Are you looking to have an impact on the daily life of millions of entrepreneurs in France and Europe?
Do you thrive in a trustful, fast-paced environment?
Do you feel like our Product Principles are aligned with your Product vision ?
Are you able to communicate in both French and English ?
Then Pennylane might be the right place for you â and you, might be the perfect fit for this role đ
Our vision
We aim to become the most beloved financial Operating System of European SMEs.
We help business owners get rid of the time consuming hassle of handling accounting and finance, while giving them access to key information that they can use to make better decisions.
Meanwhile, weâre helping accountants. By using Pennylane, rather than doing manual and repetitive tasks, they can spend more time advising and guiding their clients.
About us
Pennylane is one of the fastest growing Fintechs in France (and soon to be in Europe!)
In 3 years of existence, weâve managed to :
đ» Make ourselves known as a groundbreaking accounting and financial software for small businesses and their accountants
đ° Raise a total of âŹ100 millions, including from Sequoia đČ, the famous fund from the Silicon Valley who invested early in companies like Google, Facebook, Airbnb, Stripe, Paypal and much more…
đšđ©đ§đŠ Grow from 7 cofounders to 350 happy Pennylaners : weâre now recognized as one of the greatest places to work in France (but also remotely), with a 4,9/5 rating on Glassdoor and an e-NPS of 94.
đ Build an international environment with more than 26 nationalities, with a strong remote-friendly culture, where 30% of the employees are already working from all parts of Europe
đ€ Earn the trust of more than 50 000 companies and accounting firms and obtain outstanding ratings
WHY this position is of utmost importance to reach our mission
While some companies count on marketing and sales to gain market share, we are a product-led company and are investing primarily in our platform. Youâll join a team with a highly strategic role and a great opportunity to put your skills and ideas to a good use.
HOW you will contribute to the company as a PM
As a Product Manager, youâll be part of a 40+ people Product organisation, supported by an engineering team of more than 110 people.
– Youâll spend an extensive amount of time continuously discovering the users and their pain points. You will interview them, conduct user research and get your hands in our data platform to gather insights on what needs to be solved.
– With those insights and with the companyâs objectives in mind, youâll be empowered to define your OKRs and your roadmaps, to have the strongest possible impact on solving user problems and reaching the company’s objectives.
– Youâll work hand in hand with a Product Designer dedicated to your squad, as well as a team of Product-centered engineers. You will start with small steps (we like the MVP approach!) and will follow-up on the implementation and future iterations. For us, achieving a common goal matter more than just building features.
WHAT you can expect from your life at Pennylane
Within one month
– Youâll learn everything about our company, our teams, and our vision during the first onboarding week
– Youâll familiarize yourself with the product and the accounting industry (You will have access to a lot of documentation and will assist to trainings organized by your peers)
– Youâll get a very deep knowledge of our Product organization, methods, and culture
Within 3 months
– Youâll have imagined and implemented your first solutions, hand-in-hand with Product Designers and Engineers
– Youâll have impacted positively at least one OKR
– You will have setup your continuous discovery routine and will be ready to build your roadmap
Within 6 months
– Youâll be autonomous at defining your OKRs and your roadmap
– Youâll keep having a strong impact via iterations on the solutions you’ve shipped
– Youâll share your learnings and best practices within the team
And beyond : The product team will double in size in two years.
Which means youâll have :
– Multiple opportunities to recruit and mentor new PMs
– Increased responsibilities in project leadership
– Responsibilities to think of and implement new processes, tools and best practices to make sure that your team works even smoother
What do we do to make your work life easier
đą You’ll be able to work remotely from anywhere in Europe, as long as your contract allows you to
đ You’ll get company shares to enjoy a piece of the success story you’re building with us
đĄ Youâll 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
âčïžThrough our partner Gymlib, youâll have access to 8000 fitness spaces in Europe and more than 300 activities related to wellness
đŹđ§ Youâll have access to Busuu to perfect your english or your french
đ» Youâll get the latest Apple equipment
đ Youâll be part of a vibrant social community : we do lots of sports together (Foot, running, climbing…), we love to hang out and have a drink together (thursday afterwork drinks on our rooftop is a usual thing. Twice-a-year we do company seminars, last time we went on a trip to the French Alps and it was fabulous !)
And.. If you’re based in France :
đą Youâll be able to work fully from your home or any co-working space in France, or from our wonderful office in the center of Paris
đYouâll get 10 additional days off (to the 25 standard ones) to rest and do what you love each year
đ Youâll have lunch credits (Swile card) to buy your favorite food every day
đ„ Youâll have a great healthcare cover (Alan Blue) to take care of yourself and your family
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.
What does the recruitment process look like ?
– You will first have a general chat with a Talent Acquisition Manager (30 min)
– Youâll then pass a live case study with 2 PMs from our team (1h15)
– Youâll then have a discussion with 2 other members of our Product team to assess the fit and the Product culture (45 min)
We make sure we move fast ; you can expect the recruitment process with us to last between 15 and 25 days in total.
Who are we looking for ?
– Strong user research skills and Product sense: ability to develop a strong conviction about user needs and problems based on user feedback (from all types of sources)
– Strong & structured communication skills to convince and get buy in on his/her vision, embark/drive the squad, build relationships with commercial teams, talk to users regularly..
– Ability to navigate and simplify complex problems (understand, vulgarize, break problems into small pieces)
– Hands-on and not afraid to step out of the traditional product role to make the product succeed (working on Educational content, and enablement if needed..)
– Past experience in Product management at a scale up or large tech company is required (ideally a company with a strong product culture)
– Experience working with accounting is not required (generalist profile is ok) as long as they are curious about accounting and comfortable with complexity.
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