Director Portfolio Management Middle Market Banking

Santander • New Haven, CT

4d • $93,750 - $165,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Santander is a global leader and innovator in the financial services industry and is evolving from a high-impact brand into a technology-driven organization. Our people are at the heart of this journey and together, we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what’s possible. This is more than a strategic shift. It’s a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference. If you are interested in exploring the possibilities We Want to Talk to You!

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree: in related field or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education - 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 Building project planning documents - Required.
• 9+ Years Developing and coaching others indirectly or directly- Coaches, reviews and delegating work to lower level professionals - Required.
• Ability to influence others at an operational level regarding new concepts, practices and approaches.
• Recognized as a subject matter expert in the area of project management.
• Managing multi-year projects with cross-enterprise interdependencies.
• Ability to engage the support and resources of others to achieve project goals and objectives; influencing without authority.
• Ability to enable individuals to work effectively as they plan, implement, and experience change.
• 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.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong collaborative business and technology relationships; recognizes organizational limitations and uses corporate culture and resources to eliminate barriers when possible.
• Ability to research, interpret, and incorporate industry and other best practices into project management processes.
• Ability to think both tactically and strategically moving through both fluidly.
• Skilled in cross-cultural awareness, leadership, communication, influence, negotiation and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrated experience engaging the support and resources of others to achieve project goals and objectives; influencing with and without authority .
• Ability to understand, apply, and articulate industry project management principles, theories, and concepts.
• Ability to identify risks and manage them, escalation when necessary.
• Ability to think both tactically and strategically moving through both fluidly.
• Ability to analyze project data, metrics and financials, making data-driven analytical decisions.
• Proficient with project and portfolio management tools (i.e. Clarity, Visio, Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Knowledge of functional area may be required.
• Proven experience prioritizing, budgeting, estimating, project implementation.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Acts as an internal consultant to make professional recommendations for project implementation.
• Acts as key escalation point for operational issues.
• Supports complex initiatives affecting multiple functions or businesses.
• Serves as a dedicated resource working directly with leaders and staff to support process improvement.
• Acts as a change agent/coach to instill and sustain changes.
• Motivates functional process team working on projects within a matrix reporting structure.
• Engages people and develops them through team work and a high level of participation.
• Manages process and project management deliverables for all assigned projects from initiation thru closure, including intake activities.
• 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.
• Assess change readiness and prepare plan for helping stakeholders through change.
• 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.
• Drives high quality results.
• 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.

Benefits

• The base pay range for this position is posted below and represents the annualized salary range. For hourly positions (non-exempt), the annual range is based on a 40-hour work week. The exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, training, licensure and certifications and location.
• We Value Your Impact: Your contribution matters and it’s recognized. You can expect a fair and competitive rewards package that reflects the impact you create and the value you deliver. We know rewards go beyond numbers. Offering more than just a paycheck our benefits are designed to support you, your family and your well-being, now and into the future. Santander Benefits - 2026 Santander OnGoing/NH eGuide (foleon.com)

What This Job Offers

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