Álvaro Martínez Higes

Álvaro is currently the VP of Product Growth and International Expansion for Jobandtalent, focused on setting the foundations for scalable product and revenue growth. He has also worked as a Sr. Product Manager for Amazon, leading the company’s adaptation to the new European payment regulation (PSD2) and managing the growth of the Amazon Prime subscription for Spain and Italy. In 2017, he launched a medical device company, Leuko Labs (Series a $8M) focused on improving the quality of life of chemotherapy patients

Álvaro has an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2017) and a dual-bachelor in Computer Engineering and Business Administration (2011) from Rey Juan Carlos University. He is also a professor of financial modeling and Excel in Universities and enterprises and has been awarded IE Teaching awards for the previous editions of this course.

He used to be a professional water polo player, twice champion of Spain in aquathlon and currently runner-up in Spanish Swim-Run championships.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• VP of Product and International Expansion, Jobandtalent, Spain 2022 – Present

• Sr. Product Manager, Amazon, Spain, 2017 – 2022

• Co-founder, Leuko Labs, United States, 2015 – 2017

• Associate Consultant, Monitor-Deloitte, Spain, 2011 – 2015

• Co-founder, Reto Emprende, Spain, 2014 – 2018

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship – Growth-hacking startups through data analytics, IE University, Spain, 2020 – Present

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• MBA in Business Administration, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, 2017

• Dual Degree in Computer Science and Business Administration, Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain, 2011