Head of Business Product Owners - R&C(ODS)

HEAD OF BUSINESS PRODUCT OWNERS

Are you ready to be at the forefront of digital innovation in the financial services industry?

The Retail & Commercial Division at Santander Group is seeking talented individuals to join our digital and tech team. Were dedicated to creating an exceptional Open Digital Services platform for financial services, leveraging advanced technologies and partnerships to drive significant impact and establish ourselves as leaders in the industry.

We are driving global technology initiatives, transitioning to a platform-based model, and emphasizing software engineering to facilitate the Santander Groups digital transformation.

If youre passionate about driving change and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you!

Mission and responsibilities:

As a Head of Business Product Owners, you will lead the entire Business Product Owner team, providing direction and aligning priorities with business needs, ensuring the delivery of each part of the product. The main tasks of this position will be the following:

• Communication with key stakeholders and product sponsors in different geographies. You will be responsible for ensuring that the final product delivered is cohesive and aligned with the expectations of the stakeholders
• Work closely with Business Product Owners to understand and consolidate their needs to prioritize them based on the global business strategy.
• Coordination and daily work with all the work areas involved in the projects (technology, operations, business, legal, compliance, risks, finances, etc.)
• Detection and escalation of risks, analysis and proposal of solutions for their mitigation.
• Responsible for budgeting of requirements
• Reporting and tracking
• Management and control of all product documentation
• Direct contact with senior management

To be successful in the role you must have:

• University Degree (Equivalent to a Bachelor degree), preferably in Business, e-business, design or digital field.
• +12 years of professional experience in business consulting, FinTech, or digital business projects in a product management or business analysis roles.
• High knowledge of user experience requirements for front-end digital flows.
• Good understanding of technical delivery best practices, including user story and acceptance criteria, working in cross-functional agile teams and designing MVPs and customer testing approaches.
• Conceptual knowledge of business processes and front-to-back solution architecture that support retail Markets products & services.
• Exceptional problem-solving ability to structure and define analyses to draw conclusions.
• Collaborative and effective work in a group dynamic.
• Advanced level in English.

What do we offer?

• Immediate incorporation to a dynamic and agile company with a growth and expansion project.
• Working in start-up model with the support of Santander Group.
• Competitive remuneration and attractive benefits package.
• Possibility of growth within the company and the Group.
• Collaboration in international projects and possibility of contact with different countries.
• Excellent work environment, social clubs and frequent events (now virtual).

Would you like to grow with us? Join our team!

Open Digital Services is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered as equal without paying attention to gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, age, political orientation, union membership nor disability status.

We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build.

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