Product Designer (Confirmed/Senior) - Remote Europe 🇪🇺

Are you looking to have an impact on the daily life of millions of entrepreneurs in France and Europe? Do you thrive in a trustful, fast-paced environment? Do you feel like our Design principles https://medium.com/@pennylanedesign are aligned with your vision ? Then Pennylane might be the right place for you — and you, might be the perfect fit for this role 🙂   Our vision   We aim to become the most beloved financial Operating System of French SMEs (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. Simultaneously, we support accounting firms by enabling them to spend less time on redundant and repetitive tasks and more time on advising and supporting their clients. Already, more than 1.2 million small and medium-sized businesses and over 6,500 accounting firms use Pennylane in France! 🚀   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 1200+ 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 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 60% 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 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 1.2 million small and medium-sized businesses and over 6,500 accounting firms use Pennylane in France!   Design at Pennylane   Design sits at the center of this mission and its purpose is to deliver a seamless, accessible and enjoyable experience for our users. Our team of 50+ product designers work across different tracks that are divided into cross-functional squads each consisting of Engineering, Product and Design. Autonomy, trust and transparency are the key values upon which our culture is built, this is directly reflected in how our designers operate on a day-to-day basis. At Pennylane, designers are expected to actively contribute all the way from defining the problem space, to research and testing.   We are seeking a Product Designer with strong B2B product design experience to help elevate and maintain an excellent user experience for our accountants and businesses. If you like solving real user problems in a highly collaborative environment and possess a genuine curiosity for understanding user behaviour, then you’ll find yourself surrounded by likeminded individuals at Pennylane.   For this role, we are looking for individuals with:   - The ability to understand problems and empathise with users through user research and data analysis, and to turn the result into actionable insights. - Experience working closely with dedicated developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand technical constraints, align on project goals, and iterate on design solutions. - Great communication skills and the ability to share knowledge with others, in the team and beyond, in a meaningful way. - Excellent visual design skills with experience working on complex systems, including for example multiple modules, advanced features, and intricate data structures. - The ability to document your design decisions and work with engineers and product managers to drive your projects forward, challenge limitations, adjust schedules, find alternatives, and advocate for your solutions in a relevant way. - Experience generating new opportunities and ideas to improve our processes, products, and culture. - Hands-on experience coaching and mentoring more junior members of the team. - Fluent in both French and English. Being able to run user interviews in french is a must.   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 familiarise yourself with the product and the accounting industry (You will have access to a lot of documentation and will assist to trainings organised by your peers) - You’ll get a very deep knowledge of our Product and Design organisation, methods, and culture - You’ll get acquainted with the people you will work with : the Design team, the PM and engineers of your squad, and of course, our users   Within 3 months   - You will lead discovery and user research sessions ; diving into data, user feedback and business goals to tailor great user interviews and learn the best from our users. - You will ensure a continuous delivery on your scope of the product, hand-to-hand with your PM, with the right level of quality for the right purpose (low-to-high fi, prototypes) and in consistency with the design system. - You will contribute to the team effort, nourishing the team with your experience, reviewing your peers and tackling transversal topics.   Within 6 months   - You will mentor juniors Product Designers - You will participate in the recruitment of new team members - You'll remain on the look out for the best UX/UI practices, benchmarking the global tech ecosystem, aiming towards creating the best experience for Pennylane products.   And beyond : The Design team will grow in the future 🚀   Which means you’ll have ⏬   - Multiple opportunities to recruit, mentor and manage new Designers - 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   What we do to make your work life easier ?   🏥 You’ll have a great healthcare cover (Alan Blue) to take care of yourself and your family 🍜 You’ll have lunch credits (Swile card) to buy your favorite food every day 🏢 You’ll be able to work from our wonderful office in the center of Paris, or from any WeWork in Europe https://www.wework.com/fr-FR/search 🏡 If you have a fully remote contract, 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 🏝You’ll get between 8 to 13 additional days off (to the 25 standard ones) to rest and do what you love each year Through our partner Wellpass, you’ll have access to 8000 fitness spaces and more than 300 activities related to wellness 🇬🇧 You’ll have access to Busuu https://www.busuu.com/fr/p/start-learning?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=FR_FR_Web_Brand_E&utm_group=FR_FR_Web_Brand_E&utm_term=busuu&gclid=CjwKCAjw682TBhATEiwA9crl34OqnbJDliinEXFZNqOcb6391KXrgq4ZDDwEiwMdtTdtuVULvuF7HhoCgZEQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds to perfect your english or learn a new langage of your choice 💻 You’ll get the latest Apple equipment 🎉 You’ll be part of a vibrant social community : we do lots of sports together (Foot, running, climbing...), we love to hang out and have a drink together (thursday afterwork drinks on our rooftop is a usual thing. Once-a-year we’ve a company seminar, last time we went on a trip to Centerparc and it was fabulous !)   What does the recruitment process look like ?   - A first look at your portfolio - Screening with one of our Product Recruiters : 30 min - WHO Interview with two people from the design team : 1 H - Assessment at home + review with 2 other people from the design Team : 1 H - Last Round with Design Manager and Head of Product : 1 H   Encouraging diversity in all its forms, Pennylane strives to offer an inclusive, caring and fulfilling work environment in our offices and remotely. We provide equal opportunities and consideration regardless of background, origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation or handicap. 🇫🇷 Données personnelles Pennylane traite vos données pour gérer votre candidature et évaluer votre adéquation au poste. Si votre candidature n’aboutit pas, vos données peuvent être conservées 2 ans à compter de notre dernier échange ou de la clôture du recrutement afin de constituer & gérer un vivier de candidats. Vous pouvez vous opposer à tout moment et demander la suppression de vos données en écrivant à : dpo@pennylane.com. dpo@pennylane.com Notre data policy https://www.pennylane.com/fr/vos-donnees-personnelles-recrutement 🇬🇧 Personal Data Pennylane processes your data to manage your application and assess your suitability for the position. If your application is unsuccessful, your data may be retained for 2 years from our last exchange or the closing of the recruitment process, in order to build and manage a candidate pool. You may object at any time and request the deletion of your data by writing to dpo@pennylane.com. Learn more https://www.pennylane.com/fr/vos-donnees-personnelles-recrutement 🇩🇪 Personenbezogene Daten Pennylane verarbeitet Ihre Daten, um Ihre Bewerbung zu bearbeiten und Ihre Eignung für die Stelle zu beurteilen. Sollte Ihre Bewerbung nicht erfolgreich sein, können Ihre Daten bis zu 2 Jahre ab unserem letzten Austausch oder dem Abschluss des Rekrutierungsverfahrens gespeichert werden, um einen Kandidatenpool aufzubauen und zu verwalten. Sie können jederzeit Widerspruch einlegen und die Löschung Ihrer Daten beantragen, indem Sie an dpo@pennylane.com schreiben. Mehr erfahren https://www.pennylane.com/fr/vos-donnees-personnelles-recrutement 🇪🇸 Datos personales Pennylane trata sus datos para gestionar su candidatura y evaluar su idoneidad para el puesto. En caso de que su candidatura no sea seleccionada, sus datos podrán conservarse hasta 2 años a partir de nuestro último contacto o de la finalización del proceso de selección, con el fin de constituir y gestionar una reserva de candidatos. Puede oponerse en cualquier momento y solicitar la eliminación de sus datos escribiendo a dpo@pennylane.com. Más información https://www.pennylane.com/fr/vos-donnees-personnelles-recrutement