Operations & Automation Intern

A pioneer and market leader in Embedded Banking Powens Group is committed to supporting financial players in designing services and payment experiences that users love.

Headquartered in Barcelona and Paris Powens Group is at the forefront of the Banking-as-a-Service and Open Finance movements in Europe and Latin America. Our mission is to offer banking technology as a service to any company aiming to enhance user experience and operational efficiency. We achieve this through our API-based regulated solutions covering Bank accounts Payment solutions Open Banking / Finance and more.

Powens Group is a rapidly growing fintech regulated in France and Spain allowing operations in all European countries and in Mexico.

We are a trusted partner to the top financial industry players and software editors and we have achieved this by scouting the best talents. Joining Powens Group means being a part of an inclusive multicultural and international team of over 130 employees.

Job description:

As an Operations & Automation Intern you will join our Service Operations team who are responsible for improving how the organization works as a whole solving cross-team operational gaps clarifying and optimizing processes aligning systems and data and implementing automation where it drives meaningful efficiency visibility and scalability. You will play an important role in supporting process improvements and building practical automation solutions helping ensure smooth reliable operations across departments.

Your responsibilities:

• Build and improve automations using tools like n8n Zapier and HubSpot to increase operational efficiency.
• Participate in discovery sessions to understand departmental processes bottlenecks and pain points helping design effective solutions.
• Document workflows processes and system changes clearly in Notion.
• Track automation outcomes validate workflows and assist in troubleshooting issues.
• Clean transform and analyse data in Google Sheets Looker Studio or Power BI to update dashboards and provide process insights.
• Use AI tools proactively to accelerate documentation debug issues create workflow drafts assess data and propose improvements.

Candidate profile and skills

Required:

• Curious and proactive student or recent graduate in Business Engineering Data Operations or Computer Science or anyone with a strong interest in automation AI and systems thinking.
• Professional proficiency in English; Spanish is a plus.
• Inquisitive mindset with ability to break down problems and spot patterns.
• Strong organisational skills with high attention to detail.
• Thrives in ambiguous cross-departmental projects and takes full ownership of work.
• Experience using AI tools in a practical way to research debug and accelerate work.

• Basic knowledge of Google Sheets formulas SQL or data cleaning is a plus.
• Experience with no-code/low-code automation platforms (n8n Zapier) is a plus.
• Familiarity with CRM systems (HubSpot is a strong plus).
• Exposure to APIs or scripting in JavaScript/Python is a plus.

Working conditions:

• Ability to sign a contrato formativo prácticas profesionales OR contrato de prácticas académicas

• 7/hour for Bachelor students - 8/hour for Master students
• Position is based in Barcelona

Recruitment process:

• HR online interview
• Online interview with the Ops Automation Manager and the Head of Service Operations
• On-site meeting with the Ops Automation Manager and the Head of Service Operations

Women are under-represented in the fintech industry. To women candidates please dare to take your rightful place!

Powens Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer we foster an inclusive and diverse working environment without any form of discrimination based on race color religion sex national origin age disability.. If reasonable accommodations are needed for the interview process please let us know to accommodate!