Senior Product Manager (m/f/d) Payment & Contract

Join IU and become part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to making quality education accessible to all. We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to lead the integration of efficient payment and contracting solutions and deliver seamless processes for students and internal stakeholders.

This position is available immediately in full-time (40hrs./week) within Germany or UK remotely or at one of our office locations.

Your Responsibilities

1. Define and own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for a modern, scalable service to manage all student contract-related processes and payment processes.
2. Develop and optimize a new service covering all contract-related aspects of the student experience, understanding the current solutions facilitating data transfer and interpretation between systems.
3. Maintain detailed product plans, including feature prioritization, release schedules, and resource allocation, balancing short-term solutions with long-term value creation.
4. Act as a bridge between technical teams, business stakeholders across markets, finance, and the Workday ERP team to foster alignment and ensure seamless integration.
5. Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of payment and contracting solutions, driving adoption, monitoring performance, and iterating on features for ongoing improvement.
6. Collaborate with a Scrum team of 5 engineers and UX designers to ensure timely delivery, prioritizing features, managing release schedules, and aligning with business and user needs.

Your Profile

1. Proven success in delivering products and features, especially within payments, finance, or corporate domains.
2. 5+ years of experience in product management, preferably in B2B/B2C or scale-up environments, focusing on complex, process-driven features.
3. Background in software development or experience solving complex technical challenges is a plus.
4. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of simplifying complex processes into user-friendly solutions.
5. Experience with Adyen, Stripe, Workday, or other ERP systems is advantageous.
6. Ability to engage stakeholders transitioning to a product-driven mindset.
7. Fluency in English; German language skills are a plus.

Your Benefits

1. Be you at IU: We support your personal and professional goals, recognizing that your happiness contributes to a positive environment.
2. Work wherever you want: Embrace remote work or work abroad with our WorkFlex Benefit.
3. Flexible hours: We trust you to organize your work time.
4. Enhance your knowledge: Access our e-learning platforms and receive funding for a technology course of your choice.
5. Rest well: Enjoy 30 days of vacation, plus additional days on your birthday, and the 24th and 31st of December.
6. Support sustainability: Use subsidized DeutschlandTicket or participate in Bike Leasing (Jobrad) for eco-friendly mobility.

IU International University of Applied Science (IU) is Germany's largest university of applied sciences and a great place to work! We leverage AI-driven voice assistants and GPT systems to enhance our daily work routine, with over 4,000 employees dedicated to making a difference.

Become part of our Product team! We're passionate about building innovative products that enhance our students' digital education experience.

Interested? Apply now—simple, fast, and without a cover letter. For questions, contact Ronja at ronja.kaiser@iu.org.

Our Culture: We value diversity and do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. We welcome you as you are and look forward to your contribution to our inclusive community at IU.