AI into listing flows. British Red Cross increased average selling price by 13% after improving image quality across pre-loved inventory. The launch coincides with research showing 63% of UK consumers view inconsistent product images as making marketplaces seem unreliable, highlighting the connection between visual consistency and conversion.

Internet Retailing
Jun 9th, 2025
Photoroom, Depop Partner; $43M Funding

Photoroom has partnered with Depop to offer AI-powered photo editing tools to retailers and small businesses. The collaboration includes the launch of Visual Ads Automation, an AI tool for generating on-brand visuals. Photoroom also acquired GenerateBanners with $43 million funding to enhance its AI capabilities. The tool automates image editing, including background removal and shadow creation, and supports multi-language and format product shots, transforming static catalogues into scalable ad engines.

Fusacq
May 26th, 2025
PHOTOROOM s’empare de la start-up GENERATE BANNERS, FUSACQ Buzz

PHOTOROOM s’empare de la start-up GENERATE BANNERS

Tech.eu
May 23rd, 2025
French AI image editor Photoroom makes first acquisition

Photoroom said its purchase of GenerateBanners was a "strategic" acquisition.

Small Business Trends
Apr 26th, 2025
Photoroom Launches New AI Tools with OpenAI's gpt-image-1 Integration

Photoroom launches new AI tools with OpenAI's gpt-image-1 integration.

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