Executive Hiring & Talent Intelligence Lead

Santander UK plc.; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday

Car allowance £6,000/year

Private medical insurance

Death-in-service

Group share plans

Wellbeing program

Enhanced family leave

Volunteer opportunities

Global growth opportunities

Recognition programs

Job summary

Santander UK is seeking a Senior Manager - Executive Hiring & Talent Intelligence to lead UK ExCo-1 recruitment and onboarding from Unity Place, Milton Keynes. You will shape strategy, collaborate with external partners, and deliver bias-mitigated assessments aligned to Group standards.

The role focuses on talent intelligence, succession planning, and governance, with responsibility for onboarding frameworks and market mapping to forecast leadership needs.

Qualifications

• Experience owning executive recruitment strategy, operating models and end-to-end senior hiring, including direct sourcing and executive-search partner management.
• Experience integrating executive market intelligence and talent mapping with succession planning, talent reviews and leadership assessment.
• Experience advising and constructively challenging ExCo members and senior leaders, using evidence to influence executive hiring and talent decisions.
• Experience designing and delivering executive selection and onboarding approaches, with strong governance and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Own UK executive recruitment: set strategy and operating model for ExCo-1 roles, directing end-to-end hiring from mandate definition through appointment.
• Lead sourcing and search partnerships: own direct and external search strategies, supplier selection and performance, delivering a quality candidate and hiring-leader experience.
• Shape future-focused selection: challenge senior stakeholders on leadership requirements and govern structured, bias-mitigated assessments aligned to Group frameworks.
• Own onboarding and integration: set UK framework, 30-60-90 day plan and first-year success measures.
• Connect talent intelligence and succession: integrate internal and external insights to benchmark critical-role coverage and development needs.
• Build preparedness ahead of demand: develop executive relationships and market maps to translate competitor movements into recommendations.
• Balance an adaptable portfolio: align priorities with Talent Director and Strategic Talent Lead across live hiring and intelligence.
• Set governance and drive improvement: own UK controls, service standards and performance insight; coordinate with Compliance on regulatory requirements.

Skills

Executive recruitment strategy

Executive market intelligence

Talent mapping

Succession planning

Governance & compliance

Structured interviews

Executive onboarding

Executive stakeholder influence

Stakeholder management

Tools

Korn Ferry assessment

HF/SHL assessment knowledge

Job description

Santander UK is seeking a Senior Manager - Executive Hiring & Talent Intelligence to lead UK ExCo-1 recruitment and onboarding from Unity Place, Milton Keynes. You will shape strategy, collaborate with external partners, and deliver bias-mitigated assessments aligned to Group standards.

The role focuses on talent intelligence, succession planning, and governance, with responsibility for onboarding frameworks and market mapping to forecast leadership needs.