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On-site in Madrid·Full-time·Added 2 days ago (last checked 12 Nov)
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- Work mode
- On-site, Madrid
- Contract
- Full-time
- Spanish
- Expected (ad in Spanish)
- English
- Required




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Skills
This job advert was originally written in Spanish.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Experience in staff officer, strategy, consulting, transformation functions, or positions with high exposure to Senior Management.
- High capacity for analysis, problem structuring, and strategic thinking, with the ability to identify what is relevant and build recommendations.
- Excellent communication and executive storytelling skills, including experience in preparing high-impact presentations for committees and management forums.
- Knowledge of the Financial Crime Prevention, AML, Fraud, or other related disciplines field, or relevant experience in the financial sector.
- Ability to understand technological, market, and innovation trends, and translate them into strategic implications.
- Transversal vision, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to connect information and perspectives from different fields.
- Excellent interpersonal, coordination, and teamwork skills with multidisciplinary teams.
- High level of English (C1 or similar).
- Availability to travel.
The role
We are looking for a person to play a key role in the FCP Strategic Office, working closely with Management and the different teams within the unit to shape its strategic agenda and facilitate decision-making.
We are looking for a profile with high analytical capacity, strategic thinking, and the ability to transform complex information into clear, structured, and high-impact messages for Senior Management.
The position requires combining a transversal vision of the business and FCP capabilities with a curiosity to understand how the environment is evolving: new trends, technologies, threats, prevention models, and opportunities that may influence the future of the unit.
The ability to connect ideas, identify truly relevant topics, build executive narratives, and translate analysis and reflections into concrete proposals will be especially important.
What you'll do
- Management Office: Support FCP Management in structuring its strategic agenda, preparing analyses, key messages, and content for the main management and decision-making forums.
- Communication and executive storytelling: Lead the preparation of strategic presentations and materials for Senior Management, transforming complex information into clear, visual narratives oriented toward decision-making.
- Strategic analysis and reflection: Delve into the main challenges, opportunities, and priorities of FCP, structuring problems, developing hypotheses, and providing recommendations that help guide the evolution of the unit.
- Transversal vision of FCP: Maintain an integrated understanding of the different disciplines, capabilities, and initiatives of the unit, connecting information and perspectives to identify synergies, needs, and common strategic themes.
- Market intelligence and trends: Analyze relevant trends in financial crime prevention, technological evolution, new threats, operating models, and sector movements, identifying their possible implications for FCP.
- Ecosystem and innovation: Explore new solutions, technologies, providers, and emerging capabilities that may provide perspectives and opportunities for the evolution of FCP.
- Transversal coordination and collaboration: Work closely with different teams and stakeholders to gather, cross-check, and synthesize information, ensuring a coherent and integrated vision of strategic matters.
- Driving strategic initiatives: Contribute to structuring and following up on priority topics and initiatives of Management, facilitating their progress and the preparation of the necessary elements for decision-making.
Skills
Client Orientation, Empathy, Ethics, Innovation, Proactive Thinking
About BBVA
BBVA (Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria) is a multinational Spanish banking group and one of the largest financial institutions in Europe, with a strong presence in retail banking, corporate and investment banking, and fintech innovation. Headquartered in Madrid, BBVA operates across more than 25 countries, serving over 70 million customers, and is recognized for its leadership in digital transformation within the banking sector. The bank is also a major player in sustainable finance, with significant commitments to green bonds and climate-related lending.
In Spain, BBVA is a market leader with its headquarters in Madrid and a vast network of offices and branches across the country. The company is known for its innovative and technology-driven work culture, investing heavily in AI, data science, and advanced analytics. For international professionals, BBVA offers a dynamic environment with opportunities in quantitative finance, data science, and corporate banking, and it actively recruits talent from around the world, particularly in its Madrid hub. The bank's commitment to sustainability and digital innovation makes it an attractive employer for those looking to work in a forward-thinking financial institution.
- Industry
- Banking and Fintech
- Founded
- 1857
- Employees
- 100,000–150,000
- Headquarters
- Madrid, Spain
- In Spain
- Madrid, Barcelona
Good to know if you are moving
- BBVA is headquartered in Madrid, Spain, and is one of the largest banks in Europe, offering a wide range of career opportunities in finance, technology, and data science.
- The company has a strong commitment to digital innovation, with significant investment in AI and data analytics, making it an ideal place for tech and data professionals.
- BBVA offers international mobility programs, allowing employees to work across its global network in Europe, Latin America, and the United States.
- The bank is a leader in sustainability, with a goal to mobilize 300 billion euros in green financing by 2025, providing opportunities for professionals interested in sustainable finance.
- BBVA's work culture emphasizes innovation, diversity, and inclusion, with a focus on employee well-being and professional development.
In their own words
About the company & team
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 121,000 professionals working in multidisciplinary teams with profiles as diverse as financiers, legal experts, data scientists, developers, engineers and designers.
Financial Crime Prevention (FCP) is the unit responsible for driving a comprehensive vision of financial crime prevention at BBVA, working in a coordinated manner across the various disciplines and capabilities that compose it.
