Sr. Associate, Program Management

Sr. Associate, Program 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 Sr. Associate, Program Management leads projects and teams, ranging in size and complexity, defining performance goals and execution from initiation to closure. The incumbent leads scope definition, risk identification and methodology and reports on project status, determines time frames, staffing and resource requirements and leads others to make meaningful process improvements. The Sr. Associate, Program Management manages projects to deliver within scope, on time and on budget.

• Identifies project interdependencies and ensure stakeholders understand and operate with these interdependencies in mind. Review project status and ensure progress is in line with overall program goals. Develop and manage planning across initiatives.
• Assesses time sensitive project issues, develop solutions, and coordinate the implementation of those resolutions in order to meet overall program productivity, quality, and client satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Reports to director on the operating plan program's integration and dependency plan production, activities, and efforts.
• Plans, documents, and manages the performance of subordinate managers and/or staff. Provide for professional or technical growth through assignment, mentoring, or training.
• Manages process and project management deliverables for all assigned projects from initiation thru closure, including intake activities.
• Drives 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.
• Significantly improves existing project management processes, discipline and controls.
• 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: - Required.
• 9+ Years Formal Project Management experience in a Financial Services environment - Required.
• 9+ Years Estimating and budgeting to ensure project costs are maintained - Required.
• 9+ Years Experience with SW Project Management tool - Required.
• 9+ Years Managing multi-year projects with cross-enterprise interdependencies. - Required.
• 9+ Years Enabling individuals to work effectively as they plan, implement, and experience change - Required.
• 9+ Years Building project planning documents - Required.
• 9+ Years Engaging the support