Senior Product Manager

Pennylane; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennylane is seeking a Product Manager to join a 100+ person Product organization and contribute to shaping the product strategy for a fast-growing Fintech used by European SMEs. You’ll interview users, conduct research, and dive into data to uncover insights, then define OKRs and roadmaps to maximize impact.

You will collaborate with a Product Designer and a team of engineers, starting with MVPs and iterative improvements to deliver real value for customers.

Qualifications

• Interview users to understand pain points and needs.
• Define OKRs and roadmaps aligned with company objectives.
• Collaborate with Product Designer and engineers to deliver MVP-based solutions.

Responsibilities

• Interview users and conduct user research to gather insights.
• Define OKRs and roadmaps to maximize impact on user problems and company goals.
• Work with a Product Designer and engineers; start with MVP approach and iterate.

Skills

User research

OKRs

Roadmaps

MVP development

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Data platform

Job description

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 ourProduct Principles https://medium.com/pennylane-engineering/pennylanes-product-team-6-key-principles-b2885582769c 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 €225 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 850+ 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 onGlassdoor https://www.glassdoor.fr/Avis/Pennylane-France-Avis-E4171708.htm.

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 obtainoutstanding ratings https://www.google.com/search?q=pennylane&ei=O9pOYvm0Co-blwSmhKmIAw&ved=0ahUKEwi5vsWL-4H3AhWPzYUKHSZCCjEQ4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=pennylane&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyDQgAEIAEELEDEIMBEAoyCwguEIAEEMcBEK8BMgcIABCABBAKMgcIABCABBAKMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgcIABCABBAKMgcIABCABBAKMgcIABCABBAKOgcIABBHELADOgkIABCwAxAKEEM6CgguEMcBEK8BEAo6BggAEBYQHjoICAAQFhAKEB46DQguEIAEEMcBEK8BEApKBAhBGABKBAhGGABQ7QFY6wVgugdoAXABeACAAUiIAbMCkgEBNZgBAKABAcgBCcABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz

Already more than 700,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and over 4,500 accounting firms use Pennylane in France!

WHY this position is of utmost importance to reach our mission

While some companies count on marketing and sales to gain market share, we are a product-led company and are investing primarily in our platform. You’ll join a team with a highly strategic role and a great opportunity to put your skills and ideas to a good use.

HOW you will contribute to the company as a PM

As a Product Manager, you’ll be part of a 100+ people Product organisation, supported by an engineering team of more than 300 people.

• You’ll spend an extensive amount of time continuously discovering the users and their pain points. You will interview them, conduct user research and get your hands in our data platform to gather insights on what needs to be solved.
• With those insights and with the company’s objectives in mind, you’ll be empowered to define your OKRs and your roadmaps, to have the strongest possible impact on solving user problems and reaching the company's objectives.
• You’ll work hand in hand with a Product Designer dedicated to your squad, as well as a team of Product-centered engineers. You will start with small steps (we like the MVP approach!) and will follow-up on the implementation and future iterations. For us, achieving a common goal matter more than just building features.

WHAT you can expect from your life at Pennylane

Within one month

• You’ll learn everything about our company, our teams, and our vision during the first onboarding week
• You’ll familiarize yourself with the product and the accounting industry (You will have access to a lot of documentation and will assist to trainings organized by your peers)
• You’ll get a very deep knowledge of our Product organization, methods, and culture

Within 3 months

• You’ll have imagined and implemented your first solutions, hand-in-hand with Product Designers and Engineers
• You’ll have impacted positively at least one OKR
• You will have setup your continuous discovery routine and will be ready to build your roadmap

Within 6 months

• You’ll be autonomous at defining your OKRs and your roadmap
• You’ll keep having a strong impact via iterations on the solutions you've shipped
• You’ll share your learnings and best practices within the team

And beyond : The product team will double in size in two years.

Which means you’ll have :

• Multiple opportunities to recruit and mentor new PMs
• Increased responsibilities in project leadership
• Responsibilities to think of and implement new processes, tools and best practices to make sure that your team works even smoother

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