Arnaud Bretagne

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DISC Type : C

Head Of Engineering at Qonto

Rennes, Brittany, France

Overview

Arnaud Bretagne is the Head of Engineering at Qonto, where he leads the Transfers & Local Payments methods team. With a Master of Science and a Scrum Master certification, he is a mobile-oriented leader focused on delivering best-in-class user experiences and scaling payment systems across Europe.

Driven by a strong belief in human interaction and team spirit, Arnaud is passionate about creating collaborative environments. He focuses on building and growing his team, actively recruiting engineers and leads to help revolutionize finance for SMEs and freelancers through innovative, user-centric solutions.

Unique fact: Before focusing on finance, Arnaud built mobile and reactive solutions across four other distinct industries: Telecom, Banking, Retail, and Commuting.

Personality Overview

Critic

ROI Driven

Information Seeker

They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.  Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms.

Topics They Care About

Mobile App Development
His career is mobile-oriented, with deep experience as a senior lead for both iOS and Android, focusing on creating solutions that simplify everyday tasks for users.
Fintech Payment Systems
As Head of Engineering for Transfers & Local Payments, he is directly responsible for building and scaling payment infrastructure for over 600, 000 businesses across Europe.
Engineering Team Growth
He is actively and publicly involved in recruitment, frequently posting about hiring senior mobile engineers and team leads to expand his team's capabilities at Qonto.

Media Appearances

Arnaud has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2026
Head Of Engineering at Qonto
11-2025 - 3-2026
Senior Lead iOS + Android | Engineering Manager at Qonto
12-2023 - 11-2025
Senior Lead iOS | Engineering Manager at Qonto
1-2020 - 3-2022
Senior iOS Engineer / Scrum Master at BlaBlaCar
8-2018 - 1-2020
Lead Developer iOS / Android Developer at AriadNEXT

Education

2009 - 2014
Master of Science (M.S.) from SUPINFO

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Exp : 11 Location : Rennes, Brittany, France Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Head Of Engineering at Qonto
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Insights For Selling To Arnaud

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing
  • Be ready to answer many clarity-seeking questions and requests for information

DONT's

  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions
  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Arnaud is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Arnaud

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Arnaud move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Arnaud take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Arnaud

Personality Compatibility


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