Descripción de la oferta: About The Product Management Associate Trainee Program Would you like to have a positive impact and leave your mark in a company under critical business and digital Transformation? Are you a naturally curious problem-solver who loves innovating, analyzing, and turning complex challenges into clear, strategic product requirements? Do you thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environments and want to contribute to a human-centered organization committed to ESG initiatives? General Description Our three-year rotational full-time program allows you to explore and contribute to Popular, while leveraging your strengths, and growing your skills. Associate Trainees will rotate in three key product business areas, while also experiencing key support functions. During each rotation, you’ll take on responsibilities such as supporting product discovery, writing product requirements that align with product strategy, analyzing performance metrics to inform decisions, and managing product roadmaps for upcoming quarters. You’ll also coordinate with cross-functional teams to define features, execute product plans, validate new functionality against KPIs, and maintain documentation for product hygiene. Accelerated development is key: training and workshops will be provided. This is a truly collaborative and firsthand experience. Mentors, buddies, and cross functional team members will support your journey to enhance knowledge, as well as your technical and soft skills. In addition, throughout the program, trainees will have the unique opportunity of growing their network relations and participate in community service activities. At the end of the Program, you will be assigned to a product professional role based on organizational needs. Essential Duties and Responsibilities What The Program Offers Three, one-year role rotations driven by business products priorities. A challenging hands-on experience to develop and enhance professional skills. Mentorship by experienced peers and executives. Mandatory participation in the Product Management Coaching Program, where you will be coached by Product Subject Matter Expert (SME) to strengthen your product management skills. Exposure to diverse business processes, staff functions and management viewpoints. Banking product industry knowledge through collaboration and networking with experienced team members. Training in job departments functions that will facilitate the transfer between rotational units and increase promotional opportunities. Company-sponsored trainings/licenses/certifications to increase professional growth. Job role to be performed mainly in Puerto Rico facilities, but employees might have the opportunity to visit Popular Affiliates and Subsidiaries in USA and VI as part of the assigned job rotation to collaborate with team members within these areas. Travel might be required. Education Bachelor’s degree in Arts (Economics or Industrial Psychology), STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) or Business Administration. Grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher. Experience A maximum of four (4) years of combined work experience. Relevant internship or work experiences within the educational field. Solid experience in extracurricular activities (e.g., active participation in student organizations, community service, special projects, mentoring, tutoring, volunteer work). Certifications / Licenses No certifications or license needed. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA's) Communication Skills: Polished presentation skills, strong oral and written communication skills and fully bilingual (English/Spanish). Strong ability to communicate ideas (storytelling) to convey ideas and product vision. Problem Solving & Analytical Skills -Demonstrated ability to analyze performance metrics, synthesize data for strategic decisions, and resolve complex challenges with creative solutions. Skilled in identifying trends, evaluating alternatives, and ensuring timely execution. Systems Thinking-Understands interdependencies across business processes and technology; connects insights from multiple sources to inform roadmap planning and feature prioritization. Learning Agility: Comfortable with complexity, fast-paced environment and aggressive due dates; analyze and find solutions to tough problems; thinks quickly; fast learner. Demonstrated experience working well with passionate stakeholders and users. Leadership Skills: Ability to lead others by establishing clear priorities and objectives, fostering a climate of respect, motivates the team and fosters diversity, inclusion. Emotional Intelligence: Demonstrated self-awareness, self-motivation, empathy, and social skills; thinking before acting. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (cont.) Innovation and Digital Skills: Ability to achieve results by providing innovative ways of working with operational and technological considerations. Strategic Ability: Understands business goals and translates them into actionable plans; monitors KPIs and validates features against performance goals. Computer and Technological Skills: Advanced proficiency in MS Office 365 (i.e., PowerPoint and Excel) and other presentation software. Experience with tools such as: JIRA, Confluence; data management tools such as Power Pivot and Power BI, among others is desired. Project Management: Knowledge of project coordination, identification of business needs, work plan, budget control, time management, resource allocation, team management and status reports. Must demonstrate leadership, logic, and reasoning skills. Ability to work with multiple projects and tasks with minimum supervision.