People Operations Specialist
About Pennylane
Pennylane is one of the fastest growing Fintechs in France (and soon to be in Europe!) We are reinventing how companies manage their finances — and that means striving for operational excellence and transforming our internal processes. Our People team is at the heart of this ambition: we build the systems, tools, and frameworks that allow Pennylane to scale with rigor, fairness, and data-driven clarity.
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 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and over 8000 accounting firms use Pennylane in France!
Now we plan to continue to build up our People Ops Team - maybe you are the right person for us?
About Pennylane
At Pennylane, we are reinventing how companies manage their finances — and that means striving for operational excellence and transforming our internal processes. Our People team is at the heart of this ambition: we build the systems, tools, and frameworks that allow Pennylane to scale with rigor, fairness, and data-driven clarity.
The role
We're looking for a confirmed or Senior 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 a Head of People Operations and a People Operations Manager (your direct manager), with 5 specialists each owning a dedicated scope. Your scope will cover Tech and Product on the French market.
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.
What you'll own
People operations partnering & employee lifecycle
Be the go-to HR contact for ~300 employees across Tech and Product based in France
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
Spot inefficiencies, build solutions, whether that's a smarter Notion page,