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 M&A assessments to help Qonto grow even faster.
You will be highly exposed to Senior Management and work with Qonto's different teams - Growth, Product, Tech, Ops, Finance, People - and will ensure transversal coordination between them to carry out your missions.
👩💻🧑💻 As Strategic Project Manager at Qonto, you will:
• Lead Strategic Projects: Drive a variety of cross-team strategic initiatives, including growth & pricing strategy, GTM strategy, product strategy, and operating model, from conception to implementation.
• Conduct Strategic M&A Assessments: Define M&A investment theses, conduct opportunity assessments, and perform strategic due diligence to inform decision-making.
• Provide Strategic Support to Leadership: Collaborate closely with the leadership team as a trusted business partner, enhancing their impact through strategic assistance and guidance.
🤔What you can expect:
• Strategic Initiatives: Engage with high-exposure strategic topics in collaboration with Qonto's senior management team.
• Strategic Plan Execution: Play a pivotal role in ensuring the success of the Strategic Plan, supporting Qonto in achieving its ambitious targets.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with all Qonto teams, including Growth, Product, Tech, Finance, Compliance, and Operations.
• Dynamic Environment: Thrive in a fast-paced, scaling, and international environment with teams spread across five European countries.
• Strategy Team Membership: Join a dedicated Strategy Team of 15 professionals working from France, Italy, and Germany.
🤝 About your future Manager:
Your future manager will be Cédrick, our Strategy Lead.
• His background:
Before joining Qonto, Cédrick worked in Strategy Consulting with a focus on strategic planning, M&A due diligence, and growth strategies. He also had a short entrepreneurial experience co-founding a start-up in the e-commerce.
• What does he bring to the team?
Cédrick brings his experience in both strategy & execution in the Fintech industry. He will support you to master your projects and continuously make you grow and learn.
🏅 About You:
• Experience: 4-5+ years of experience in a top-tier consulting firm and/or as a project manager in a startup (Experience in Payments/Fintech/Banking is a plus)
• Analytical Thinker: You have an analytical spirit, enjoy complex problem-solving solving, and thrive in quantitative & financial projects
• Communication Skills: You have outstanding verbal & written communication skills and you have a good ability to structure, synthesize and formalize
• Project and Stakeholder Management: your drive and excellent organization skills allow you to be a strong project manager, able to break silos and coordinate cross-team initiatives. You are experienced in planning and leading strategic initiatives
• Efficient and Adaptable: You can ramp up fast on new topics, navigate in complex environments, and deliver in a fast-paced manner
• Conscientious: You pay attention to detail in the execution and the follow-up of missions
• Languages: Fluency in English is required, and proficiency in another European language (French, Italian, German, or Spanish) is a real plus.
Qonto is an open-minded company. Don’t tick all the boxes? Apply and we’ll let you know if we think you could fit the role. You never know ☺️
🎁 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;
- Tailor-made remote work policy depending on the job you apply for and where you live;
- 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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