Senior Financial Services Legal Counsel, Pennylane
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Financial operating system for European SMEs
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Financial operating system for European SMEs
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build the leading financial tool for European SMEs.
Role
Who you are
- At least 8 years of experience in legal roles, including:
- In-house experience in fintech, financial services or tech environments,
- Or experience in organisations operating in regulated or complex product contexts
- Proven experience working on financial services products, complex contracts and operational topics
- Comfortable operating in fast-growing, scaling organisations
- Strong background in complex B2B contracting
- Ability to structure legal frameworks in evolving product environments
- Solid understanding of outsourcing, partner and operational legal topics
- Strong structuring and prioritization skills
- High level of pedagogy: able to make complex legal topics accessible and actionable
- Pragmatic, impact-driven approach
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and French
- To speak English (level is assessed and appreciated according to the department you’re applying to)
- To be energized by an ever-shifting work environment
- To be highly collaborative (within your team or other stakeholders)
- Sufficiently experienced to prioritize business-led actions on your day to day activity
- We know that some people are less likely to apply than others, if they don’t feel like they meet the full list of criteria
- If you’re hesitating, we encourage you to apply : who knows, it might be the start of a meaningful and long-lasting collaboration
What the job involves
- We are looking for our Senior Financial Services Legal Counsel to help structure and drive the legal framework of financial services within Pennylane
- In a context of strong growth and increasing product complexity, this role sits at the intersection of product, contracts and business, working closely with Product, Compliance, Ops and Tech teams
- This is a senior, transversal and highly structuring role within a growing Legal team, where your impact and ownership will be clearly visible
- You will be part of Pennylane Legal Department. Your reporting line will be Stanislas, General Counsel
- You will work in close collaboration with:
- The Contracts team
- Product and Operations teams,
- Compliance, Security and Finance stakeholders
- Financial services play an increasingly important role in Pennylane’s product strategy and customer value proposition, serving hundreds of thousands of professional users
- The objective of this role is to:
- Structure and secure the legal framework of financial services products,
- Support product development in a pragmatic and business-oriented way,
- Ensure robust contractual and operational foundations in a fast-moving environment
- You will work on high-impact topics where Legal is expected to act as a business enabler, not just a support function
- Products, contracts and customer legal architecture
- Define and own the legal architecture of financial services products
- Work closely with the Contracts team on the associated contractual framework, including:
- Customer terms and conditions,
- Product documentation and disclosures,
- Complaint handling and customer communications,
- Alignment between contracts, operational processes and product reality
- Partner with Product and Ops teams to design legally robust solutions while preserving speed and innovation
- Outsourcing, partners and critical vendors
- Lead legal matters related to partnerships and critical third-party relationships:
- Contract drafting and negotiation,
- Allocation of responsibilities,
- Audit, continuity and exit mechanisms,
- Coordination with data protection, security and operational resilience requirements
- Contribute to the standardisation and continuous improvement of contractual practices in these areas
- Privacy, security and data
- In close coordination with the DPO and security stakeholders, ensure that operating models and contracts:
- Clearly define data processing roles,
- Address security, incident management, retention and traceability,
- Remain aligned with internal standards and external commitments
- Legal culture, advisory & structuring
- Operate with an owner mindset: identify risks, frame options and help teams make informed decisions
- Actively contribute to building a pragmatic, product-oriented legal culture
- Participate in structuring legal practices through principles, internal guidelines and best practice
Application process
- Screening Interview with Nathalie - Sr Business Recruiter for 30 mins
- Manager Interview with Stanislas - General Counsel & Roland - Lead Legal Counsel for 1 hour
- Case Study with Stanislas & Maxime - General Manager Financial Services for 1h30
- Last Round Interview with Felix - COO & Léa - DPO
Our take
In multiple mature markets, companies have been using QuickBooks, Xero and other SaaS solutions for accounting, but it is a fragmented industry with each country using its own software solution. In France, there is no definitive SaaS solution for accounting.
Pennylane wants to overhaul current tools and modernise the tech stack of accounting firms, by connecting directly with third-party services that hold valuable information. Accounting firms can use Pennylane collaboratively by accessing the platform to centralise receipts, create invoices and automate tasks. Instead of sending information back and forth with spreadsheets and photo attachments, both clients and accounting firms can interact directly on the platform.
Pennylane has a significant market opportunity ahead, with an ambitious goal to become the preferred management platform for European companies. The company already claims an impressive number of customers and strong backing which will allow it to further develop its platform and expand to other markets in Europe.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jan 2026
$208m
SERIES E
Apr 2025
$89.2m
LATE VC
Total funding: $479.8m
Company benefits
- Work remotely from anywhere in Europe, as long as your contract allows you to
- Company shares to enjoy a piece of the success story you're building with us
- A budget to turn your home into a more comfortable workspace, as well as a monthly allowance to work from a coworking space whenever you feel like it
- Access to 8000 fitness spaces in Europe and more than 300 activities related to wellness through our partner Gymlib
- Access to Busuu to perfect your english or your french
- The latest Apple equipment
- Be part of a vibrant social community: we do lots of sports together (running, climbing...), we love to hang out and have a drink together (Thursday afterwork drinks on our rooftop is a usual thing)
- Twice-a-year company seminars
- Wonderful office in the center of Paris
- 10 additional days off (to the 25 standard ones) for those based in France
- Lunch credits (Swile card) to buy your favorite food every day, for those based in France
- Great healthcare cover (Alan Blue) to take care of yourself and your family, for those based in France
Company HQ
Chaussée-d'Antin, Paris, France
Leadership
Arthur Waller
(Co-founder & CEO)Founded PriceMatch in 2012, and progressed from Product Owner to Senior Product Owner at Booking.com between 2015-2018. Co-founded Pennylane in 2020.
Felix Blossier
(Co-founder & COO)Founding Partner of PriceMatch in 2012 and experience as Director General of the French Treasury from 2018-2020. Co-founded Pennylane in 2020.
Tancrède Besnard
(Co-founder & CPO)Co-founded PriceMatch in 2012. Experience as Product Manager for Booking.com between 2016-2018, and current advisor for Predictus. Co-founded Pennylane in 2020.
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