Senior Product Manager - Banking Scalability Platform

About the opportunity

In this role you will:

• Drive core banking transformation: Lead the strategic implementation and seamless integration of our next-generation Core Banking engine within N26s global architecture.
• Translate complex banking domains into scalable infrastructure: Architect robust platform requirements that balance intricate core banking processes, strict compliance and regulatory environments, and long-term operational efficiency.
• Own the platform roadmap end-to-end: Shape the product vision, proactively identify market and technical opportunities, and make high-stakes prioritization decisions to maximize scalability and resilience.
• Align organization-wide stakeholders: Partner with cross-functional leadership across N26 to define ambitious team goals, manage dependencies, and drive collective success.
• Foster cross-functional platform excellence: Collaborate deeply with engineering, architecture, product, and design teams to continuously elevate the capabilities of N26s core banking infrastructure.
• Lead build-buy-partner evaluations: Play a pivotal role in formulating our build-buy-partner strategy, evaluating enterprise banking engines, and embedding the chosen solution into our broader technical ecosystem.
• Orchestrate high-stakes product rollouts: Mitigate risk and ensure flawless execution by coordinating launch readiness across local market teams, legal, compliance, operations, and engineering.

What you need to be successful:

• Deep Domain Expertise: 5+ years of Product Management experience, ideally gained within a FinTech, tier-1/2 banking environment, or with a core banking software provider.
• Architectural Literacy: Strong hands-on experience with banking or payments architecture frameworks, ledger systems, and designing robust API-driven products.
• AI-Forward Workflows: High level of AI literacy, with a track record of natively leveraging AI tools to optimize your product discovery, documentation, and operational workflows.
• Educational Background: University degree in a STEM field, Business, or Economics. An MBA, Masters, or equivalent advanced technical degree is highly valued.
• Execution & Mindset: An autonomous, adaptive operator with an entrepreneurial mindset who thrives in agile environments and possesses a relentless drive for structural innovation.
• Strategic Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to distill deeply complex technical banking concepts into clear narratives for executive stakeholders.
• Vendor & Partner Management: Proven track record of managing enterprise third-party vendors and navigating complex, high-stakes external provider relationships (a significant plus).
• Technical Acumen: Deep familiarity with modern technology stacks, infrastructure scalability, databases, and system dependencies, allowing you to partner seamlessly with senior engineering talent.

Whats in it for you:

• Accelerate your career growth by joining one of Europes most talked about disruptors .
• Employee benefits that range from a competitive personal development budget, work from home budget, discounts to fitness & wellness memberships, language apps and public transportation.
• As an N26 employee you will have access to a Premium subscription on your personal N26 bank account. As well as subscriptions for friends and family members.
• Additional day of annual leave for each year of service.
• A high degree of autonomy and access to cutting edge technologies - all while working with a friendly team of peers of diverse nationalities, experiences, and backgrounds.
• A relocation package with visa support for those who need it.

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