Manager Finance & Operations vacatures in Utrecht

Product Manager - Finance Systems (Temporary)

Join a dynamic e-commerce company as Product Manager and lead a skilled engineering team to optimize and automate the platform used for the management of commercial agreements within the company's own retail operations. You will drive stability, efficiency, and innovation while shaping strategy, improving performance, and unlocking new opportunities in a fast-moving retail tech environment. This is a temporary role, initially until the end of the year but with a likely extension.

Among your responsibilities:

• Define Product Transition Journey: develop a strategy to optimize and migrate the product for sustainability, allowing the team to focus on impactful initiatives;
• Streamline and Automate Processes: identify ways to simplify workflows, enhance data integrity, and automate handling of financial agreements;
• Product Operations: manage audits and user inquiries;
• Stakeholder Management: collaborate with finance, retail, and tech leaders to ensure alignment and smooth transition;
• Safeguard Team Health: lead the engineering team transparently, maintaining motivation and clarity during transitions;
• Deliver Tangible Outcomes Quickly: focus on high-impact initiatives and incremental improvements to reduce operational and technical overheads..

• A finished BSc/MSc in a relevant domain;
• At least 5 years of experience in a Product Management role;
• Experience with complex internal systems, ideally in large-scale or enterprise environments;
• Strong knowledge in financial systems and processes; able to quickly grasp and navigate finance-driven workflows;
• Strong focus on solutions, clear roadmaps and driving short-term results toward product wind-down;
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

If you are available on short notice and are ready to take on a challenge and drive significant change, this opportunity is for you!

A nice assignment in Utrecht for 32-40 hours per week, starting as soon as possible. Initially until the end of 2025, buth with a likely extension. Unfortunately, in this assignment we cannot hire a ZZP. You will be employed via us under a flexible contract, for a salary that ranges from € 7000 to € 8000 gross per month (based on 40 hours per week). Please note that in order to be considered for this role, you need to be based in the Netherlands and fully eligible to work.

How we'll proceed. Within four working days we will let you know if you qualify for the position. We will schedule an introductory interview, either digitally or in-person. During this interview we will inform you as fully as possible about the vacancy, the company and the following steps in the procedure. After consulting with you, we will introduce you to our client and then continue to guide you through the application process. The Independent Recruiters Group has a large team of specialized recruiters. Each recruiter has a strong focus on their own area of expertise. This makes them the ideal sparring partner for both the candidate and the client.