Principal Product Manager (Banking

About the role

We are seeking a seasoned product leader to join our Customer Experience, Product and Design service line. You will guide clients through the end-to-end process of launching and scaling new digital products within the financial services and fintech sectors.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Advise client leadership on product strategy, providing hands-on expertise to move concepts from initial ideation to market scale.
• Utilize lean and hypothesis-driven methods to pilot new products and identify growth opportunities.
• Develop go-to-market strategies, competitive landscape analyses, and economic models for new initiatives.
• Guide stakeholders through organizational change to adopt empowered product team structures.
• Lead multidisciplinary delivery teams while ensuring engagements remain operationally sound.
• Contribute to the CXPD service line by creating case studies, white papers, and repeatable practice frameworks.
• Participate in pre-sales activities, including pitch creation and proposal development.
• Support organizational growth through recruiting, mentorship, and community building.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience leading products from concept to launch and scale, including go-to-market strategy development.
• Proven expertise in commercial and economic modelling, including monetization strategies.
• Experience driving innovation at scale and managing strategic investment horizons.
• Strong background in conducting market research and competitive analysis to inform strategic growth.
• Deep understanding of value proposition development and lean testing for product-market fit.
• Ability to operate across company, portfolio, and product levels to define visions and roadmaps.
• Expertise in the full product development lifecycle, including agile and lean software practices.
• Exceptional ability to build relationships with C-suite executives and navigate complex business environments.
• Strong consulting skills with the ability to manage ambiguity and solve complex problems.

Skills & tools

• Agile and lean software development methodologies
• Quantitative and qualitative data analysis
• Economic and commercial modeling
• Strategic communication and stakeholder management

Practical notes

• Benefits include private medical insurance, travel insurance, income protection, critical illness cover, life assurance, a pension scheme, a personal development budget, 25 days of holiday, and a ride2work scheme.
• Thoughtworks uses AI tools for administrative recruitment tasks like scheduling and drafting, but all hiring decisions are made exclusively by human interviewers and managers.
• This position is based on-site.