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 will ensure that regulatory requirements, operational readiness, and efficient approval processes are met for all product families, and you will provide product governance leadership across 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 Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Banking Products & Governance team (3 direct reports)
• Owner and manager of the group-wide product approval and evaluation process, including leading the Product Committee Office
• Supporting EU locations on issues related to regulatory matters such as MiFID and PSD II
• Lead the consolidated monitoring of products across the Group, including functional management meetings with subsidiaries and branches
• Ensure the consistent application of product governance standards, guidelines, and processes across all Group units
• Monitoring of regulatory product classifications, including the PRIIPs scope indicator, complex/non-complex determination, compliance categories, and classification
• Managing the product lifecycle for banking product families: structured products, FX trading, loans, deposits, Lombard loans, cards, and related services
• Coordinate cross-functional product implementation projects involving Front Office, Operations, Compliance, Legal, and IT
• Maintaining the group-wide product inventory across all locations and units
• Serves as the key point of contact between product teams, compliance, legal, operations, the risk office, and IT on product governance matters

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 in a regulated Swiss banking environment
• Proven experience with bank product approval processes, regulatory product classifications (PRC, PRIIPs, MiFIR target market, suitability), and product lifecycle management
• Proven experience coordinating cross-functional projects across the 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 entities 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, integrity, and a high sense of responsibility