About the opportunity

We are seeking a passionate Product Manager - Core Banking to join the Core Systems team in disrupting the core banking technology standards with highly configurable, modular and automated solutions that enable rapid product launches with industry leading regulatory compliance and operational excellence. The Core Banking team is split between our Barcelona, Berlin and Vienna offices, which are the main product & tech hubs for N26 globally.

As a Product Manager in Core Banking, you will be responsible for building and maintaining the core banking infrastructure. This function is critical to keeping our customers’ money safe and securely moving money around as well as offering new financial products in a competitive and scalable manner.

In this role you will:

• Be responsible for the implementation of Core Banking as a part of the overall N26 architecture.

• Play a pivotal role in defining the future of our core banking platform and designing a strategy to meet our long term ambitions.

• Partner with stakeholders across N26 to define your team goals, roadmap and execution strategy to drive it to achieve success.

• Work with other product managers, business analysts and engineers across the organization to drive long term strategic improvements to N26’s core banking platform.

• Ensure product rollouts are delivered successfully by working cross-functionally with local market teams, marketing, operations, compliance, and engineering.

What you need to be successful:

• 2+ years experience in Product Management ideally gained in a FinTech, banking environment, core banking providers (or similar).

• Experience with banking or payments architecture frameworks as well as API products.

• STEM, business, economics undergraduate. MBA, MS or equivalent would be a plus.

• Autonomous and adaptive operator with an entrepreneurial mindset and a drive for change and innovation

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent technical acumen, curiosity, and familiarity with new technologies, API’s, microservice architectures, and databases.

• Previous experience dealing with highly engaged third party providers and working with third party vendors is a big plus

• Strong understanding of agile product development and delivery.

Traits:

• Actively help yourself (and others) be successful.

• Continuously learn and challenge the status quo.

• Think globally, act locally.

• Strong bias for action.

• Give and receive open, direct and timely feedback. 

What’s in it for you:

• Accelerate your career growth by joining one of Europe’s most talked about disruptors 🚀.

• Employee benefits that range from a competitive personal development budget, work from home budget, discounts to fitness & wellness memberships, language apps and public transportation. 

• As an N26 employee you will have access to a Premium subscription on your personal N26 bank account. As well as subscriptions for friends and family members.    

• Vacation days vary depending on your location of work. Additional day of annual leave for each year of service.  

• A high degree of autonomy and access to cutting edge technologies - all while working with a friendly team of peers of diverse nationalities, life experiences and family statuses. 

• A relocation package with visa support for those who need it.

Who we are

N26 has reimagined banking for today’s digital world. Technology and design empower everything we do and it’s how we are building the global banking platform the world loves to use.

We've eliminated physical branches, paperwork, and hidden fees for an elegant digital experience and supreme savings. Giving people the power to live and bank their way is what gets us out of bed in the morning and inspires the work that we do. 

Founded in 2013, N26 now has 7 million customers in 24 markets. We employ more than 1,500 employees across 3 office locations in Berlin, Vienna and Barcelona. Besides the main offices, N26 also has local offices in Paris, Madrid, Milan, and São Paulo.

Sounds good? Apply now for this position.

N26 is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. 

Equal Opportunities:

We recognize that our strength lies in our people and the varied perspectives they bring to our workforce. We strive to build talented and diverse teams to drive our business success and empower our people to reach their full potential.

We genuinely welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, neurodiversities, and ages. We're committed to creating an inclusive workspace where everyone feels valued and respected, free from harassment and discrimination. If there's anything you need to make the application process work for you, please let us know by reaching out to candidate.exp@n26.com. 

Visit our website to learn more about Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at N26.