Senior Design Manager

The role

You will lead a design team of four Product Designers and one first-time Design Manager. You will set design direction for Financial Services and partner with cross-functional stakeholders to support business goals.

What you will do

• Lead, support, and develop a team of four Product Designers and one first-time Design Manager
• Coach the Design Manager in building management practices and developing team members
• Set a clear design direction for Financial Services
• Raise the quality and consistency of customer experiences across the Financial Services journey
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Data, Marketing, and other stakeholders
• Guide designers through complex product challenges
• Represent Financial Services in cross-functional Brand and Design System initiatives

Required qualifications

• Significant experience leading Product Design teams in complex, fast-moving product environments
• Comfortable managing both individual contributors and design managers
• Ability to define design direction and connect decisions with product strategy and business outcomes
• Track record of improving quality, usability, and coherence of end-to-end digital experiences
• Understanding of how design contributes to acquisition, activation, conversion, and revenue
• Ability to deliver measurable results within short cycles
• Ability to navigate complex product ecosystems
• Ability to build effective partnerships with stakeholders
• Ability to provide clear, actionable feedback
• Speak french and english

Nice to have

• Experience with financial services or another regulated, trust-sensitive product environment

Benefits

• 25 vacations days paid by Pennylane
• Competitive compensation package
• Company shares
• Budget to turn home into a comfortable workspace
• Monthly allowance to work from a coworking space
• Access to 8000 fitness spaces in Europe and more than 300 wellness activities 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 aiming to become the most beloved financial Operating System of French SMEs and Accounting Firms. It has raised a total of €400 millions and employs more than 1000 people.