Job Opening: Senior Product Manager (m, f, d)
The Sparkassen-Finanzportal GmbH in Neumünster, Germany, is seeking a Senior Product Owner (m/f/d) for its "Account and Consumption" product team. This role requires managing and developing products related to account management and consumption services.
Position Overview
As a Senior Product Owner, you will be responsible for identifying, describing, and prioritizing relevant requirements in collaboration with the team and key stakeholders. You will work closely with development teams, customer success teams, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful product launches.
Qualifications
Ideal candidates should have significant experience in product management, preferably in financial services or similar industries. Proficiency in Agile frameworks such as Scrum or Kanban is essential. Strong communication skills are necessary to effectively communicate complex messages to a variety of internal/external stakeholders, teams, and customers across all hierarchical levels.
Tasks
Key tasks for a Senior Product Owner would include identifying customer needs and translating them into product requirements, managing the product backlog to prioritize features based on business value and customer needs, and maintaining and prioritizing the requirement backlog in close coordination with the team and relevant stakeholders.
Benefits
While specific benefits are not detailed, common benefits for roles like this in Germany might include a competitive salary package, opportunities for professional development, flexible working conditions, participation in health insurance and wellness programs, and collaboration within a motivated and innovative team environment.
Job Details
The job will be performed with a cross-functional team. You will act as the central interface between the team, stakeholders, and management, promoting agile working methods. The job is 31.25 - 39 hours per week and includes a comprehensive induction and accompanying measures.
You will be responsible for developing and communicating a product vision, strategy, and customer journey for the "Account and Consumption" product team. The job involves improving the customer journey around private and business checking accounts, including online banking and consumer and liquidity financing.
Requirements
To be eligible, you should have a Diploma in Bank Operations, completed Master's degree in Business Administration, (Business) Informatics, Industrial Engineering, or a comparable qualification. You should also have in-depth knowledge and practical experience in agile and customer-centric methodologies, ideally with professional experience in the areas of checking accounts, online banking, consumer loans, and overdraft facilities.
You should have excellent communication skills and strong analytical skills, the ability to evaluate requirements, set data-based priorities, and make well-founded decisions. You will analyze market trends and corporate goals, and evaluate their impact to enable targeted and well-founded decisions for product development.
The job offers annual additional performance-oriented remuneration for personal success. It is a secure, diverse, and future-oriented position in the region. The organization offers individual career promotion such as mentoring, leadership programs, study funding, etc.
To apply, one would typically need to submit a resume, cover letter, and any relevant certifications or references through the company's official job portal or a recruitment platform. The job allows for mobile work and provides an iPad for private use. The organization has a strong market position in the metropolis of Hamburg.
- As a Senior Product Owner, you will leverage your experience in product management, preferably in the financial services industry, to develop and communicate a product vision, strategy, and customer journey for the "Account and Consumption" product team, focusing on improving the customer journey around private and business checking accounts, online banking, and consumer and liquidity financing.
- In this role, you will utilize your strong technology skills, along with your proficiency in Agile frameworks like Scrum or Kanban, to identify customer needs and translate them into product requirements, manage the product backlog to prioritize features based on business value and customer needs, and collaborate closely with development teams, customer success teams, and stakeholders to ensure successful product launches.