HRIS Workday & Data, Team Lead

Are you looking to have an impact on the daily life of millions of entrepreneurs in France (and tomorrow in Europe)?

Are you looking for a work environment that values trust, proactivity, and autonomy?

Then Pennylane is the right place for you !

Our vision

We aim to become the most beloved financial Operating System of French SMEs and Accounting Firms (and soon, European ones).

We help entrepreneurs rid themselves of time-consuming tasks related to accounting and finance while providing them with access to key financial information to assist in making the best decisions for their business.

About us

Pennylane is one of the fastest growing Fintechs in France (and soon to be in Europe!)

In 6 years of existence, we’ve managed to :

💻 Make ourselves known as a groundbreaking accounting and financial software for small businesses and their accountants

💰 Raise a total of €400 millions, including from Sequoia, the famous fund from the Silicon Valley who invested early in companies like Google, Facebook, Airbnb, Stripe, Paypal and much more...

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Grow from 7 cofounders to 1000 happy Pennylaners : we’re now recognized as one of the greatest places to work in France (and also remotely), with a 4.6/5 rating on Glassdoor .

🌍 Build an international environment with more than 25 nationalities, with a strong remote-friendly culture, where 30% of the employees are already working from all parts of Europe

🤝 Earn the trust of thousands of customers and accounting firms and obtain outstanding ratings

🚀 Already more than 1 500,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and over 8000 accounting firms use Pennylane in France!

About the role

We are a fast-growing scale-up in the midst of an exciting international expansion. Following the successful launch of Workday as our core HCM platform, we are now looking for an HRIS Workday & Data Lead to own the post-launch journey and drive the continuous improvement of our HR tech ecosystem.

This is a strategic and hands-on manager role within the HR function, working in close collaboration with IT, Finance, and Business teams. You will lead a small but high-impact team of two Workday HRIS Experts and one HR Data Analyst, ensuring our HR systems are scalable, secure, and aligned with the company's growth trajectory.

You will be the go-to expert and decision-maker for everything related to Workday configuration & evolution, HR data & integrations with our HR tools – acting as a true functional project lead

Key responsibilities

Team leadership & organization

Manage, mentor, and develop a team of 2 Workday HRIS Experts and 1 HR Data Analyst

Organise team work using project plans and agile sprint methodologies

Prioritize the team backlog based on business impact, urgency, and capacity

Foster a culture of documentation and knowledge sharing (Notion)

Ensure team members grow in expertise and are continuously upskilled on Workday releases and new features

Workday post-launch excellence

Own the Workday post-go-live roadmap : continuous improvement, optimization, and adoption

Challenge and rechallenge existing Workday configurations: identify gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities to better leverage the platform

Act as the internal functional project lead: translate HR business needs into functional and technical requirements, lead solution design, UAT, and deployment

Stay ahead of Workday product updates and bi-annual releases; assess and implement relevant new features

Maintain and improve Workday security : role-based access control, data privacy, audit compliance

Stakeholder collaboration & prioritization

Collaborate closely with IT, Finance, HR Leadership, Talent Acquisition and Business teams to gather needs, align on priorities, and communicate roadmap decisions

Facilitate prioritization workshops and steering committees with key stakeholders

Serve as the main point of contact between HR Operations and the broader tech organization

Challenge stakeholder requests and provide expert recommendations grounded in Workday best practices

Integrations & HR Tech Ecosystem

Oversee and manage integrations between Workday and third-party tools (Ashby for recruiting, Silae for payroll, and others)

Identify opportunities to connect or improve connections with new tools as the company scales

Partner with IT to ensure integration architecture is robust, secure, and maintainable

Maintain an up-to-date map of the HR tech stack and integration landscape

AI & automation innovation

Explore and assess Workday’s emerging AI and extensibility capabilities, including Workday Extend, and translate relevant use cases into a pragmatic roadmap

Evaluate how Sana Learn and other AI-enabled learning solutions can complement the Workday ecosystem and improve employee and manager experiences

Map the automation and AI tools already used at Pennylane and identify secure, scalable opportunities to connect them with Workday processes, data, and integrations

Lead experimentation, business-case assessment, governance, and deployment of selected AI and automation use cases in partnership with IT and relevant stakeholders

Build the team’s capabilities on Workday AI, automation, and extensibility through training, hands-on experimentation, documentation, and knowledge sharing

HR Data & Analytics

Work with the HR Data Analyst to ensure data quality, consistency, and governance across the HR ecosystem

Drive the development of HR dashboards, KPIs, and reporting capabilities (headcount, attrition, workforce planning, etc.)

Champion a data-driven HR culture across the People team and leadership

Ensure compliance with data protection regulations (GDPR, etc.) across all HR data flows

International Expansion Support

Support the HRIS configuration and deployment efforts tied to the company's international growth (new countries, legal entities, payroll connectors, local compliance)

Ensure Workday configurations scale with the organization as headcount and geographic footprint grow

Your Profile

Must-Haves

8+ years of experience with Workday HCM , including post-go-live ownership and functional configuration (HCM Core, Time tracking, Absence, Learning, Talent, Compensation, Peakon)

Strong understanding of Workday security model (role-based access, domain/business process security)

Experience acting as AMOA or functional project lead on HRIS projects: requirements gathering, solution design, change management, UAT

Proven experience managing a team or leading a project team, with a collaborative and empowering leadership style

Strong project management skills: ability to run sprints, manage a backlog, and deliver in an agile environment

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills – comfortable influencing without authority across IT, Finance, and HR Leadership

Experience managing or overseeing HR system integrations (APIs, middleware, integration studio, etc.)

Experience with AI and automation applied to Workday, HR, or Data , with the ability to assess use cases, risks, and business value

Fluent in both French & English

Nice-to-Haves

Familiarity with tools such as Ashby (ATS), Silae (payroll), Deel (payroll), Google package

Experience in a scale-up or high-growth environment

Exposure to international HRIS rollouts (multi-country configurations, payroll connectors)

Knowledge of HR data governance frameworks and GDPR compliance

Recruitment Process

Screening Interview with Nathalie, Talent Acquisitio - 30 mins

Manager Interview with Mathilde, Head of People Ops - 45 mins

Business Case Interview with Mathilde & Marine, VP People - 60 mins

Last Round Interview - 2 members from People Management Team - 45 mins

Team Fit Interview - 30 mins

Offer 🎉

What do we do to make your work life easier

🌴 Wherever you are based, you will get 25 vacations days paid by Pennylane

💵 You’ll have a compet