Product Manager / Product Owner - Financial Services

Wallee is one of the most innovative fintechs in the field of payment and payment processing. We offer you the opportunity to work in a start-up in an international and agile environment. Wallee AG creates software components for payment processing in e-commerce and retail. Our customers and partners include international companies and institutions such as PostFinance, Swisscom, Wordline, UNICEF, Panini, VITRA, Solis and Julius Meinl.

The Financial Service Product Manager/Owner is responsible for the end-to-end management of issuing banking product Everest, including credit cards. This role involves overseeing product development, market analysis, regulatory compliance, and strategic planning to ensure products meet customer needs and business objectives. The Product Manager/Owner will collaborate with cross-functional teams to inspire innovation, support customer experience, and achieve financial targets.

Key Functions

• Support and end-to-end implementation of the financial service  product strategy & portfolio
• Ownership of the Financial Services product lifecycle
• Product definition (4P’s: Product, Price, Place, Promotion)
• Go-to-Market concept & rollout
• Product operationalization (Documentation, Sales & Support training, contract, KPI definition and
• monitoring, etc.)
• End to end Requirements Engineering from customer onboarding to payout/reconciliation (incl. UX
• design & Mockups)
• Analyzing and mapping existing and new business processes
• Stakeholder management (customers, users and internal teams)
• Support user story creation incl. acceptance criteria
• Solution review (functional process) before development
• Reviews and accepts the work completed by the development team, ensuring that it meets the defined
• acceptance criteria and delivers the expected value to customers
• Collaborate with colleagues Product Managers, PO’S/RE’s, Delivery Planning Manager, User Experience,
• Project Management, Customer Support and Sales
• Write the technical product documentation together with Development

Responsibility

• Product Ownership and Management
• Customer Experience Enhancement
• Market Research and Analysis
• Competitive analysis 
• Stakeholder Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• Product Profit and loss
• Product Life Cycle Management 
• Business requirements management
• Accept or reject work results based on acceptance criteria 
• Reviews (definition and implementation)
• Support creation of user stories and definition of acceptance
• Ensuring the development team has a clear understanding of what needs to be built.
• Close collaboration with the development team & product managers / owners
• Ensure product backlog items are refined and estimated
• High level technical business solution consulting
• Technical product documentation

• Fluent English
• Experience in product management within the banking or financial services industry
• In-depth knowledge of issuing and digital banking products
• Strong understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively
• Proficiency in product management tools (e.g., Jira, Trello) and data analysis software (e.g., SQL, Excel,Tableau)
• Leadership and Teamplayer
• Requirement Engineering
• Detail, solution and customer oriented attitude

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or similar Agile certification
• Experience with customer experience and user interface design
• Familiarity with emerging technologies in the banking sector, such as blockchain and AI

• A modern and secure working environment in the heart of the city of Winterthur with opportunities for personal growth and development
• Be part of an agile, young team and make a lasting impression on our products with your ideas
• You will play a decisive role in shaping products in a dynamic company and work together with leading companies in the financial industry on international projects.
• As an innovative company, we offer flexible structures and flat hierarchies
• 4 weeks Remote Working per Year
• Free coffee, tea and soft drinks
• Team events and regular social gatherings
• We offer a modern and safe working environment.
• You are part of an agile, young team and shape our products sustainably with your ideas.
• As an innovative start-up, we offer flexible structures and flat hierarchies.
• Cooperation with motivated colleagues and numerous personal development opportunities.

We are looking forward to hear from you.