Lead Product Manager - AI & Automation, Finance (Warszawa, Mazowieckie, PL)

At Bayer, we are committed to transparency, equal pay for equal work or work of equal value, and objective reward practices in line with EU and local regulations.

The minimum monthly gross compensation for this role is 25 760 PLN gross with final pay determined based on objective factors such as experience, qualifications, scope of responsibility, and internal alignment.

This position is eligible for variable pay components, such as performance‑based bonuses, awarded in accordance with the applicable employee group, role scope, and compensation structure.

In addition, Bayer offers a competitive and holistic benefits package, including:

- 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

Benefits may vary depending on country, role, and employment conditions.

For Digital Hub Warsaw, we are looking for:

Lead Product Manager - AI & Automation, Finance

At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where ,Health for all, Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

The Lead Product Manager AI & Automation is accountable for shaping, scaling and operating AI‑ and automation‑driven digital products that

materially improve Finance effectiveness, efficiency, compliance and decision quality.

The role ensures that AI and intelligent automation are applied where they create measurable business value, reduce manual effort,

strengthen regulatory and internal-control processes , and enable Finance users to focus on value‑adding activities rather than transactional work.

Lead Product Managers operate at strategic and system level. They own a complex ecosystem of AI‑ and automation‑enabled

products spanning multiple Finance processes for financial planning, Record-2-Decide etc., data platforms and squads, and are accountable for aligning business outcomes, technology, data, governance, and people across the end‑to‑end lifecycle.

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 community.

Who You Are

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Informatics or comparable experience

8+ years of experience in Product Management in complex digital environments

4+ years experience working in Agile / DevOps setups

3+ years of experience with AI/ML, intelligent automation (RPA, IDP, workflow automation), advanced analytics or data-drivenproducts including experience taking AI/ML products from concept to production

Proven experience managing complex product ecosystems, not single applications

Strong understanding of Finance processes (e.g. Accounting, Reporting, Planning, Compliance) or equivalent experience working closely with Finance organizations

Preferred :

Proven ability to lead through influence across organizational boundaries

Strong strategic thinking and decision‑making skills in ambiguous environments

Ability to quantify and communicate business value, including risk reduction and efficiency gains

Experience working in large, global, highly regulated environments

Excellent communication skills across technical and non‑technical audiences

Experience with Design Thinking, user-centered design & user analysis

Experience in building product vision, product roadmap, product strategy, and competitive analysis

Location: Poland : Mazowieckie : Warszawa    Division: Finance Reference Code: 854406   ]]>