Sr. Associate, Business Project Manager, Boston, MA

Banco Santander•Boston, MA

17d•$90,000 - $160,000

About The Position

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. An exciting journey awaits, if you are interested in exploring the possibilities We Want to Talk to You! The Sr. Associate, Project Management is considered a subject matter expert providing guidance on complex, strategic projects. They are responsible for developing a strategic direction of the relevant business area, and both defines and manages the lifecycle from project initiation through to program closure. The incumbent resolves risks, issues and dependencies, and measures and monitors program actuals, forecasts and budgets and updates plans with accurate, up-to-date information. The Sr. Associate collaborates and bridges the key operating areas of Santander by identifying and helping to prioritize competing needs of the overall business. Critical to success is the ability to build internal relationships with colleagues, attention to detail, organizational skills and ability to manage up. Reports program and project status to the required executive level through steering committees. The incumbent secures, leads, motivates and inspires the internal & external resources required to deliver the program, and is responsible for establishing the program governance (e.g. sponsors, approvers, stakeholders). Provides end-to-end project management ownership of scope, schedule, budget, risks and issues management for a portfolio of project supporting various business lines. Collaborates with business leader's partners to support and help create a compelling product vision, strategy and roadmap, and drive products and features from concept to launch in an iterative, fast-paced environment. Provides program direction and leadership; effectively communicating program updates including project health and project status (plans, key metrics, and budgets) to executive sponsors, business stakeholders and project team members in line with appropriate governance. Develops presentations, dashboards, reports and other team and executive level project communications and documentation. Participates in business case development, writing, and delivery, cost-benefit analysis, ROI-projections as well as the entire project funding process. Engages and develops a high functioning team to deliver business results, with a forward-looking emphasis on mitigating risks and removing roadblocks. Performs project planning with applicable stakeholders to establish an overall project definition and plan, including key milestones, and drives progress to achieve project plan within time and budget constraints. Understands and coordinates sequencing of projects to accomplish progress. Supports complex initiatives affecting multiple functions or businesses. Develops, communicates and implements project risk mitigation plans (i.e. identifies critical path, documents, plans for Return to Green, business continuity plan, etc.) to effectively monitor risk and enable accountability and responsibility. Evaluates existing processes and procedures. Makes recommendations and drives process improvement and adoption of best practices (processes, tools, etc.) to improve team efficiency and effectiveness. Fosters collaboration and teamwork between internal resources and third parties/vendors for the seamless execution of projects. Contributes to the development, testing, and refinement of digital innovations. Collaborates with Risk partners to support the closure of third party, self-identified, and/or audit findings.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience: Computer Science, Business Administration or equivalent field. - Required.
9+ Years Relevant Financial Program management experience, with a track record of delivering successful results. - Required.
9+ Years Experience in building and maintaining complex stakeholder relationships at multiple levels. - Required.
9+ Years Extensive experience communicating with internal and external stakeholders, building and maintaining professional relationships, and providing consistent and dependable support - Required.
9+ Years Developing and coaching others indirectly or directly. Coaches, reviews and delegating work across the team. - Required.
Ability to manage resources, set scope, time scales, and deliverables, recognizing changing requirements and addressing program impacts across entire project portfolio.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, problem-solving and decision-making skills with the ability to effectively communicate with all levels in the organization.
Managing multi-year projects with cross-enterprise interdependencies.
Demonstrated ability to build strong trusted relationships and foster collaboration and teamwork in a variety of settings.
Ability to communicate effectively with and influence senior leadership on matters of strategic importance.
Ability to develop and coach others indirectly or directly and serve as a role model.
Ability to engage the support and resources of others to achieve project goals and objectives; influencing without authority.
Advanced knowledge of project and portfolio management tools (i.e. Clarity, Visio, Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint, etc.).
Ability to recognize potential roadblocks/obstacles, mitigating them when possible and escalating as needed.
Familiarity with business case creation, financial tracking, forecasting and budgeting.
Demonstrates the ability to create strategic plans and lay out a strategic course of action to drive future business growth for a specific product.
Possess the agility to react and effectively manage competing priorities.
Ability to provide and receive constructive criticism, feedback and solutions.
Self-starter: forward thinking, with a positive/can-do attitude.
Strong background in banking products and services
Knowledge and expertise in the use of project management, PMLC and SDLC methodologies and tools (i.e. Agile, SCRUM, Waterfall, Iterative).
Ability to research, interpret, and incorporate industry and other best practices into project management processes

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree: Computer Science, Finance, Business Administration or equivalent field. - Preferred.
Established work history or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education.

Responsibilities

Provides end-to-end project management ownership of scope, schedule, budget, risks and issues management for a portfolio of project supporting various business lines.
Collaborates with business leader's partners to support and help create a compelling product vision, strategy and roadmap, and drive products and features from concept to launch in an iterative, fast-paced environment.
Provides program direction and leadership; effectively communicating program updates including project health and project status (plans, key metrics, and budgets) to executive sponsors, business stakeholders and project team members in line with appropriate governance.
Develops presentations, dashboards, reports and other team and executive level project communications and documentation.
Participates in business case development, writing, and delivery, cost-benefit analysis, ROI-projections as well as the entire project funding process.
Engages and develops a high functioning team to deliver business results, with a forward-looking emphasis on mitigating risks and removing roadblocks.
Performs project planning with applicable stakeholders to establish an overall project definition and plan, including key milestones, and drives progress to achieve project plan within time and budget constraints.
Understands and coordinates sequencing of projects to accomplish progress.
Supports complex initiatives affecting multiple functions or businesses.
Develops, communicates and implements project risk mitigation plans (i.e. identifies critical path, documents, plans for Return to Green, business continuity plan, etc.) to effectively monitor risk and enable accountability and responsibility.
Evaluates existing processes and procedures.
Makes recommendations and drives process improvement and adoption of best practices (processes, tools, etc.) to improve team efficiency and effectiveness.
Fosters collaboration and teamwork between internal resources and third parties/vendors for the seamless execution of projects.
Contributes to the development, testing, and refinement of digital innovations.
Collaborates with Risk partners to support the closure of third party, self-identified, and/or audit findings.