Instant consumer credit platform across Europe with embedded fintech delivery
Younited is a regulated credit institution issuing personal loans up to €50,000 across five European markets, with a tech stack anchored in BigQuery, dbt, and Airflow for data transformation and analytics. The hiring pattern reveals a finance-and-data-heavy organization (20 of 30 open roles) focused on regulatory compliance, treasury optimization, and M&A execution—priorities reflected in active projects on IFRS risk modeling, consolidated accounting, and capital operations. Pain points around balance-sheet shifting and liquidity management signal operational strain from rapid scaling in a multi-country footprint.
Notable leadership hires: Head of Accounting, Head of Product, Business & Revenue Director
Younited is a EU-authorized credit institution offering instant personal lending to consumers in France, Spain, Portugal, and other European markets. Founded in 2009, the company generates over €2 billion in yearly GMV, with nearly half sourced outside France. The product provides flexible terms (up to €50,000 per loan, 84-month repayment) distributed across shopping, banking, and point-of-sale touchpoints. Core operations span credit underwriting, regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions, treasury and liquidity management, and customer service delivery. The organization is structured around finance operations, data engineering, and credit infrastructure to support high-volume loan origination and risk management.
Younited runs BigQuery and Snowflake for analytics, dbt and Airflow for data pipelines, Python (scikit-learn, pandas) for modeling, and HubSpot for CRM. Also uses Kyriba for treasury, Power BI for reporting, and Zendesk for support.
Core projects include IFRS risk modeling, M&A execution, consolidated monthly closing, industrialized self-service reporting, and digital transformation of finance operations. Also scaling treasury tools and YounitedPay payment functionality.
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