Lead Product Manager - AI & Automation, Finance

Your responsibilities, Product Management, , The Lead Product Manager is accountable for the overall success of a portfolio of AI‑ and automation‑enabled digital products throughout, their lifecycle, from conception to decommissioning. The Lead Product Manage owns multiple and/or complex digital products (ecosystem) for, a defined Finance functional area and ensures that these products deliver measurable business value, operational efficiency and compliance., Lead Product Managers collaborate closely with product development, data, AI, Finance, risk, legal and operations teams to ensure cohesive, delivery, stable operations and consult in AI regulations / compliance. They drive agile best practices across squads, including continuous, planning, backlog prioritization and co‑creation of user stories aligned with strategic outcomes. In addition, Lead Product Managers actively, assess value potential, adoption, performance and lifecycle decisions (e.g. scaling, standardization or retirement). In this role, the Lead, Product Manager provides architectural guidance and drives product and delivery enablement for solutions owned by other squads across, the IT Finance platform., , Stakeholder Engagement, , The Lead Product Manager bridges the business, technology, data and AI worlds, ensuring that digital products support Finance strategy and, enterprise objectives. They identify and actively manage a diverse stakeholder landscape, including senior Finance leadership, process owners, data and AI teams, architecture and risk functions. Main stakeholder groups for this role are Divisional Finance, Group Finance and, GBS Finance as large community of users., While many perspectives and expectations exist, the Lead Product Manager exercises strong judgment to balance innovation, feasibility, risk, and value realization. Stakeholders trust the Lead Product Manager to understand their needs, transparently manage trade‑offs and reliably, deliver solutions that create sustainable value for Bayer., , Product Strategy, , The Lead Product Manager defines and drives the product vision, strategy and roadmap for a complex ecosystem of AI‑ and, automation‑enabled products. With full end‑to‑end ownership, they ensure alignment between business priorities, data readiness, technology, platforms and governance requirements., They provide strategic leadership by planning and optimizing capabilities to achieve business outcomes in the most efficient and scalable, way, applying strong decision‑making and influencing skills to balance user needs, operational stability and long‑term platform sustainability., , Product Discovery & Delivery, , The Lead Product Manager is responsible for structured discovery and delivery of digital products, translating user needs and non‑functional, requirements into clear roadmaps and prioritized backlogs. They oversee progress against defined outcomes (e.g. 90‑day objectives), overall, product health and budget responsibilities., Using Design Thinking and outcome‑driven discovery methods, the Lead Product Manager validates solutions through usability, feasibility,, business fit, risk and value testing. User feedback and performance metrics are continuously monitored to refine solutions, improve adoption, and maximize business impact., , People & Collaboration, , Lead Product Managers proactively communicate and collaborate across cross‑functional teams, fostering strong working relationships with, peers in product management, engineering, data and other technical organizations. Effective collaboration across disciplines is essential to, deliver scalable, high‑quality products., Drives change management and user adoption strategies in collaboration with Finance transformation and communications teams,, recognizing that AI-enabled products often require significant behavioural change, At a lead level, Lead Product Managers also mentor and coach junior product managers, strengthening product management capabilities,, agile practices and outcome orientation across the broader c What we offer, Medical care above statutory requirements, Flexible benefits supporting leisure, and well‑being/sports programs, Life, accident, and disability insurance through group coverage, Employer‑supported pension plans with regular company contributions, Home office allowance to support hybrid or remote work, Extra Paid Holidays