Product Strategy Analyst

About the Role

In this Product Strategy Analyst role, you’ll help define the product strategy for [Employer hidden]'s German market – designing experiments, challenging the status quo, and turning your analysis into products that thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises rely on.

The DE Lending Proposition Team owns [Employer hidden]'s lending products in Germany – how [Employer hidden] prices and structures them, and in turn, how our customers experience them.

The team designs and tests new product features, optimises credit terms, and improves the journeys small businesses go through when applying for and managing their finance.

This autonomous unit brings together back-end and front-end developers, product managers, data scientists, and analysts.

Day-to-day, the team works in short cycles, using experimentation and customer feedback to shape how small businesses access finance in Germany.

As a Product Strategy Analyst, you'll sit at the intersection of strategy, analytics, and product development – with the autonomy to shape how [Employer hidden]'s lending products evolve in Germany.

What the job involves

• Define and test strategies that enhance [Employer hidden]’s credit terms, including pricing, credit limits, and repayment terms
• Identify market opportunities to introduce products or features, grounded in customer needs and business goals
• Challenge existing processes and user journeys, using AI tools to surface potential improvements
• Design and run experiments to test new product concepts, iterating based on customer feedback and performance data
• Combine quantitative data and qualitative insights to identify friction and unlock growth opportunities
• Build data pipelines that help the wider team to monitor product performance post-launch
• Use AI tools to accelerate exploratory analysis and generate hypotheses faster
• Drive alignment on product priorities across other teams such as Credit Risk, Operations, and Commercial teams to ensure seamless execution of product initiatives
• Engage directly with our Customer Acquisition teams – Brokers, Sales, and Partners to tap into the latest feedback from both customers and intermediaries
• Translate findings into strategic recommendations that shape the General Managers' long-term vision for [Employer hidden] DE

Who you are

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down ambiguous business problems and translate complex data into clear, actionable insights
• Understanding of business models and key performance metrics such as unit economics, lifetime value, portfolio performance), and the ability to link analysis to business outcomes and strategic decisions
• Ability to structure and deliver analytical or strategic projects end-to-end, from gathering context to delivering high-quality work within agreed timelines
• Excellent stakeholder communication skills, with the ability to present insights clearly and tailor messages to different audiences
• An appreciation for experimentation – from designing A/B tests and RCTs to using AI tools to accelerate analysis and test ideas faster

Desirable

• Experience with credit, lending, or financial products, particularly in a fintech or B2B context
• Experience with data tools such as SQL and Python, or BI platforms like Looker
• Experience working in product-led or tech environments alongside product, engineering, or analytics teams

Skills

• SQL
• Python
• Looker

Company Information

Company Size: 201-500 employees

Industry: Fintech, B2B, Lending

About [Employer hidden]: UK SMEs are the backbone of a complex economy that is constantly changing, so the need for fast and responsive access to finance is becoming more and more important to ensure their success and growth. [Employer hidden] allows SMEs access to business loans in less than a minute, with its API and business marketplace partnerships. With offerings like [Employer hidden]'s, gone are the days where waiting up to eight weeks for a loan decision was viable. Its simplified business loans of £1,000 - £500,000 come with no fees attached, and applying online takes no more than five minutes. The ready availability of [Employer hidden] loans gives business owners a level of certainty, so that they can make instant decisions to help their business grow. [Employer hidden] has made a number of partnerships with other players in the business finance space, including an impressive industry-first invoice checkout integration with QuickBooks. Funding raised by the company, which is now operating at net profitability, will enable it to meet a recent surge in demand for corporate loans and offer more to larger SMB businesses. And the company has made several billion in funding available to over 100,000 businesses since launching, positioning itself as a leading European fintech.

Benefits

• Work where you work best: Twice a year we rent houses in places like Sicily and the French Alps where each team can work together for a week poolside. We champion flexible working in all our teams
• Invest in [Employer hidden]: We want people to be invested in [Employer hidden]'s success so after six months you'll be awarded share options
• Keep yourself healthy: We offer comprehensive health insurance and cash plans. You'll also get gym discounts and we host yoga classes in the office every week
• Start (and end) your day right: Each floor of [Employer hidden] HQ has a fully stocked fridge for breakfast and every Friday we unwind with beers and wine
• Life-work balance: We know your life outside of work comes first. We offer enhanced maternity and paternity leave for new parents plus a nursery benefit. We also have unlimited unpaid leave
• Learning and development: Whether you want to learn to code, experiment with motion design, or beat cognitive biases, you'll have time and budget to invest in your professional development

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