Senior Data Analyst

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 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 4 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 €150 million, including from Sequoia, the famous fund from Silicon Valley who invested early in companies like Google, Facebook, Airbnb, Stripe, PayPal, and much more...
- Grow from 7 co-founders to 500+ 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.
- 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.
- Already more than 200,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and over 3,500 accounting firms use Pennylane in France

**WHY this position is of utmost importance to reach our mission**

At Pennylane, every decision that is not backed by data is likely to be challenged (when data is available, of course). This culture is embraced by the leadership team and actively promoted everywhere. The role of the data team is to make this possible by treating data like a production asset, making it available company-wide, and using it proactively to improve Pennylane’s user experience.

By joining us as a Senior Data Analyst, you will have a pivotal role in large projects, bringing your business sense and analytical thinking to help us meet our high delivery standards.

**HOW you will contribute to the company**

As a Senior Data Analyst, you will be part of the Science & Analytics team (10+ people), inside the Data department (25+ people).

You will proactively use data to identify opportunities to grow our business or improve our processes.
- You will be a real sparring partner for Product & Operation leaders, feed their strategy by anticipating the most important product and business questions, and leverage your data & statistical skills to answer them.
- You will drive our self-service approach to analytics, by understanding our colleagues’ needs in their use of data and promoting a data-driven culture.
- The Science & Analytics team is also fully in charge of creating data models in the Data Warehouse (using dbt).
- You will contribute to shaping the Data Engineering roadmap to deliver the best experience for your colleagues on the data platform.

**WHAT you can expect from your life at Pennylane**

**Within one month**:

- You will learn everything about our company, our teams, and our vision during the first onboarding week.
- You will get familiar with our stack and have delivered a few small projects which will give you a concrete taste of our tools & processes.
- You will be given time to meet your future stakeholders and gain a deep knowledge of our product and operations.

**Within 3 months**:

- You will be fully in charge of supporting some area of the business (product or operations), prioritizing your tasks with decision-makers from this area.
- You will be comfortable with our technical stack (Python, Redshift, DBT).
- You will contribute to larger cross-company projects.

**Within 6 months**:

- You will proactively contribute to the team’s roadmap.
- You will work with engineers and data practitioners on improving our stack and data platform.
- You will share your learnings and best practices within the team.

**And beyond**:the data team will continue growing with the company**

Which means:

- Opportunities to recruit and mentor new team members,
- Increased accountability in project leadership,
- Responsibilities to design and implement new processes, tools, and best practices to make sure that your team works even more efficiently.

**Who are we looking for?**
- Have had previous experiences as Data Analyst, ideally in scale-up environments (5-6 years).
- You have a strong business acumen and are seen as a trusted partner by your business stakeholders.
- Are seasoned working with SQL, DBT, and data visualization tools.
- Are comfortable collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders beyond the data team.
- Have strong communication skills and are capable of articulating your ideas clearly.
- Are fluent in English - Fre