Investment Solutions Project Manager

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Excited to grow your career

BBVA is a global company with more than 160 years of history that operates in more than 25 countries where we serve more than 80 million customers. We are more than 121000 professionals working in multidisciplinary teams with profiles as diverse as financiers legal experts data scientists developers engineers and designers.

Youll be part of BBVAs 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.

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 role combines deep Front Office expertise with strong project and change management skills to deliver complex cross-functional initiatives on time and in a controlled way. 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.

About the job:

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 identify deviations and ensure timely remediation.
Prepare regular status reports and maintain up-to-date project information.
Have an active and principal role in the execution of 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 the 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

Academic Engineering Mathematics Business Administration Economics or equivalent.
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.
Strong analytical skills and excellent multitasking capable of managing multiple priorities simultaneously.

Other desirable skills and experience:

Knowledge of BBVA Global Markets organisation teams systems and process.
Experience working with JIRA and other project tracking tools.

Skills:

Business Change Management Collaborating Communication Deliverables Management Project Management Project Planning Risk Management Technical Solutions

Required Experience:

Excited to grow your careerBBVA is a global company with more than 160 years of history that operates in more than 25 countries where we serve more than 80 million customers. We are more than 121000 professionals working in multidisciplinary teams with profiles as diverse as financiers legal experts...