IT Delivery Lead S Milton Keynes / HybridCountry : United Kingdom

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We have a fantastic opportunity to join the bank as an IT Delivery Lead.

Here you’ll be responsible for leading and managing the end-to-end execution of IT projects, ensuring the successful delivery of solutions that meet stakeholder expectations.

You’ll be required to provide your project planning, execution, monitoring and closure expertise, while maintaining a strong focus on scope, schedule, budget and quality.

The difference you’ll make :

Understanding the Santander UK Technology stack and how this can be best utilised to meet all new demands presented to the Infrastructure, Operations and End User Technology organisation

Working with all teams across the Infrastructure, Operations and End User Technology organisation to gain the best possible customer outcomes, while ensuring all build standards and operational patterns are met

Maintaining a constant appreciation and understanding of how technology can be used to simplify day to day operations and delivery, while contributing to the wider business vision

Operating alongside Demand Management and PMO functions, with alignment to the Service Engagement Partners and the tacit knowledge of the CIO domains roadmaps and longer-term visions

Embracing the change that the Santander UK vision requires and demonstrate this through daily interactions and direction, with a digital first mantra

What you’ll bring :

A seasoned Technologist with broad and deep knowledge of how infrastructure and operations pervade all business delivery and value realisation

Interpersonal skills with an ability to speak fluidly across Technology and Business domains

A natural leader who is comfortable sitting at the forefront of the Infrastructure, Operations and End User Technology team, providing the intersection between the Technology and Business

Current industry knowledge and ability to recognise the potential and benefit that a hybrid on-prem and cloud approach can provide

Ability to plan and forecast the use of technology to realise business goals and meet all stakeholders’ requirements

Risk appetite understanding with a natural affinity to manage and mitigate yet ensure value is derived from ongoing deliveries that meet both Technology and Business demands

It would also be nice for you to have :

Professional qualification such as Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent

Financial management and control with associated training and / or qualification

Experience of working in a tier one banking environment or equivalent financial services organisation

Hands on exposure and experience of Infrastructure build processes and automation

What else you need to know :

We want our people to thrive at work and home, and we recognise that many people benefit from flexible arrangements. To enable us to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop we understand the importance of having the right balance of spending time together in an office while maintaining flexibility.

By working this way we can continue to create moments that matter for everyone. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and we’re happy to discuss specific requirements throughout the recruitment process.

This is a Fixed Term Contract position until st March .

This role is based in Milton Keynes and our current expectation is at least days in an office every week.

Application process

If your application is successful a member of our recruitment team will be in touch. We will arrange a short call with you to learn more about you and what you are looking for from your next career move, as well as answer any questions you have about working in the Santander tech team.

If both sides agree we will send your CV to the hiring manager to review. For this position, the interview process will be :

First Stage Technical & Competency Interview this will a one-hour virtual interview with two members of the team.

Second Stage A one-hour formal interview where we will ask some further technical questions. This will ideally be completed face to face depending on your situation.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, please let us know.

Inclusion

At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How we’ll reward you.

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs. For part-time / contract roles, your salary, bonus (where eligible) and certain benefits will be prorated to reflect your working hours / contract duration.

Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus

days holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to days after five year’s service, with the option to purchase up to five contractual days per year

£, car allowance per year

Company funded individual private medical insurance

Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments

Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover

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Last updated : 2024-05-31