Associate, Project Management

Associate, Project Management

Country: United States of America

Your Journey Starts Here:

Santander is a global leader and innovator in the financial services industry. We believe that our employees are our greatest asset. Our focus is on fostering an enriching journey that empowers you to explore diverse career opportunities while nurturing your personal growth. We are committed to creating an environment where continuous learning and development are prioritized, enabling you to thrive both professionally and personally. Here, you will find ample opportunities to connect and collaborate with talented colleagues from around the world, sharing insights and driving innovation together. Join us at Santander, where you are supported by a culture of engagement and a commitment to your success.

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The Difference You Make:
The Associate, Project Management leads projects and teams, ranging in size and complexity, defining performance goals and execution from initiation to closure. They lead scope definition, risk identification and methodology, reports on project status, determines time frames, identifies staffing and resource requirements and lead others to make meaningful process improvements. The incumbent will manage projects to deliver within scope, on time and on budget.

• Manages process and project management deliverables for all assigned projects from initiation thru closure, including intake activities.
• Acts as expert in project management providing leadership, mentoring and empowerment to other project managers.
• Acts as a key Risk Management liaison in the development, design, and implementation of new business applications and technologies that support the organization’s strategic and operational plans while maintaining effective internal control and sound risk management practices.
• Drives/participates in the funding process, as appropriate (i.e. presentations, cost-benefit analysis, business case).
• Leads and contributes to the development of project definition and scope with applicable stakeholders.
• Identifies project duration, effort, sequence, and dependencies of tasks required to meet applicable project objectives.
• Monitors and documents project milestones and outcomes throughout the project lifecycle to ensure adherence to established quality standards.
• Facilitates Project Team meetings and situational analysis regularly to ensure appropriate communication to all stakeholders.
• Develops presentations, dashboards, reports and other team and executive level project communications and documentation.
• Adheres to Santander Bank project management standards by ensuring that recognized project management processes, discipline and controls are consistently applied to projects from initiation through closure.
• Develops, communicates and implements project risk mitigation plans and completes risk actions, issues and decisions documentation to effectively monitor risk and enable accountability and responsibility.
• Develops and implements contingency and recovery plans when deliverables are missed (i.e. identify critical path, document, plan for Return to Green, business continuity plan, etc.).
• Documents and communicates project changes, project health and project status project team, business owner an executive sponsor.
• Tracks and reports accurate project plans and budgets in line with appropriate governance.

What You Bring:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience: Computer Science, Business Administration or equivalent field. - Required.

5+ Years Banking, Business or Project Management. - Required.
5+ Years Building project planning documents. - Required.
5+ Years Engaging the support and resources of others to achieve project goals and objectives; influencing without authority. - Required.


• Excellent communication, problem-solving and decision making skills with the ability to effectively communicate with all levels in the organization.
• Ability to manage all aspects of multiple projects, deliverables and timelines.
• Ability to research, interpret, and incorporate industry and other best practices into project management processes.
• Ability to understand, apply, and articulate industry project management principles, theories, and concepts.
• Ability to identify risks and manage them, escalation when necessary.
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