Global Technical Product Manager Brand: Avolta Country: ES Location: Madrid Office Job Type: Indefinite At Avolta (SIX: AVOL), our people are at the driving force behind our success. With a team of over 76,000 individuals representing more than 150 nationalities, we are a truly general company driven by passion, innovation, and excellence. Born from the combination of Dufry and Autogrill, Avolta is redefining the travel experience through the dedication and expertise of our diverse workforce. Across 73 countries and 1,000 locations, our teams bring energy, creativity, and commitment to delivering world-class travel retail and food & beverage experiences. We operate across multiple channels - including airports, motorways, cruise ships, ports, railways, and more - offering endless opportunities for collaboration and growth. Our people are empowered to make an impact, supported by a culture that values teamwork, development, and innovation. Sustainability and social responsibility are embedded in our strategy, ensuring we grow in a way that benefits both our employees and the communities we serve. Are you looking for a dynamic, international career where your contributions truly matter? Join Avolta and be part of a team that’s shaping the future of travel - together.Full timeThe Senior Technical Product Manager will drive product strategy and execution for selected areas within Avolta's Commercial Optimization function, including pricing, assortment, promotions and inventory optimization. Working closely with business stakeholders, data scientists, BI engineers and technology teams, this role will translate business needs into scalable product solutions that improve commercial performance. The role combines strong technical understanding, product management discipline and stakeholder engagement to deliver measurable business impact. Success depends on strong execution, analytical thinking and the ability to align multiple stakeholders toward common objectives.RESPONSIBILITIESOwns the product roadmap for assigned commercial domains and contribute to the broader portfolio strategyTranslates business objectives and regional requirements into prioritized product initiatives with clear success metrics and expected valueCommunicates product priorities, roadmap progress and outcomes to commercial and technical stakeholdersMonitors market developments, competitor practices and relevant retail technology trends to identify improvement opportunitiesSupports build-versus-buy evaluations by assessing business needs, technical feasibility, time to value and cost implicationsCROSS-FUNCTIONAL EXECUTION & DELIVERYDrives end-to-end delivery of assigned product initiatives, from discovery and requirements through deployment, adoption and performance monitoringCoordinates implementation, with scope defined according to product maturity and business prioritiesFacilitates delivery routines including planning, backlog refinement,



sprint reviews, retrospectives and stakeholder checkpointsIdentifies and manage risks, dependencies, decisions and delivery trade-offs, escalating material issues when requiredManage stakeholders across different domains including commercial, finance, operations, legal and PRProvides regular updates on roadmap progress, product performance, delivery risks and upcoming decisionsPRODUCT & PROGRAMME MANAGEMENTMaintains clear delivery plans, milestones, ownership and governance for assigned workstreamsEnsures business requirements, technical delivery and change-management activities remain connected throughout the product lifecycleSupports rollout readiness, user adoption and transition into business-as-usual operating routinesTracks against agreed KPIs and coordinate corrective actions when benefits, timelines or adoption are off planContributes to portfolio-level reporting and planning by providing accurate status, resource needs and dependency visibilityHands-On Product DevelopmentDevelop detailed business requirements documents, user stories and acceptance criteria for commercial optimization featuresCreates wireframes, process flows and prototypes to validate concepts before engineering investmentUse SQL and Excel, and where relevant Python, to answer business questions, validate hypotheses and assess product performanceConducts user research, process walkthroughs and usability testing with commercial teamsCollaborated with data scientists and engineers on solution design, architecture discussions, implementation feasibility and delivery planningEnsured delivered solutions meet agreed standards for usability, reliability, scalability and business valueWHAT WE ARE LOOKING FORExperience & Track Record6-8+ years of product management, programme management or related delivery experience, including substantial exposure to technical or data-driven productsDemonstrated experience working closely with engineering, analytics, BI or data science teamsTrack record of delivering products or programmes that generated measurable business outcomes such as revenue growth, margin improvement, cost savings or operational efficiencyExperience managing cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders, dependencies and competing prioritiesAbility to operate independently within a defined scope, make sound delivery trade-offs and elevate decisions appropriatelyTechnical DepthStrong understanding of data architectures, analytics products, machine-learning systems and modern technology stacks, including cloud data warehouses,



ETL pipelines and BI toolsAbility to understand technical designs and engage constructively with engineering and data teams on implementation, performance and scalabilityComfortable exploring and validating data using SQL and Excel; Python capability is advantageousExperience supporting data products from pilot or prototype into stable production environmentsDomain Knowledge & Business AcumenStrong understanding of commercial optimization concepts, including pricing, demand elasticity, assortment planning, promotional effectiveness and inventory optimizationExperience in retail, e-commerce, travel, hospitality or marketplace businesses is strongly preferredFamiliarity with experimentation, A/B testing, econometric methods or causal inference is advantageousGood financial acumen, including understanding of P&L drivers, ROI analysis and business trade-offsLeadership & CommunicationStrong stakeholder-management skills and the ability to influence without direct authority across functions and geographiesClear written and verbal communication in English; additional European languages are advantageousAbility to build trust with both technical teams and business stakeholdersExperience leading cross-functional initiatives and creating clarity on priorities, ownership and next stepsComfortable presenting recommendations, progress and decisions to Director and Senior Director-level audiences, with occasional exposure to executive stakeholdersExecution ExcellenceStrong bias for action, with the ability to move from ambiguity to a practical delivery planHigh standards for quality, ensuring products are robust, usable and connected to measurable business valueComfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with several concurrent prioritiesStrong planning and project-management discipline, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneouslyStructured approach to decision tracking, dependency management, governance and follow-throughPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSExperience building or scaling ML/AI-powered products, such as recommendation systems, optimization engines or forecasting toolsDirect experience with pricing, revenue-management, merchandising, assortment or inventory-optimization solutionsExperience in a global, multi-brand or multi-region organization.Experience in a technology company, high-growth environment or digitally enabled transformation programmeRelevant degree in business, engineering, computer science, economics, analytics or a related disciplineFluency in English; another language is preferredDue to certain email system settings, some of our messages may occasionally land in your junk or spam folder. To ensure you don’t miss any important updates regarding your application, please check these folders regularly and mark our emails as ‘Not Spam’ if needed. We look forward to connecting with you soon!#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Global Technnical Product Manager At Avolta (Madrid)
🏢 Avolta
📍 Madrid