{"id":3871977,"url":"https://alion.io/job/keller-executive-search-managing-director","title":"Managing Director","company":{"id":3549,"name":"Keller Executive Search","domain":"kellerexecutivesearch.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/kellerexecutivesearch","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":true,"employer_type":"agency","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workable","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":89,"open_postings":11,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.455,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":57,"computed_at":"2026-11-12T10:38:37Z"}},"role":"HR","role_family":"HR","seniority":"head","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Barcelona, Spain"],"countries":["ES"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":110000,"max":null,"currency":"EUR","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":123495},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"GDPR","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-06T14:51:42Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-06","last_verified_at":"2026-11-13T01:18:17Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":6,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":6},"description":"Keller Executive Search is recruiting a Managing Director on behalf of our client, a fintech business in unsecured consumer lending. Based in Barcelona, this appointment offers the opportunity to lead the Spanish business, translating Group strategy into profitable, compliant local execution and supporting its longer-term growth ambitions.\nReporting directly to the CEO, you will connect commercial performance, credit outcomes, finance, legal, people and customer operations. The mandate combines profitable growth with product development: strengthening longer-term lending while maintaining established product performance. Your understanding of borrowers and lending economics will shape decisions across acquisition, pricing, servicing and collections.\nThis is a hands-on general management opportunity with meaningful scope to influence business performance and develop functional leaders. You will turn strategy into practical priorities, coach managers and work with legal and Group specialists on regulatory implementation. The role suits an established general manager or an unsecured-lending leader ready for broader business ownership. A previous Managing Director title is not required; demonstrated readiness to lead across functions is essential.\nKey Responsibilities\nTranslate Group strategy into a country business plan, budgets and execution priorities.\nOwn operating-profit delivery, balancing commercial growth, credit performance and operating costs.\nStrengthen longer-term lending while protecting established product performance.\nUse borrower insights to guide segmentation, pricing, acquisition and product decisions.\nConnect digital acquisition, conversion, servicing and collections into an effective customer journey.\nLead functional managers across commercial, financial, legal, people and customer operations.\nDevelop managers through coaching, effective delegation and clear accountability.\nDirect local regulatory implementation and relevant licensing work with legal and Group specialists.\nEstablish performance reviews and communicate results, risks and business decisions to the CEO.\nPrioritize initiatives within agreed resources while maintaining controls and customer outcomes.\nAdditional Information\nLocation: Barcelona, Spain.\nHybrid working, approximately three office days per week, with attendance arrangements negotiable.\nPermanent appointment.\nTravel: two five-day trips annually, plus onboarding and necessary ad hoc travel.\nRelocation assistance is not available.\nPreferred start: January 2027.\nSelection includes leadership interviews and a case study.\nRequirements\nEssential\nDirect personal responsibility for an unsecured consumer-lending business, product, portfolio or relevant commercial or operating function.\nSound unsecured-credit judgment and understanding of borrower needs, affordability and lending economics.\nDemonstrated commercial drive, supported by attributable growth or performance improvements.\nReadiness for integrated business ownership, demonstrated through financial accountability, business planning and cross-functional decisions.\nPractical experience coaching and developing managers.\nHands-on execution, sustained follow-through and effective delivery within agreed budgets and resources.\nSpanish proficiency at C2 and English proficiency at C1.\nMaster's degree, MBA or equivalent qualification.\nAbility to meet an agreed Barcelona-based hybrid arrangement, accept permanent employment and undertake required business travel.\nPreferred\nExperience scaling unsecured instalment lending, or transferable product-expansion and commercial-transformation experience.\nExperience directing lending-related regulatory change with legal and risk specialists.\nOperating or commercial responsibility across digital consumer-finance channels.\nKnowledge of Spain's unsecured consumer-credit market.\nExperience translating multinational Group priorities into local execution.\nRelevant banking-governance experience alongside direct unsecured-lending responsibility.\nIdeal Candidate Profile\nYou are a commercially ambitious lending leader who combines borrower understanding with disciplined execution. You enjoy taking broad business ownership, developing managers and turning competing priorities into practical action. You pursue growth with equal attention to credit quality, customer outcomes and sustainable profit.\nBenefits\nIndicative base salary of EUR 110,000, negotiable with flexibility for exceptional candidates.\nAnnual results-based bonus.\nDirect CEO reporting with scope to shape country-level performance.\nOpportunity to broaden your leadership contribution as the business grows.\nAgency statement\nKeller is a recruitment agency serving clients from startups and non-profits to multinationals, emphasizing ethical search, attentive candidate care, and leadership placements that support long-term client outcomes. Learn more about the firm and our candidate services on our website.\nEqual Opportunity policy\nEqual Employment Opportunity Statement\nKeller Executive Search and our clients are Equal Opportunity Employers. For all positions with Keller or our clients, qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, skin color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, nationality, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under EU and member-state law.\nCommitment to Diversity\nWe foster a diverse, inclusive environment where all individuals are valued and respected, and we celebrate cultural diversity across EU member states.\nReasonable Accommodations\nWe provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities under EU Directive 2000/78/EC and national laws, using an interactive process to determine effective accommodations.\nCompensation Information\nFor client positions, compensation information is provided per applicable EU and national laws, including in postings or during recruitment where required. We are committed to pay transparency and equal pay for equal work under EU Directive 2006/54/EC and national pay equity laws.\nCompliance with Laws\nWe and our clients comply with EU and national non-discrimination laws across all employment terms and conditions, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.\nWorkplace Harassment\nWe and our clients prohibit workplace harassment based on any protected characteristic, including race, ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, nationality, age, disability, or genetic information.\nData Protection and Privacy\nWe process personal data in compliance with the GDPR and applicable national laws. See our Privacy Policy at www.kellerexecutivesearch.com for how we collect and process recruitment and employment data.\nPay Equity\nWe and our clients are committed to pay equity and conduct periodic pay equity analyses under applicable EU and national laws.\nWorking Time and Leave\nWe comply with EU Directive 2003/88/EC and national laws on working hours, rest periods, and leave entitlements.\nHealth and Safety\nWe provide a safe, healthy workplace in line with EU Framework Directive 89/391/EEC and relevant national laws.\nWorks Councils and Employee Representation\nWe respect employees' rights to form and join works councils and other representation under EU Directive 2009/38/EC and national laws.\nCountry-Specific Declarations\nBecause employment laws vary between EU member states, we:\nLocal Law Compliance: Comply with all national laws of the member state where employment takes place, in addition to EU regulations.\nCountry-Specific Addenda: Maintain addenda for each EU country where we operate, outlining national requirements that exceed or differ from EU standards.\nLanguage Requirements: Provide translated versions of this policy and addenda where local law requires.\nNotification of Applicable Laws: Inform candidates during recruitment of the national laws applying to their potential employment.\nRegular Updates: Regularly review and update addenda to reflect changes in national law.\nPrecedence of National Law: Apply national law where it provides greater protection or additional rights.\nSpecific Declarations: Where required, make declarations on pay transparency and gender pay gap reporting, working time arrangements, collective bargaining agreements, data protection and privacy, whistleblower protection, and quota systems for underrepresented groups.\nAccess to Information: Employees and candidates may request applicable country-specific policies at .\nUse of Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment\nKeller Executive Search and our clients may use AI tools solely to support human decision-making by helping review and assess candidate qualifications and materials. AI never automatically rejects, disqualifies, or makes final hiring decisions; all AI-assisted evaluations are reviewed by experienced recruitment professionals, and qualified human recruiters make all hiring decisions. Our AI use aims to enhance fairness, consistency, and efficiency while upholding equal opportunity and non-discrimination.\nGenetic Information\nIn line with EU and national laws, we and our clients do not discriminate based on genetic information, nor request or require it from applicants or employees except as permitted by law.\nLocal Laws\nWe and our clients comply with all applicable local employment laws and ordinances where we operate within the EU.\nNote: This posting may be for a position with Keller Executive Search or one of our clients; the employer will be identified during the application and interview process. 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