Pennylane
Lead PayOps
Part remote, part office, you need to live within commuting distance of a named location.
Hybrid · Paris offices
Employer listed it 7 weeks ago · Added 4 days ago
Been open since 7 weeks ago. Long-running listings are sometimes left up after the role is filled.
Salary
Not stated
Location
Hybrid · Paris offices
Timezone
Not stated
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Lead
Category
Other
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Remote flexibility
Hybrid
This role is only partly remote, the employer expects time in the office around Paris offices, All France (remote), Hybrid, so you need to live within commuting distance.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "Paris offices, All France (remote), Hybrid"
- Listing mentions "Hybrid"
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- Not suitable if you plan to move between countries
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About the role
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?
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 1 300,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and over 6000 accounting firms use Pennylane in France!
Role context
Pennylane operates today tens of thousands of business accounts through a BaaS model. As Financial Services becomes a larger part of Pennylane’s strategy, we are building Pennylane Financial Services and applying for Établissement de paiement and Société de financement licences.
Our ambition is to start onboarding new customers under our own licensed entity by early 2027, before progressively migrating existing customers. To make this possible, we are building the operational foundations of a regulated financial entity across onboarding, transaction monitoring, fraud, risk and payment operations.
As Lead Payment Operations , you will be one of the first operational leaders joining this greenfield setup. Reporting to the General Manager / Head of Operations of Pennylane Financial Services, you will own the operational execution of payment operations across SEPA transfers and direct debits, cards, international transfers, cheques, and cash / collateral management.
Your mission will be to build, structure and scale the payment operations setup needed to support growing volumes, ensure reliable execution, manage incidents, and protect customer experience while embedding the controls expected from a strong first line of defense.
This is a high-autonomy role with direct exposure to a strategic regulatory project, close collaboration with Product, Tech, Compliance, Risk and external payment partners, and the opportunity to shape the payment operating model of a fast-growing fintech serving hundreds of thousands of French SMEs.
Responsibilities
Payment operations & execution
Own the end-to-end operational execution of payment operations across:
Requirements
- ·Strong understanding of payment flows, operational failure modes, exceptions and controls.
- ·Good knowledge of first-line-of-defense expectations: operational risk ownership, reconciliations, auditability, exception handling and incident management.
- ·Strong process mindset: able to structure workflows, clarify ownership and improve quality at scale.
- ·Data-driven approach: comfortable defining KPIs, building operational reporting and using metrics to prioritize improvements.
- ·Ability to translate operational pain points into clear Product / Tech requirements.
Benefits
No benefits package published with this listing. Ask about it at first interview.
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, hybrid, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Pennylane, mentioning your remote working experience.
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 5d ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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