Product Manager Core Banking Switzerland

Aufgaben

• Drive Core Banking products from strategy and design to delivery through department, tech and delivery squads
• Translate our strategies into user stories and drive delivery through an Agile driven backlog, through which we actively engage with various solutions architectures and delivery teams
• Lead Stakeholder Management of key clients, stakeholders and suppliers making sure their needs are met
• Manage external vendor dependencies within our product organizations (Finnova and Swisscom)
• Coordinate with internal departments in Sygnum (Business Development & Marketing, Compliance, Legal, IT, Operations, HR and Finance) (when needed), to ensure that product is aligned with all necessary expectations
• Partner with and support Compliance and Legal to ensure that regulatory change is continuously and diligently followed
• Work with other teams that take product changes and then manage these from testing to post-live activities
• Support vendors such as Swisscom and Finnova to define and deliver services, from start of day-2 activities through to platform improvements
• Run the development backlog, sprint planning for multiple teams, and sprint retro’s

Anforderungen

• 7+ years of experience in product management or product ownership for core banking, banking platforms, payments, ledger, reconciliation, or similar regulated financial services environments
• Strong understanding of core banking capabilities and operating models. Ideally, you have experience working in a system integrator or managed service company working with core banking providers.
• Understanding of Finnova or a comparable core banking vendor ecosystem. Experience with Finnova experience is an advantage
• A proven track record of go-to-market strategy and roadmaps, prioritising based on outcomes and building to high levels of stakeholder satisfaction and overall delivery completion
• Design and apply modern collaboration experience for product delivery
• Strong stakeholder management skills, analytical thinking and, the ability work with and collaborate with teams at all levels
• Proven track record maintaining operational stability, including incident, change, and improvement management processes
• Worked on a range of core banking capabilities, such as multi-currency accounting, AML rules configuration, credit / credit card configuration, loan accounting, etc.
• Ability to build and maintain third-party vendor relationships
• Experience in vendor management, SLA management and vendor growth, and management in a regulated/technology and digital nature
• Commitment to delivering business impact and product outcomes daily
• Strong analytical skills to structure requirements into decision material, implementation approaches and plans
• Strong ownership and high-fidelity attention to detail, including incident, root-cause follow-up, operational stability, and continuous improvement
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and German, with a proven track record of engaging senior stakeholders and external vendors

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Finnova Open Platform, SIL, FTL, BDS, or related Swiss core banking integration patterns
• Working knowledge of Program Increments, Value Streams, or scaled agile delivery experiences in financial services
• End-first practical experience and comfort collaborating on delivering products requiring secure, digitally native, and hardening requirements
• Working knowledge of Finnova or a comparable core banking vendor ecosystem
• Experience with Finnova experience is an advantage
• Exposure to digital assets, tokenisation, and crypto-related banking products

Wir bieten

• Attractive remuneration and bonus
• Flexible working hours
• Professional development opportunities such as: Internal / external development activities, Support for self-development via Mentoring and Buddy programs (partly), and others, such as paid sabbatical after five years of continuous employment
• Permanent employment