Mexico Country Lead

Mexico Country Lead

Country: Mexico

Are you ready to be at the forefront of digital innovation in the financial services industry?

The Retail & Commercial Division at Santander Group is seeking talented individuals to join our tech team. We're dedicated to creating an exceptional Open Digital Services platform for financial services, leveraging advanced technologies and partnerships to drive significant impact and establish ourselves as leaders in the industry.

We are driving global technology initiatives, transitioning to a platform-based model, and emphasizing software engineering to facilitate the Santander Group's digital transformation.

If you're passionate about driving change and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you

**Mission and responsibilities:
As the Country Lead, you will be instrumental in driving the success and growth of our technology team in M e xico. You will represent Open Digital Services, overseeing all operational aspects, develop and execute strategic initiatives, and ensuring the highest standards of quality in the development of our projects involving the local team.
- **Strategic Leadership**:Collaborate with Open Digital Services HQ to define the best strategies for the local technology market, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives. Oversee the implementation of key strategic and transformational programs and ensure they are in line with local requirements. Acting as a decision-maker to achieve objectives and aligning teams to do so.
- **Team growth**:Identify opportunities for team growth, both through external partners and internal hires, providing guidance and support to the team, and ensuring alignment of the new joiners with our values.
- **Team Development**:Keep the team connected to the business, with both a local and global vision, ensuring effective communication of strategy and objectives. Act as a sponsor of the company culture and make sure that it is embedded in the team.
- **Regulatory Compliance**: Act as the legal representative of the company and e nsure local embedding of Corporate Frameworks, internal regulations development, and compliance with local standards and regulations. Escalate issues to relevant bodies of the organization ( e.g. board of directors, executive committee, etc.).
- **Country **Oversight**:Maintain a comprehensive view of all teams within ODS in the country, ensuring the smooth running of all business and program activities to achieve global and local objectives. Detect issues and lead solutions, acting as a catalyst for change.
- **Stakeholder Management**:Stakeholder management: Represent ODS at country level and manage relationships with the different relevant members of the Group, the Open Digital Services HQ team technology references and regulatory authorities, as well as with relevant external suppliers.

**To be successful in the role you must have**:

- Proven experience leading technology teams, with a minimum of 15 years in progressively responsible positions, including leadership roles. Experience in building and managing high performing teams. Proven ability to develop and execute strategic plans, drive team growth and align teams with organizational goals.
- In-depth knowledge of how technology companies operate and the local context of the Mexican market.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Working in a senior position in a high-growth company.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering or a related field.
- Fluency in both English and Spanish is required.

**What **do **we **offer **?**
- Immediate incorporation to a dynamic and agile global team with a growth and expansion project.
- Competitive remuneration and attractive benefits package.
- Possibility of growth within the company and the Group.
- Collaboration in international projects and possibility of contact with different countries.
- Excellent work environment

Would you like to grow with us? Join our team

Open Digital Services is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered as equal without paying attention to gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, age, political orientation, union membership nor disability status.

We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build.
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