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Despegar, part of the Prosus ecosystem and a leader in Latin American travel technology for over 25 years, is seeking a Corporate Finance Specialist to drive strategic initiatives and operational excellence in their fintech and payments division.
You will own project management and execution of 10+ key initiatives spanning growth and operational optimization. Your responsibilities include:
**Project Management & Coordination**
Maintain a live dashboard of key initiatives tracking status, owners, blockers, and next actions. Secure commitments and timelines from Product, Tech, Legal, Risk, and Commercial teams; escalate blockers promptly. Bridge business strategy and build teams to ensure the backlog directly reflects OKR impact.
**Initiative Leadership**
Drive market expansion operationally and commercially (self-service rollout to pending countries). Lead product launches including Advances 2.0, VCC, and new segments; coordinate pilots and scaling. Implement conversion tactics: preferential rates for first advances, VAT segregation, subscription models, and rate segmentation.
**Data-Driven Strategy & Prioritization**
Continuously diagnose underperforming levers and propose corrections or new initiatives. Prioritize by anticipable USD impact and conversion metrics. Analyze forecast vs. actual performance, identify root causes of variance, and develop mitigation plans.
**Governance & Relentless Execution**
Deliver weekly forecast vs. actual reports with recovery plans. Conduct weekly/bi-weekly follow-up rituals to unblock dependencies. Ensure every initiative has a clear owner, timeline, and success metrics.
**Innovation**
Participate in the "new product factory": ideation, validation, and initial implementation of emerging fintech solutions.
**Requirements**
Degree in Economics, Business Administration, Digital Business, Industrial Engineering, or related field. 3–6 years in Project Management, Business Operations, Consulting, or similar roles in fintech, payments, or e-commerce. Experience working in product or with Product teams. Strong data management, forecasting, and initiative impact analysis skills. Ability to design conversion models, rate segmentation, and portfolio analysis. Proven ability to secure commitments from cross-functional teams without direct authority. Experience coordinating across Tech, Legal, Risk, and Commercial functions. Knowledge of payments products: acquiring, advances, lending, fintech business models. Fluent Spanish and English (regional team collaboration); Portuguese is a plus.
