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Manuel Sánchez

London

Summary

Experienced UX Project Manager delivering digital banking solutions for the UK and Irish markets.

Skilled at leading cross-functional and remote teams, managing banking products, and ensuring projects meet both customer needs and regulatory requirements.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work history

User Experience Project Manager

Starling Bank
London
2022.01 - 2026.03

These are my main responsibilities in my current position:

  • Educating B2B customers on the full range of products and offering guidance on products.
  • Helping B2B customers to set up and utilize their accounts and shared software tools.
  • Scheduling follow-ups to learn how satisfied with their accounts B2B customers are and sharing updates with them about promotions and upgrades.
  • Managed a remote customer service team in India, overseeing performance, training, and process improvements to support UX-driven customer interactions.
  • Translating feedback from users into actionable improvements, enhancing usability, accessibility, and customer satisfaction.
  • Overseeing administrative tasks (manual refunds, gift-card management, etc.) to ensure compliance and customer satisfaction.
  • Monitoring suspicious transactions to prevent fraudulent activities and minimize the losses.
  • Handling chargebacks in a timely manner in order to minimize errors and losses.

Assistant Manager

VF, inc.
London
2019.11 - 2021.12

Running the company's first and busiest store in Europe was an exciting experience in which I was in charge of the following:

  • Consistently hit targets and last years' records by incentivizing, leading by example and coaching
  • Submitted weekly and monthly reports about figures, KPIs, best-selling and worst-selling items.
  • Ensured the company's policies through communication and adherence
  • Delivered an exceptional level of customer service in line with the values of the brand
  • Recruited, interviewed, and hired high-performing individuals

Supervisor

Superdry
London
2018.09 - 2019.11

In my first managerial role, I had the great opportunity to lead the menswear department of the most important store of the company worldwide. My main responsibilities here were the following:

  • Briefed, trained, and coached the sales associates from the menswear department in order to deliver excellent customer service against targets, KPIs, and year-on-year figures.
  • Closely cooperated with the visual, AP, ops, and womenswear departments to ensure optimum levels of visual merchandising, health, safety, asset protection, staffing, and stock.
  • Led visits from international partners and investors.

Sales associate

Abercrombie and Fitch, inc.
London
2017.05 - 2018.09

Working as a brand rep in the company's second store in Europe entailed my very first job in the UK. Here, trained and led by a highly competent management team, I learned how to correctly perform in a very fast-paced business carrying out tasks such as:

  • Customer service and management support
  • Till operations and asset protection
  • KPI-tracking

Education

Bachelor of Science - History

UDC (Universidade da Coruña)
A Coruña
2008.09 - 2013.09

Master of Business Administration - Marketing and sales

UDC (Universidade da Coruña)
A Coruña
2013.10 - 2014.09

Diploma of Higher Education - Accounting and finances

IECE
A Coruña
2014.09 - 2014.12

Skills

  • UX delivery
  • Remote team management across time zones
  • Staff Education and Training
  • Complaint Resolution
  • Prioritization
  • Advanced Excel Skills
  • Customer data analysis
  • Marketing and Advertising Strategies
  • Fraud prevention
  • Trouble-shooting

Languages

6,6,6

Languages

English
Spanish
Galician

Timeline

User Experience Project Manager

Starling Bank
2022.01 - 2026.03

Assistant Manager

VF, inc.
2019.11 - 2021.12

Supervisor

Superdry
2018.09 - 2019.11

Sales associate

Abercrombie and Fitch, inc.
2017.05 - 2018.09

Diploma of Higher Education - Accounting and finances

IECE
2014.09 - 2014.12

Master of Business Administration - Marketing and sales

UDC (Universidade da Coruña)
2013.10 - 2014.09

Bachelor of Science - History

UDC (Universidade da Coruña)
2008.09 - 2013.09
Manuel Sánchez