Head of Product (Clients)

Responsibilities

• As Upvest continues to scale, we are looking for an exceptional Head of Product - Clients
• You will work closely with Florian Thiel, Christian Wöhlke, and the Product & Engineering teams of the tribe (3 domain teams in total). In addition you will need to build strong relations with the Operations, Banking and Commercial leadership teams, owning topics critical to Upvest's product and business success
• As Head of Product, you start leading one of the Clients tribe teams directly, while guiding the overarching strategy and success of the Clients Tribe and you start scaling yourself
• You will work very closely with the Director of Engineering and VP of Product to define the tribe's strategy, set OKRs, and shape the long-term roadmap
• The goal: to power Upvest's asymmetric scaling by building the intelligent, seamless "AI-experience", internal and external, that makes flawless API experiences the foundation of Upvest's ecosystem
• Your challenge is to make our tools and workflows scale without lockstep headcount growth
• That means embedding intelligence and automation into every process, and exploring how agentic operations, AI agents handling operational workflows end to end, can take on work that today needs manual effort
• You'll be the go-to voice for applied AI across our tooling, helping the business run efficiently and helping clients get to market faster, at lower cost and higher reliability
• You'll own the roadmap for Internal Tooling or Upfront, both key strategic product enablers for scaling the business, and drive it forward through OKRs, deciding where to push deeper automation, broaden coverage, or reimagine a workflow entirely
• You'll work directly with the Engineering team, and stay close to the people the products serve, so every step forward is one that truly matters
• Significant impact and strategic influence, shaping the roadmap and scaling strategy with a seat at the table with engineering and product leadership
• Autonomy coupled with inspirational leadership. You fully own the product success of your team and function
• Product-centricity throughout the organisation, with no struggle for relevance that product people may encounter elsewhere
• Product Engineering culture, working closely with engineering counterparts guided by joint OKRs and a clear roadmap
• An exceptional team, combining impactful work with a relaxed, fun atmosphere and consistently high eNPS
• Continuous learning across investments, API products, and a state-of-the-art tech stack

Benefits

• Flexibility - We work in a hybrid set-up, with the team spread around Germany and other parts of Europe. We give you the choice and budget to work where you're most comfortable and productive, either at home or in the office. You choose.
• Development - In keeping with one of our values, 'Learn and grow', every Upvenger has access to a development budget. And in line with one of our other values, 'Own the outcome', how you make the most of it is up to you.
• Wellbeing - Everyone here has access to our in-house coach. You can have regular sessions to support you personally and professionally. We also believe it's important to have time out to rest and recover, which is why we offer 30 days' holiday.
• Greenfield projects - We're building something quite complex. A first in Europe. This means you get to work with cutting-edge technologies, with no legacy code.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Product Management, ideally with a focus on internal and/or external tooling.
• Financial services, compliance, or fintech experience is a big plus.
• Proven people leadership of teams of 3+ people.
• Be a sponge. You don't need to be a finance or investment expert, but you'll need to absorb complex topics quickly (subledger reconciliation, mutual fund trading flow) and apply strong product fundamentals.
• Familiarity with API documentation standards and an interest in how AI agents consume APIs (MCP or similar) is a strong plus.
• Strong track record of taking initiative, owning outcomes, and bridging dependencies.
• Comfortable with product toolkits such as Linear, Slite, Miro, and Figma.
• Experience with agile software development, delivering features and outcomes consistently.
• Firm grasp of UI/UX best practices; can ideate and prototype through lo-fi wireframes and collaborate closely with design.