Head of Product, Core Banking Systems

• Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle for Core Banking initiatives — from self-service product enablement and third-party vendor in-housing through migration, platform scalability, and iteration.

• Define and roll out core platform best practices across the organization — including product configuration standards (Product Factory), ledger data integrity, evaluation frameworks, and progressive rollout guardrails.

• Contribute to N26's company-wide strategy to establish single sources of truth for financial data, eliminate core vendor dependencies, and reduce risk concentration across endpoints.

• Support domain optimization by transitioning stable, non-core services to appropriate segment owners while maintaining operational excellence and zero material audit findings.

• Manage and develop a team of Core Systems Product Managers, fostering a culture of operational rigor, precision, and platform enablement.

• Act as a trusted advisor to other Product & Tech teams looking to integrate with core banking engines, sharing best practices and enabling rapid go-to-market execution.

• Manage stakeholder communication across Product, Engineering, Finance, Treasury, Risk, Compliance, and senior leadership.

• Define and track domain KPIs that measure product enablement speed, system uptime, compliance metrics, OPEX cost savings, and balance sheet data integrity.

What you need to be successful:

• 5-7+ years of product management experience, with a significant portion focused on core banking systems, ledger infrastructure, payments, or core platform products.

• Proven experience partnering with Core Banking and Platform Engineering experts — you understand how transaction processing, ledgers, and accounting engines work and know how to build scalable platform products.

• Strong technical literacy — you understand backend platform trade-offs, core endpoint dynamics, multi-currency ledgers, and data pipelines, allowing you to engage credibly with engineering teams.

• Data-driven mindset — comfort working with complex financial datasets, defining meaningful operational and compliance KPIs, and making decisions grounded in evidence.

• Financial services experience required — familiarity with regulatory requirements, audit standards, compliance considerations, and the operational realities of banking.

• Agile practitioner — experience managing multiple mission-critical workstreams in fast-paced, high-availability environments.

• Excellent communication skills — the ability to translate complex technical and financial concepts for non-technical audiences and align diverse stakeholders around a shared vision.

• Strong translator between worlds — you can bridge the gap between Core Infrastructure experts and Product/Business stakeholders in both directions, ensuring mutual understanding and aligned priorities.