Basler Kantonalbank
Basel
Lead Product Manager Lending Solutions (m/f)
- 05 October 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Basel
Job summary
Join our team as a Lead Product Manager in Lending Solutions! Be part of an innovative and collaborative environment.
Tasks
- Develop product strategy aligned with overall bank strategy.
- Manage the product lifecycle from idea to stable operation.
- Lead team and collaborate closely with IT, sales, and risk.
Skills
- Degree in finance or related field, with significant product management experience.
- Strong analytical skills and project management expertise.
- Excellent communication and leadership capabilities.
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About the job
Nicolas, Jonas and other Lead Product Managers from the Product and Channel Management department are looking for reinforcement for the newly created role of "Lead Product Manager Lending Solutions". In other words: you!
Your new job
- Develop the product strategy for the "Lending Solutions" area, align it with the overall bank strategy and ensure the market success of our credit solutions
- Manage the entire product lifecycle of credit and financing solutions and the associated advisory tools: from the idea to stable operation ("Run the Bank") including continuous improvement
- Prioritise the backlog together with the Product Owner and Business Owner, define business requirements with specialist departments and sales, coordinate implementation
- Lead the employees in the "Lending Solutions" product area, project management and work closely with IT, sales, advisory and risk
- Analyse market trends, customer needs and competition in the credit and financing market, identify opportunities and risks and derive measures
- Review and support innovations, new technologies and business models in the credit business
- Ensure compliance with quality standards, risk and credit guidelines as well as regulatory requirements
- Stakeholder management and communication of status, milestones and challenges to management and relevant stakeholders
What we benefit from
- University degree, supplemented by banking-related training or further education.
- Several years of experience in product management and product development of credit and financing solutions in the financial industry, with end-to-end responsibility and life-cycle management across various customer segments.
- Sound expertise in project and process management (classical and agile) as well as in the use of modern methods and tools (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, continuous improvement, quality assurance).
- Very good understanding of business contexts as well as market and customer needs; familiarity with regulatory requirements in the Swiss financial market (e.g. FINMA)
- Leadership personality with experience in the professional leadership of teams, development of expertise and optimal deployment of employees and resources
- Highly developed analytical and conceptual skills, structured and solution-oriented working style as well as broad experience in moderation, presentation and conducting workshops
- High social competence, confident appearance, targeted communication skills and the ability to moderate different interests and lead to viable solutions
- High degree of initiative, sense of responsibility and reliability, combined with enthusiasm, assertiveness and openness to change and continuous learning
How you benefit
- In addition to a bank with a long tradition, further exciting opportunities at our young, cheeky subsidiary Bank Cler to help shape the group
- Diverse and responsible tasks with scope for design
- Flexible working hours, opportunities for home office
- A workplace in the city centre, just a few minutes’ walk from the station
- Expect a comprehensive employment package from us? You’re right, here are the details and many other benefits
Any questions? Gladly! If it’s about professional matters, Simone Mayländer, Head of Product and Channel Management, looks forward to your call at 061 266 32 98. For all other questions about BKB, Sandra Ankli is happy to assist you.
P.S. You can save yourself the cover letter. Instead, we look forward to you answering three short questions in the application tool. Thank you!