Senior Product Manager FSI Solutions (fmd)

Exasol’s Analytics Engine accelerates insights from the world’s data. It is purposebuilt to handle the most demanding data workloads at an unmatched priceperformance ratio. Our inmemory, massively parallel processing (MPP) technology, is specifically designed for analytics, enabling businesses to turn data into actionable insights.

At Exasol, we are committed to pushing the boundaries of what is possible in data analytics, and we are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our team and help shape the future of data technology. Join our diverse, remotefirst team where more than 30+ languages (and counting!) are spoken, and every voice is valued. We are looking for passionate individuals who thrive on collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to help shape the future of data technology.

We are seeking a strategic and technically astute Senior Product Manager to lead Exasol’s innovation in the Financial Services Industry (FSI) vertical. You will shape Exasol’s position in the modern data ecosystem, with a specific focus on data lakehouse architecture, advanced analytics, and highperformance computing as they apply to financial institutions.

Your mandate will include aligning Exasol’s capabilities to the nuanced needs of banks, insurance firms, hedge funds, and capital markets institutions within the DACH region. This role demands not only a strong grasp of the sector’s unique regulatory and architectural landscapes but also gotomarket experience, product strategy, and the ability to challenge assumptions around productmarket fit.

Key Responsibilities

• FSI Market Leadership: Be the goto expert on the evolving data needs of banks, insurers, hedge funds, capital investment firms, and highspeed trading environments.
• Product Strategy: Shape the product roadmap for the FSI vertical by integrating regulatory requirements, technology trends (data mesh, realtime analytics, MLAI), and customer feedback.
• Technology Alignment: Position Exasol’s query engine in the broader data ecosystem across modern architectures such as data lakehouse, cloudnative analytics, and onprem as well as hybrid data stacks.
• Customer Engagement: Collaborate deeply with Clevel executives, CTOs, and data leaders at FSI customers to codevelop impactful solutions and validate product direction.
• Sales Enablement: Equip GTM teams with compelling messaging, playbooks, and training to drive revenue and adoption in target accounts.
• Competitive Positioning: Lead deep market and competitor analyses to inform pricing, packaging, and positioning strategies for FSI use cases.
• Gotomarket: Be the owner for the gotomarket motion and orchestrate a crossfunctional team to achieve business goals.
• Industry Evangelism: Represent Exasol at FSI events, industry panels, and analyst briefings as a thought leader on modern financial data platforms.
• CrossFunctional Leadership: Serve as a key liaison between engineering, marketing, sales, and customer success to ensure cohesive execution.

• Required Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
  • Language Requirements: German (native speaking), English.
  • 5+ years in product, solution, or data strategy roles in FSI, with direct experience in banks, insurance, hedge funds, capital markets, or trading platforms.
  • 5+ years in B2B product management or solution leadership, with proven GTM collaboration.
  • Demonstrable success developing and executing solutions for data warehousing, advanced analytics, andor highperformance analytical workloads.
  • Familiarity with lakehouse architecture, analytical query engines, data warehousing, cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP), and AIML integration.
  • Strong grasp of FSIspecific architecture, data governance, compliance frameworks (e.g., BaFin, GDPR), and security requirements.
  • Outstanding communicator and confident public speaker
  • Strong stakeholder management across technical and nontechnical audiences
  • Analytical mindset with ability to balance product vision and pragmatic execution

  • Preferred Qualifications

    • Prior experience with Exasol or other highperformance analytical query engines
    • Knowledge of trade surveillance, portfolio risk modeling, actuarial analysis, or similar FSI analytics use cases
    • Experience in highly regulated environments within DACH.

    • Travel & Location

      • Willingness to travel across EMEA for customer engagements, internal meetings, and industry events.
      • Flexible remote working, with preference for candidates located in Germany, Spain, or the UK. Employment in other EMEA countries will be through an Employer of Record.

      • How We Work at Exasol

        • Own Your Impact: At Exasol, you are not just a cog in the machine; you will step into immediate ownership of projects, driving them forward with a refreshing level of autonomy.
        • Thrive in a Global Team: Join a vibrant, international community where diversity is celebrated, collaboration is key, and feedback fuels growth.
        • Learn, Grow, Lead: We are invested in your development! Continuous knowledgesharing, Coffee and Learn sessions, exciting events, and dedicated leadership programs empower you to soar.
        • Work on Your Terms: Flexibility is the name of the game! Enjoy adaptable hours, remote options, and workcations for the ultimate worklife balance.
        • Growth That Goes Beyond the Office: Dive into a comprehensive onboarding experience, fun team events, and a deep commitment to diversity and sustainability. We care about your holistic wellbeing.
        • Rewards that Matter: Monthly home office allowance, volunteering options, floating days, and secure pension plans (locationdependent) prove we value your contributions.

        • Our values drive our unique and inclusive culture; discover how they shape your Exasol experience. Learn more about our core values at Exasol.
          

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