Head of Banking Products & Product Governance

Your role

As Head of Banking Products & Product Governance, you are a hands-on leader responsible for the group-wide product governance framework and the management of banking products. You ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, operational readiness, and efficient approval processes for all product families, and provide product governance leadership within the Group, including leading the Product Committee Office (PCO), coordinating product reviews, conducting consolidated monitoring of products across all units, and overseeing banking product families, including structured products.

Your tasks

• Leadership and development of the Banking Products & Governance team (3 direct reports)
• Responsibility for the group-wide product approval and review process, including leading the Product Committee Office
• Supporting EU locations on issues related to regulatory matters such as MiFID and PSD II
• Overseeing consolidated product monitoring within the Group, including functional management calls with subsidiaries and branches
• Ensuring the consistent application of product governance standards, policies, and processes across all Group units
• Monitoring of regulatory product classifications, including the PRIIPs scope indicator, the complex/non-complex determination, compliance categories, and the suitability framework, as well as product risk classification
• Product lifecycle management for banking product families: structured products, FX trading, loans, deposits, Lombard loans, cards, and related services
• Coordination of cross-functional product implementation projects involving Front Office, Operations, Compliance, Legal, and IT
• Management of the group-wide product inventory across all locations and units
• Serves as a key liaison between product teams, compliance, legal, operations, the risk office, and IT regarding product governance

Your profile

• Higher education (university or university of applied sciences) in finance, banking, business administration, or a related field
• Additional qualifications in regulatory affairs, compliance, or project management are a plus
• At least 8 years of practical experience in product management, product governance, or a related role within a Swiss regulated banking environment
• Proven experience with bank product approval processes, regulatory product classifications (PRC, PRIIPs, MiFID II target market, suitability), and product lifecycle management
• Proven experience coordinating cross-functional projects within Front Office, Operations, Compliance, and IT
• Experience with structured products, trading products, or credit products is strongly preferred
• Experience with consolidated monitoring of products across multiple jurisdictions and units is a significant advantage
• Knowledge of regulatory data providers
• Ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments and drive decisions through committees
• Familiarity with Swiss and EU regulatory frameworks and an understanding of how products function within a banking system and process
• Strong work ethic, Int