About the opportunity
We are looking for a business lead for our Core Banking segment. You will play a pivotal role in co-driving the segment strategy along with your product counterpart and ensuring the successful delivery of high impact initiatives with cross functional teams.
- Do you have hands‑on experience leading Core Banking projects and products?
- Do you thrive on complex data analysis with SQL defining key performance indicators (KPIs), and developing compelling business cases to justify strategy investments?
- Do you enjoy complex project management, driving cross‑functional alignment, and mastering stakeholder management across Product, Tech, Operations, and Executive team?

In this role, you will:
- Co‑drive the creation and refinement of the segment strategies, enabling decision and trade‑off decision making.
- Create and present business cases to assess both initiatives and experiments impact in front of the ELT.
- Conduct exploratory analyses to optimize P&L; - Including SQL deep dives and budget building




- Proactively identify opportunities for optimization and innovation.
- Lead KPI reviews with cross‑functional teams to monitor progress against goals.
- Become a central stakeholder for other departments, including Product & Tech, Data, Compliance, Legal, Finance, Operations, and Marketing.
- Lead the business segment of Core Banking.

What you need to be successful:
Background:
- Minimum of 5 years in fintech, banking, consulting, or startup environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Management, Mathematics, or related field from a top‑tier institution.
- Proven experience in making data‑driven recommendations and driving strategic outcomes through cross‑functional collaboration.
- Strong problem‑solving ability to structure and define analyses to draw innovative conclusions.

Skills:
- Proficiency in SQL, with the ability to independently source data and derive insights.
- Effective visualization and storytellin

📌 Strategy & Operations Manager - Core Banking (Barcelona)
🏢 N26
📍 Barcelona