Lead Product Manager Cards: Core Product Set Up

Do you want to be part of an organization with ambitious growth plans across Europe?

If so - we are currently looking for a colleague who can drive the core of our major card products across all of our markets.

You will be part of Ikano Bank, where we create possibilities for a better living by providing banking and financial services. We do it with different perspectives, natural curiosity and long-term focus. A unique chance for greater responsibility and future opportunities. Let’s achieve great things together.

Let’s make a difference in finance for the many people

As Lead Product Manager Cards, you will work in close partnership with colleagues across our different markets, IT, partners and other functions. You will be a key member of our global team where we develop, manage and lead the transformation of our products and propositions within areas such as Retail, Insurance, Loans & Savings, Deposits and Cards & Payments.

You will have a key role in defining our new card product propositions and driving our transformation towards new distribution models and global consolidation.

Key areas of responsibility include :

• Gather detailed business requirements and coordinate with other Global and Market teams (e.g. Commercial, Operations, Finance, Risk, Financial Crime, Compliance) and third-party technology providers
• Lead the development of the banks overall card management capability
• Management of issuing processors and our relationship with Mastercard & VISA
• Define, prioritise and continue to expand the capabilities supporting loans and card products including payment processing and card issuance
• Strong stakeholder management as this product set will span multiple internal and external consumers with competing needs
• Ensure solutions delivered to our partners and customers are cost efficient and can scale globally
• Responsible for defining and measuring key metrics and KPIs for long-term success of the product
• Support the vision, strategy and roadmap for the domain across our Products, and be the go to SME for cards within the Bank

We offer you

Operating at the very core of Ikano Bank, you will have an active role in various decision forums, represent us to external partners and create a great foundation for further development.

This position is more than meets the eye. You will get the chance to push boundaries and are expected to challenge the status quo. All as part of a caring and open culture where we live our values, work hard, have fun and operate with a long-term perspective. Because here opportunities arise, and growth follows.

Are you the one for Ikano?

We are looking for an inspiring and authentic team player with a strategic mindset and a comprehensive understanding of Card, & Processing and schemes from a commercial and operational (compliance, processes, industry initiatives) point of view.

• You will have a good technical understanding of core banking architecture, common bank processes and retail banking products and payments, gained from a strong analytical background.
• You will be a customer champion who understands end user problems, customer needs, competitive and market trends in the cards, payments and core banking domain.
• You can build and maintain an excellent understanding of the competitor landscape and be able to position the Ikano offering in line with our ambition.
• You will have a strong delivery focus combined with a genuine interest and knowledge of developments in the industry, together with a good understanding of customer and technology in a business context. Ideally, you will have experience from agile ways of working.
• Great stakeholder, communication and facilitator skills are also a must in this position, and you are fluent in spoken and written English.
• Previous working experience in a European multi-market, digital context is strongly preferred.
• You thrive in a team environment and take the lead with Ikano’s values at heart. You are experienced in building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Taking ownership and responsibility is important to you, and you lead by example.

We want our customers, partners and co-workers to choose us for what we stand for, what we deliver and how we deliver it. Three basic values guide our work : common sense and simplicity, working together, and daring to be different. These values should feel natural to you.

Join us now – together we will find a better way

In this role you will report to our Core Banking and Cards Manager. As you will be working within a bank-wide scope, the role will require some travel meetings. We would like this role to be based at either our offices in Malmö, Sweden or Wiesbaden, Germany.

We look forward to receiving your application with a CV and cover letter prior to 31th of July, and please note that we are unable to accept applications via email.

We respectfully decline any contact from recruitment or advertisement agencies.

Ikano Bank creates possibilities for better living by offering simple, fair, and affordable services, enabling a healthy economy for the many people and businesses. Its offer includes savings and loan products for consumers, sales support services for retailers, and leasing and factoring solutions for businesses. Ikano Bank operates in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, the UK, Poland, Germany and Austria, and is a part of Ingka Group. Ikano Bank’s head office is located in Malmö, Sweden and the company is registered in Älmhult, Sweden where the business was once founded.