Laboral Kutxa is a prominent Spanish credit union and cooperative bank headquartered in Arrasate (Mondragón). Formed through the merger of Caja Laboral and Ipar Kutxa, it operates as part of the Mondragon Corporation, the world's largest worker-owned cooperative. The bank provides a full range of financial services, including retail banking, insurance, and wealth management, primarily serving the Basque Country, Navarre, and surrounding regions.

In Spain, Laboral Kutxa maintains a significant corporate presence in Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia, with an extensive branch network across Northern Spain. The company is unique for its cooperative business model, where employees have the opportunity to become member-owners, fostering a culture of participation and long-term stability. For international professionals, the bank offers specialized roles in areas such as cybersecurity, international payment solutions, and financial regulation, though proficiency in Spanish is typically essential for integration.

Laboral Kutxa was formed in 2012 following the merger of Caja Laboral (founded in 1959) and Ipar Kutxa (founded in 1965). It is the financial arm of the Mondragon Corporation, reflecting a long history of cooperative banking in the Basque region.

For international professionals

Operates under a cooperative model where employees can eventually become member-owners of the bank.
Headquartered in Arrasate (Mondragón), offering career opportunities in the Basque Country's industrial and financial heart.
Actively hires for specialized technical roles in cybersecurity, data governance, and international payment systems.
Strong emphasis on social responsibility, with a significant portion of profits reinvested into local community and cultural projects.
Fluency in Spanish is generally required, and knowledge of the Basque language is highly valued for many regional roles.

International Payment Solutions Specialist

Laboral Kutxa

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

Job Description

Your mission will be to drive the evolution and transform Laboral Kutxa's international payment services, promoting automation, digitalization, and continuous process improvement. You will participate in the definition and implementation of new solutions, ensuring regulatory compliance and contributing to a more efficient, secure, and customer-oriented operation.

WE WILL COUNT ON YOU TO...

Drive the integration of new international payment solutions, participating in implementation and evolution projects for platforms, schemes, and services within the global payments ecosystem.
Define functional solutions, translating business needs and regulatory requirements into clear specifications and coordinating with technology teams to ensure robust and efficient developments.
Analyze data and improve processes, identifying optimization opportunities based on the monitoring of indicators, transactions, and reporting tools.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives, promoting the automation, digitalization, and simplification of processes to improve the experience for customers and teams.
Resolve high-complexity incidents, analyzing root causes and proposing solutions that ensure operational stability and efficiency.
Collaborate transversally with areas such as Technology, Treasury, Business, and other specialized teams, acting as a spokesperson in strategic initiatives.
Ensure regulatory compliance, overseeing the correct application of regulations related to international payment services, anti-money laundering, and control and security measures.
Contribute to the transformation of international services, building new capabilities and continuously improving the way global payments are managed.

WE NEED YOU TO BRING...

University degree in Business or related Engineering fields.
At least 3 years of experience in international payments, service management, integrations, or projects related to the international financial sector.
Experience in managing complex projects, implementations, migrations, or the launch of new services.
Analytical capacity to understand complex processes, identify improvement opportunities, and make data-driven decisions.
Communication and collaboration skills to work with multidisciplinary teams and various internal and external stakeholders.
Autonomy, initiative, and result-orientation to lead initiatives from start to finish.
High level of Basque and English.

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

Another way of working, growing professionally and personally, so that you can unleash your full potential in a sustainable and inclusive way. To achieve this:
• We promote teamwork, mutual support, and participation.
• We personalize training to develop people's skills throughout their entire professional life.
• We offer the flexibility you need to ensure a good balance between professional and private life.
• We bet on internal talent, and therefore you will have multiple opportunities to face new challenges and assume new roles.
• We will take care of you through Zainduz, our health program, through which you can enjoy: workshops on healthy habits and emotional well-being, digital Physiotherapy service, and incentives for walking or cycling to work.
• We will facilitate access to the Lagun Aro medical network for you and your family, as well as special banking and insurance conditions.

In short, we offer inclusive and respectful work environments, guaranteeing equal opportunities between men and women in work dynamics and professional careers, working to be a benchmark in equality.

View original advert (Spanish)

Tu misión consistirá en impulsar la evolución y transformar los servicios de pagos internacionales de Laboral Kutxa, promoviendo la automatización, digitalización y mejora continua de los procesos. Participarás en la definición e implantación de nuevas soluciones, asegurando el cumplimiento normativo y contribuyendo a ofrecer una operativa más eficiente, segura y orientada al cliente.

CONTAREMOS CONTIGO PARA...

Impulsar la integración de nuevas soluciones de pago internacionales, participando en proyectos de implantación y evolución de plataformas, esquemas y servicios del ecosistema global de pagos.
Definir soluciones funcionales, traduciendo necesidades de negocio y requerimientos regulatorios en especificaciones claras y coordinándote con equipos tecnológicos para garantizar desarrollos sólidos y eficientes.
Analizar datos y mejorar procesos, identificando oportunidades de optimización a partir del seguimiento de indicadores, transacciones y herramientas de reporting.
Liderar iniciativas de mejora continua, promoviendo la automatización, digitalización y simplificación de procesos para mejorar la experiencia de clientes y equipos.
Resolver incidencias de elevada complejidad, analizando causas raíz y proponiendo soluciones que aseguren la estabilidad y eficiencia de la operativa.
Colaborar de forma transversal con áreas como Tecnología, Tesorería, Negocio y otros equipos especializados, actuando como interlocutor en iniciativas estratégicas.
Garantizar el cumplimiento normativo, velando por la correcta aplicación de la normativa relacionada con los servicios de pagos internacionales, prevención del blanqueo de capitales y medidas de control y seguridad.
Contribuir a la transformación de los servicios internacionales, construyendo nuevas capacidades y mejorando continuamente la forma en la que gestionamos los pagos globales.

NECESITAMOS QUE APORTES...

Grado universitario de la Rama empresarial o Ingenierías relacionadas.
Al menos 3 años de experiencia en pagos internacionales, gestión de servicios, integraciones o proyectos relacionados con el ámbito financiero internacional.
Experiencia en la gestión de proyectos complejos, implantaciones, migraciones o lanzamientos de nuevos servicios.
Capacidad analítica para comprender procesos complejos, identificar oportunidades de mejora y tomar decisiones basadas en datos.
Habilidades de comunicación y colaboración para trabajar con equipos multidisciplinares y diferentes interlocutores internos y externos.
Autonomía, iniciativa y orientación a resultados para liderar iniciativas de principio a fin.
Nivel alto de euskera e inglés.

¿QUÉ OFRECEMOS?

Otra forma de trabajar, creciendo profesional y personalmente, para que puedas poner en marcha todo tu potencial de forma sostenible e inclusiva. Para ello:
• Promovemos el trabajo en equipo, el apoyo mutuo y la participación.
• Personalizamos la formación para desarrollar la capacitación de las personas a la largo de toda su vida profesional.
• Ofrecemos la flexibilidad que necesitas para que exista un buen equilibrio entre la vida profesional y privada.
• Apostamos por el talento interno, y por ello tendrás múltiples oportunidades de enfrentarte a nuevos retos y asumir nuevos roles.
• Cuidaremos de ti a través de Zainduz, nuestro programa de salud, a través del cual podrás disfrutar de: talleres sobre hábitos saludables y bienestar emocional, servicio de Fisioterapia digital, incentivos por venir andando o en bici a trabajar.
• Te facilitaremos el acceso al cuadro médico de Lagun Aro para ti y tu familia, además de condiciones especiales bancarias y de seguros.

En definitiva, ofrecemos entornos de trabajo inclusivos y respetuosos, garantizamos igualdad de oportunidades entre hombres y mujeres en las dinámicas de trabajo y en las carreras profesionales, trabajando para ser una referencia en materia de igualdad.