Senior Culture & Development Partner - 9 Month FTC

Santander Consumer (UK) plc; Redhill; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance company in the UK is looking for a Senior Culture and Development Partner to lead its People & Culture team. This hybrid role involves overseeing training and cultural transformation initiatives, managing a small team, and ensuring DEI goals are met through effective leadership and communication. Candidates should have a strong background in HR and be passionate about fostering an inclusive workplace.

Benefits

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

Annual bonus based on performance

Car allowance

Private medical cover

Generous pension contributions

Employee assistance programme

Sharesave scheme

Gym passes at reduced rate

Qualifications

• Experience in HR / L&D / Talent / Org Development.
• Experience in leading high-performing teams.
• Demonstrable experience in culture change and DEI.

Responsibilities

• Lead the cultural transformation agenda and monitor SCUK’s cultural health.
• Deliver core training and development across all levels.
• Manage and develop a team of Learning Partners and a Culture & MI Partner.

Skills

HR Leadership

Change Management

Data Analysis

Communication

Team Management

Job description

Santander Consumer Finance is one of the UK’s Leading Motor Finance companies and we are currently looking for a Senior Culture and Development Partner.

Responsibilities will include:

We have a great opportunity for a team lead to join our evolving People & Culture team for a 9 month FTC maternity cover. The role forms an essential pillar of our function, reporting to the Head of People & Culture.

This role has four key areas of responsibility: Culture, DEI, Wellbeing and Learning & Talent Development and will line manage a small team of Learning Partners and a Culture & MI Partner.

The purpose of the role is to enable the delivery of the P&C Strategy and Culture Transformation Strategy to ensure these are executed effectively with the business. The embedding of data, measurement and analysis are key priorities.

Please note this role is a hybrid role with at least 3 days a week in the Redhill office. Remote workers will not be considered.

The role will be a thought leader delivering:

• The cultural transformation agenda, encompassing behavioural change interventions and continually assessing, monitoring and reporting on SCUK’s cultural health
• Core training and development requirements in SCUK across all levels (including leadership development)
• The enterprise-wide DEI plan, and organisational DEI health
• The employee engagement agenda, tools, measurement and reporting
• Leading the team to deliver the required training and have a flexible approach to business needs
• Monitoring ongoing training requirements around vulnerable customers and collections and scheduling training appropriately
• Understanding the operation and providing training solutions where applicable
• Working with the wider team and business to ensure all training is delivered to SLA
• Governance of mandatory training and escalating where necessary
• Attending and contributing to Group meetings and reporting back to the team on wider decisions where appropriate

What we’re looking for:

• A background in HR / L&D / Talent / Org Development, whether as an SME or a combination of these skills
• Previous experience in leading a high performing team to challenge the status quo
• Demonstrable experience in a change environment specifically around culture and DEI
• Previous experience in influencing at all levels including ExCo
• Excellent presentation skills and the ability to tell a story to all stakeholders
• Ability to understand a global business and adapt to the local market
• Great communication skills, both written and verbal, and able to influence strategic direction
• A strong people manager with a desire to develop a team and create high performance and high professionalism
• Previous experience in a regulated environment and the challenges that training can bring
• Experience in budget management and managing business expectations on training availability
• Strong self-motivation, drive and passion for the subject/s
• Track record in continuous improvement delivery
• Data analysis skills
• High integrity
• Excellent planning skills

We have a range of benefits available which include:

• 30 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays
• Annual bonus based on personal and company performance
• Car allowance
• Private medical cover
• Generous pension contributions
• Employee assistance programme
• Sharesave scheme
• Gym passes at a reduced rate for 3,000 gyms, leisure centres etc

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.

At Santander Consumer Finance we have a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination, bullying, harassment (including sexual) or victimisation of any kind.

Should you want to be considered for part time hours, please let us know and we can assess your requirements.

What are the next steps:

If you are interested in this role and believe you have the skills, experience, and knowledge then we’d love to hear from you. Please go ahead and click apply which will take you through some questions and allow you to submit your CV and a short covering letter of no more than three paragraphs.