Senior Launch Manager (French Speaking) (f/m/d)

At Upvest, we're on a mission to make investing as easy as spending money. We are building the first European Investment API that empowers businesses to offer seamless investment. experiences to their users.

Upvest is a well-funded, fast-growing FinTech with a diverse team of over 250 people from 70+ nationalities working across our hubs in Berlin, Tallinn, and London. Our latest €100m fundraising round (Series C) was led by Hedosophia and Sapphire Venture, with continued support from existing investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, BlackRock, Earlybird, HV Capital, Motive Ventures, and Notion Capital.

We currently employ 250+ people across Europe with our headquarters based in Berlin, Germany, and hubs in Tallinn, Estonia, and London, UK.

How we Upvest in you*:

• Work with experts: Solving complex problems and fixing the European securities financial infrastructure that empowers more people to be able to invest by using cutting-edge technologies.
• Flexible work environment: Work from any of our hubs in Berlin, London or Tallinn hybrid or remotely across Europe, depending on the role.
• Professional development: Access an annual budget of €1,500 for personal and professional training to master your craft.
• Wellbeing: Recharge with 30 days of annual leave and maintain a healthy lifestyle with sports benefits. Access confidential professional coaching and enjoy the flexibility to work remotely abroad for up to 183 days a year.
• Compensation and equity: We believe that all Upvengers contribute to our success and deserve a competitive, above-market salary and a participation in our employee equity program.
• Team celebrations: Participate in company-wide events, such as UpFest, dinners, offsites and our Holiday party, to connect with colleagues and celebrate our achievements.

Your Impact:

• As Senior Launch Manager, you'll take full ownership of onboarding Europe's leading Fintechs and financial enterprises to Upvest's Investment API. You'll manage end-to-end client launches, ensuring smooth integration across tech, operations, and compliance. By standardizing processes and leveraging best practices, you'll make onboarding faster and more efficient. Launch Managers are the spider in the web, building the bridge between our clients and our platform with in-depth product knowledge, superb problem-solving skills and natural charisma.
• Your role goes beyond project management - you build strong, long-term client relationships and set new standards for collaboration. By understanding clients' needs, you'll help them launch not just successfully, but also in time and in line with their business goals. Your leadership will foster collaboration across teams, ensuring the best experience for our clients.
• The Launch team is part of the Upvest Client Impact department, where we focus on delivering value to our clients every day. Your colleagues will include some of the most skilled, communicative and outcome oriented project managers. Next to that you will work with stakeholders from the entire organization spanning from Product to Growth over Compliance and Data.

What you'll do:

• Become part of the success story of Upvest (as a shareholder!)
• Own the onboarding of Europe's top Fintechs and enterprise clients onto Upvest's Investment API - achievements you can call yours!
• Be part of a driven and determined team that fosters continuous growth
• Drive change through your own initiatives and set the standard for excellence
• Navigate complex challenges with a bias for achieving the outcome
• Manage high-stakes client situations

What you bring:

• 4+ years of experience in client-facing project management within Fintech, Investment banking or management consulting (ideally in onboarding and integration project roles)
• Previous experience with or strong interest in software-/infrastructure-as-a-service products (e.g., Banking-as-a-Service etc.)
• Superb project and communication skills, with a hands-on attitude
• A client-first mindset and a pragmatic approach to solving problems
• A willingness to dive into the deep end, be challenged and learn at a rapid pace
• A structured and proactive approach, anticipating client challenges early and addressing them with foresight
• The ability to work autonomously, take ownership, and drive initiatives within or close to your area of responsibility
• Professional proficiency in both French and English

Your plus would be:

• Have experience working in the financial industry or any other regulated environment
• Have worked in financial services
• Have a working knowledge of APIs
• Have an interest in personal investing or are eager to learn more about it

Our Values:

• Make it easy for others. Team over Egos.
• Own the outcome. Progress over Perfection.
• Rise to the challenge. Growth over Comfort.
• Tell the story. Clarity over Ambiguity.

Our Commitment to Belonging

At Upvest we're dedicated to building an inclusive environment where every Upvenger feels a true sense of belonging and is empowered to do their best work. We are a proud equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Your unique path is what we value.

* These benefits apply if you will be hired in Germany, Estonia or the UK. If you live elsewhere within Europe, some of the benefits might be slightly different.