Country: SpainIT STARTS HERESantander ( is evolving from a general, 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.Our Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAIO)division is building a world-class AI & Data team to make a difference in the lives of over 170 million people worldwide, through one of the largest banks in the world.We are undergoing one of the biggest transformations in our history and technology is at the heart of our strategy.
Join our team to play a part in one of the most important technological projects for the financial sector in the world.THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKEChief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAIO)is looking for a Migration Leaderbased out ofBoadilla del Monte (Madrid).
In this role, you will lead the planning, coordination, governance, and execution of a large-scale strategic Data & AI migration and transformation program, ensuring a controlled transition from the current platform landscape towards a future cloud-native architecture while minimizing business disruption and operational risk.We're shaping the way we work through innovation, cutting-edge technology, collaboration and the freedom to explore new ideas.
To succeed in this role, you will be responsible for:Define and maintain the migration roadmap,



including migration waves, sequencing strategy, execution plans, governance, milestones, and success criteria.Coordinate migration planning and execution across multiple technology domains and workstreams, ensuring alignment with target architecture principles and transformation objectives.Identify, assess, and manage migration dependencies, risks, issues, and blockers, driving mitigation and corrective actions and escalating critical matters through the appropriate governance channels.Ensure readiness of environments, tooling, documentation, and operational support processes, and support the planning and execution of cutover and transition activities.Act as the primary coordination point for migration activities, aligning business, architecture, engineering, operations, external delivery partners, and system integrators.Provide regular status reporting to senior stakeholders and support governance boards, steering committees, and executive reviews.Support the modernization of data, analytics and technology platforms and drive adoption of cloud-native practices and operational models.Ensure migration activities comply with security, regulatory, risk, and governance requirements, and contribute to business case development and value realization tracking.What You'll BringOur people are our greatest strength.




Every individual contributes unique perspectives that make us stronger as a team and as an organization.
We're enabling teams to go beyond by valuing who they are and empowering what they bring.The following requirements represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Professional Experience10 years of experience delivering large-scale technology transformation programs.
(Mandatory)Proven track record leading complex migration initiatives.
(Mandatory)Strong experience in enterprise data and analytics environments.
(Mandatory)Experience managing multiple stakeholders across business and technology functions.
(Mandatory)Experience coordinating external delivery partners and system integrators.
(Mandatory)Experience with cloud migration programs.
(Preferred)Experience with modern data platforms, analytics platforms, and distributed architectures.
(Preferred)Experience in highly regulated industries.
(Preferred)Experience leading migration assessments and migration factories.
(Preferred)EducationNo specific education requirement was specified in the source Job Description.
(Preferred)LanguagesNo specific language requirement was specified in the source Job Description.
(Preferred)Hard SkillsStrong knowledge of migration methodologies.
(Mandatory)Strong knowledge of cloud-native architectures and data platform modernization.
(Mandatory)Strong capability in dependency mapping and migration sequencing.
(Mandatory)Experience with release and cutover management.
(Mandatory)Strong knowledge of program governance and risk management frameworks.
(Mandatory)Knowledge of security and comp

📌 Migration Leader (Boadilla del Monte)
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