Product Design Manager

Pennylane is one of the fastest growing Fintechs in France. Design sits at the centre of this mission and its purpose is to deliver a accessible, seamless and enjoyable experience for our two main users. We are seeking a Product Design Manager, with a strong strategic and design mindset who has extensive experience working in complex product environments. You will have the opportunity to mentor, coach and lead a team of talented designers to ensure our partners have the best user experience possible.

Responsibilities

Scale and level-up your team of 5 product designers; Partner closely with other design leaders, cross-functional partners, and HR partners to hire, develop and retain design talent; Identify strategic UX opportunities that help users become more productive and drive these forward with product and engineering peers; Orchestrate user research with product leads and your team to understand behavior, needs and wants for accounting partners and convert into actionable insights; Measure the effect of design on business performance and oversee critical strategic directions; Contribute expertise back to the business in the form of insights and best practices; Help your team balance speed, quality, and design consistency focusing on JTBD and business goals; Shape and establish design processes; Partner with design ops teams; Mentor, coach and lead a team of talented designers

Requirements

Fluency in French and proficiency in English; Strong track record of leading product design teams, preferably in B2B organisations; Excellent eye for design and ability to assist the team with ideas and creative inputs; Ability to align team decisions with the overall vision, JTBD, and design guidelines; Enjoy discovering and solving complex problems through data and insights; Experience fostering an inclusive, open, and engaged design team culture; Comfortable communicating future design directions with senior stakeholders, including founders; Collaborative approach with experience working closely with Designers, Engineers and Product Managers; Significant experience collaborating with senior executives (C-level, Executive Committee, etc.); Ability to simplify, synthesize, and translate complex issues for non-expert audiences; Comfortable presenting and defending decisions to senior stakeholders; Skilled at finding the right balance in meetings; Energized by an ever-shifting work environment; Highly collaborative within team or other stakeholders; Sufficiently experienced to prioritize business-led actions

Nice to have

Preferably in B2B organisations

Benefits

25 vacation days paid by Pennylane; Competitive compensation package; Company shares; Budget to turn home into a more comfortable workspace; Monthly allowance to work from a coworking space; Access to 8000 fitness spaces through Gymlib; Access to Busuu; Latest Apple equipment; Ability to work remotely from country of residence in Europe within maximum time difference of two hours from CET; Company events such as Tech Days and annual seminar; If based in France: French contract following French regulation, 6 to 12 RTT, 5 weeks PTO, lunch credits (Swile), Alan Blue healthcare cover, regular events in cities where Pennylaners are present