Leticia Gabandé

Non-Executive Director

Talent

60 Threadneedle, LondonMember since July 6, 2026

Data and AI strategyBusiness intelligenceDigital product oversightWorkforce planningOrganisational designRisk and regulatory analyticsEnterprise transformationData qualityResponsible AITalent analyticsWorkforce intelligencePerformance measurement

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About

Senior data, analytics and product leader offering extensive experience delivering enterprise transformation and data-led decision-making across financial services, technology and consulting. Career includes J.P.

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Chase, NatWest Group, Coutts, Capco and Funding Circle, with experience spanning the UK, Spain and global business functions. A trusted partner to Managing Director and CEO-1 stakeholders, translating complex data, technology and workforce challenges into clear strategic choices, investment priorities and scalable delivery roadmaps. Brings board-relevant expertise across data and AI strategy, governance, business intelligence, digital product oversight, workforce planning, organisational design and risk and regulatory analytics.

Has defined multi-year analytics strategies, directed enterprise platform and transformation initiatives, strengthened data quality and governance, and developed self-service capabilities that improve access to trusted insight. An experienced people leader, having managed multidisciplinary teams of up to 15 across product, data, analytics and technology. Offers boards an evidence-led and commercially pragmatic perspective, combining technical understanding with strong stakeholder judgement and an ability to make complex issues accessible.

Particularly relevant to regulated, data-intensive and technology-enabled organisations seeking to strengthen decision-making, oversee responsible AI and data investment, navigate transformation or improve organisational capability and performance.

Experience

Product, Data & Analytics Lead - J.P. Morgan Chase

(2022-01)

Leads enterprise data and analytics product initiatives supporting strategic and operational decision-making across global business functions.

Shaped and executed multi-year product strategies, translating organisational priorities into sequenced investment and capability roadmaps.
Worked directly with Managing Director and CEO-1 stakeholders to evaluate opportunities, agree priorities and direct resources towards the initiatives offering greatest organisational value.
Directed the complete lifecycle of large-scale data products, from discovery and business-case development through delivery, adoption and continuous improvement.
Established performance measures and adoption metrics that gave senior stakeholders clearer visibility of whether new capabilities were producing their intended impact.
Built and led multidisciplinary teams of up to 15 product managers, data engineers and analytics professionals, creating clear accountability for delivery and outcomes.
Balanced competing business and user requirements while maintaining alignment between strategic ambition, delivery feasibility and sustainable long-term capability.

Product Owner – Talent Analytics & Workforce Intelligence - NatWest Group

(2019-01 - 2022-12)

Led the development and transformation of talent intelligence capabilities across NatWest and Coutts during a period of wider organisational and technology change.

Defined and delivered the roadmap for strategic talent platforms, giving leadership teams stronger evidence to inform workforce planning and organisational decisions.
Led implementation of the Coutts Internal Talent Platform and Workday Talent solutions, improving the accessibility and integrity of workforce information.
Directed the migration of data from legacy systems, coordinating complex dependencies and strengthening confidence in information used by business and HR leaders.
Worked across HR, Technology, Legal and Risk to resolve priorities, manage implementation considerations and secure support for new ways of working.
Introduced self-service reporting that reduced reliance on centrally produced analysis and enabled leaders to access timely information more directly.
Developed the capability and performance of the talent analytics team, supporting greater ownership, engagement and delivery consistency.

Talent Strategy, Organisational Effectiveness & Recruitment Leadership - Capco, Funding Circle & Other Technology and Digital Organisations - UK & Spain

(2012-01 - 2019-12)

Built broad commercial and organisational experience through progressively responsible roles in consulting, fintech, technology and high-growth businesses.

Supported leadership teams through periods of rapid growth by identifying critical capability requirements and translating business plans into targeted workforce activity.
Contributed to the design of organisational structures and operating models that enabled expanding product, technology, security and consulting functions to scale effectively.
Produced market and workforce intelligence that informed decisions concerning talent availability, organisational capability and resourcing priorities.
Improved recruitment and workforce processes through CRM implementation, reporting automation and clearer performance measurement.
Developed an international perspective through experience across the UK and Spain, working with stakeholders from differing organisational and professional backgrounds.
Established the commercial understanding, influencing skills and people perspective that now complement Leticia's senior data, analytics and product leadership experience.