About the Team:
You’ll be part of BBVA’s Quantitative & Business Solutions group – a diverse, global team of 50+ professionals (engineers, economists, mathematicians, etc.) who combine deep financial knowledge with tech-savvy mindsets.
Our mission: help Global Markets convert strategy into real outcomes.
Role Overview
The Investment Solution Project Manager is a highly specialised, hands-on role responsible for leading strategic and tactical initiatives across the Structured Products value chain within Global Markets.
The position combines deep Front Office expertise with strong project and change management capabilities to ensure the successful delivery of complex, cross-functional initiatives in a timely and controlled manner.
Acting as a key partner to business stakeholders and technology teams, the role applies structured methodologies and market-standard practices to drive execution excellence, mitigate risks, and ensure alignment between business objectives and technological solutions.
The role requires a strong understanding of structured products across asset classes, as well as the ability to operate effectively in demanding Front Office environments where precision, responsiveness and ownership are critical.
Key Responsibilities:
Functional Analysis & Validation
- Work closely with IT teams to clarify specifications and resolve implementation questions.
- Define and coordinate validation phases, including test cases, UAT planning and defect follow-up.
- Participate in project execution as a functional specialist of the existing structured notes platform.
Project Execution & Delivery Management
- Contribute to detailed project plans, timelines, deliverables and dependencies.
- Closely monitor day-to-day progress, identifying deviations and ensuring timelynremediation.
- Prepare regular status reports and maintain up-to-date project information.
- Have an active and principal role in the execution Follow-Ups of the project.
- Monitor risks, issues and action items, ensuring proper ownership and follow-up.
- Support budgeting exercises, effort estimation and resource tracking within assigned initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with internal governance standards.
Vendor Coordination & Delivery Alignment
- Act as the primary interface with external vendors involved.
- Provide clear and detailed functional specifications and design inputs to ensure accurate implementation.
- Align on delivery roadmaps, milestones and prioritisation with third-party providers.
- Closely monitor vendor progress, validate deliverables and challenge inconsistencies when needed.
- Ensure contractual scope is respected and escalate deviations when necessary.
Cross-Functional Stakeholder Coordination
- Act as a key coordination point between Front Office, Risk, Operations, Finance and IT teams.
- Ensure continuous alignment across stakeholders through regular working sessions and follow-ups.
- Facilitate issue resolution and ensure effective communication across all parties involved.
Required Profile:
- Degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Business Administration, Economics or equivalent academic background.
- Proven expertise in the Structured Products business and related projects from a cross-asset perspective (Equity, Rates, Credit, FX).
- Strong understanding of pricing, negotiation and risk management processes, from both functional and technical perspectives.
- Ability to understand and analyse highly specialised processes and business requirements, and collaborate effectively with IT, Risk, Operations, Finance and external vendors to design and implement robust technological solutions.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Front Office / Trading environments.
- Solid knowledge of the Global Markets value chain (Front Office, Risk, Operations, Accounting, etc.).
- Strong understanding of Program and Project Management best practices (planning, governance, risk management, delivery control).
- Experience coordinating with external support teams and third-party providers.
- Excellent communication, coordination and prioritisation skills, with the ability to operate in high-pressure environments.
Other desirable skills and experience:
- Knowledge of BBVA Global Markets organisation, teams, systems and process.
- Experience working with JIRA and other project tracking tools.
