Manager for New Product Introduction (m/w/d) in Banking & Payment Services

Thales is a global leader in advanced technologies in the fields of defense, aerospace, cybersecurity, and digital identity.

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Manager for New Product Introduction (m/f/d) in Banking & Payment Services

Location: Ditzingen

(Ref. No. R0325907)

In Ditzingen, you will work on solutions related to bank cards and secure banking products. In Germany alone, around 145 million girocards (formerly EC cards) and credit cards are in circulation. This is the right place for you if you want to help expand business in the financial sector while developing and marketing new technologies—especially innovative card bodies and payment solutions. Become part of Thales’ expert team for innovative and secure banking and payment solutions.

Your Mission

• Lead strategic New Product Introduction (NPI) projects in the banking sector and provide software-related support for sales, customer service, and production
• Implement technical customer requirements and organize projects while ensuring the highest data security standards
• Manage local data preparation and coordinate centralized data processing for the site
• Lead a team of 5 specialists to ensure effective collaboration
• Support hands-on implementation on the shop floor when required
• Conduct detailed root cause analyses and implement optimization measures in close collaboration with relevant departments

What We’re Looking For:

• A completed technical degree with an IT background or a comparable qualification
• Ideally, proven leadership experience and professional project management experience in the banking environment
• Ability to stay calm and maintain oversight in complex situations, with strong communication skills
• Fluent German and English (written and spoken)

Say HI* – Your Way to Us

For our 83,000 employees in 68 countries, we open up forward-looking perspectives, enable individual career paths, and provide creative freedom. We achieve this through courage, diversity, and a strong commitment to making the challenges of our time safer and more inclusive. With our sustainable and values-driven leadership culture, we actively promote diversity.

When the signs point to change, our international teams are ready to meet today’s complexity with tomorrow’s industry-leading technologies. Are you in?

Camilla Christovam

Talent Acquisition Partner