About the Role
Santander is building the next generation of auto and mobility finance: a global platform for loans, leasing, fleet, EV, embedded finance and new mobility services.
Santander’s Mobility Finance business operates at significant global scale, spanning 26 markets, 70+ companies and joint ventures, and more than 200 partner agreements, and an annual budget in excess of several €100m. The platform serves a broad mobility ecosystem including dealers, OEMs, marketplaces, brokers, fleet operators, SMEs/corporates, individual customers, processors, and internal Santander teams.
The successful candidate will lead 400+ engineering team setting the direction for a cloud-based SaaS platform built with modular services, APIs, event-driven capabilities and modern platform practices. We are looking for a senior technology leader who can bring clarity to complex domains, raise the engineering bar and scale reusable capabilities across markets, partners and channels.
Mission
Set the technical vision, architecture and engineering standards for Santander's Auto & Mobility Finance platform, helping the business move faster through secure, resilient and reusable cloud-ready capabilities for dealers, OEMs, marketplaces, customers, fleet operators and internal teams.
In this role, you will
Lead the architecture and roadmap for a modern global Auto & Mobility Finance platform.
Shape reusable platform capabilities across product, contract, lifecycle, data, events and services.
Guide engineering decisions across microservices, APIs, event-driven design, cloud, security, resilience and observability.
Partner with business, product, risk, operations, countries and technology teams to turn strategy into delivery.
Build high-performing engineering teams and champion modern, AI-enabled delivery practices where they improve speed, quality and developer experience.
What you'll bring
Professional experience:
Senior technology leader with proven experience building modern cloud-native or SaaS platforms at scale. (Required)
Strong engineering and architecture background across microservices, APIs, data, event-driven systems, security and resilience. (Required)
Experience leading teams and influencing senior business and technology stakeholders across products, markets or partners. (Required)
Experience in regulated environments, financial services, auto / mobility finance or embedded finance. (Preferred)
Education:
Computer Science or Software Engineering degree; relevant cloud, architecture or security credentials are valued.
Languages:
English required; Spanish or another Santander market language is a plus.
Skills and capabilities:
Ability to turn platform strategy into clear, pragmatic technology decisions. (Required)
Product and customer mindset, with focus on reusable capabilities, developer experience and delivery outcomes. (Required)
Comfortable balancing global scale, local market needs and regulatory requirements. (Required)
Interest in AI-enabled engineering and modern developer productivity practices. (Required)
What we offer
A senior platform leadership role shaping one of Santander's strategic global technology capabilities leading several hundred engineers.
The chance to work on a modern cloud-based platform for the future of auto, leasing, fleet, EV, embedded finance and mobility services.
International collaboration, competitive compensation and opportunities for professional growth.
Would you like to grow with us? Join our team!
Santander is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered equally, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, age, political orientation, union membership, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify, and build.
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Skills Required
- Proven experience building modern cloud-native or SaaS platforms at scale
- Strong engineering and architecture background across microservices, APIs, data, event-driven systems, security and resilience
- Experience leading teams and influencing senior business and technology stakeholders across products, markets or partners
- Experience in regulated environments, financial services, auto/mobility finance or embedded finance
- Computer Science or Software Engineering degree; relevant cloud, architecture or security credentials
- English language proficiency
- Ability to turn platform strategy into clear, pragmatic technology decisions
- Product and customer mindset focused on reusable capabilities, developer experience and delivery outcomes
- Comfort balancing global scale, local market needs and regulatory requirements
- Interest in AI-enabled engineering and modern developer productivity practices
Santander Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Santander and has not been reviewed or approved by Santander.
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Retirement Support — A dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match up to 6% of eligible pay and immediate vesting are highlighted as core strengths, supporting long‑term savings. This is reinforced by company‑paid disability and life/AD&D coverage that bolster financial security.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off typically ranges from 18–30 days in the U.S. with 11 paid holidays, plus dedicated volunteer and development time; the UK features a minimum of 25 days with buy/sell options. Some roles also use self‑managed PTO, offering additional flexibility depending on team norms.
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Parental & Family Support — U.S. parental benefits include 8 weeks paid for all parents and a total of 16 weeks paid for birth mothers, with flexibility for reduced hours around childbirth. Caregiver leave and dependent‑care programs add further family support.
Santander Insights
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.
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