People Operations Specialist - International

About Pennylane

Pennylane is one of the fastest growing Fintechs in France. We are reinventing how companies manage their finances — and that means striving for operational excellence and transforming our internal processes. Our People team is at the heart of this ambition: we build the systems, tools, and frameworks that allow Pennylane to scale with rigor, fairness, and data-driven clarity.

The role

We're looking for a confirmed or Senior People Operations Specialist to join a team that moves fast, thinks strategically, and genuinely cares about the employee experience.

You’ll be part of a structured yet agile People Operations team, working alongside a Head of People Operations and a People Operations Manager (your direct manager), with 5 specialists each owning a dedicated scope. Your scope will cover Tech, Product & International, representing half of the company, spread across EMEA (France, Spain, Germany and beyond).

In this role, your solid grounding in HR operations and your ability to build robust reporting frameworks and automate administrative processes will be essential levers to support Pennylane’s continued growth.

What you’ll own

People operations partnering & employee lifecycle

• Be the go-to HR contact (together with 2 other team members) for ~500 employees across Tech, Product & International.
• Own the full employee journey: onboarding, offboarding, contracts, amendments, certificates, absences, end to end and with a high standard of quality.
• Build trusted relationships with employees and managers, and be genuinely responsive and helpful.

Payroll & benefits

• Prepare and transmit payroll variables with precision and reliability.
• Monitor employee benefits (health insurance, pension, meal vouchers) and ensure employees get the most out of them.

Process improvement & automation

• Spot inefficiencies, build solutions, whether that's a smarter Notion page, a better workflow, or a fully automated process.
• Lead or co‑lead the digitalization of HR tools and contribute to a more scalable PeopleOps infrastructure.

Strategic & cross‑functional projects

• Get involved in projects that go beyond your daily scope: new country openings, D&I initiatives, EVP, HR tool rollouts.
• Bring structure, documentation, and operational rigor to everything you touch.

Compliance & regulatory monitoring

• Stay on top of French & German (and EMEA) labor law and ensure the company remains compliant.
• Keep operational documentation sharp and up to date (onboarding booklet, Notion pages, charters, guides).

Why this role is different

• Real ownership: you’re not executing someone else’s plan, you define how PeopleOps works for your scope.
• High‑impact population: Tech, Product & International are at the heart of Pennylane’s growth.
• Room to grow: as the company scales, so does your scope and influence.
• A team that values craft: we care about doing HR well, not just doing HR fast.

Your profile

• Experience & expertise : solid experience as a People Ops Specialist, ideally gained within a fast‑growing company or startup environment.
• Autonomy & priority management : comfortable working independently, with a proven ability to juggle multiple priorities and stay effective in a fast‑paced, ever‑changing context.
• Collaboration : partner closely on a daily basis with one or several HRBPs, working hand in hand to support your scope of responsibilities and 2 other people operations specialists handling this large scope.
• Growth mindset : thrive in environments where things move fast and embrace change as part of the job.
• HRIS expertise : proficient in Workday and curious about how AI & automation can make People Ops smarter, already putting that curiosity into practice.
• Deel Expertise : strong command of the Deel platform, specifically regarding EOR contracts and contractor management across different jurisdictions.
• Language skills : fully fluent in French and English, German is a strong plus.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We also want to emphasize that we fully embrace diversity, equity and inclusion and that we’re doing our best to create a safe and inclusive environment. We are committed to providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of gender, sexual orientation, origin, disabilities, or any other traits that make you who you are. If anything, diversity makes us a more fun place to work at.