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International Product Manager

Hybrid in Málaga·Added 2 days ago (last checked 13 Nov)

SD Worx

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Work mode
Hybrid, Málaga
English
Required
Experience
5+ years
Benefits
Private health insurance

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Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • At least five years of experience in programme management, market readiness, business transformation, digital delivery or cross-functional implementation.

  • Strong experience coordinating complex initiatives involving multiple teams, markets, workstreams and interdependent deliverables.

  • The ability to translate strategic priorities into structured programmes, actionable plans and concrete execution.

  • A strong understanding of change management, adoption and operational readiness, with experience preparing organizations and markets for new capabilities or ways of working.

  • Experience connecting customer experience, user journeys and business objectives with practical market implementation.

  • The ability to work comfortably across Product, Technology, Experience, Content, Communication, Enablement, Engagement, Service, Data and local market teams.

  • Strong stakeholder management, communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to bring different perspectives together and drive alignment.

  • A structured, pragmatic and action-oriented mindset, with the ability to maintain the overall programme view while ensuring concrete follow-up and delivery.

  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities, dependencies and stakeholders in a dynamic environment.

  • A strong customer and business-value orientation, with the ability to look beyond individual deliverables and connect them into a coherent market proposition.

  • Confidence in driving progress and facilitating decisions in complex, cross-functional environments, even when not all stakeholders report directly to you.

Nice to have

  • Fluent communication skills in English. Spanish or another European language is a plus.

  • Experience working in an international or multi-market environment is an advantage.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

🏝️ Comprehensive training and development programs.

🏝️ Flexible working schedule.

🏝️ Private medical insurance 100% covered by SD Worx.

🏝️ 25 vacation days.

🏝️ 18 hours for personal matters.

🏝️ Reduced summer hours: 36 hours instead of 40 per week, for 4 weeks (to be chosen in July or August).

🏝️ Cobee flexible retribution options: meals, transportation, etc.

🏝️ Laptop and equipment provided.

🏝️ Workation: possibility to work from abroad (where SD Worx has legal entity, up to 4 weeks per year).

🏝️ Learning opportunities: language courses (as per availability), individual training bonus, an individual development plan, and professional training.

🏝️ Career growth: whether you want to become more of an expert in your field or want to expand your knowledge more horizontally, there is always room to grow within SD Worx!

The role

As an International Product Manager - Market Readiness Programme, you will play a key role in driving the successful implementation and adoption of strategic digital initiatives and transversal capabilities across our markets.

You will translate strategic priorities into structured, executable programmes, bringing together the different capabilities required to deliver a successful end-to-end customer experience. Working across Experience, Enablement and Engagement, as well as Product, Technology, Content, Communication, Service and Data teams, you will ensure that all the necessary elements are in place for markets to move from strategy and development towards implementation, adoption and measurable business value.

Your role will be to connect the dots between central initiatives and local market execution. You will coordinate programme plans, identify dependencies, clarify responsibilities and ensure that markets have the right products, processes, content, communication, training and operational support to successfully implement new capabilities.

A key part of your contribution will be to look beyond individual deliverables and ensure that all capabilities come together into a coherent market proposition, grounded in customer needs, user journeys and the intended end-to-end experience.

You will act as a central coordination point, maintaining an overview of progress, risks, dependencies and readiness while keeping teams aligned and focused on delivery. Through structured rollout planning, stakeholder collaboration and continuous learning, you will help ensure that strategic initiatives translate into successful market implementation, customer adoption and tangible business outcomes.

What you'll do

  • Translate strategic priorities into structured programmes with clear workstreams, milestones, dependencies and deliverables.

  • Coordinate execution across multiple teams, functions and markets, ensuring activities are aligned and progressing towards shared objectives.

  • Maintain an overall view of programme progress, following up on risks, blockers, dependencies, decisions and outstanding actions.

  • Establish clear ownership, responsibilities and accountability across the teams involved.

  • Turn strategic direction into concrete actions and maintain momentum from initial planning through market readiness, rollout and execution.

  • Ensure relevant stakeholders have visibility of progress, priorities and required decisions.

  • Assess the readiness of markets to implement and scale new digital capabilities and strategic initiatives.

  • Identify gaps and dependencies across Product, Content, Communication, Training, Service, Data, Processes and local operational capacity.

  • Coordinate the actions required to address readiness gaps and ensure markets have the necessary capabilities in place before rollout.

  • Support markets in moving from individual initiatives towards an integrated and coordinated implementation approach.

  • Help markets understand the complete customer and business proposition, the local capabilities required and the changes needed to realize its intended value.

  • Develop and apply market-readiness frameworks, criteria and checklists to support consistent implementation across markets.

  • Connect the different capabilities required to deliver a coherent end-to-end customer experience across markets.

  • Bring together the capabilities that support the experience behind the scenes, including platforms, processes, data, service and automation, with those that bring it to life for customers through content, communication, enablement and activation.

  • Work closely with Experience and User Journey teams to ensure market-readiness plans reflect customer needs, key journey moments and the intended end-to-end experience.

  • Translate transversal strategies and capabilities into clear market-readiness requirements, frameworks and implementation criteria.

  • Identify dependencies between central teams and local markets, ensuring that all required elements are aligned and ready for implementation.

  • Facilitate collaboration across Experience, User Journey, Enablement, Engagement, Product, Service, Content, Data and market teams.

  • Coordinate rollout planning and activation with markets and relevant central teams, ensuring clear operational ownership, documentation and support are in place for implementation and handover.

  • Define success measures that connect programme delivery and rollout with customer experience, adoption and business outcomes.

  • Follow up on implementation progress, adoption levels, customer feedback and business impact.

  • Capture learnings from initial rollouts and translate them into improvements for subsequent markets.

  • Ensure that market feedback and customer insights are incorporated into the continuous improvement of both the proposition and the overall rollout approach.

  • Help ensure that strategic initiatives deliver sustainable value beyond initial implementation.

  • Bring together central teams, markets and relevant business stakeholders to maintain alignment and drive collective progress.

  • Facilitate collaboration and decision-making when priorities, responsibilities or dependencies cross team boundaries.

  • Prepare programme updates, status reports, risks, dependencies and key decisions for governance forums.

  • Make customer impact, business value and market readiness visible in programme discussions and decision-making.

  • Proactively identify misalignment or delivery risks and facilitate the actions needed to keep programmes on track.

About the role

This is a replacement contract for a maternity leave. A permanent position may be considered afterwards, depending on business needs and available opportunities.

SD Worx is a leading European provider of Payroll & HR services with global reach. We have offices across Europe and in Mauritius. Our purpose is to bring people solutions to life, enabling organisations of all sizes to turn Human Resources into a source of value for both the business and its people.

Our people solutions cover the entire employee journey - from getting people paid to attracting, rewarding and developing talent.

What do we have to offer?

Salary range information will be shared with candidates during the initial interaction with the Talent Acquisition team, either by phone or email.

Why Join SD Worx?

  • Flexible working: Flexible working hours and hybrid working options.

  • Learning & development: Access to professional training and an individual development plan

  • Career growth: Whether you want to deepen your expertise or broaden your career, there is room to grow within SD Worx

  • Collaborative culture: From many locations, we work as one - moving from better to best together

From many places, we work as one, moving from better to best together.

SD Worx values diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of origin, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, ethnic or social background, or stage of life.

All hiring decisions are made based on skills, experience and role‑related qualifications.

Hiring process

3 steps5 interviewsa task to do
  1. Application

  2. Recruiter interview

    With a recruiter

    A phone or video interview if your profile matches the role.

  3. Interviews with the hiring manager

    With hiring manager and key stakeholders · 1–3 sessions

    Meet the hiring manager and possibly other key stakeholders.

  4. Case interview or assessment

    Not every role

    Included for some roles.

  5. Reference checks

  6. Job offer

  • SD Worx says it usually responds to applications within a week.

About SD Worx

SD Worx is a European HR and payroll services provider headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium. The company specializes in payroll administration, HR administration, and related software solutions, operating across multiple European countries with a strong focus on local expertise and compliance. With a workforce of several thousand employees, SD Worx serves a wide range of clients, from small businesses to large international corporations, and is recognized as a leading player in the European HR services market.

SD Worx has a significant presence in Spain, with offices in Madrid and Barcelona, where they deliver payroll and HR services to both Spanish and international companies. The company is known for its international and multicultural work environment, actively hiring professionals from across Europe, including roles for SAP SuccessFactors consultants, payroll specialists, and HR operations staff. For international professionals, SD Worx offers opportunities to work in a dynamic, cross-border environment, leveraging their language skills (e.g., German, French, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish) and expertise in various HR and payroll systems, making it an attractive employer for those looking to build a career in the European HR tech sector.

Industry
HR Payroll
Founded
1945
Employees
5,000–10,000
Headquarters
Antwerp, Belgium
In Spain
Madrid, Barcelona

Good to know if you are moving

  • SD Worx actively hires international professionals, with many roles explicitly requiring language skills such as German, French, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, or Danish, making it accessible for non-Spanish speakers.
  • The company has a strong presence in Spain (Madrid and Barcelona), offering opportunities to work on Spanish payroll projects while being part of a European-wide organization.
  • Many roles are client-facing and require fluency in a specific European language, so language skills are a key asset for international candidates.
  • The company offers a multicultural and multilingual work environment, with teams spread across Europe.
  • SD Worx provides a clear career path in HR and payroll consulting, with opportunities to specialize in SAP SuccessFactors, SAP HCM, and other HR technologies.
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