Business Manager - Technology

Solaris is Europe’s leading embedded finance platform, pioneering Banking-as-a-Service to bridge the gap between financial technology and licensed banking. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Berlin, Solaris enables fintechs, digital ecosystems, and multinationals to embed accounts, cards, lending, and payments directly into their own products, creating seamless financial experiences for their users. As a fully licensed German bank, Solaris combines the highest standards of IT security and regulatory resilience with a modular, highly scalable infrastructure. Today, Solaris is driving the next evolution of financial services by transitioning into an AI-native banking platform, ensuring European businesses can deploy secure, adaptable financial products at scale. Why join Solaris? 🚀 We are fundamentally redesigning banking processes around AI orchestration, standardized modular building blocks, and embedded regulatory compliance. 🎯 We combine tech and banking in dedicated hubs - driving the technology infrastructure out of Berlin and banking operations out of Frankfurt. 💡 Through our internal mobility, growth opportunities, and the Solaris Academy, we offer continuous learning tracks, AI ambassador mentorship, and upskilling to keep your skills ahead of the curve. ⚖️ We foster a workplace rooted in integrity, proactive risk management, and equality actively driving initiatives like DEI initiatives. Your Role Executive Support Support the Executive Director of Technology in developing and executing the ICT/IT strategy and transformation. Prepare executive presentations, board materials, management reports, and strategic communication Drive follow-up actions from leadership meetings and ensure timely execution Financial & Resource Management Proactively manage technology plans, budgets, forecasts, and actuals on a monthly base in close cooperation with the Finance team Track operational and capital expenditures and report on deviations to the plan, ensure proper financial change request management Support financial planning, business case development, and cost optimization initiatives Performance Management Establish and maintain governance frameworks across the Technology organization Define and track KPIs, OKRs, and technology performance metrics Ensure transparency regarding deliveries, dependencies, risks, and issues Coordinate consistent management reportings and executive dashboards Risk, Audit & Regulatory Support Support technology-related regulatory and audit activities including coordinating responses to external and internal audits, and monitor remediation plans and ensure timely closure of actions Stakeholder Management Act as trusted supporter to the technology leadership team, facilitate leadership meetings and drive alignment across cross-functional stakeholders We'd love to see Depending on your level of experience, your responsibilities and scope of role will range. We don’t care much about fancy titles, but rather about real personal and professional development, as laid out in our learning framework. Let’s figure together out how you can contribute to our team. Holds a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Information Technology, or a related field Has several years of experience in working in or with technology organizations, ideally in the Financial Services industry. Has strong financial and analytical skills Shows proficiency in Microsoft 365 and/or Google Workplace Has excellent communication and executive presentation skills Is highly organized, structured, and proactive and is able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment Comfortable working with AI tools, thinking critically about AI outputs, and contributing to a culture of responsible AI use. We expect you to demonstrate comfort with AI-assisted workflows and a willingness to continuously develop their AI c