Product Manager / Owner

at  Vaikoon AG

Founded in 2014, we are a trusted provider of regulatory transaction reporting compliance solution, offering our clients peace of mind through our state-of-the-art SaaS platform. Our platform supports businesses in achieving global transaction reporting compliance across various regulations, ensuring a reliable and timely compliance in an ever-evolving regulatory landscape.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Product Manager/Owner for our cutting-edge SaaS product company in the Regulatory Transaction Reporting space.

• As a leader in our organization, you will be responsible for driving the vision and strategy of our solution in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.
• This role demands both strategic thinking and hands-on execution, requiring a deep understanding of SaaS business models, regulatory requirements, and customer needs.
• You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, marketing, sales, and customer support, to deliver exceptional product features that meet our clients’ regulatory obligations.
• Your ability to gather insights from diverse stakeholders, prioritize features, and translate complex requirements into actionable plans will be critical for success.
• This role will report directly to the CEO and will require intense and close collaboration to successfully drive the product strategy and execution.
• The ideal candidate will be skilled in Agile methodologies and possess a proven track record of delivering impactful software products in a SaaS environment.
• Join us as we enhance our product offerings and solidify our position as a market leader in providing innovative solutions for regulatory transaction reporting compliance.
• This is an incredible opportunity to make a significant impact while working in a collaborative and forward-thinking culture.

Your Responsibilities

• Managing and prioritizing the product backlog.
• Developing and managing the product roadmap, and prioritizing features based on customer and business needs, including defining the scope of functionality and technical aspects, writing specifications, and mapping schema.
• Developing detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and other documentation to support the development and refinement of features.
• Acting as the liaison between Management, Business Analysts (Service Desk), Development, and Release Management.
• Collaborating with engineering teams to ensure timely delivery of product features and enhancements.
• Keeping abreast of market trends.
• Understanding the customer landscape and processes to identify problems ‘worth’ solving.
• Engaging in requirements engineering

Your Profile

• Excellent regulatory knowledge of EMIR, MiFID/MiFIR, or SFTR is desirable.
• 5+ years of experience in product management, preferably in the SaaS or regulatory sectors.
• Strong understanding of regulatory transaction reporting compliance processes.
• Monitoring of regulatory changes and align product roadmap accordingly.
• Proficiency in Agile methodologies and experience with Agile tools.
• Good knowledge of SDLC.
• Product Owner/Management Certification is advantageous.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Hands-on-mentality.
• Team player.
• “Jack of all trades” mindset.

We Offer You

• An interesting and varied job in a dynamic and ambitious company with flat hierarchies.
• An international environment with the opportunity for continuous professional and personal development.
• Flexible working hours with the option of working from home.
• A modern office in a central location with very good public transport connections and excellent infrastructure as well as attractive benefits.

For this position, we offer a gross annual salary starting at EUR 70.000, taking into consideration the appropriate classification according to the valid IT collective agreement and the willingness to overpay based on qualifications and professional experience.
At this time, we can only consider applications from EU citizens or Red-White-Red Card holders

• Managing and prioritizing the product backlog.
• Developing and managing the product roadmap, and prioritizing features based on customer and business needs, including defining the scope of functionality and technical aspects, writing specifications, and mapping schema.
• Developing detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and other documentation to support the development and refinement of features.
• Acting as the liaison between Management, Business Analysts (Service Desk), Development, and Release Management.
• Collaborating with engineering teams to ensure timely delivery of product features and enhancements.
• Keeping abreast of market trends.
• Understanding the customer landscape and processes to identify problems ‘worth’ solving.
• Engaging in requirements engineerin