IT STARTS HERE
Santander (www.santander.com) is evolving from a global, high-impact brand into a technology-driven organization, and our people are at the heart of this journey. Together, we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what’s possible.
This is more than a strategic shift. It’s a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference.
Our mission is to contribute to help more people and businesses prosper. We embrace a strong risk culture and all our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.
Santander Digital Services is the team of technology and operations at Santander. We are convinced of the importance of technology that is aligned with the requirements of the business and that out work not only brings value to users, people and communities but also fosters individual creativity. Our team of over 10,000 people in 8 countries (Spain, Portugal, Poland, UK, USA, Mexico, Chile and Brazil) develops and/or implements financial solutions across a broad spectrum of technologies (including Blockchain, Big Data and Angular among others) on all kinds of on-premise and cloud-based platforms.
THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE
At Santander Digital Services, we are building a world-class AI & Data organization to drive innovation at scale and impact the lives of over 170 million people globally. As part of our strategic ambition to become an AI-First bank, we are seeking an AI Development Adoption — a passionate technologist and strategic influencer who will accelerate the adoption of generative AI and development-oriented AI tools across our global technology teams.
In this role, you will implement cross-functional initiatives to integrate state-of-the-art AI tooling in software development workflows. You will work at the intersection of technology, change management, and culture, helping our engineering community unlock new levels of productivity and innovation.
We’re shaping the way we work through innovation, cutting-edge technology, collaboration and the freedom to explore new ideas. To succeed in this role, you will be responsible for:
AI Tooling & Technology Integration
Evaluating, piloting, and scaled adoption of AI-powered development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot X, Cognition Devin, Amazon CodeWhisperer).
Partner with software engineering, DevOps, and platform teams to embed generative AI in CI/CD pipelines, microservices architectures, and developer toolchains.
Identify and define metrics to track adoption, performance, and developer impact.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Project Execution
Drive cross-functional adoption initiatives involving IT, security, compliance, and business stakeholders.
Champion best practices in integrating cloud-native AI solutions (Azure, AWS, GCP) and scalable system architectures.
Collaborate with product owners and platform leaders to align AI tooling adoption with business priorities and technical roadmaps.
Change Management & Capability Building
Translate complex AI concepts into actionable insights for a wide range of audiences, including developers, executives, and business teams.
Design and deliver education, enablement, and communication strategies to build awareness and skills across technology teams.
Detect and address organizational resistance to change, ensuring sustainable cultural adoption.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
Our people are our greatest strength. Every individual contributes unique perspectives that make us stronger as a team and as an organization. We’re enabling teams to go beyond by valuing who they are and empowering what they bring.
The following requirements represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Professional Experience
2–5 years of experience in technology roles. (Required).
Hard Skills
Expertise in software engineering and DevOps practices (CI/CD, Git, microservices, infrastructure as code). (Required).
Experience integrating APIs, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP), and AI tooling into development environments. (Required).
Experience deploying or promoting generative AI tools in enterprise software development environments. (Preferred).
Background in AI/ML with a strong interest in developer productivity, innovation, and AI-first culture. (Preferred).
Familiarity with organizational change models and upskilling frameworks. (Preferred).
WE VALUE YOUR IMPACT
Your contribution matters, and it’s recognized. You can expect a fair, competitive reward package that reflects the impact you create and the value you deliver. But we know rewards go beyond numbers.
We’re enable our teams to go beyond through global opportunities and broad career paths.
Flexibility that works. Enjoy a hybrid working models—some days remote, some days onsite with your team—along with flexible hours.
Learning for life. Access hundreds of courses on our platforms, including exclusive access to our global learning space: Santander Open Academy (www.santanderopenacademy.com)
Competitive rewards. Receive a highly competitive salary with performance-based bonuses, motivating you to keep growing with us.
Financial advantages. Benefit from preferential banking terms, special interest rates on loans, life insurance, and more.
Your health is our priority. Through BeHealthy, our global wellness programme, we promote Holistic wellbeing.
We know family is everything. That’s why we offer childcare support and family-friendly programmes tailored to each life stage.
Always by your side. Get access to Santander Contigo, our program for employees and their families offering legal, emotional, and administrative advisory services.
Extra benefits. Gym/WellHub membership, medical centers in some of our facilities, meal subsidy, parking, shuttle service from various points in Madrid, as well as exclusive discounts and offers for Santander employees. And that’s only the beginning—we’ll tell you more when you join!
We’re here to keep you motivated, help you reach your goals, and celebrate your progress, every step of the way.
LOCAL COMPLIANCE
Santander is proud of being an organization where there are equal opportunities regardless of age, gender, disability, civil status, race, religion or sexual orientation. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible application process for all candidates.
WHAT TO DO NEXT
If this sounds like a role you are interested in, then please apply.
READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR JOURNEY?
Top Skills
What We Do
Banco Santander (SAN SM, STD US, BNC LN) is a leading commercial bank, founded in 1857 and headquartered in Spain and one of the largest banks in the world by market capitalization. The group’s activities are consolidated into five global businesses: Retail & Commercial Banking, Digital Consumer Bank, Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB), Wealth Management & Insurance and Payments (PagoNxt and Cards). This operating model allows the bank to better leverage its unique combination of global scale and local leadership. Santander aims to be the best open financial services platform providing services to individuals, SMEs, corporates, financial institutions and governments. The bank’s purpose is to help people and businesses prosper in a simple, personal and fair way. Santander is building a more responsible bank and has made a number of commitments to support this objective, including raising €220 billion in green financing between 2019 and 2030. In the first quarter of 2024, Banco Santander had €1.3 trillion in total funds, 166 million customers, 8,400 branches and 211,000 employees.
