Managing Director

Keller Executive Search International

. Translate Group strategy into a country business plan, budgets and execution priorities .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeBarcelona • SpainLead💰 €110,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in unsecured consumer lending, financial accountability, and cross-functional leadership, with a strong focus on coaching and developing managers. Proficient in navigating regulatory environments and translating strategic priorities into actionable business plans.

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Unsecured Consumer Lending ExperienceFinancial AccountabilityCoaching And Developing ManagersSpanish Proficiency At C2MBA Or Equivalent Qualification

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Hard Skills

Business PlanningPerformance ImprovementCommercial GrowthCredit PerformanceLending EconomicsRegulatory Change ManagementDigital Consumer-Finance ChannelsProduct ExpansionSegmentation And PricingCustomer Journey Optimization

Soft Skills

LeadershipEffective DelegationCommunicationCoachingCross-Functional Collaboration

Industry Keywords

Spain's Unsecured Consumer-Credit MarketBanking GovernanceConsumer LendingCommercial TransformationBorrower Insights

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Translate Group strategy into a country business plan, budgets and execution priorities
Own operating-profit delivery, balancing commercial growth, credit performance and operating costs
Strengthen longer-term lending while protecting established product performance
Use borrower insights to guide segmentation, pricing, acquisition and product decisions
Connect digital acquisition, conversion, servicing and collections into an effective customer journey
Lead functional managers across commercial, financial, legal, people and customer operations
Develop managers through coaching, effective delegation and clear accountability
Direct local regulatory implementation and relevant licensing work with legal and Group specialists
Establish performance reviews and communicate results, risks and business decisions to the CEO
Prioritize initiatives within agreed resources while maintaining controls and customer outcomes
Report directly to the CEO
Undertake approximately two five-day business trips annually, plus onboarding and necessary ad hoc travel
Participate in leadership interviews and a case study as part of selection

Requirements

What you’ll need

Direct personal responsibility for an unsecured consumer-lending business, product, portfolio or relevant commercial or operating function
Sound unsecured-credit judgment and understanding of borrower needs, affordability and lending economics
Demonstrated commercial drive, supported by attributable growth or performance improvements
Readiness for integrated business ownership, demonstrated through financial accountability, business planning and cross-functional decisions
Practical experience coaching and developing managers
Hands-on execution, sustained follow-through and effective delivery within agreed budgets and resources
Spanish proficiency at C2 and English proficiency at C1
Master's degree, MBA or equivalent qualification
Ability to meet an agreed Barcelona-based hybrid arrangement, accept permanent employment and undertake required business travel
Experience scaling unsecured instalment lending, or transferable product-expansion and commercial-transformation experience
Experience directing lending-related regulatory change with legal and risk specialists
Operating or commercial responsibility across digital consumer-finance channels
Knowledge of Spain's unsecured consumer-credit market
Experience translating multinational Group priorities into local execution
Relevant banking-governance experience alongside direct unsecured-lending responsibility
Relocation assistance is not available

Benefits

Comp & perks

Indicative base salary of EUR 110,000, negotiable with flexibility for exceptional candidates
Annual results-based bonus
Direct CEO reporting with scope to shape country-level performance
Opportunity to broaden your leadership contribution as the business grows
Relocation assistance is not available