Director, Investment Platforms & Analytics

It Starts Here:

Santander is a global leader and innovator in the financial services industry and is evolving from a high-impact brand into a technology-driven organization. Our people are at the heart of this journey and 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.

If you are interested in exploring the possibilities We Want to Talk to You!

• Define and execute the data and analytics strategy for Santander Investments in alignment with the organization's business strategy and growth priorities.
• Serve as a senior advisor to business leadership on data, analytics, management information, automation, and data-enabled business capabilities.
• Establish the strategic roadmap and investment priorities for the function, balancing transformation initiatives with ongoing business and operational requirements.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team spanning data management, analytics, business intelligence, Salesforce, reporting, automation, database development, and production support.
• Establish scalable data and reporting capabilities capable of supporting the continued evolution and growth of the investment and wealth management businesses.
• Represent Santander Investments in relevant enterprise data, technology, vendor, and transformation initiatives.
• Provide leadership over major data workstreams associated with strategic platform implementations, migrations, integrations, and new business capabilities.
• Drive greater use of automation, advanced analytics, and emerging data capabilities to improve business performance, scalability, and decision-making.
• Establish appropriate governance, prioritization, accountability, and operating disciplines across the function.
• Develop senior talent and build organizational capabilities required to support the long-term data and analytics needs of the business.

• 15+ years of progressive experiencein data, analytics, business intelligence, financial systems, technology-enabled business solutions, or related disciplines, with significant experience in financial services strongly preferred.
• 7+ years of leadership experience, including responsibility for multidisciplinary teams and complex strategic initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience operating as a senior data, analytics, business intelligence, or business technology leader within a complex organization.
• Strong understanding of financial-services businesses and data environments; experience within wealth management, brokerage, investment advisory, asset management, or banking strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience defining and executing data and analytics strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Proven ability to advise and partner with senior executives and translate strategic business priorities into scalable data, analytics, reporting, and automation capabilities.
• Significant experience leading complex data environments, including data architecture, relational databases, data integration, ETL, business intelligence, reporting, and data-quality frameworks.
• Experience leading major platform migrations, vendor integrations, API-enabled capabilities, and business transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of data governance, controls, reconciliation, data quality, and management information within a regulated environment.
• Experience with Salesforce, SQL, Power BI, and comparable data and analytics technologies strongly preferred.
• Ability to operate effectively across Business, Data, Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk, Compliance, and other control and support functions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change, develop high-performing teams, and manage multiple strategic and operational priorities.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline required; advanced degree or relevant professional qualifications preferred.

What Else You Need To Know:

The base pay range for this position is posted below and represents the annualized salary range. For hourly positions (non-exempt), the annual range is based on a 40-hour work week. The exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, training, licensure and certifications and location.

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Risk Culture:

We embrace a strong risk culture and all of our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.

EEO Statement:

At Santander, we value and respect differences in our workforce. We actively encourage everyone to apply. Santander is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Working Conditions:

Frequent minimal physical effort such as sitting, standing and walking is required for this role. Depending on location, occasional moving and lifting light equipment and/or furniture may be required.

Employer Rights:

This job description does not list all of the job duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You may be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment and either you or the employer may terminate your employment at any time for any reason.

What To Do Next:

Review the internal eligibility guidelines here. If this sounds like a role you are interested in, then please apply.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible application process for all candidates. If you require any assistance or accommodation due to a disability or any other reason, please contact us at TAOps@santander.us to discuss your needs.