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 6 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 1 500,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and over 8000 accounting firms use Pennylane in France!
About the role
We're looking for an experienced People Operations Specialist to join a team that moves fast, thinks strategically, and genuinely cares about the employee experience.
You'll be part of a structured yet agile People Operations team, working alongside Mathilde - our Head of People Operations and Ilham - your People Operations Manager, with 6 specialists each owning a dedicated scope, yours will cover Tech/Product/Data across Europe.
In this role, your solid grounding in HR operations and your ability to build robust reporting frameworks and automate administrative processes will be essential levers to support Pennylane's continued growth.
Main responsibilities
People operations partnering & employee lifecycle
Be the go-to HR contact for a segment of the 600 Tech, Data, and Product employees working across 23 countries.
Own the full employee journey: onboarding, offboarding, contracts, amendments, certificates, absences, end to end and with a high standard of quality
Build trusted relationships with employees and managers, and be genuinely responsive and helpful
Payroll & benefits
Prepare and transmit payroll variables with precision and reliability
Monitor employee benefits (health insurance, pension, meal vouchers) and ensure employees get the most out of them
Process improvement & automation
Ensure data integrity and accuracy within our Workday HRIS
Spot inefficiencies, build solutions, whether that's a smarter Notion page, a better workflow, or a fully automated process
Lead or co-lead the digitalization of HR tools and contribute to a more scalable PeopleOps infrastructure
Strategic & cross-functional projects
Get involved in projects that go beyond your daily scope: D&I initiatives, EVP, HR tool rollouts
Bring structure, documentation, and operational rigor to everything you touch
Compliance & regulatory monitoring
Stay on top of labor law and ensure the company remains compliant
Keep operational documentation sharp and up to date (onboarding booklet, Notion pages, charters, guides)
Why this role is different
Real ownership: you're not executing someone else's plan, you define how PeopleOps works for your scope
Room to grow: as the company scales, so does your scope and influence
A team that values craft: we care about doing HR well, not just doing HR fast
About you
You bring solid experience as a People Ops Specialist gained within a fast-growing company or startup environment.