James Sherwood-Jones

<p>Founded in 2019, Pigment stands out as one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies globally, redefining business planning and performance with our AI-powered platform. We empower organizations across diverse industries, including Consumer Packaged Goods, Retail, and Technology, to seamlessly integrate data, people, and processes, enabling them to plan and adapt rapidly.</p><p><br></p><p>With a vibrant team of over 500 professionals across North America and Europe, and offices in New York, Toronto, London, Paris, and the Bay Area, Pigment has successfully secured nearly $400 million in funding from leading global venture capitalists. Our recognition as a Visionary in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Planning Software underscores our commitment to excellence, as we proudly partner with industry leaders like Unilever, Vinci, Kayak, Siemens, and Coca-Cola.</p><p><br></p><p>At Pigment, we champion smart risks, celebrate bold ideas, and challenge the status quo—all as a united team. Every team member has the opportunity to make a significant impact and tackle ambitious challenges. Together, we pursue excellence with a collaborative spirit, continuously raising the bar to ensure strong performance and a proactive approach while fostering an environment of humility.</p><p><br></p><p>If you are passionate about innovation and wish to collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry, we would love to hear from you!</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.pigment.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);">https://www.pigment.com/</a></p>

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<p><span style="font-size:18px"><b>Join Pigment: The AI Platform Redefining Business Planning</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p>Pigment is the AI-powered business planning and performance management platform built for agility and scale. We connect people, data, and processes in one intuitive, feature-rich solution, empowering every team—from Finance to HR—to build, adapt, and align strategic plans in real time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Founded in 2019, Pigment is one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies globally. Industry leaders like Unilever, Snowflake, Siemens, and DPD use Pigment daily to make more informed decisions and confidently navigate any scenario.</p><p><br /></p><p>With a team of 500+ across Paris, London, New York, San Francisco, and Toronto, we've raised nearly $400M from top-tier investors and were named a Visionary in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Planning Software.</p><p><br /></p><p>At Pigment, we take smart risks, celebrate bold ideas, and challenge the status quo—all while working as one team. If you're driven by innovation and ready to make an impact at scale, we’d love to hear from you.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Business Automation team is designing, implementing, and maintaining intelligent automation solutions that streamline business processes and enhance data-driven decision making. We empower business and corporate functions through technology integration, robust data architecture, and process optimization, enabling teams to focus on high-value activities while ensuring accuracy and scalability.</p><p>Our team operates across multiple domains, maintaining shared services and supporting Pigment’s internal functions through automation solutions. </p><p><br /></p><p>We work with a variety of technologies to build reliable data pipelines and automation workflows that support Pigment's growth and operational efficiency.</p><p><br /></p><p>Our team tackles diverse challenges, including streamlining the employee onboarding journey from hiring to first day, building data pipelines that collect and analyze platform usage metrics, and creating dashboards that provide actionable insights to enhance customer success. These projects combine process optimization, data engineering, and business intelligence to drive operational excellence.</p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px"><i>We conduct background checks as part of our hiring process, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in the countries where we operate. This may include verification of employment history, education, and, where legally permitted, criminal records. Any checks will be conducted lawfully prior to formal employment contracts being signed, with candidate consent, and information will be treated confidentially.</i></span></p><p><br /></p><p><i style="font-size:16px">Pigment is an equal opportunity employer. We believe diversity is a strength and fosters innovation. We are committed to enabling everyone to feel included and  valued at the workplace.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, family, gender identity, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability,  sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, social origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We may process your personal data in accordance with our </i><i><span style="font-size:16px" class="postings-link"><a href="https://get.gopigment.com/hubfs/Pigment%20-%20Recruitment%20and%20Employment%20Data%20Protection%20Notice.pdf">HR Data Protection Notice</a></span></i><i>.</i></p>

<br><h4>Role</h4><p><ul><li><b>Primary role (80%)</b></li><div><br /></div><li>The Business Automation Modeler specializes in building and maintaining financial models using Pigment, our business planning platform. As a critical member of the Business Automation team, you will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to design, implement, and optimize Pigment models that drive business insights and decision-making.</li><div><br /></div><li><b>Broader team contributions (20%)</b></li><div><br /></div><li>In addition to these core responsibilities, the Business Automation Modeler will also contribute to the broader Business Automation team's portfolio of projects. This includes working on data engineering initiatives, process automation solutions, and integration workflows that support various business functions across Pigment.</li><li>You will have the opportunity to leverage your technical skills beyond financial modeling to help build robust data pipelines, automate business processes, and implement data-driven solutions that enhance operational efficiency.</li></ul></p>

<br><h4>Key Responsabilities</h4><p><ul><li>Collaborate with HR, Finance, Operations, and various business teams to understand requirements and translate them into effective Pigment solutions</li><li>Lead model design design discussions and develop models of various complexities in Pigment, including workforce management and planning, revenue forecasting, expense planning, and scenario analysis</li><li>Build and maintain data pipelines that feed into Pigment models, ensuring data accuracy and integrity, using APIs and other connection methods</li><li>Create intuitive dashboards and reports that facilitate data-driven decision making</li><li>Document model architecture, assumptions, and methodologies for knowledge sharing and auditing purposes</li><li>Support end users on how to effectively utilize your Pigment models and dashboards</li><li>Continuously improve existing models based on user feedback and changing business needs</li><li>Stay updated on Pigment platform developments and best practices</li><li>When needed, develop and maintain Python-based automations and solutions to streamline enterprise processes</li></ul></p><br><h4>Qualifications</h4><p><ul><li><b>Qualifications</b></li><div><br /></div><li><b>Technical skills</b></li><div><br /></div><li>The ideal candidate will possess most or all of the following qualifications. Hands-on experience through personal projects will be valued equally to professional and academic experience for this role.</li><li>2+ years of experience with financial modeling, business planning, or FP&amp;A</li><li>Experience with Pigment or similar business planning platforms (Anaplan, Adaptive Planning…) - you will be able to access extensive training material and easily leverage internal expertise</li><li>Ability to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions</li><li>Experience with ETL processes and data integration (experience with dbt is a strong plus)</li><li>Proficiency in Python, SQL and data manipulation techniques</li><li>Ability to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions</li><li>Understanding of API integrations and web services</li><li>Knowledge of version control systems (Git), and infrastructure as code concepts</li><li>Proficiency in English and French</li><div><br /></div><li><b>Soft skills</b></li><div><br /></div><li>A quick learner, especially with new domains - we work with diverse use cases, business functions, and tools. Pigment is a business platform, you must understand what you are building</li><li>Analytical and problem-solving mindset with critical thinking about corporate processes</li><li>Good understanding of business operations</li><li>Strong communication abilities - translating technical concepts to non-technical audiences and active listening skills for accurately capturing business requirements</li><li>Proven ability to manage simple projects, and coordinate effectively across multiple functional teams</li><div><br /></div><li><b>Preferred</b></li><div><br /></div><li>Experience in SaaS or technology companies</li></ul></p><br><h4>How we work</h4><p><ul><li>Thrive Together: We can only win as a team. We are all founders and do the right thing for our peers, Pigment customers, partners, and the planet</li><li>Never Settle: We aim to become the best at what we do by delivering with rigor and ambition every day. Delivering means building a passionate Pigment community</li><li>Go for it: We are biased towards action. Every action leads to learning and these learnings get us one step closer to our mission</li><li>Be real, be humble: We are generous with our feedback, open to change our views and we approach it with empathy knowing everyone is trying to do the best for Pigment</li></ul></p>

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