Public summary
Seeking an experienced Head of Product to lead Core Banking Systems product roadmap and a team of product and business managers. The role involves partnering with engineering, treasury, risk, and banking operations teams to develop a composable platform enabling rapid product configuration, compliance by design, and growth. Responsibilities include owning product lifecycle, defining platform best practices, managing stakeholder communication, and driving strategic initiatives within a financial technology environment headquartered in Germany. Requires significant product management experience in core banking, technical literacy, data-driven mindset, financial services knowledge, and agile work experience. Excellent communication and leadership skills necessary.
Location and work setup
- Location
- Berlin
- Remote status
- On-site
- German requirement signal
- No German Required Detected
- Detected job language
- English
Responsibilities
Lead the Core Banking Systems product strategy and roadmap, balancing near-term execution with long-term goals. Partner with various functional teams to align priorities and planning. Manage the end-to-end product lifecycle for core initiatives, including migration and platform scalability. Establish and promote core platform best practices and data integrity standards. Support domain optimization by transitioning non-core services. Lead and develop a team of product managers, foster a culture of operational excellence, and act as a trusted advisor to integrate core banking engines with other product and tech teams. Manage stakeholder communication across multiple departments and track key performance indicators related to product enablement, system uptime, compliance, cost savings, and data integrity.
Qualifications
5-7+ years of product management experience with a focus on core banking systems, ledger infrastructure, payments, or core platform products. Proven partnership with core banking and platform engineering experts, strong technical literacy in backend platform trade-offs and data pipelines. Data-driven with experience handling complex financial datasets and defining KPIs. Financial services experience with knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements. Proficient in agile methodologies and skilled in managing multiple critical workstreams. Excellent communication abilities to bridge technical and business stakeholders, and demonstrated leadership and team management skills.