Employment type Full-Time
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
Santander Consumer Technology Services GmbH is a subsidiary of Santander Consumer Bank AG in Germany. At our location in Mönchengladbach, we work on both national and international projects. As professional integrators with the best qualifications in the field of development and implementation of banking software, we offer Santander competitive project management and professional services with a strong focus on quality and time-to-market.
You will be part of Santander Auto Software, an exciting new greenfield programme currently at early stages, where we are building a brand-new, state of the art software platform and product suite that will be rolled out in 13 countries.
We are looking for experienced Product Managers to join our rapidly expanding team, with a solid background in the development of products to ensure customer satisfaction.
This role requires working with business owners, product managers, and engineering teams to define strategy, requirements, and releases. To that end, you will be in regular communication with the leadership team on roadmaps, product and program updates, risks, and change management. Cross-team coordination, product management, problem-solving, data deep dives, market research and executive communication skills and exercising good judgement and overseeing the life cycle of a product.
Create and deliver a vision and roadmap including defining and maintaining product roadmaps to aligned with overall product strategy and outcomes
Ensure successful delivery of initiatives listed in the product roadmap including meeting key milestones and delivering tangible results
Developing products through insights from market research and customer buying behaviour and leverage data and use market-leading product analytics solutions to make data-informed product decisions
Promote quantitative and qualitative insights to make decisions and measure success
Conduct user research to inform product requirements, design, strategy and direction
Defining the key features, specifications and requirements of the product based on customer preferences.
Lead on the specification, selection and implementation of new software and features
Break products and product features into user stories
Manage the product design and development process including backlog management, prioritization and execution
You will work with our growing UX team to refine our discovery, design, and validation processes
Test and validate user stories via APIs and user interfaces
Connect with a cross-functional team, collaborate with people across the business and third-party suppliers
Collaborate with product developers and software engineers to find simple solutions to complex problems
Successfully completed university degree in (business) computer science, information systems or alternatively a solid education and relevant work experience
Worked with agile cross-functional teams to deliver business outcomes
Proven substantial experience as a product manager for enterprise software products, and well versed in building commercially successful technology products
Excellent collaboration skills and problem-solving skills
Strong presentation and writing skills and a fantastic listener and communicator. Everyone you interact with, from team members to Leadership
Experience developing product roadmaps and release plans
Ability to prioritize effectively and make trade-offs
Proficiency in the use of product analytics tools
Knowledge and experience with human-centred design principles
Balance of technical knowledge, user centricity and business acumen
Proactive, self-starter with excellent project management skills and ability to manage multiple tasks effectively
High degree of organization, initiative and personal accountability
Experience with collaboration, communication and project management tools (e.g. Slack, Trello, JIRA, GitHub/Gitlab)
Desirable experience with Auto Finance in Western Europe
Experience with all elements of product management from discovery to delivery
Achieved great outcomes through systems, delivering value through a brilliant user experience
Used technology to help an organization to scale
The ability to grasp the requirements of new industries or opportunities quickly and independently
Self-motivation, and comfort with working in a fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous environment
Strongly solution-focused approach
High commitment and motivation to actively drive processes forward
Very good knowledge of English and German, Spanish would be an asset
Responsible tasks from the beginning
Competitive salary and a career plan
International work environment
Sponsoring of professional Development
Flexible working time
Parking Space and Company Canteen
Contribution for public transport
If you feel you have a passion and strong fit for the role then we look forward receiving your application with your desired salary and your earliest possible start dates.
Our work touches 140 million lives every day. How? By always innovating, sharing our experiences, questioning how we do things and adapting to new challenges.As we keep reinventing ourselves for the digital age, you’ll find that with us, even your smallest action will have a massive impact. That’s the Santander Effect.