Product/Design Director

Who are we?

PayFit simplifies payroll management and HR processes for small and medium businesses. Our mission is to make our users fulfilled, by offering experiences for the well-being of their employees, and for the health of the company.

Since 2015, we have a strong presence in France and have been quickly growing in Germany, Spain, the UK and Italy. With 5,000 customers in 5 countries, we are one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in Europe.

Today, we are more than 600 employees at PayFit and we all share four core values:

• Care for each other

• Always stay humble

• Strive for excellence

• Live and work with passion

We are committed to a culture of inclusion and an environment that enables fulfillment in freedom & responsibility.

You want to join us ? Watch this video!

What will be your role?

You will be part of the French Product team, leading one of its two Tribes (~18 ppl). The Tribe is composed 3 Squads hosting 5 Product Builders* each. Product Builder is a hybrid role mixing Product Management and Engineering with a strong UX sensitivity. Product Builders work on a low-code platform built internally : to learn more about this role, you can read this article written by our VP Product Management.

Payfit is at the heart of the professional life of HR managers and employees. Thus, our mission is to make our users fulfilled, by offering experiences for the well-being of their employees, and for the health of the company. As a Product Director, here is how you will contribute to this mission :

Pilot product execution & results

Understanding our users, defining solutions, measuring impact, iterating and communicating are key moments for a Product team. As a Tribe Director, your mission will be to :

• Set the Tribe objectives and key results

• Support and challenge Squads in objective settings.

• Level-up continuously the product practises to reach excellence (data-diven approach, user research, iterative mode, priorization model)

• Set a user-centric tribe mindset

• Communicate the Tribe plans and results

Coach and Hire individuals

Exceptional results can only come from exceptional players. The Product France team puts a lot of energy in recruiting high potential individuals, and your role is to help them grow :

• Conduct 1:1s, performance reviews, development discussions in order to help each individual growing

• Coach your team members on various topic from Product Management to strategy or communication, depending on their needs

Build and spread a great product strategy

• Understand PayFit admins, what problems they try to solve and what impact it has on their lives

• Understand Payfit France strategy and vision

• Challenge the squads roadmap : guarantee we listened to our customers and we will work on what really matters for them

• Engage with your teams & stakeholders: work in a collaborative way with your team & other departments.

• Create communication channels with product marketing, sales, customer success and other key stakeholders.

This job has been tailored for you if

• You have a minimum of 5 years of work experience in Product Management, Design, or User Research.

• You have a strong appetite for product vision and strategy and have a great touch for design, UX and Product Data.

• You have a manager experience

• No programming knowledge is required but are curious about new ways of coding.

• You are impact driven and focusing on delivering results for both customers and the business

• You have a strong interpersonal and communication skills

• You speak French and English fluently

What we offer

• An international and dynamic team with the opportunity to visit our different offices (Paris, Berlin, Barcelona, London, Milan)

• A work from anywhere policy to allow you flexibility in regards to where you want to work in one of our five countries (France, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and Italy)

• 150 euros equipment budget to comfortably work from home

• A gym at our Paris office and a Gymlib membership with preferential rates

• Restaurant tickets card (Swile)

• 20 weeks of maternity leave supported by PayFit and 4 weeks of partner leave (Signed the Parental Act) and

• Health insurance (supported to 60% by PayFit)

• One day per year dedicated to volunteer for an association

• A fulfilling and inclusive workplace, offering equal opportunities for any minority, disability, gender identity and sexual orientation. Don’t forget: everyone fits at PayFit!

Hiring process

1️⃣ Applicant initial validation: added value, key achievements, motivations, job match (30')

2️⃣ First interview with French Tribe Director (30')

3️⃣ Second interview with Design Director (30')

4️⃣ Live Business case with Head of Product and VP Product (45')

5️⃣ Last round with VP Product / Design or CPO (35')