--- title: 'Senior Tech Recruiter M/F 🇫🇷🇬🇧 at Pennylane SAS' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-tech-recruiter-m-f-pennylane-sas-france-xj5nyh4v15m2' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-16' --- # Senior Tech Recruiter M/F 🇫🇷🇬🇧 at Pennylane SAS - **Company:** [Pennylane SAS](https://feeny.ai/companies/pennylane-sas) - **Location:** France - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-10-09 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/pennylane/013847b9-7d07-4bd4-ba96-b0b97079185d ## Job description ## Why this role matters to our mission Pennylane is scaling fast, and so is our ambition for Talent Acquisition. We're opening a new permanent Tech Recruiter role to sustain our growth in 2026 & beyond. Our vision is clear: be recognized as strategic partners of the Engineering team, not just a delivery function. We hire the best Engineering profiles, at the right time, all across Europe, with a candidate and manager experience that's second to none, powered by data and augmented by AI. ## How you'll contribute as a Tech Recruiter You'll join Pennylane's Tech, Data and Security Talent Acquisition team (a growing team of 5 recruiters, led by Rémi Gourmel) and own recruitment across the Engineering scope all across Europe (the roles include Backend, Frontend, Fullstack, Devops engineers, Engineering Managers, Senior Engineering Managers). In 2025, this team recruited 191 talent, and we’re on track for 2026 as well. This is an individual contributor role with real ownership of your perimeter, and room to lead structuring projects for the team. You won't just fill roles: you'll act as a trusted advisor to your hiring managers, bring market intelligence and data to influence decisions, and help shape how we recruit tomorrow. Missions - Own full-cycle recruitment on your Engineering scope, with the support of your manager and team. - Be a strategic partner & advisor to hiring managers: challenge, anticipate, alert, and recommend beyond simple pipeline reporting. - Produce data & predictive reporting (forecasts, early warnings, KPIs) that influence hiring decisions (comp, location, drop-out risk…). - Leverage AI in your recruitment process (sourcing, screening, automation of Ashby stages) and contribute to our shared AI/agent library. - Contribute to team projects & rituals: referral program, employer branding, Process, Candidate experience, D&I, AI.. - Build and nurture talent pools proactively on your strategic roles. - Deliver an outstanding candidate experience end to end. - Challenge and improve our processes, tools and best practices in a continuous-improvement mindset. Our Recruiting stack: Ashby, HireSweet, Dust, Notion AI, LinkedIn Recruiter, Google Suite What to expect from your life at Pennylane Within 1 month - Get onboarded. - Learn your scope, meet your team, hiring managers and the wider Pennylane. - Start recruiting on key positions. - AI : Discover our AI stack, shared agent library and how the team uses AI day to day. - Projects : Understand our ongoing team projects and rituals, and identify where you could contribute. Within 3 months - Build and run pipelines on your roles, and deliver. - Design effective sourcing strategies for strategic positions. - Start bringing data points and recommendations to your hiring managers. - AI : Start using existing agents/automations in your daily workflow and automate the first stages of your Ashby process. - Projects : Contribute to an existing team project and bring ideas to improve our processes. Within 6 months - Recruit top talent, above market standards. - Act as a full advisor to your Business unit: market reality, business stakes, org topics. - AI : Build or adapt your own agent/automation, measure its impact on a key KPI (TTH, conversion, time saved…) and share it back to the team. - Projects — Actively contribute to a structuring project (process, candidate experience, data, D&I, employer branding…) end to end. And beyond - Multiple opportunities to recruit and grow your career in a scaling team. - Increasing ownership of side projects and referent topics. - The ability to design and implement new processes, tools and best practices : and make them last. 🥇 You’re the right candidate if you: - Have at least 4 years of tech recruitment experience in a fast-paced startup/scale-up environment. - Actively use AI in your day-to-day and believe in its potential to transform recruiting. - Are highly data-driven, tracking the right metrics to continuously measure performance and optimize your processes. - Are valued by hiring managers as a true business partner, and deliver an exceptional experience to highly sought-after candidates. - Demonstrate radical ownership and strong organizational skills to manage a high volume of roles in a highly autonomous environment. - Have experience navigating modern ATS platforms (ideally Ashby). - Are fluent in French and English and comfortable conducting interviews in both languages 🇫🇷 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. 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) ## About Pennylane SAS ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Pennylane builds a financial operating system (OS) for European SMEs, consolidating accounting, invoicing, payments, and cash management into a single platform. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series E, unicorn) - **Headquarters**: Paris, France - **Founded**: 2020 - **Founders**: Arthur Waller (CEO), Quentin (tech co-founder), Thierry (tech co-founder) ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Financial technology (fintech) – accounting, invoicing, payments, expense management, cash flow, and tax filing for SMEs. - **Target customers**: B2B – European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their accountants. - **Mission or purpose statement**: To allow business owners to make better decisions and accountants to focus on advising their clients ([pennylane.com/careers](https://www.pennylane.com/careers/)). The vision is to change the lives of thousands of entrepreneurs throughout Europe. ## Products & Services - **Financial OS Platform (SaaS)**: A single source of truth for financial and accounting data. Entrepreneurs use it for invoicing, payment collection, supplier payments, expense management, cash flow, and profitability tracking. Accountants use it for bookkeeping and tax filings. The platform also enables third parties to offer value-added financial services. ([linkedin.com/company/pennylaneaccounting](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pennylaneaccounting/jobs/)) ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed – but Pennylane is classified as a unicorn (private company valued over $1B) according to Dealroom ([dealroom.co/companies/pennylane](https://dealroom.co/companies/pennylane/)). - **Key Metric**: **Total Funding** – $460.29M (CB Insights), $496M (PitchBook), or $419.5M (Dealroom) across various rounds. Latest Series E: $240M (PitchBook) or $175M (Dealroom). Conflicting reports are noted. Additionally, Pennylane serves **350,000 SMEs** and **4,500 accounting firms** ([pennylane.com/careers](https://www.pennylane.com/careers/)). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: DST Global, Meritech Capital Partners, CapitalG, TCV, Blackstone, Sequoia Capital, and others ([cbinsights.com/company/pennylane](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pennylane)). - **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 63.7% year-over-year (862 employees per LinkedIn), with 1,000 employees per PitchBook. The company acquired HeyBilly in October 2024 to expand its offering. Planned expansion into additional European markets starting in 2024. ## Competitive Advantages - **All-in-one platform**: Combines accounting, payments, invoicing, and cash management in a single OS, reducing the need for multiple tools. - **Dual-sided network effect**: Serves both entrepreneurs and accountants, creating switching costs as both sides adopt the platform. - **Remote-first engineering team from day one**: Built a distributed culture that attracts top talent across Europe. - **Strong investor backing**: Supported by top-tier global funds (Blackstone, Sequoia, CapitalG, DST Global), providing financial stability and strategic guidance. ## Strategic Focus - **Scale rapidly**: Aim to become one of the top fintech leaders in Europe within 2–3 years ([pennylane.com/careers](https://www.pennylane.com/careers/)). - **International expansion**: Currently focused on France, with plans to expand across Continental Europe. - **Deepen product**: Continue building the financial OS to include more value-added services (e.g., lending, insurance) leveraging the data platform. - **AI & automation**: Integrate AI/ML to automate bookkeeping, tax filings, and financial insights. ## Why Work Here - **Remote-first culture**: The tech team has been remote-first from the start, with processes designed for distributed work. You can work from anywhere in Europe, with optional coworking memberships and equipment provided ([pennylane.com/careers](https://www.pennylane.com/careers/)). - **Diverse & international team**: Over 700 “Pennylaners” representing 34 nationalities, with a language policy that keeps code and team communication in English. - **Growth & learning**: Great mentors and experienced engineers; high learning curve due to rapid scaling and ambitious goals. - **Perks & wellness**: Coworking membership, any equipment you need, comprehensive work-expense coverage, monthly remote events, quarterly tech meetups in Paris, and a yearly company offsite. - **Commitment to inclusion**: Detailed 2025 action plan for professional equality (gender parity in recruitment, bias awareness, equal pay policies). Parental leave support is also mentioned. - **Hybrid office option**: Paris office available (2-4 rue Jules Lefebvre, 75009). The whole team meets once a year for a team-building offsite. ## Sources 1. [pennylane.com/careers](https://www.pennylane.com/careers/) 2. [cbinsights.com/company/pennylane](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pennylane) 3. [pitchbook.com/profiles/company/435217-06](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/435217-06) 4. [dealroom.co/companies/pennylane](https://dealroom.co/companies/pennylane/) 5. 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