Program Manager, Digital Products

About the opportunity:

As Program Manager, Digital Products at N26, you'll support our product segments in the management of large-scale initiatives and programs.

In this role, you'll help our teams ‌ship the key large-scale software and general initiatives that move our product forward, coordinating with product and technology leaders across product domains. You'll ensure ‌initiatives are prioritised, clarify dependencies, monitor and control the critical path, and remove structural impediments to ensure smooth product releases to our users.

You’ll be working with an amazing team of product leaders, agile coaches, engineering managers, and business operations colleagues. You’ll also engage with cross-functional stakeholders across the business (Ops, Marketing, Legal.)

In this role, you will:

• Coordination of the portfolio initiatives and programs of the prioritised portfolio and in particular the business focus portfolio
• Managing the Portfolio of Initiatives and ensure the portfolio is aligned with product strategy, OKRs, and outcome metrics 
• Facilitate sequencing / relative prioritization of key deliverables for better decision making on trade-offs
• Collaborate with Head of Agile Practices on leading and facilitating the product & tech roadmap planning, creating crystal clear visibility for stakeholders 
• Ensure that cross-segment work is planned consistently and manage dependencies across segments for large-scale programs
• Manage dependency risk by identifying & monitoring dependencies together with engineering leadership, facilitating appropriate staffing or organization
• Report top initiative status and risk to product and tech leadership for timely attention and mitigation
• Track small/medium initiatives contributing to company KPIs to understand impact, streamline budget and growth targets performance
• Support product & engineering leadership in the cross-domain management of large-scale programs for digital products or operational workstreams
• Collaborate with Core Operations and Agile Solutions team to maintain high accuracy of data quality for our initiatives

What you need to be successful:

Background:

• Experience in a project/program management role with a track record of leading or delivering complex products or projects
• Experience within a scaled agile environment
• Experience in a complex product development organisation is a big bonus

Coaching experience is a bonus but not mandatory

• Knowledge and preference for agile ways of working, including portfolio Kanban, multi-team planning, dependency mapping, roadmap creation/implementation
• Expertise in applying project management techniques in agile settings
• An understanding for stakeholders who don’t act in a fully agile setting and understand how to bridge both worlds
• Good communication with a skill and interest to create bi-directional understanding across diverse stakeholders
• Self-driving individual who's comfortable with ambiguity in an environment where priorities are shifting frequently
• Like to try things and get things done, isn't afraid of making mistakes
• True team player - actively helping those around you to be successful
• Continuous improvement mindset and constantly challenge how we do things
• 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. 
• Come together with your team in the office for a dedicated day of teamwork each week, plus another day of your choice, and enjoy the flexibility of remote work the rest of the time. Some roles may require additional in-office presence.
• 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.    
• 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. 

We are headquartered in Berlin with offices in multiple cities across Europe, including Vienna and Barcelona, and a 1,500-strong team of more than 80 nationalities.

Sounds good? Apply now for this position.

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 [email protected]. 

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