Senior Design Manager

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 our product principles aligned 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 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 900,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and over 6000 accounting firms use Pennylane in France!

Role context

• The Financial Services track is looking for a Senior Product Design Manager to lead its design team as the current design leader transitions into a broader product leadership role.

• This role will be central to raising experience quality across Financial Services, maintaining coherence with the wider SME product, and designing high-converting experiences that contribute to Pennylane’s acquisition and revenue goals.

Main responsibilities

• Lead, support, and develop a team of four Product Designers and one first-time Design Manager, all reporting directly to you.

• Coach the Design Manager in building strong management practices, developing team members, and creating the conditions for high performance.

• Set a clear design direction for Financial Services, translating product and business priorities into an actionable experience strategy.

• Raise the quality and consistency of customer experiences across the Financial Services journey while ensuring coherence with the broader SME product.

• Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Data, Marketing, and other stakeholders to design experiences that support acquisition, activation, conversion, and revenue objectives.

• Guide designers through complex product challenges, strengthening craft, strategic thinking, customer understanding, and measurable impact.

• Represent Financial Services in cross-functional Brand and Design System initiatives, contributing to shared standards while ensuring that the track’s specific needs are addressed.

Profile we’re looking for

You have significant experience leading Product Design teams in complex, fast-moving product environments.

You are comfortable managing both individual contributors and design managers, including coaching someone through their first management role.

You can define a compelling design direction and connect customer experience decisions with product strategy and business outcomes.

You have a strong track record of improving the quality, usability, and coherence of end-to-end digital experiences.

You understand how design contributes to acquisition, activation, conversion, and revenue, and you use qualitative and quantitative insights to guide decisions.

You can deliver and demonstrate measurable results within short cycles without losing sight of long-term experience quality and customer trust.

You can navigate complex product ecosystems and balance local team needs with consistency across a broader platform.

You build effective partnerships with Product, Engineering, Data, Brand, Marketing, and senior stakeholders.

You provide clear, actionable feedback and create an environment where designers can grow, challenge ideas, and produce their best work.

You speak french and english.

Experience with financial services or another regulated, trust-sensitive product environment is a plus, but not essential.

What do we do to make your work life easier

• Wherever you are based, you will get 25 vacations days paid by Pennylane

• You’ll have a competitive compensation package

• You'll get company shares to enjoy a piece of the success story you're building with us

• You’ll 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, you’ll have access to 8000 fitness spaces in Europe and more than 300 activities related to wellness

• You’ll have access to Busuu to perfect your English or your French

• You’ll get the latest Apple equipment

• Depending on the teams and the requirements of the position - you'll be able to work remotely from your country of residence, as long as it is in Europe and within a maximum time difference of two hours from the CET time zone

• We are committed to regularly coming together for company events such as Tech Days (which bring remote Pennylaners together every 3 months) or our annual company seminar, fostering significant moments of cohesion for everyone.

If you are based in France, you will have a French contract following French regulation on top of the additional perks : 6 to 12 RTT, 5 weeks PTOs, lunch credits (Swile), Alan Blue healthcare cover and regular events in cities where Pennylaners are mostly presents (Lyon, Bordeaux, Nantes…)

We're working on providing those last advantages to our people based outside of France as well, but it can be quite more complex depending on different countries.

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