Chief of Staff Tech - Engineering

The role

As Chief of Staff to the CTO, you will own strategic, cross-organization initiatives and technical problems between teams. You will manage the Tech planning cycle, define performance metrics, and lead the Tech leadership operating system.

What you will do

• Own strategic, cross-organization initiatives like platform or architecture programmes
• Frame problems and build technical and business cases for execution
• Lead the Tech side of company-level programmes
• Own the Tech planning cycle and drive arbitration with Tech leadership
• Drive the definition and calibration of Tech OKRs
• Define and build metrics to measure the 70+ squad engineering organization
• Own the Tech leadership operating system including staff meetings and QBRs
• Maintain the CTO's decision log
• Raise the quality of decision-making across the Tech leadership team
• Lead internal and operational communications across the engineering organization

Required qualifications

• An engineering degree (engineering, computer science or equivalent scientific curriculum)
• Technical fluency to read design docs and follow architecture discussions
• 7-10 years of experience, including significant time inside a tech organisation at scale
• Track record of owning complex, cross-organisational initiatives
• Outstanding written communication
• Fluency in English

Nice to have

• A hands-on engineering past: software engineer, engineering manager, Technical Program Manager, architect or equivalent
• Experience as a Chief of Staff, VP/Director of Engineering Operations, or in a strategy & operations function inside a product-led tech company

Benefits

• 25 vacations days paid by Pennylane
• Competitive compensation package
• Company shares
• Budget to turn your home into a more comfortable workspace
• Monthly allowance to work from a coworking space
• Access to 8000 fitness spaces in Europe through Gymlib
• Access to Busuu to perfect English or French
• Latest Apple equipment
• Company events such as Tech Days and annual company seminar
• 6 to 12 RTT (if based in France)
• 5 weeks PTOs (if based in France)
• Lunch credits (Swile) and Alan Blue healthcare cover (if based in France)

About the company

Pennylane is a fast-growing Fintech in France providing accounting and financial software for small businesses and accountants. It has raised a total of €400 millions and employs over 1000 people.