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Do you want to help us shape what the future of work will look like and how it will best embrace our life's aspirations? If this sounds like a journey you want to embark on, we may have the right role for you!PayFit is an intuitive cloud-based payroll and employee management solution designed specifically for SMBs. Since 2015, we have set ourselves a mission to simplify payroll for SMBs and enable employers and employees to grow together. We are a European company operating from 3 main countries (France, Spain, and the UK) where we are supporting over 16,000 clients.

Creating a fulfilling work environment and culture is also a core mission at PayFit, and our day-to-day work philosophy is reflected in our four values:

Care: We genuinely care for others whoever they are, whatever they think.

Excellence: We aim to improve and achieve better results every day.

Humility: Staying humble and exchanging transparent feedback helps us to grow and improve.

Passion: We are the architects of PayFit's success.

A key part of our culture, and essential for our success, is also improving the diversity of our teams and building an inclusive culture where you can be yourself at work.

This is why our recruitment focuses on the skills you demonstrate, and not only on your academic background or previous professional experiences. At PayFit we understand that you can gain applicable skills through a variety of life experiences and we are interested in knowing them, too.

Location :
Flexible location: work remotely from anywhere in France or Spain

About the role :

As a Senior Director, you will be responsible for the Data team (from data engineering to analytics engineering to analytics) and for driving data initiatives that improve the customer experience, drive product innovation, and contribute to decision making and business growth.

At PayFit, to give you context, we have implemented a modern data stack on AWS with Airbyte, Snowflake, DBT, Looker, Hex and Amplitude.

Reporting directly to Sylvain, Chief Product Officer (CPO), you will :

• Progress and extend the data strategy that aligns with the company's business goals and objectives.

• Manage and level up a team of roughly 15ppl, composed of Data Analysts, Analytics Engineers and Data Engineers to execute the roadmap and meet the company's goals.

• Drive the development and implementation of data governance policies and procedures to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and security.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize data-driven initiatives that will drive business growth, improve customer experience, and enhance product innovation.

• Oversee the design and maintenance of data infrastructure and systems

• Ensure that data architecture and systems are scalable and maintainable, and ensure a strong relationship with the engineering team to define & implement an efficient data ingestion and consumption strategy

• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across the organization, including product management, engineering, business operations, finance and customer success, to ensure alignment and buy-in for data initiatives. In particular, collaborate with product and engineering to further develop PayFit’s AI initiatives.

• Define and measure key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor the effectiveness of data initiatives

• Manage data-related risks and ensure compliance with all relevant data privacy and protection regulations.

• Provide thought leadership on data strategy, technology trends, and emerging data-related opportunities and risks.

• Communicate data insights and recommendations to executive leadership and other stakeholders in a clear and actionable manner.

This role is for you if :

• You are an experienced leader (8+ years of experience) in data management, data analytics, and/or data engineering including several years leading multiple teams and managing managers.

• You have strong management skills and are an inspiring leader, passionate about developing high-performing teams and excellent at pushing team collaboration to break down silos.

• You have a proven track record to develop and execute successful data strategies, ideally for a SaaS business (B2B) model that have driven business growth, improved customer experience, and enhanced product innovation.

• You have technical expertise (Snowflake, DBT, Looker, Hex, Amplitude are key tools we use) in topics such as machine learning & AI, data warehousing, data engineering, and other data-related technologies.

• You have strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including executive teams and business partners.

• You speak English fluently and you want to work in an international and dynamic environment

• You have good knowledge of data privacy and protection regulations (GDPR)

If you think you would be a good fit even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements, we would love to hear from you!

Your future team :

Together with your team members (15ppl), you will enable Data best practices across the company and drive change through evangelization, training and decision’s taking.

Your future manager, Sylvain, is CPO (overseeing product, design, data and compliance teams), and will ensure your smooth onboarding and further evolution in your role!

Interview process :

1. Interview with Joris, Principal TA - 45min

2. Interview with Sylvain, CPO - 45min

3. You will then meet 2 Data Leads, Justyna (Data Analytics) & Olivier (Analytics Engineering) - 60min

4. You will meet a Stakeholder outside of the data team - 60min

5. The last step would be having a business case - 60min 

👉 Background Check (ISO27001 certification): identity, diploma, and past professional experiences will be checked after the offer.

What we offer

Flexibility: We believe it is key to produce your best work and to be fulfilled. We therefore offer the possibility to work away from our main offices, within France/UK/Spain; as well as abroad for a defined period. Further requirements may apply depending on the role and your overall experience.
Learning & Development: In PayFit we have a great learning platform where you can learn new skills every day with the support of our company. We also have English language courses to improve your business communication vocabulary and get to the next level.
Career Development: We want you to progress and be free to choose which direction you want to grow. There are also opportunities for internal moves.
Health promotion: A Gym at our Paris office and a GymLib subscription with preferential rates. 4 paid sessions with a mental health practitioner and online support with Moka.Care.
Health insurance: Mutuelle Henner (60% covered by PayFit).
Transportation: 50% covered for your public transportation card for those living within Ile de France. A budget to travel to the office for those who live outside of it.
Meals: A restaurant card with our partner Swile ( 9€ per workday).
Home office budget: 150€ per year to help you get set up in the best conditions. A MacBook is our standard working tool.
Parental support: 20 weeks maternity leave covered by PayFit and 4 weeks leave for the second parent.
Time off: 25 days of holidays + RTT days (depending on the contract).

Disability Inclusion: All of our positions are open to any person living with a disability. To guarantee equal treatment and opportunities, we will take, based on individual needs, appropriate measures to adapt the work conditions of PayFiters with disabilities, and if needed also during the recruitment process. Please let us know what you need and we will do our best to accommodate!