Corporate Strategy - Associate

Banco Santander • Boston, MA

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About The Position

The Associate, Corporate Strategy supports senior leadership in evaluating business performance, advancing strategic priorities, and addressing complex business needs. The role conducts financial, operational, market, and other relevant analyses to generate insights for business planning and management decision-making. The Associate contributes to cross-functional initiatives, identifies opportunities to improve business processes and performance, and translates complex information into clear, actionable recommendations and management-ready materials. The role also supports performance management, governance, and operational activities, collaborating across functions to promote timely and effective execution.

The Associate develops a broad understanding of the business and deeper knowledge of specific functions and their interdependencies. They help develop and execute business goals, assess current and future needs, and formulate solutions to improve efficiency and simplify processes. They contribute to high-visibility projects, coordinate stakeholders, document decisions and outcomes, and track actions through completion. The role also prepares management updates and presentations, reconciles information from multiple departments, analyzes performance and trends, maintains scorecards, conducts ad hoc analyses, and supports department-wide governance and operational initiatives.

This role requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in finance, accounting, business administration, or an equivalent field, along with at least five years of relevant business planning, project, and financial experience; five years of experience in a relevant financial-services function; and five years of experience building partnerships and consulting effectively with leadership. Applicants must be legally authorized to work full-time in the United States without employer sponsorship. The position's annual base pay range is $73,125 to $127,500, with compensation varying by skills, experience, training, licensure, certifications, and location.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or an equivalent field.
• At least 5 years of relevant business planning, project, and financial experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in one or a combination of administrative support, project management, implementation, business operations, or strategic planning in financial services.
• At least 5 years of experience building partnerships and consulting effectively with leadership.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships across functions and with stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Proactive and self-motivated, able to anticipate needs, take initiative, and move work forward with limited supervision.
• Strong learning agility and intellectual curiosity, with an open-minded approach and ability to quickly understand new business topics, processes, and challenges.
• Solid understanding of fundamental financial and business concepts and ability to interpret financial and performance information and draw meaningful insights.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to research, analyze, synthesize, and present information to support business decisions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously and adapt to changing requirements and timelines.
• Ability to work effectively in a matrixed environment and build collaborative relationships across functions and organizational levels.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including effective communication with senior management.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with strong working knowledge of other Microsoft Office applications.
• Knowledge of the banking industry, including products, services, and fundamental risk management concepts.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy while maintaining awareness of broader business objectives.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without requiring employer sponsorship to commence employment.

Nice To Haves

• Established work history or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a broad understanding of the business, including deeper knowledge of specific functions, activities, and interdependencies across the organization.
• Support the development and execution of business goals and strategic priorities using data and insights to inform decisions and execution.
• Assess current and future business needs, identify improvement opportunities, and develop solutions to enhance efficiency and simplify processes.
• Contribute to complex, high-visibility cross-functional projects by owning assigned activities, coordinating stakeholders, documenting decisions and outcomes, and tracking actions through completion.
• Develop concise, management-ready updates and presentations that synthesize information, highlight progress and material considerations, and articulate decisions, actions, and next steps.
• Validate information and collaborate with departments to gather and reconcile inputs, synthesize insights, assess alternatives and implications, and develop recommendations.
• Gather and analyze data and trends, identify key drivers and root causes, and develop insights, including peer benchmarking and performance analysis, for reporting and strategic decision-making.
• Maintain and support performance scorecards and related deliverables accurately and diligently.
• Conduct ad hoc analyses with limited supervision, incorporate feedback, and deliver high-quality outputs within short timeframes.
• Support department-wide governance and operational initiatives, including Risk Management, Records Management, Business Continuity, and recurring organizational requirements.

Benefits

• Competitive rewards package reflecting the impact and value delivered.
• Benefits designed to support employees, their families, and well-being now and into the future.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level