WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
As a Talent & Culture Data & AI, you will drive the talent and cultural transformation of the function, fostering an AI-first mindset and ensuring the organization is equipped to attract, develop and retain top Data and AI professionals.
You will design and implement strategic initiatives across talent management, learning, cultural evolution and workforce planning, contributing to position data and AI as key enablers of the Group’s transformation.
We need someone like you to help us on different fronts:
- Lead the definition and implementation of the Data & AI Talent Strategy, ensuring alignment with business priorities and the People & Culture global roadmap.
- Actively participate in Strategic Workforce Planning, ensuring the right capabilities, roles and talent are in place to meet current and future needs of the function.
- Co-lead the preparation and execution of Talent Review processes, enabling robust succession planning, development strategies and internal mobility within Data & AI.
- Partner with the Group Talent and Learning teams to embed AI-specific career paths, performance frameworks, and succession plans into existing people processes.
- Support in the definition and tracking of key talent and culture KPIs, enabling a data-driven approach to decision-making and continuous improvement.
- Drive diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across Data & AI, fostering a culture where diverse profiles and backgrounds can thrive in tech-centric environments.
EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 8 years of experience in Talent Management, People Strategy, Culture Transformation or similar roles.
- Experience in tech-driven environments or working with data, digital or AI functions is a strong plus.
- Prior experience in workforce planning and talent assessment processes is highly valued.
- Background in consulting or transformation projects is an advantage.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Postgraduate or master’s degree in HR, Business, Organizational Psychology or similar is a plus.
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects and influence senior stakeholders.
- Deep understanding of talent, learning and workforce planning processes.
- Strong strategic thinking with hands-on execution capability.
- Excellent communication skills in English and Spanish (C1 or higher).
- Solid analytical mindset and comfort working with data to support people decisions.
- Proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel and collaborative tools (Teams, Workday, etc.).
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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.
