SCUK Senior Culture & Development Partner 9 Month FTC (S4)

Country: United Kingdom

Senior Culture and Development Partner (S4)

Santander Consumer Finance is one of the UK’s leading Motor Finance companies, currently seeking a Senior Culture and Development Partner.

Responsibilities will include:

Join our evolving People & Culture team as a team lead for a 9-month FTC maternity cover. This role is vital within our function, reporting to the Head of People & Culture.

This role focuses on four key areas: Culture, DEI, Wellbeing, and Learning & Talent Development. It involves line managing a small team of Learning Partners and a Culture & MI Partner.

The role's purpose is to enable the delivery of the P&C Strategy and Culture Transformation Strategy, ensuring effective execution with the business. Data, measurement, and analysis are key priorities.

Note: This is a hybrid role requiring at least 3 days a week in the Redhill office. Remote workers are not considered.

The role involves delivering:

1. the cultural transformation agenda, including behavioural change interventions and monitoring SCUK’s cultural health
2. core training and development across all levels, including leadership development
3. the enterprise-wide DEI plan and organisational DEI health
4. employee engagement initiatives, tools, measurement, and reporting
5. leading the team to deliver training flexibly according to business needs
6. monitoring training around vulnerable customers and collections, scheduling appropriately
7. understanding operations and providing suitable training solutions
8. collaborating with the wider team to ensure training is delivered to SLA
9. governance of mandatory training and escalation when necessary
10. participating in group meetings and reporting on wider decisions

Qualifications and experience:

• Background in HR / L&D / Talent / Org Development, as an SME or with combined skills
• Experience leading a high-performing team challenging the status quo
• Proven experience in culture and DEI change initiatives
• Ability to influence at all levels, including ExCo
• Excellent presentation and storytelling skills for diverse stakeholders
• Ability to adapt to a global business context
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with strategic influence
• People management skills, fostering high performance and professionalism
• Experience in regulated environments and training challenges
• Budget management and managing expectations for training availability
• Self-motivated, driven, passionate about the subject
• Track record of continuous improvement
• Data analysis skills
• High integrity and excellent planning skills

Benefits include:

• 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 rates for 3,000 gyms and leisure centres

Inclusion:

We are committed to creating a workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported. We celebrate diversity and aim to attract, retain, and develop talented individuals, living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

We have a zero-tolerance policy towards discrimination, bullying, harassment, or victimisation of any kind.

If interested in part-time hours, please inform us for assessment.

Next steps:

If you believe you have the skills, experience, and knowledge, we encourage you to apply. Click "apply" to answer some questions, submit your CV, and a short cover letter of no more than three paragraphs.