Head of Product - Lending

This product is critical to the banking business and the role empowers you to operate your own business vertical: designing the long-term Lending strategy & roadmap, driving product adoption and growth, and ensuring strong P&L performance in alignment with N26 Bank risk appetite and policies. You will build, nurture, spearhead a group of 4–6 direct reports, fostering a resilient and high-performing team that integrates seamlessly with the broader strategic ambitions of N26. Additionally, you will work closely with Engineering, Credit, Data Science, Design and senior management to identify new opportunities, optimise current portfolio performance and deliver with high standards and high velocity.

Based in Berlin or Barcelona.

Your impact

• Drive Sustainable Product Growth: define and execute the long-term retail lending strategy to expand the customer base, unlock new opportunities, and sustainably increase product adoption.
• Own the Roadmap and P&L: take full ownership of the consumer lending product roadmap, from defining product future direction, priorities and product timeline and features to ensuring the cross-functional team meets deliverables and deadlines. You will own the outcomes of the P&L and work closely with Credit Risk teams to shape and grow the lending portfolio.
• Team Management and Leadership: architect and scale an efficient lending organization, design high-performing team structures, establish clear governance, and embed success metrics across all areas of responsibility.
• Strengthen Cross-Functional Collaboration: become a connective tissue between Product, Credit Risk, Operations and Data Science, deeply understanding underlying credit risk models to ensure robust, compliant, and data-driven lending decisions.
• Market Development and Acceleration: scale market penetration and portfolio growth by identifying systemic levers that expand customer adoption of N26 lending products.

What you bring

• Strategic Product & Business Leadership: a proven track record in senior Product Management leadership, P&L ownership, demonstrating a balance of a strong product mindset and high-level business acumen. You are proficient in translating complex product strategies into scalable commercial success and measurable P&L growth.
• Lending Domain Expertise: proven experience in banking, fintech, or the broader lending space (e.g., credit lines, BNPL, loans, mortgages etc).
• Team Leadership: you possess proven ability to build, nurture and grow high performing teams and you can create an innovative environment where top-tier talent can thrive and deliver exceptional business results.
• Data & P&L Fluency: you are deeply data-driven, possess a strong understanding of P&L management, and know how to use data to make sharp product decisions that move the needle for the business.
• Stakeholder Management and Cross-functional Collaboration: you are comfortable working closely with different areas of the organization. Navigating between Product, Engineering, Credit Risk Management, Data Science and Operations, you can communicate effectively, manage expectations and balance human and operational resources.

What you can expect

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 .

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Veröffentlicht am 02. Nov. 2026