Job Specifications
Who Are We?
Syntetica is a rapidly growing startup on a mission to decarbonize the textile industry through textile-to-textile recycling — starting with nylon.
Today, most synthetic textiles are made from crude oil, and less than 1% are recycled back into new fibers. We're here to change that. At Syntetica, we’ve developed a patented depolymerization process that breaks down nylon-rich textile waste into virgin-equivalent nylon monomers — while separating materials like elastane, polyester, and cotton for further recycling.
To date, we’ve raised >€8M from leading investors including EQT Ventures, the family offices of Peugeot and Etam, BPI France and Entrepreneur First.
We’ve already forged key partnerships with major textile players like Victoria’s Secret and ETAM — as well as leading fast fashion, sportswear and automotive brands — and have assembled a core team of 15 experts.
If you want to help bring truly circular materials to global scale — and solve one of the textile industry’s biggest sustainability challenges — come build with us.
Press Articles
Syntetica raises €4.2M to close the loop in nylon recycling
Victoria’s Secret, Etam Nylon Recycling Specialist Syntetica Raises 4.2 Million Euros
Who You Are
You are a hands-on, pragmatic People leader who knows that culture is built through clarity, standards, and daily behavior—not slogans. You are excited to lay the foundations of a high-performance organization in a fast-moving industrial deeptech environment.
You combine strategic thinking with operational rigor. You are as comfortable designing a compensation framework as you are navigating difficult conversations. You believe scaling requires both structure and humanity—and you are motivated to build the team that will deliver real industrial impact for the green transition of the plastics industry.
Responsibilities
Build and lead Syntetica’s People & Culture function from the ground up, establishing scalable systems across hiring, onboarding, performance, compensation, development, and HR operations.
Translate company strategy into organizational design and workforce planning, defining hiring roadmaps, role scopes, and success profiles in partnership with founders and technical leaders.
Own and professionalize Talent Acquisition, structuring rigorous recruitment processes for technical, industrial, and corporate roles while delivering an exceptional candidate and onboarding experience.
Design and implement performance and development frameworks, including personal goal-setting cycles, feedback systems, career progression paths, and manager enablement.
Oversee compensation, compliance, and HR operations in France, including salary bands, equity philosophy, benchmarking, payroll, benefits, contracts, and multi-site regulatory compliance.
Champion Syntetica’s culture and organizational effectiveness, embedding company values into systems and decisions while acting as a strategic thought partner to leadership during periods of rapid growth and scaling.
Background & Skills
6+ years of experience in People / HR roles, including experience building or scaling teams ideally in an industrial deep tech startup environment
Demonstrated experience designing and implementing People & Culture systems (performance cycles, compensation frameworks, hiring processes, etc.) from early-stage to growth
Strong knowledge of French labor law and HR compliance; experience managing payroll and employment contracts in France
Demonstrated experience hiring and supporting technical and/or industrial profiles (engineering, manufacturing, R&D)
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to navigate sensitive conversations with fairness and clarity
Structured and systems-oriented mindset; ability to design processes that scale without creating bureaucracy
High level of ownership and autonomy; comfortable operating in ambiguity and building structure where none exists
Excellent communication skills in English and French
At Syntetica, we are a dynamic group of individuals, united by a common mission, who believe our diversity is key to our success. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive work environment, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination on any basis.
Recruitment Process
Screening call with Marco (CEO) – 30 mins
Interview with Ash (CTO) – 45 mins
Interview with Marco (CEO) – 45 min
Case Study – 45 min
Coffee with the team – 30 mins
Reference checks