VP Strategy

About

 
Swan is the leading European fintech specialized in embedded banking. A laureate of the French government’s selective year list of tech champions, “French Tech Next 120,” we are quickly expanding across Europe.

Over 100 European companies have already seamlessly integrated banking services such as accounts, cards, and payments into their products through our Banking-as-a-Service platform. This approach, known as “embedded finance”, empowers businesses to elevate their offerings and create new revenue streams — often times tripling their revenue!

Our founders’ vision from the beginning was Simplicity: that anyone with a fintech idea at 2 am can visit our website, start building, and buy themselves a coffee with a self-issued card the very next day. That vision has taken us far.

That vision has taken us far. Following a 42M€ Series B extension, we have been doubling our headcount and already have over 280+ Swanees across offices in Paris, Berlin, Barcelona, Amsterdam, and Milan!

To learn more about us: About Swan ; Our story.

Job description

We are seeking a driven and accomplished executive to lead our Strategy group. Reporting to Camille Tyan, our Deputy CEO, the role will be to drive our strategic planning as we scale the company. This role requires critical thinking, a deep understanding of fintech markets, strategic planning, and exceptional leadership abilities.

✨ Main Tasks

• Team management: lead and manage the Strategy team (3 to 4 people by the end of 2025), providing clear guidance, mentorship, and ongoing coaching to support their growth and performance.
• Strategic planning: develop strategic plans and initiatives, leveraging insights from analysis of operations, and business metrics to guide decisions about products, markets, and segments.
• Business alignment: lead quarterly business reviews and OKR alignment, ensuring the entire organization is progressing towards strategic goals and objectives.
• Operational excellence: Oversee operational performance, initiating process and improvements to promote efficiency and quality across all functions.
• Cross-functional projects: Manage key strategic projects and cross-functional teams, fostering alignment and cooperation to meet shared objectives efficiently and effectively.
• Market priorities: define and prioritize opportunities to expand our offerings, and align features with user needs to drive innovation and maintain competitive advantage in the market.
• Growth & Market expansion: identify opportunities for expansion in the embedded finance market, incubating initiatives to investigate and launch new products, businesses, segments, or regions.
• Organizational design: design and implement organizational structures that facilitate scalability and efficiency as the company enters new markets and launches innovative fintech products.

Preferred experience

✨ You’re a great match if:

• Strong experience as a Head of or VP in strategic planning, product management within the fintech sector.
  
• You possess strong management and leadership skills.
  
• You are not afraid to build a department almost from scratch
  
• You are hands-on, adaptable, and proactive, with a bias for action.
  
• You are a strategic thinker with excellent business acumen.
  
• You have a proven track record in managing strategic, cross-functional projects, and can juggle multiple priorities efficiently.
  
• You excel at analyzing complex business data, metrics, and market trends within the fintech space.
  
• You’re an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills, and you know how to influence and negotiate effectively.
• Our ideal teammate: Empathetic. Skilled. Frank. We love to challenge each other, and we leave our egos at the door.

It’s okay if you don’t tick all the boxes — don’t let imposter syndrome prevent you from applying! 🙌 

Swan is committed to providing a caring work environment for all employees, regardless of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, or belief.

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