Senior Product Manager
Job Summary
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 ourEngineering principlesaligned 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 in Germany notably!)
In 5 years of existence weve managed to :
Make ourselves known as a groundbreaking accounting and financial software for small businesses and their accountants
Raise a total of 225 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 850 happy Pennylaners : were now recognized as one of the greatest places to work in France (and also remotely) with a 4.6/5 rating onGlassdoor.
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 obtainoutstanding ratings
Already more than 700000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and over 4500 accounting firms use Pennylane in France!
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. Youll 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 youll be part of a 100 people Product organisation supported by an engineering team of more than 300 people. Specifically we have so far two squads dedicated to the market in Product with teams of developers ( Engineering lead) and designers for each.
- Youll 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 companys objectives in mind youll be empowered to define your OKRs and your roadmaps to have the strongest possible impact on solving user problems and reaching the companys objectives.
- Youll 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
- Youll learn everything about our company our teams and our vision during the first onboarding week
- Youll 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)
- Youll get a very deep knowledge of our Product organization methods and culture
Within 3 months
- Youll have imagined and implemented your first solutions hand-in-hand with Product Designers and Engineers
- Youll 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
- Youll be autonomous at defining your OKRs and your roadmap
- Youll keep having a strong impact via iterations on the solutions youve shipped
- Youll share your learnings and best practices within the team
And beyond : The product team will double in size in two years.
Which means youll 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
Youll be able to work remotely from anywhere in Europe as long as your contract allows you to
Youll get company shares to enjoy a piece of the success story youre building with us
Youll 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 youll have access to 8000 fitness spaces in Europe and more than 300 activities related to wellness
Youll have access to Busuu to perfect your english or your french
Youll get the latest Apple equipment
Youll 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 !
What does the recruitment process look like
- You will first have a general chat with a Talent Acquisition Manager (45 min)
- Youll then have a discussion with 1 member of our Product team to assess the fit and the Product culture (45 min)
- Youll then pass a live case study with 2 PMs from our team (1h15)
- Youll have a final round with Tancrède (our CPO) and a Group PM or a Head of Product (60 mn)
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
- Languages: full fluency in is required;
- German accounting knowledge is a big plus;
- 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 engage and lead the squad build relationships with commercial teams talk to users regularly;
- Ability to navigate and simplify complex problems (understand simplify 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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