Migration Approach & Dress Rehearsal Lead | S4 | Customer & Product Data Migration Team – Project Sparrow | London or Milton Keynes Country: United Kingdom IT STARTS HERE Santander (www.santander.com) is evolving from a global, high-impact brand into a technology-driven organisation, 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 robust risk culture and all our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management. Retail & Commercial Banking is a global business integrating all our retail and commercial banking activities to better serve our customers, improve efficiency and drive value creation.
This role is an 18-month FTC/Secondment. It’s a fast-paced and dynamic environment, providing opportunities to shape and deliver some of the most strategic priorities of the Bank, so it’s a great time to join and make a difference.
Leading the strategic design of the migration approach including:
- Overall objectives, key results and CSFs
- Principles and guardrails
- Migration scope and segmentation
- Migration wave approach and timeline
- High-level readiness and governance framework
Define the Detailed Dress Rehearsals blueprint, outlining the objectives, activity scope and data scope for each dress rehearsal ensuring decisions, customer outcomes, execution readiness and regulatory commitments remain aligned and evidenced.
What you’ll bring
Professional Experience
- Large scale Retail Banking migration (Required)
- Extensive relevant migration leadership experience (Required)
- Customer & Product segmentation (Required)
- Integrated testing & dress rehearsal strategy (Required)
Education
- Relevant project, resilience or testing qualifications (Required)
- Degree level education or equivalent work experience (Preferred)
Hard Skills
- Wave design (Required)
- Migration guardrails (Required)
- Runbooks (Required)
- Entry/exit criteria (Required)
- Regulatory & Part VII awareness (Required)
Soft Skills
- Senior matrix leadership across business & technology (Required)
- Executive facilitation (Required)
- Structured decision making (Required)
- Great judgement under ambiguity (Required)
- Ability to challenge incomplete evidence and drive accountable closure (Required)
Salary Range: £71,862.00 – £107,794.00 per annum (depending on experience). This salary range represents the expected remuneration for the role. Annual salary is based on a standard 35-hour working week. Actual salary offered will depend on skills, experience, qualifications and location.
- 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year
- £6,000 car allowance per year
- Company funded individual private medical insurance
- Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover
- Share in Santander’s success by saving or investing in our share plans
- As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services
- Competitive rewards that reflect the real impact you make and the value you bring
- Wellbeing that goes beyond work — we work with a range of wellbeing partners across our 4 pillars of wellbeing (physical, mental, social and financial) to give you access to a suite of apps, discounted gym and fitness access, weekly online classes, flexible healthcare and mental health support
- Support for every life stage — from menopause and pregnancy to parenthood and beyond, with enhanced family leave, childcare options and tailored wellbeing support
- Time to give back through volunteering opportunities that let you make a difference in the communities we serve
- Global growth opportunities to shape your career, learn new skills and explore what’s possible across our international network
At Santander, we’re proud to be an inclusive organisation that provides equal opportunities for everyone — regardless of age, gender, disability, civil status, race, religion or sexual orientation. We’re committed to creating a recruitment experience that’s accessible, fair and welcoming for all candidates. We want our people to thrive — at work and at home — while delivering the best outcomes for our customers and supporting each other to grow.
Our roles are site-based with a hybrid working pattern, where colleagues are expected to attend the office at least 12 days per month (pro‑rata for part‑time roles). When applying, please consider the travel distance, time and cost to your chosen office location(s).
Right to work in the UK: All candidates must have the right to work in the UK to commence employment with Santander.
The Santander Way — Santander 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.
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