Job Description
Are you looking to have an impact on the daily life of millions of entrepreneurs in France (and tomorrow in Europe)?
Are you looking for a work environment that values trust, proactivity, and autonomy?
Are our Engineering principles aligned with your vision?
Then Pennylane is the right place for you !
Our vision
We aim to become the most beloved financial Operating System of French SMEs and Accounting Firms (and soon, European ones).
We help entrepreneurs rid themselves of time-consuming tasks related to accounting and finance while providing them with access to key financial information to assist in making the best decisions for their business.
About us
Pennylane is one of the fastest growing Fintechs in France (and soon to be in Europe!)
In 5 years of existence, we’ve managed to :
💻 Make ourselves known as a groundbreaking accounting and financial software for small businesses and their accountants
💰 Raise a total of €400 millions, including from Sequoia, the famous fund from the Silicon Valley who invested early in companies like Google, Facebook, Airbnb, Stripe, Paypal and much more…
👨👩👧👦 Grow from 7 cofounders to 1000 happy Pennylaners : we’re now recognized as one of the greatest places to work in France (and also remotely), with a 4.6⁄5 rating on Glassdoor.
🌍 Build an international environment with more than 25 nationalities, with a strong remote-friendly culture, where 30% of the employees are already working from all parts of Europe
🤝 Earn the trust of thousands of customers and accounting firms and obtain outstanding ratings
🚀 Already more than 800,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and over 6000 accounting firms use Pennylane in France!
We are looking for our Strategy & Ops Financial Services - Senior Analyst to help structure and drive our financial services projects within Pennylane.
In a context of strong growth and increasing product complexity, this role sits at the intersection of product, contracts and business, working closely with Product, Compliance, Ops and Tech teams.
Organization & set-up
You will be part of the Product department, in a project organization adjacent to the Financial Services track, reporting to its General Manager.
You will be part of the project leadership team, together with Senior tech leaders, a Compliance and Risk Director, representative from the Legal team and the Financial Services General Manager.
Missions
3-month objectives :
- Build a retro-planning consistent with the regulatory timeline set by our legal counsels
- Align the Compliance & Tech/Product stream and remove bottlenecks when necessary
- Build an effective governance and communication model to lead the project
- Support the construction of the business plan that will sustain the ACPR case
- Support suppliers sourcing for the Tech/Product & Compliance streams (score card, alignment with internal stakeholders)
6-month objectives :
- Manage partners & suppliers to ensure a timely delivery of the project
- Accompany the ACPR process and ensure that all streams are aligned & delivering
- Challenge Tech & Product together with the Compliance Lead to ensure the scalability of the infrastructure from an Operations perspective
- Anticipate the migration plan with all internal and external counterparts (suppliers, Swan)
18-month objectives :
- Secure successful onboarding of new customers
- Anticipate and plan the development of in-house credit capabilities
- Execute the migration strategy with the support of the project team
- Oversee the transition from a project organization to a permanent structure
Who are we looking for?
- Strong project management experience in Financial Services, ideally in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
- Ability to build and maintain effective governance models and communication frameworks
- Experience coordinating multiple workstreams (Tech, Product, Compliance, Legal) simultaneously
- Strong communication skills to work with senior leadership (GM, Compliance&Risk Director, Legal, ExCom)
- Ability to challenge technical and compliance approaches from an operations scalability perspective
Recruitment process
- HR interview (visio) with a Recruiter
- 2nd interview (visio) with Maxime Leclercq (General Manager Financial Services) and Eric Scaramozzino (VP Strategic Initiatives)
- Case study with Sebastien Launay (Strategic Project Manager) and Eric
- Fit interview with Tancrède Besnard (Chief Product Officer) and Hippolyte Prost (Associate Team Lead Strategy & Operations)
What do we do to make your work life easier
🌴 Wherever you are based, you will get 25 vacations days paid by Pennylane
💵 You’ll have a competitive compensation package
📈 You’ll get company shares to enjoy a piece of the success story you’re building with us
🏡 You’ll have a budget to turn your home into a more comfortable workspace, as well as a monthly allowance to work from a coworking space whenever you feel like it
⛹️ Through our partner Gymlib, you’ll have access to 8000 fitness spaces in Europe and more than 300 activities related to wellness
🇬🇧 You’ll have access to Busuu to perfect your English or your French
💻 You’ll get the latest Apple equipment
🏢 Depending on the teams and the requirements of the position - you’ll be able to work remotely from your country of residence, as long as it is in Europe and within a maximum time difference of two hours from the CET time zone
🎉 We are committed to regularly coming together for company events such as Tech Days (which bring remote Pennylaners together every 3 months) or our annual company seminar, fostering significant moments of cohesion for everyone.
If you are based in France, you will have a French contract following French regulation on top of the additional perks : 6 to 12 RTT, 5 weeks PTOs, lunch credits (Swile), Alan Blue healthcare cover and regular events in cities where Pennylaners are mostly presents (Lyon, Bordeaux, Nantes…)
We’re working on providing those last advantages to our people based outside of France as well, but it can be quite more complex depending on different countries.
Who are we looking for ?
To thrive at Pennylane, you need :
-To speak English (level is assessed and appreciated according to the department you’re applying to)
-To be energized by an ever-shifting work environment
-To be highly collaborative (within your team or other stakeholders)
-Sufficiently experienced to prioritize business-led actions on your day to day activity
We know that some people are less likely to apply than others, if they don’t feel like they meet the full list of criteria.
If you’re hesitating, we encourage you to apply : who knows, it might be the start of a meaningful and long-lasting collaboration.
We also want to emphasize that we fully embrace diversity, equity and inclusion and that we’re doing our best to create a safe and inclusive environment.
We are committed to providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of gender, sexual orientation, origin, disabilities, or any other traits that make you who you are. If anything, diversity makes us a more fun place to work at.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
