Santander

Associate, Technical Project Management

In short

This role leads the intake, prioritization, planning, and execution process for Ametros' strategic projects at Santander, partnering with business, Product, and Development leaders. It requires 5+ years of progressive project/program/portfolio management experience, Agile methodology expertise, and managing one direct report as a people leader. The company is a global financial services organization, and the role demands strong stakeholder management, risk management, and the ability to translate strategy into actionable plans.

Associate, Technical Project Management
Country: United States of America
It Starts With You
Santander is a global leader and innovator in the financial services industry, 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.
The Difference You Make
We are hiring a Project Management Team Lead to join our team! Your primary objective will be to establish and lead a structured, transparent process for the intake, refinement, prioritization, planning, and execution of Ametros' strategic projects.
In this role, you will partner with business stakeholders, Product and Development leaders, and cross-functional teams to ensure Ametros invests in the right initiatives and executes them effectively. You will translate strategic priorities into actionable project plans, align staffing and resources with those plans, and maintain clear communication and documentation around project decisions, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.
What You Bring
You will promote accountability, collaboration, self-organization, and continuous improvement. If you thrive in an innovative environment, enjoy bringing structure and clarity to complex initiatives, and have a passion for helping teams deliver meaningful results, come join us!
Education
•Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience - Preferred.
Qualifications
•Serve as a People Leader for one direct report, providing coaching, development, prioritization support, and ongoing feedback.
•5+ years of progressive experience managing projects, programs, portfolios, or strategic initiatives.
•Establish, own, and continuously improve a consistent process for strategic project intake, refinement, prioritization, planning, and execution.
•Partner with senior leaders and key stakeholders to evaluate project requests, clarify objectives and expected outcomes, and prioritize initiatives based on strategic value, capacity, and organizational readiness.
•Work with Product and Development leaders to align strategic projects with product roadmaps, technical priorities, delivery capacity, and development processes.
•Develop and manage comprehensive project plans that define scope, requirements, milestones, timelines, staffing, dependencies, deliverables, and success measures.
•Lead cross-functional project teams, establishing clear roles, responsibilities, decision-making authority, and accountability for results.
•Apply Agile methodologies and facilitate the meetings and working sessions needed to support effective planning, execution, adaptability, and continuous improvement.
•Maintain transparent project and portfolio reporting, including status, sequencing, resource needs, decisions, risks, issues, dependencies, and performance indicators.
•Identify and address barriers to execution by resolving or escalating risks, resource constraints, competing priorities, and organizational change needs.
•Provide stakeholders and senior leadership with timely, consistent updates on project plans, progress, outcomes, risks, and decisions while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and transparency.
•Demonstrated success establishing or improving project intake, prioritization, planning, governance, and execution processes.
•Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from initial concept through implementation and completion.
•Experience applying Agile methodologies and partnering across Product, Development, Engineering, Operations, and other business functions.
•Strong project planning, resource management, risk management, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
•Ability to translate strategic objectives into clear project plans, deliverables, resource requirements, and measurable outcomes.
•Strong leadership, communication, facilitation, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to influence without direct authority.
•Ability to operate effectively in a rapidly changing environment with competing priorities and ambiguity.
•Experience in healthcare, insurance, and/or financial services industry.
Certifications
•Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or a similar certification, preferred.
•Prior People leadership experience.
Work Authorization & Sponsorship
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without requiring employer sponsorship to commence employment.
What Else You Need To Know
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.
Base Pay Range:
Minimum: $82,500.00 USD
Maximum: $140,000.00 USD
Risk Culture
We embrace a strong risk culture and all of our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.
Working Conditions
Frequent minimal physical effort such as sitting, standing and walking is required for this role. Depending on location, occasional moving and lifting light equipment and/or furniture may be required.

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