CIB AI Transformation - AI Banker (Robot 2) Principal Manager

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The AI Transformation CIB area leads the business transformation driven by Artificial Intelligence, coordinating the strategy, development, deployment, and adoption of AI solutions across Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB). It is structured into specialized units such as Strategy & Control, AI Solutions and Analytics, AI Processes, Data for AI, and AI Tech, and relies on a governance network distributed across business domains, capabilities, and geographies to accelerate value generation and the adoption of intelligent agents in collaboration with BBVA Group teams.

About the job:

About the Role

• Lead the evolution and execution of AI Banker (Robot 2) across CIB, translating business priorities into a clear roadmap and solutions that deliver measurable impact for Coverage and Product teams.
• You will be the coordination point across Business, Product, Technology and the rest of the teams working on AI Banker. The role requires a strong understanding of the business and its stakeholders, the ability to align priorities, and the drive to take initiatives from needs definition through delivery, adoption and continuous improvement.
  

Key responsibilities:

Product roadmap and prioritisation:

• Build and maintain the AI Banker roadmap with business stakeholders and the Coverage and Product teams.
• Identify and prioritise business needs, use cases and enhancements based on CIB priorities, user feedback and expected value.
• Translate user needs into clear objectives, functional requirements, backlog items and success criteria.
• Maintain a cross-functional view of opportunities and dependencies across geographies, products and Coverage areas.

Coordinate delivery:

• Coordinate the different scrums and teams involved in AI Banker, ensuring that delivery remains focused and aligned with the roadmap.
• Align Business, Product, Data, Engineering, AI Factory, and other relevant teams.
• Track milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and blockers; drive resolution and escalate decisions when needed.
• Ensure agreed priorities translate into tangible deliverables with clear scope and ownership.
• Promote coordination across teams and the reuse of solutions and capabilities across CIB.

Drive value and adoption:

• Define and track AI Banker value, usage and adoption metrics.
• Work with business teams to validate that solutions address real needs and fit into their processes.
• Support communication, deployment and adoption across the relevant teams and geographies.
• Identify gaps between expected and actual outcomes, and recommend adjustments to the roadmap or delivery approach.
• Establish feedback and continuous improvement cycles with users and stakeholders.

Manage stakeholders and governance:

• Act as the main coordination point for AI Banker across Business and delivery teams.
• Build consensus among stakeholders with different priorities and enable timely decisions.
• Communicate progress, risks, dependencies and decisions required to senior stakeholders.
• Ensure initiatives meet applicable governance, architecture, risk and quality standards.
  

Experience & Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in Corporate & Investment Banking, business transformation, or product management
• Strong understanding of CIB’s business and operating model; experience in Coverage and/or Product is particularly valued.
• Proven experience coordinating complex initiatives across multidisciplinary teams and matrix or international organisations.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into priorities, roadmaps, requirements and delivery plans.
• Experience working with agile teams and coordinating multiple teams or workstreams in parallel.
• Strong influencing skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with senior Business and Technology stakeholders.
• Familiarity with digital or AI initiatives and with driving adoption in the business.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Economics or a related discipline. An MBA or postgraduate qualification is a plus.
• Fluent English, C1 level or above.

Success profile:

The successful candidate combines business credibility, the ability to mobilise stakeholders and a strong focus on execution. They are comfortable moving between setting priorities and managing delivery: understanding what Coverage and Product teams need, helping determine what should be built, and mobilising teams to deliver it.

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