Strategy Project Manager

About

Swan is Europes embedded banking specialist. We empower software companies to embed banking features like accounts cards and payments directly into their products under their own processes over 1.5 billion in monthly transactions for more than 150 companieslike Pennylane Indy Agicap Libeo and Lucca. Founded in 2019 the company has received growth capital from leading investors such as Lakestar Accel Creandum Bpifrance and Eight Roads. Swan is a principal member of Mastercard and a licensed financial institution regulated by the French banking authority (ACPR).

Our mission

Banking belongs in business software

Many software companies already serve small businesses incredibly well: helping them send invoices run payroll manage inventory and more. Theyre on a mission to become the central hub for managing every aspect of business life.

But when it comes to financial workflows theres still a gap. Too many critical tasks like managing cash flow tracking payments or reconciling accounts happen outside the software across spreadsheets email threads banking portals.

Its a missed opportunity. Business software shouldnt just record financial activity it should run it.

To learn more about us: About Swan ; Our story.

We are seeking a driven and accomplished Strategy Project Manager to join our Strategy team. Reporting to our VP Strategy you will produce strategic input that shapes Swans direction and drive the companys top-priority cross-functional initiatives from framing to execution.

Your role

Transversal Program management

Drive transformation projects and cross-team strategic initiatives identified as company top priorities in line with Companys strategic planning (OKRs).

• Own end-to-end cross-functional projects across multiple teams (Product Risk Ops Data etc.)

• Drive roadmaps for the workstreams you are responsible for; maintain a rigorous execution cadence

• Facilitate collaboration clarify ownership and remove blockers throughout the project lifecycle

• Define clear success indicators and track real impact delivered

• Foster a strong culture of ownership discipline and respect for timelines.

Strategic analysis & recommendations

Cover a wide range of topics depending on company priorities market studies competitive intelligence internal diagnostics business cases growth opportunities

• Work closely with Product & Business leaders to clarify issues align priorities with business opportunities and help drive decisions for roadmap direction

• Gather strategic insights from diverse sources quantitative and qualitative data; surface key insights and raise them proactively

• Turn complex topics into clear actionable concepts; deliver sharp analyses and decision-ready recommendations
  

Preferred experience

Youre a great match if:

• Education: you graduated with a Master from a top-tier Business or Engineering school

• Background: you have 36 years in consulting and/or a cross-functional strategy role in a scale-up (fintech or regulated financial services experience is a plus)

• Project management: you have a strong track record managing strategic cross-functional projects and juggling multiple priorities efficiently

• Stakeholder management: you have strong communication skills; you rally people drive alignment and influence without authority

• Adaptability: you jump fluidly between strategic and operational topics deep-dive into new subjects quickly and stay effective in fast-paced environments

• Results-driven mindset: you work with high standards pragmatism autonomy and execution speed

• Analytical rigor: you navigate complex data and challenging briefs then turn them into clear plans and sharp documents

• Languages: you are fluent in both French and English

• Our ideal teammate: Empathetic. Skilled. Frank. We love to challenge each other and we leave our egos at the door.

Its okay if you dont tick all the boxes dont let imposter syndrome prevent you from applying!

Swan is committed to providing a caring work environment for all employees regardless of age sex disability sexual orientation race religion or belief.

When it comes to recruitment were interested in your work experience skills and overall personality. Because diversity makes the workplace stronger and is necessary for Swans success we are intensifying efforts to incorporate concrete actions to help us improve in this area.

About Swan

Perks of being a Swanee:

• Holidays : 25 days RTT

• Meal Vouchers: We provide a meal voucher card to cover your meals on work days.

• Transport: Monthly mobility package for accordance with the company agreement for sustainable mobilities you can now use your mobility package to pay for alternative commuting modes.

• Health insurance (mutuelle): Alan. This is Swans health and welfare insurance.

• Sports: Thanks to our partnership with Classpass you can enjoy advantageous discounts on subscriptions. They offer a wide range of sports activities as well as wellness activities.

• Well-being support: access to Moka Care for mental health and wellness.

• Hybrid remote policy: We offer the possibility of working from home for 2 days per week.

• Offsite: Once a year we gather to reconnect deep-dive into big topics and relax.

• This isnt a perk it should be the rule but diversity and inclusion are important at Swan. Were working hard to get better every day.

Our values:

Swans core values guide our actions daily. Individually they may seem obvious but together they form a unique culture.

Simplicity: Leonardo Da Vinci said: simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. If somethings convoluted or confusing we work extra hard to break it down. - Making complex things simple is what we do.

Long Term: We always play the long game whether its to support our partners in their growth journey or make tangible commitments to climate action.

Excellence: We are a team of experts who consistently go all out to create pixel-perfect banking services and exceed our partners expectations whatever it takes.

Be Human: We believe in the power of kindness and the importance of acting with integrity. But embracing our humanity extends beyond interpersonal interactions it means caring about greater issues that affect our planet.
You can find out more about our culture.

Recruitment process

• A 30-min call with our Talent Acquisition Manager to get to know you understand your career expectations and answer your questions

• A 60-min interview with your Hiring Manager interview with Alexandre

• A Case study

• Interview with another Leader & Culture fit with Nico Saison

• Interview with our CEO