Senior Vice President Product Management-Core Banking

Job Title: Product Head – Core Banking

Location: Chennai, India-WFO

Reports To: Business Head

Role Overview:

We are seeking a seasoned Product Head to lead our Core Banking Product Suite. This is a senior leadership role with end-to-end ownership of the product roadmap, solution definition, and alignment with business and delivery teams. The ideal candidate will bring deep domain expertise, product vision, and a customer-centric approach to drive product evolution and successful implementations globally.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and define the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Core Banking Suite, ensuring alignment with business objectives and market trends.
• Lead solution definition and product fitment activities for customer engagements, working closely with pre-sales, delivery, and business teams.
• Collaborate with global clients to gather requirements, conduct gap analysis, and drive product enhancements aligned with market needs.
• Ensure timely closure of functional requirements, managing solution workshops and driving consensus across stakeholders.
• Provide strategic leadership for UAT dispute resolution, product implementation support, and product roadmap alignment during post-sales engagements.
• Stay ahead of regulatory and market developments to incorporate necessary product changes and maintain market competitiveness.
• Lead a team of senior product managers, architects, and domain experts to ensure high-quality product releases and customer success.
• Act as the senior product representative in client discussions, steering committees, and industry forums as required.
• Partner with engineering, delivery, and sales teams to drive product-led growth and support global business objectives.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 20+ years of experience in Banking Product Management, Solution Consulting, or Core Banking Product Development.
• Deep functional knowledge of Core Banking systems, including CASA, Deposits, Lending, Payments, and Digital Banking integration.
• Proven track record of leading product ownership for large-scale Core Banking products (e.g., Temenos, Finacle, Flexcube, or similar).
• Strong expertise in solution definition, requirement gathering, product fitment, and client engagement in a banking product environment.
• Experience handling post-sales product ownership, including requirement closure, UAT dispute resolution, and product roadmap alignment.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to work with senior client executives, business heads, and technology teams.
• Exposure to cloud-native, microservices-based Core Banking architectures is desirable.
• Strong leadership and team management capabilities with the ability to lead cross-functional global teams.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or equivalent post-graduate qualification preferred.
• Domain certifications in Core Banking or Banking Technology will be an added advantage.
• Global exposure to Core Banking implementations across regions such as APAC, MEA, and Europe preferred.