Associate - Business Technology Project Lead

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.

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The Difference You Make:

This is a 3 day on-stie Hybrid role and located at our Madison Ave, NY location

The Associate - Business Technology Project Lead will play a key role within the CIB IT PMO, leading and overseeing the delivery of business-driven technology initiatives across the portfolio. The role will act as a primary bridge between Business and Technology, ensuring business priorities are translated into clear execution plans and delivered through effective coordination across Application Development, Infrastructure, Operations, Security, and other technology teams.

• Lead and oversee the delivery of business-driven technology initiatives, ensuring alignment with business priorities, scope, timelines, and expected outcomes.
• Provide delivery oversight across multiple concurrent projects, identifying risks, dependencies, resource constraints, and potential impacts across the portfolio.
• Directly manage selected strategic or complex projects from initiation through implementation and closure.
• Act as a key liaison between Business and Technology teams, translating business priorities into actionable technology delivery plans.
• Coordinate across Application Development, Infrastructure, Operations, Security, Architecture, vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure end-to-end delivery.
• Provide guidance and support to Project Managers, helping drive consistent project management standards, governance, and execution discipline.
• Prepare and communicate clear executive-level project and portfolio updates, focusing on progress, risks, decisions, and business impact.
• Support portfolio prioritization and capacity planning, ensuring resources are aligned with the highest-priority business initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with Business and Technology stakeholders and drive alignment across teams with different priorities and objectives
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong ability to influence without direct authority and drive alignment across multiple teams

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.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree: in related field or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education
  - Required
• Master's Degree: in related field or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education
  - Preferred

Qualifications:

• 5+ Years Java, JavaScript, API and Vendor APIs, Jira, VMware Virtualization and Scrum Methodology - Required.
• 5+ Years Knowledge of Systems Development Life-Cycle (SDLC).
  
  - Required.
• 5+ years of experience in Technology Project / Program Management, Technology Delivery, or similar roles, preferably within financial services.
• Demonstrated experience managing business-driven technology projects in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of technology delivery life cycles (SDLC) and the interaction between applications, infrastructure, architecture, security, and operations.
• Experience managing multiple projects or work streams simultaneously.
• Strong experience in risk, dependency, issue, and stakeholder management.
• Experience working with Agile and/or traditional project management methodologies.
• Experience working in regulated environments and…