🌍 About the Company

The client is an established Lithuanian financial services group serving individuals and businesses across the country. Its offering spans everyday banking, savings, investments, asset management and life insurance. The group is bringing these capabilities closer together to create clearer customer propositions and more connected financial journeys. This is an opportunity to shape a strategically important portfolio with direct influence on customer value and commercial performance.

💼 About the Role

As Head of Savings & Investment Products, you will own the strategy, development and performance of the group-wide portfolio. You will turn customer needs, market developments and regulatory changes into clear product priorities while balancing growth, profitability and risk. You will also lead the product team and coordinate decisions across the bank, asset management and life insurance businesses.

🔍 Responsibilities

• Define and own the long-term strategy, vision and roadmap for savings, investment management and life insurance-related propositions;

• Manage the portfolio throughout its lifecycle, from opportunity assessment and business case development to launch, adoption and optimisation;

• Translate customer insight, market trends, competitor activity and regulatory developments into clear product priorities;

• Evaluate existing products and lead their improvement, simplification, redesign or discontinuation where appropriate;

• Own portfolio performance across revenue, profitability, assets, volumes, customer adoption and other agreed KPIs;

• Build business cases and investment recommendations for new products and significant portfolio changes;

• Lead cross-functional initiatives across Asset Management, Life Insurance, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Finance, Technology, Operations, Marketing and Sales;

• Ensure effective product governance and the appropriate management of regulatory, operational and financial risks;

• Lead and develop the product team, strengthening ownership, customer focus and data-informed decision-making.

🎓 Requirements

• A university degree in finance, economics, business, banking, investment management, insurance, technology or a related field;

• At least 5 years of experience in a managerial or senior leadership position;

• Substantial experience in banking, financial services, investment management, insurance or product management;

• A track record of developing product or business strategies and managing a complex portfolio or business area;

• Strong knowledge of savings and investment products, financial markets and the relevant regulatory environment;

• Commercial and analytical capability, including confidence working with revenue, profitability, cost and customer performance data;

• Proven people leadership and the ability to align senior stakeholders across business and control functions;

• Fluency in English, written and spoken.

Nice to Have

• A relevant professional qualification in finance, investment management or product management;

• Experience working directly with asset management or life insurance businesses;

• Experience leading change in a centralised or matrix organisation;

• Knowledge of digital investment journeys, customer analytics or data-led product development.

🤝 Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking combined with practical product and business ownership;

• Clear and independent decision-making in regulated and complex situations;

• Strong stakeholder influence and executive-level communication;

• A customer-focused approach balanced with commercial and risk considerations;

• Integrity, accountability and the ability to lead through change.

✨ The Employer Offers

• A senior role with leadership responsibility for a strategically important product portfolio;

• Direct influence on group-wide product strategy, investment priorities and customer propositions;

• Flexible hours, including flexibility around the start of the working day;

• A personal benefits package that includes health insurance, employer-supported pension saving and additional leave;

• Performance-related bonuses linked to individual, team and company results;

• Access to e-learning, internal seminars and external professional development;

• Modern working tools and meaningful career growth across banking, asset management and life insurance.

If you know how to turn customer insight and market opportunity into well-governed products that deliver measurable value, this role gives you the mandate to do it at group level. Send your application and let’s discuss the impact you could make.