Strategic Project Manager
Paris
Corporate & Middle Office – Strategy /
Full-time /
Hybrid
Our mission? Creating the freedom for SMEs to succeed in business and beyond, by delivering Europe’s leading finance workspace. We combine business-class tools (seamless invoicing, spend management, and pre-accounting) with unwaveringly attentive 24/7 support, designed to help businesses breeze through all things finance.
Our journey: Founded by Alexandre and Steve in July 2017, Qonto has rapidly gained trust, serving over 500,000 customers. Thanks to our wonderful team of 1,600+ Qontoers, we also made it to the LinkedIn Top Companies French ranking!
Our values:
Customer focus | Prioritize customers in everything you do
Ownership | Own your part, get things done
Teamwork | Make (team)work easy
Mastery | Continuously raise the bar
Integrity | Always do what’s right, and respect people
Our beliefs: At Qonto, we're committed to fostering a welcoming environment where everyone can thrive. We prioritize evaluating applicants based solely on skills and potential, ensuring diversity with 50% international team members, 44% women, and 20% parents. Join us in building a workplace that celebrates diversity and individuality.
As a Strategic Project Manager, you will play a key role in planning and leading cross-team strategic initiatives on a wide range of topics to help Qonto grow and meet its business objectives. You will also lead strategic assessments (including M&A) to help Qonto grow even faster.
You will work closely with Senior Management and collaborate with various Qonto teams — including Growth, Product, Tech, Ops, Finance, and People — ensuring cross-functional coordination to successfully execute your missions.
👩💻🧑💻 As a Strategic Project Manager at Qonto, you will:
• Lead Strategic Projects: Drive a variety of cross-team strategic initiatives, such as growth & pricing strategy, GTM strategy, product strategy, from conception to implementation.
• Conduct Strategic and M&A Assessments: Identify and evaluate new strategic opportunities for Qonto. Develop M&A investment theses, conduct in-depth opportunity analyses, and perform strategic due diligence to support informed decision-making.
• Provide Strategic Support to Leadership: Partner closely with the leadership team as a trusted advisor, providing strategic insights and guidance to amplify their effectiveness and drive business impact.
🤔 What you can expect:
• High-Impact Strategic Projects: Contribute to key strategic initiatives alongside Qonto’s senior management team.
• Strategic Plan Implementation: Drive the successful execution of Qonto’s Strategic Plan and help achieve ambitious company goals.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with teams across Growth, Product, Tech, Finance, Compliance, and Operations.
• Fast-Paced, International Environment: Succeed in a dynamic, rapidly scaling organization with teams across five European countries.
• Part of the Strategy Team: Be a core member of a 15-person Strategy Team based in France and Spain.
🤝 About your future Manager
Your future manager will be Cédrick, our Strategy lead.
• Prior to joining Qonto, Cédrick worked in Strategy Consulting, specializing in strategic planning, M&A due diligence, and growth strategies. He also gained entrepreneurial experience by co-founding an e-commerce startup.
• Cédrick has been with Qonto for 4.5 years, where he has led and scaled the Strategic Projects team. He brings deep expertise in both strategy and execution within the Fintech sector.
🏅 About You
• Experience: extensive experience in a top-tier consulting firm and/or as a strategic project manager in a startup or company (Experience in Payments/Fintech/Banking is a plus)
• Analytical Thinker: You have an analytical spirit, enjoy complex problem-solving, and thrive in quantitative & financial projects.
• Curious & Insight-Driven: You’re eager to learn, explore new opportunities, and push the boundaries of what’s possible.
• Strong Communicator: You have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to structure, synthesize, and present insights clearly.
• Project & Stakeholder Management: You’re highly organized, able to break silos, lead cross-team initiatives, and drive execution.
• Detail-Oriented: You take pride in executing tasks flawlessly and ensuring thorough follow-through.• Languages: Native-level English is required; French, Italian, German, or Spanish is a big plus.
At Qonto we understand that true diversity isn't just about ticking boxes on a hiring checklist. Apply regardless of the boxes you tick! Who knows? You may have the missing piece of the puzzle we've been searching for all along.
🎁 Perks
A tailor-made and dynamic career track. An inclusive work environment. And so much more to help you succeed.
- Offices in Paris, Berlin, Milan, Barcelona, and Belgrade;
- Competitive salary package;
- A meal voucher;
- Public transportation reimbursement (part or global);
- A great health insurance (depending on the country);
- Employee well-being initiatives: access to Moka Care to take care of your mental health and great offers for sports and wellness activities;
- A progressive disability and parenthood policy (1 in 6 of Qonto employees is a parent!) and childcare benefits with selected partners;
- Monthly team events.
💬 Our hiring process:
- Interviews with your Talent Acquisition Manager and future managers
- A remote exercise to demonstrate your skills and give you a taste of what working at Qonto could be like
On average, our process lasts 20 working days and offers usually follow within 48 hours 🤞
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