HR Systems, Data & Automation, Team Lead

Are you looking to have an impact on the daily life of millions of entrepreneurs in France (and tomorrow in Europe)?

Are you looking for a work environment that values trust, proactivity, and autonomy?

Then Pennylane is the right place for you !

OUR VISION

We aim to become the most beloved financial Operating System of French SMEs and Accounting Firms (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.

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 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 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 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 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 1 500,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and over 8000 accounting firms use Pennylane in France!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Drive AI-powered HR transformation and better employee experiences, with HRIS Workday at the core.

We are a fast-growing scale-up in the midst of an exciting international expansion. We are looking for an HR Systems, Data & Automation Lead to shape the next chapter of our People technology ecosystem.

Your mission is to make HR processes simpler, smarter, and more scalable, improving employee, manager, and People team experiences through reliable systems, actionable data, AI, and automation.

With Workday as our core HCM platform, you will lead two Workday HRIS Experts and one HR Data Analyst. Working closely with IT, Finance, and business teams, you will combine product thinking, team leadership, and hands-on delivery to turn business needs into intuitive, secure, and effective solutions.

You will own the roadmap, prioritization, and quality of our HR systems and data solutions, building on the configuration expertise of our Workday specialists. Deep Workday configuration expertise is a plus, not a prerequisite. We welcome experienced HR systems leaders from other enterprise HCM environments who can challenge solution design, connect systems, and build Workday fluency.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

People systems product ownership & user experience

Own the People systems roadmap, balancing user needs, business impact, risk, and team capacity

• Understand employee, manager, and HR team pain points through user feedback, journey mapping, support requests, and usage data
• Simplify HR workflows and design intuitive self-service experiences across Workday and connected tools
• Challenge whether a request calls for process simplification, configuration, automation, integration, or a change in user experience
• Lead discovery, solution design, user testing, and adoption; measure success through user satisfaction, adoption, time saved, and reduced manual work

AI & automation innovation

• Identify and prioritize practical AI and automation opportunities across HR processes, reporting, knowledge access, and employee and manager support
• Map the AI and automation tools already used at Pennylane and assess how they can complement Workday and the wider HR ecosystem
• Lead hands-on experimentation and delivery, from prototypes and business-case assessment to testing, deployment, and ongoing monitoring
• Evaluate native Workday capabilities, including Workday Extend, alongside integration, workflow automation, and AI-enabled solutions; choose tools based on user needs, feasibility, maintainability, and business value
• Partner with IT and Security to establish appropriate privacy, access controls, human oversight, and governance before deploying AI-enabled solutions
• Build the team's capabilities through training, experimentation, …