BME - Bolsas y Mercados Españoles - drives the transformation of financial markets and belongs to SIX, the third largest exchange group in Europe.
What sets us apart drives us ahead: between local roots and global relevance, we are a unique blend of tradition and future, of foundation and growth. We value bright minds and inspire them to grow with their ideas. Come and shape the future of finance with us.
Business Development & Strategy Specialist
Madrid | Working from home up to 40% | Reference 7587
SIX Securities Services are powers the core post-trade infrastructure for Swiss, Spanish and international markets. From clearing and settlement to custody and collateral management, we ensure securities transactions are processed safely, efficiently, and reliably across markets. BSS runs interoperable CCP and CSD platforms, connects participants worldwide, and delivers value-added services that support banks, brokers, and institutional investors throughout the full post-trade lifecycle.
Our Business Development & Strategy team sits within the BSS COO organization, which spans all products and drives strategy execution, transformation, and performance. We complement the product and business development experts in each product vertical and are responsible for executing strategy across BSS and unlocking new growth. We lead transversal initiatives, cultivate strategic partnerships, and identify cross-Business Unit synergies. Our remit includes shaping and executing M&A, steering priority strategic programs, and turning data into action through business intelligence and analytics. We also enable our commercial teams with strategic sales support to maximize market impact.
As a Business Development & Strategy Specialist, you’ll help shape the future of SIX Securities Services by driving initiatives that span the entire post-trade value chain. You’ll operate at the intersection of strategy, business development and market intelligence—translating ideas into tangible growth and supporting execution across all product areas (Clearing, Custody, Securities Finance, and Trade Repositories). This high-visibility role offers close collaboration with senior leadership, product teams and external partners—giving you a front-row seat to influence direction and deliver measurable results.
What You Will Do
- Shape and drive strategic growth initiatives across the Securities Services value chain – connecting the product verticals Clearing, Custody, Securities Finance and Trade Repositories into integrated, client-centric solutions.
- Translate strategic priorities into actionable initiatives by developing business cases, coordinating stakeholders across product verticals and Business Units (Exchanges, Financial Information and Banking Services) and supporting execution.
- Conduct market and competitor analysis to identify trends, client needs and partnership opportunities that impact and enhance SIX’s positioning as leading European Financial Market Infrastructure
- Support strategic projects and M&A activities, including opportunity assessment, due diligence and integration preparation.
- Develop management insights and communication materials – dashboards, presentations, and reports – to enable informed decisions and track progress on strategic initiatives.
What You Bring
- Educational background in finance, economics or business administration with strong understanding of financial service industry and trends
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in capital markets, financial market infrastructure or securities services, ideally in clearing, settlement, custody, securities finance incl. collateral management or trade repositories. Relevant work experience in consulting, corporate strategy or investment banking is a plus
- Strong analytical, conceptual and strategic thinking skills with proven ability to translate complex market and business insights into actionable plans, combined with excellent problem-solving, communication and presentation skills, capable of engaging both internal management and external partners
- Structured and proactive working style, comfortable coordinating multiple stakeholders across business lines, locations, and hierarchies
- Fluent in English (both verbal & writing); German and/or Spanish as a plus
If you have any questions, check out our FAQ page or call Sara Perez de la Cuesta at +34 91 709 56 80.
For this vacancy we only accept direct applications in English.
Diversity is important to us. Therefore, we are looking to receiving applications regardless of any personal background.
What We Offer
Flexible Work Models
We trust our employees and offer a work environment that is well-balanced, productive and fosters success.
Personal Development
You will benefit from a culture of continuous learning and feedback. Your personal growth is supported through an extensive learning offering.
Agile Working Methods
Whether through scrum or design thinking,
we solve exciting tasks together in teams.