Head of Product, Core Banking Systems

About the opportunity   N26 is looking for a Head of Product - Core Banking Systems to partner with our Engineering, Treasury, Risk, and Banking Operations teams. In this role, you will own the Core Banking Systems product roadmap and lead a team of product & business managers delivering foundational capabilities that power N26 — from rapid product configuration to balance sheet infrastructure and regulatory reporting.

You will work at the intersection of Core Banking architecture, financial data integrity, and compliance on one side, and real-world banking and product challenges on the other. Your mission is to transform Core Banking Systems from a cost center into a composable platform that enables product managers to configure and launch products in days, embeds compliance by design, and lays the foundation for growth beyond N26.

You will be the connective tissue between technical platform excellence and business outcomes, ensuring that our core engine powers flawless banking across N26 and eventually external financial institutions.   In this role, you will:   Own and drive the Core Systems product roadmap across Product Enablement (lending, deposits, payment