VP Strategy

swan.io; Paris; Hybride; EUR 80 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading company in embedded banking is seeking a Strategy Lead to drive strategic planning and manage the Strategy team. This role offers the chance to influence company direction and operational excellence within a dynamic fintech environment. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and extensive experience in strategic planning, aligning cross-functional projects to meet organizational goals.

Prestations

Meal Vouchers

25 days holiday + RTT

Monthly mobility package for employees

Health insurance (mutuelle)

Discounts on sports subscriptions

Hybrid remote policy

Annual offsite

Focus on diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Strong experience as a Head of or VP in strategic planning.
• Proven track record in managing strategic projects.
• Hands-on, adaptable, and proactive with a bias for action.

Responsabilités

• Lead and manage the Strategy team providing guidance and coaching.
• Develop strategic plans based on analysis of operations and metrics.
• Oversee operational performance and promote efficiency.

Connaissances

Strategic Thinking

Leadership

Business Acumen

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Formation

Experience in Strategic Planning within Fintech

Description du poste

About

Swan is Europe’s embedded banking specialist. We empower software companies to embed banking features like accounts, cards, and payments directly into their products, under their own brand.Swan processes over €1.5 billion in monthly transactions for more than 150 companies—like 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. They’re on a mission to become the central hub for managing every aspect of business life.

But when it comes to financial workflows, there’s 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.

It’s a missed opportunity. Business software shouldn’t just record financial activity — it should run it.

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

Job description

We are seeking a driven and accomplished executive to lead our Strategy group. Reporting to Camille Tyan, our Deputy CEO, the role will be to drive our strategic planning as we scale the company. This role requires critical thinking, a deep understanding of fintech markets, strategic planning, and exceptional leadership abilities.

Main Tasks

• Team management: lead and manage the Strategy team (3 to 4 people by the end of 2025), providing clear guidance, mentorship, and ongoing coaching to support their growth and performance.
• Strategic planning: develop strategic plans and initiatives, leveraging insights from analysis of operations, and business metrics to guide decisions about products, markets, and segments.
• Business alignment: lead quarterly business reviews and OKR alignment, ensuring the entire organization is progressing towards strategic goals and objectives.
• Operational excellence: Oversee operational performance, initiating process and improvements to promote efficiency and quality across all functions.
• Cross-functional projects: Manage key strategic projects and cross-functional teams, fostering alignment and cooperation to meet shared objectives efficiently and effectively.
• Market priorities: define and prioritize opportunities to expand our offerings, and align features with user needs to drive innovation and maintain competitive advantage in the market.
• Growth & Market expansion: identify opportunities for expansion in the embedded finance market, incubating initiatives to investigate and launch new products, businesses, segments, or regions.
• Organizational design: design and implement organizational structures that facilitate scalability and efficiency as the company enters new markets and launches innovative fintech products.

Preferred experience

You’re a great match if:

• Strong experience as a Head of or VP in strategic planning, product management within the fintech sector.
  
• You possess strong management and leadership skills.
  
• You are not afraid to build a department almost from scratch
  
• You are hands-on, adaptable, and proactive, with a bias for action.
  
• You are a strategic thinker with excellent business acumen.
  
• You have a proven track record in managing strategic, cross-functional projects, and can juggle multiple priorities efficiently.
  
• You excel at analyzing complex business data, metrics, and market trends within the fintech space.
  
• You’re an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills, and you know how to influence and negotiate effectively.
• Our ideal teammate: Empathetic. Skilled. Frank. We love to challenge each other, and we leave our egos at the door.

It’s okay if you don’t tick all the boxes — don’t 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, we’re interested in your work experience, skills, and overall personality. Because diversity makes the workplace stronger and is necessary for Swan’s success, we are intensifying efforts to incorporate concrete actions to help us improve in this area.

About Swan

Perks of being a Swanee:

• Meal Vouchers: We provide a Swile card to cover your meals on work days.
• Holidays : 25 days + RTT ️
• Transport:Monthly mobility package for employees. In 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 Swan's health and welfare insurance.
• Sports: Thanks to our partnership with Classpass and Gymlib, you can enjoy advantageous discounts on subscriptions. They offer a wide range of sports activities as well as wellness activities. The offers are valid in several European cities, as well as online.
• 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 isn’t a perk, it should be the rule, but diversity and inclusion are important at Swan. We’re working hard to get better every day.

Our values:

Swan’s 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 something's 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 it's 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 video call with our Talent Acquisition Manager, to get to know you, understand your career expectations and answer your questions
• An interview with Camille, our Deputy CEO
• An interview with members of the Executive Committee
• An interview with Anne, our Chief People Officer