Senior Product Manager

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Product Manager based in Germany. As a Senior Product Manager, you’ll take end-to-end ownership of a strategic fintech product, from initial discovery and vision through MVP delivery, launch, and continued growth. You’ll translate customer needs, market opportunities, and business priorities into a clear product strategy and actionable roadmap. Working closely with engineering, design, QA, business stakeholders, customers, and external partners, you’ll lead cross-functional teams toward meaningful outcomes. The role combines strategic thinking with hands‑on product management, including discovery, backlog prioritization, delivery, performance measurement, and optimization. You’ll have a direct influence on products serving the rapidly evolving financial services ecosystem, with opportunities to work across areas such as payments, KYC/KYB, banking, and SaaS. The environment is remote‑first, collaborative, and fast‑paced, giving you significant autonomy while encouraging transparent communication and continuous improvement. You’ll play a key role in launching and scaling products that solve real customer problems while delivering measurable business value. Accountabilities Define and own the product vision, strategy, objectives, and long-term roadmap for a strategic fintech product. Identify market opportunities, customer needs, and business priorities through customer conversations, user research, competitive analysis, and market insights. Define and validate MVP scope, ensuring a strong balance between customer value, technical feasibility, and business objectives. Own the product lifecycle from discovery and planning through delivery, launch, optimization, and scaling. Build, maintain, and prioritize the product backlog based on business value, customer impact, product strategy, and technical feasibility. Define product KPIs and measurable outcomes, monitor performance, and use qualitative and quantitative data to guide product decisions. Lead product discovery through customer interviews, user research, competitor analysis, and stakeholder engagement. Build trusted relationships with customers, enterprise clients, business stakeholders, external partners, and senior leadership. Translate customer feedback and business requirements into actionable product improvements and clearly communicate product direction. Present product strategy, roadmap, progress, and performance to senior stakeholders and leadership. Lead cross-functional teams involving engineering, QA, design, analysts, and other specialists throughout the product development lifecycle. Coordinate with external vendors, technology providers, and third‑party integration partners when required. Facilitate product planning sessions, sprint reviews, retrospectives, roadmap discussions, and other Agile ceremonies. Ensure clear delivery visibility and transparency using tools such as Jira, Confluence, BigPicture, or comparable product management platforms. Own release readiness and ensure that features meet defined acceptance criteria and deliver meaningful customer and business value. Identify product and delivery risks early, develop mitigation strategies, and coordinate with compliance, regulatory, technical, and other relevant stakeholders. Monitor user behavior, feature adoption, activation, conversion, retention, and operational efficiency to identify opportunities for continuous improvement. Drive product improvement initiatives based on data, customer feedback, and business performance. Lead the development and launch of an MVP for a strategic KYC‑related product, establishing the foundation for future product growth and scaling. Requirements 4+ years of experience as a Product Manager in a product‑or‑technology‑driven organization. Proven experience owning products end to end, from discovery and strategy through delivery, launch, and growth. Demonstrated experience working directly with customers, enterprise clients, business stakeholders, and/or senior leadership. Strong experience defining product vision, strategy, roadmaps, MVP scope, and measurable product outcomes. Hands‑on experience with Agile product development methodologies and cross‑functional delivery teams. Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to make data‑driven decisions and translate complex information into clear priorities. Proven experience managing and prioritizing product backlogs according to customer impact, business value, and technical feasibility. Experience collaborating closely with engineering, QA, UI/UX, analytics, and business teams. Practical experience with Jira, Confluence, and other product management or delivery tools. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, influencing, and leadership skills. Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced and sometimes ambiguous environment. High level of independence, ownership, and accountability, with the ability to move initiatives forward without extensive oversight. Upper‑Intermediate or higher English proficiency. Experience building products from scratch or taking products through a 0‑to‑1 journey is an advantage. Experience launching MVPs and subsequently scaling products is a plus. Fintech experience in areas such as payments, PSP, EMI, acquiring, open banking, KYC/KYB, compliance, card issuing, digital wallets, banking, lending, or SaaS is highly valued. Experience with third‑party integrations, external technology providers, or vendor management is beneficial. Experience leading distributed or remote teams is an advantage. Product management certifications such as PSPO, Scrum Product Owner, Agile, or similar are a plus. Benefits Competitive compensation package based on experience. 19 business days of flexible paid time off. Fully remote working arrangement. Flexible working hours aligned with the Central European Time (CET) zone. Ability to work remotely from a location of your choice within the supported regions. Friendly, supportive, and values‑driven working environment. Opportunities to attend and contribute to industry conferences and professional community events. Matrix organizational structure designed to support efficient communication, collaboration, and decision‑making. Opportunity to develop your product management expertise within a fast‑moving fintech environment. Direct ownership and meaningful impact on strategic products serving the financial services ecosystem. We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!

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