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Pennylane is a fast-growing fintech company building the financial operating system for French and European SMEs and accounting firms. The company has raised €400M (including from Sequoia), grown to 1,200+ employees across 25+ nationalities, and serves over 1.25M SMEs and 6,000 accounting firms.
The Core Accounting team sits at the heart of Pennylane's product value proposition, focused on reliability, efficiency, and automation of day-to-day accounting operations. This Senior Strategy & Operations role reports to the Head of Product for the Core Accounting track and is responsible for bringing structure, cadence, and operational standards to turn priorities into clear, measurable, and scalable execution within a context of growing complexity.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Planning & Execution: Partner with product leadership to define, prioritize, and implement operational roadmaps aligned with business objectives. Design and establish scalable operational frameworks that support growth.
Data-Driven Decision Making: Lead comprehensive analyses to identify market opportunities, operational inefficiencies, and growth levers. Develop actionable insights and recommendations based on quantitative and qualitative research.
Project Leadership: Spearhead strategic initiatives and pilot programs from ideation through implementation and measurement. Identify and manage complex, cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
Cross-Functional Orchestration: Serve as the operational nexus between the Core Accounting track and horizontal teams (care, sales, other product teams). Facilitate effective collaboration and alignment across organizational boundaries.
Performance Management: Own the OKR process for the track, ensuring clarity of objectives and accountability for results. Design and implement robust tracking mechanisms to monitor performance against key metrics. Proactively identify performance gaps and develop action plans.
The role is Paris-based only (not fully remote, though some remote flexibility within Europe is available for non-France-based employees within CET+2 time zones). Fluency in both French and English is required.
Compensation & Benefits: Competitive package including 25 paid vacation days, company shares, home office budget, monthly coworking allowance, access to 8,000+ fitness spaces via Gymlib, language learning via Busuu, latest Apple equipment, and quarterly Tech Days. France-based employees receive additional benefits: 6-12 RTT days, 5 weeks PTO, lunch credits (Swile), Alan Blue healthcare, and local events.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in Strategy & Operations or related field, with a strong record of scaling business operations in dynamic environments
- Proven track record of translating strategic initiatives into executable operational plans and projects, delivering measurable business impact
- Proficiency in SQL (or willingness to learn) and modern data analysis tools to drive decision-making independently
- Strategic vision: ability to connect business objectives with operational requirements while maintaining focus on long-term goals
- Analytical excellence: skilled at distilling complex data into actionable insights that drive business outcomes
- Project management rigor: experience leading cross-functional initiatives from conception to implementation
- Communication and influence: exceptional ability to articulate complex concepts clearly and persuade diverse stakeholders
- Problem-solving orientation: demonstrated ability to identify root causes and develop innovative, practical solutions
- Fluency in both French and English
- Comfort with dynamic, ever-shifting work environments and strong collaborative orientation
