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Learning & Development Manager (M/F) – Paris / Aix-en-Provence / Bordeaux / Caen / Dijon / Lille / Lyon / Nantes
last updated November 9, 2025 23:08 UTC
Pennylane
Pennylane

HQ: Hybrid

OFF: Paris / Aix-en-Provence / Bordeaux / Caen / Dijon / Lille / Lyon / Nantes
Full-Time
Management and Finance
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Are you looking for a stimulating professional environment based on autonomy and trust?
Pennylane offers you the opportunity to grow within a rapidly expanding company.
Here, your expertise will directly help entrepreneurs regain control of their finances. Discover a place where your skills will be valued and where you can shape the future of financial management.
Our vision
Our ambition is to become the preferred financial management software for European SMEs.
We help entrepreneurs get rid of time-consuming accounting and finance tasks, while giving them access to key financial information to help them make the best decisions for their business.
At the same time, we help accounting firms, allowing them to spend less time on redundant and repetitive tasks, and more time on advising and supporting their clients.
About Pennylane
Pennylane is one of the fastest growing FinTech companies in France, and plans to soon address the European market.
In our 5 years of existence, we have achieved the following:
💻 Positioning ourselves in the market as an innovative accounting and financial management solutions provider
💰 Raising a total of €225 million from renowned investors, including Sequoia, the leading Silicon Valley fund known for having supported Google, Facebook, Airbnb, Stripe, PayPal, and many others in their early stages
👨👩👧👦 Growing from 7 co-founders to a team of 800 employees, with an average rating of 4.6/5 on Glassdoor and 94% of Glassdoor reviewers who would recommend PL to their friends!
🌍 Building an international team of employees from 25 different countries, with a highly flexible remote work culture
🤝 Gain the trust of thousands of users and get excellent feedback
🚀 Over 500,000 micro-enterprises/SMEs and over 5,000 accounting firms already use Pennylane in France!
Why is this role so important in our country?
To support the development of the L&D function within Pennylane, we are looking for an L&D Manager to join the People team.
Reporting to our Head of HR Development, you will be involved at both the strategic and operational levels to design, deploy and continuously improve an excellent learning experience.
You will co-develop training programs and be responsible for the execution of the training plan to enhance performance in support of Pennylane’s growth.
You will rely on personas to place L&D at the heart of the employee experience, thanks to a strong proximity to HRBPs, managers and internal experts.
How will you contribute to the project?
Your responsibilities will include:
The skills development plan: from construction to deployment
– Participate in COMEX/ELT discussions to develop the training plan aligned with the business strategy.
– Analyze the needs expressed during annual performance reviews, to refine the plan.
– Develop and execute communication plans for training activities, in order to strengthen awareness, adoption and session attendance rates.
– Plan the sessions and manage the logistics from end to end.
– Manage individual and group training requests as they arise and adjust the plan accordingly.
– Carry out the quarterly L&D reporting (potentially in partnership with our HR Data analyst, Axèle).
Program design and management
– Co-create learning paths by persona and design ad hoc initiatives for each business unit according to priorities.
– Maintain and enrich the training catalogue, continuously update and refresh the content.
– Design and lead soft skills programs independently.
– Co-design hard skills/specialized programs with managers or internal experts.
Internal management of the Pennylane Academy
– Integrate the platform into recurring training habits and workflows; promote consistent use.
– Provide recommendations to maximize usage.
Enriching internal training
– To build and lead the Pennylane internal trainer community.
– Propose and implement mechanisms to facilitate internal knowledge transfer and communities of practice.
– In close partnership with HRBPs, identify and monitor internal training initiatives; provide the necessary support to centralize measurement.
The profile we are looking for
– At least 5 years’ experience in an L&D role, combining strategic thinking and operational responsibilities.
– Broad expertise on L&D topics: needs analysis, learning path design, facilitation, supplier management, learning platforms and KPI management.
– Proven ability to analyze the results of performance cycles and translate them into actionable learning plans.
– Strong program and stakeholder management skills with a business acumen enabling smooth communication with managers.
– Excellent communication skills in French and English ; able to write clear and impactful internal communications.
To thrive in this role, you need to:
– To be stimulated by a constantly evolving and rapidly growing environment.
– Be highly collaborative with the People team, HRBPs, managers and cross-functional stakeholders.
– Be sufficiently experienced to prioritize business-driven actions on a daily basis and balance strategy and execution.
🎁 What we can offer you:
🏥 One of the best health insurance providers on the market (Alan Blue and Alan Mind)
🍜 Restaurant vouchers (Swile Card)
🏝 Between 6 and 12 additional days of paid time off (RTT) on top of the 5 weeks of paid vacation
🇬🇧 The opportunity to perfect your English thanks to Busuu
🧑💻 A dedicated budget each month for all our Pennylaners, encouraging work from home or in coworking spaces
🏢 Easy access to our offices, located a few minutes from Saint Lazare in the heart of Paris
💵 A BSPCE envelope
🏃‍♀️ Access to 8,000 gyms across France and over 300 wellness activities through our partner Gymlib
💻 A Mac
🎉 We practice many sports together and are keen to meet regularly around company events such as Tech Days (which allow remote Pennylaners to meet every 3 months) or our company seminar which takes place once a year, and which promotes great moments of cohesion for everyone.
To thrive at Pennylane, you will need to:
-Speak English (the level is assessed and appreciated depending on the department you are applying to)
-Enjoy working in a constantly changing environment
-Make collaboration a priority within your team or with other stakeholders
-Having sufficient perspective to prioritize high-impact business actions in one’s daily activities.
We know that some people are less likely to apply than others if they feel they do not meet all the criteria.
If you’re hesitating, we encourage you to apply anyway: who knows, it could be the start of a meaningful and lasting collaboration!