Senior People Operations Specialist

Country: Sweden

As a Senior People Operations Specialist at Santander, you will work broadly with HR Operations across the Nordics, while acting as the subject matter expert for Sweden. You will be the key expert within HR administration, local employment law, employee lifecycle processes, compliance, and HR systems.

In this role, you will also hold process responsibility for Workday governance, AI initiatives, data quality improvements, contingent workforce processes, and salary review and analysis.

This is a full-time, fixed-term maternity cover from May/June 2026 to February 2027. Application deadline April 15th, 2026.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• Provide expert day-to-day HR operational support throughout the employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding
• Manage HR administration across the Nordics
• Ensure high data accuracy and integrity in HR systems
• Own and manage employee data in Workday, including organizational structure design and position creation
• Monitor and respond to inquiries in our HR channels (shared inbox, SD chat, and ServiceNow)
• Coordinate with the local IT team and Santander Group to ensure accurate data flow between HR and IT systems
• Manage Workday data loads (mass uploads)
• Support reporting and analytics activities
• Deliver the People & Culture welcome session for new employees
• Create and maintain guides, policies, and handbooks, and act as an advisor on HR policies and practices
• Ensure compliance with local legislation, regulations, company policies, and collective agreements
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to improve HR processes and systems and ensure smooth transitions from project to operational delivery
• Lead and coordinate People Operations deliverables within your assigned scope
  
  

In this role, you will combine operational excellence with a service-oriented mindset, supporting colleagues, employees, and leaders across the organization.

Your profile

You have solid experience working with employment law across the Nordics, including in-depth knowledge of Swedish labour law, HR governance, and regulatory requirements.

You bring proven experience as an HR/People Operations Specialist, HR Generalist, and/or HR Business Partner, along with strong expertise in HR systems — particularly Workday — and related technologies.

You have experience working in an international and multicultural environment and bring a structured and analytical approach to projects, including process improvement initiatives, tool implementation, and project management.

As a professional, you are reliable, agile, and collaborative. You are organized and able to prioritize effectively while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment. You are tech-savvy, detail-oriented, and understand the importance of data quality. With a solution-oriented mindset, you turn challenges into opportunities and work constructively with colleagues to achieve shared goals.

Working at Santander

At Santander, you will have the opportunity to work in a large, high-performing international organization within a dynamic and continuously evolving environment. We offer a professional yet informal corporate culture that is customer-focused and values-driven. You will collaborate with highly competent and dedicated colleagues across the Nordics in a diverse and multicultural environment. Our modern premises in Solna are conveniently located close to public transportation. In addition, we promote engagement and team spirit through a variety of sports and social activities.

We perform background checks on all relevant candidates. For positions that require authorization and/or confirmation of suitability, a police certificate of good conduct and credit check must be presented. Background check is carried out with prior consent from the candidate.