PRODUCT & IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT, MADRID

Product & IT Project Management
Product IT Project Management Associate Expert I

Country: Spain

Open Digital Services is the software development company of Santander Group powering the next generation of banks by creating innovative banking products and implementing them in collaboration with Santander Group Affiliates.

Santander Group is one of the worlds largest financial institutions and the Eurozones leader, were committed to being the best Digital Bank with Branches in the industry.

Our mission at ODS is to design and support an advanced digital and omnichannel platform, ensuring the best customer experience using cutting-edge technology. Openbank, our flagship partner, is where we develop our most advanced concepts first. Be part of our Best-in-Class team and help us create unique value for our customers!

Join us to tackle exciting tech challenges in an agile environment, benefiting from learning, growth, and local and international career opportunities in a modern, diverse setting.

Mission and responsibilities:

The Technical Product Owner works with business partners and systems analysts to align technology solutions with business strategies. Demonstrates an informed knowledge of a business area to resolve problems on an ongoing business and, equally, promotes architectural consistency and usability standards, defines and executes test cases.

The main tasks of this position will be the following:
- Assist in the analysis and design of new business processes around requirements definition, information gathering, and consistent documentation methodologies.
- Develop clear and concise functional requirements for the technical developers that are free from ambiguity to minimize re-work and errors. Recognize the businesss needs and the implications of change. May formulate alternative solutions to satisfy business requirements.
- Develop Functional Specifications for system enhancements that meet the business requirements.
- Consults and works closely with technical team members to ensure all requirements have been accurately addressed as well as supports the technical group during the design and development activities.
- Coordinate updates to supporting documentation (such as training, processing procedures) as part of the Software Development Lifecycle.
- Participate in the development of test plans, testing of changes and reviewing the results.
- Participate in quality management reviews as outlined in the project work plan, and in reviews of the designs, prototypes, and other project work products to ensure they fulfill the requirements.
- Analyze methodologies for process improvements, better utilization of resources, product enhancements, improved communications, and faster issue resolution.
- Facilitate Business Requirements gathering sessions with key stakeholders and subject matter experts, developing high-level and detailed business requirements as needed to support enhancements to business processes, systems and/or applications.

To be successful in the role you must have:
- Bachelors/Masters Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or similar.
- High level of English and Spanish.
- Experience in the above tasks in digital channel projects (web-app), transformation or evolution programs.
- Demonstrated knowledge of agile methodologies.
- Technical background.
- Experience in banking is a must, and experience/knowledge in wealth products is a plus.
- Must have the ability to research, analyze, make business decisions, and defend recommendations at the highest management levels.
- Professionals with great communication skills who are good in negotiation and analysis.
- Being a team-player and get easily adapted to changes.

What do we offer?

- Joining a dynamic and agile company undergoing international expansion.

- Working in start-up mode with the support of the Santander Group.

- Competitive remuneration and attractive benefits package.

- Possibility of growth within the company and the Group.

- Collaborating on international projects in different countries.

- Excellent work environment, social clubs and frequent events.

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

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