IT STARTS HERE
Santander (www.santander.com) is evolving from a global, high-impact brand into a technology-driven organization, and our people are at the heart of this journey. Together, we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what’s possible.
This is more than a strategic shift. It’s a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference.
Our mission is to contribute to help more people and businesses prosper. We embrace a strong risk culture and all our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.
Openbank the digital bank of Santander Group, is transforming the financial sector by helping millions of people from different countries managing their money.
We deliver simple, fast, and secure mobile-first banking experiences through everyday banking, lending, and investments. Our core DNA—simplicity, agility, and technology—drives us to make banking accessible, intuitive, and innovative.
Working through multidisciplinary teams, we prioritize innovation, collaboration, and digital transformation. We make decisions quickly, learn from our users, and constantly adapt. We're seeking passionate individuals who are excited about digital innovation, eager to impact millions of lives, and ready to thrive in a dynamic, high-performing, agile environment.
Join us and be part of the digital revolution in banking.
THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE
Openbank is looking for a Senior Product Manager based out of Madrid.
You will lead one cross-functional squad focused on improving the Openbank mobile app for Individuals.
You will partner closely with Engineering, Design/UX, Data, Operations, Customer Growth, Customer Needs, and Risk, Legal and Compliance. You will also collaborate with other product teams, platform teams and international stakeholders across Openbank and Santander.
Your job is to identify the highest-impact opportunities within your area, turn them into clear product bets, and lead your squad from discovery → shipped product → measurable outcomes.
This is a hands-on product leadership role focused on strategy, discovery, prioritisation and value delivery. It is not an operations, service-delivery or project-coordination role.
We’re shaping the way we work through innovation, cutting-edge technology, collaboration and the freedom to explore new ideas. To succeed in this role, you will be responsible for:
- Own the vision, roadmap and prioritisation of the Openbank app experience.
- Lead one cross-functional squad, aligning Engineering, Design, Data and business partners around clear customer and business outcomes.
- Define and own product metrics across activation, engagement, conversion, retention, self-service and customer satisfaction.
- Lead continuous discovery using product data, customer feedback, UX research and experimentation.
- Identify high-impact customer problems and simplify complex journeys across the app.
- Translate customer and business needs into clear hypotheses, MVPs, product requirements and success criteria.
- Prioritise based on customer value, business impact, strategic alignment, regulation and technical feasibility.
- Work closely with other product managers to create a consistent and connected app experience across journeys.
- Monitor performance after launch and use evidence to improve, iterate or change direction.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
Our people are our greatest strength. Every individual contributes unique perspectives that make us stronger as a team and as an organization. We’re enabling teams to go beyond by valuing who they are and empowering what they bring.
The following requirements represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Professional Experience
- 6+ years in product management, owning mobile-first consumer products from discovery through launch and optimisation.
- Experience leading a cross-functional squad in a complex, product-led organisation.
- Strong product sense and a track record of UX excellence: simplifying complexity and building intuitive customer journeys.
- Zero-to-one, major feature or product-rebuild experience: taking ambiguous problems from idea → shipped product → measurable outcomes.
- Experience in banking, fintech, financial services or another regulated digital environment. (Preferred)
Language
- Fluent in English (Required)
- Fluent in Spanish (Preferred)
Hard Skills
- Data-informed mindset; comfortable with funnels, instrumentation, experimentation and KPI ownership. (Required)
- Strong discovery and prioritisation skills, using customer evidence, product data and business impact to make clear decisions. (Required)
Soft Skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
- A strong sense of ownership: you lead your area end-to-end, move with pace, and deliver measurable outcomes in a high-complexity environment.
WE VALUE YOUR IMPACT
Your contribution matters, and it’s recognized. You can expect a fair, competitive reward package that reflects the impact you create and the value you deliver. But we know rewards go beyond numbers.
- We offer more than just a paycheck—our benefits are designed to support your life, your goals and your well-being, now and into the future.
- Your health is our priority. Through BeHealthy, our global wellness programme, we promote Holistic wellbeing
- We know family is everything. That’s why we offer parental leave, childcare support and family-friendly programmes tailored to each life stage.
- We’re enable our teams to go beyond through global opportunities and broad career paths.
- We believe in the power of helping. You can dedicate part of your working hours to volunteering
We’re here to keep you motivated, help you reach your goals, and celebrate your progress, every step of the way.
Openbank is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered as equal without paying attention to gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, age, political orientation, union membership nor disability status.
We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify, and build.
The personal data you provide as well as any data generated during the selection process are confidential and will be processed by Open Bank, S.A. with registered office at Avenida de Cantabria, n/n, 28660 Boadilla del Monte (Madrid), for the sole purpose of managing your participation in the selection processes and, where appropriate, to formalise your recruitment.
For further information about your rights and data protection, please read the Openbank Privacy Policy applicable to this type of data processing here
READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR JOURNEY?
Skills Required
- 6+ years of product management experience owning mobile-first consumer products from discovery through launch and optimization
- Experience leading a cross-functional squad in a complex, product-led organization
- Strong product sense and demonstrated UX excellence, including simplifying complexity and building intuitive customer journeys
- Experience taking ambiguous problems from idea through shipped product and measurable outcomes, including zero-to-one, major feature, or product-rebuild experience
- Experience in banking, fintech, financial services, or another regulated digital environment
- Fluent English
- Fluent Spanish
- Data-informed mindset with familiarity with funnels, instrumentation, experimentation, and KPI ownership
- Strong discovery and prioritization skills using customer evidence, product data, and business impact
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong ownership, ability to lead an area end-to-end, work at pace, and deliver measurable outcomes in a complex environment
Santander Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Santander and has not been reviewed or approved by Santander.
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Retirement Support — A dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match up to 6% of eligible pay and immediate vesting are highlighted as core strengths, supporting long‑term savings. This is reinforced by company‑paid disability and life/AD&D coverage that bolster financial security.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off typically ranges from 18–30 days in the U.S. with 11 paid holidays, plus dedicated volunteer and development time; the UK features a minimum of 25 days with buy/sell options. Some roles also use self‑managed PTO, offering additional flexibility depending on team norms.
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Parental & Family Support — U.S. parental benefits include 8 weeks paid for all parents and a total of 16 weeks paid for birth mothers, with flexibility for reduced hours around childbirth. Caregiver leave and dependent‑care programs add further family support.
Santander Insights
What We Do
Banco Santander (SAN SM, STD US, BNC LN) is a leading commercial bank, founded in 1857 and headquartered in Spain and one of the largest banks in the world by market capitalization. The group’s activities are consolidated into five global businesses: Retail & Commercial Banking, Digital Consumer Bank, Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB), Wealth Management & Insurance and Payments (PagoNxt and Cards). This operating model allows the bank to better leverage its unique combination of global scale and local leadership. Santander aims to be the best open financial services platform providing services to individuals, SMEs, corporates, financial institutions and governments. The bank’s purpose is to help people and businesses prosper in a simple, personal and fair way. Santander is building a more responsible bank and has made a number of commitments to support this objective, including raising €220 billion in green financing between 2019 and 2030. In the first quarter of 2024, Banco Santander had €1.3 trillion in total funds, 166 million customers, 8,400 branches and 211,000 employees.
