Strategy & Governance Associate | S2 | SCIB

Strategy & Governance Associate | S2 | SCIB

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Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (SCIB) is Santander's global division that supports some of the world's most complex and sophisticated corporate and institutional clients, offering customised services and value-added wholesale products to best meet their needs.

The SCIB UK Strategy & Governance team works in close coordination with the Santander London Branch (SLB) Executive Committee and SLB Senior Management to implement the Global SCIB divisional goals and objectives whilst ensuring continued operation in alignment with the Group’s governance architecture and all relevant regulatory expectations.

As an Associate in the Strategy & Governance team of SLB, you'll play a key role in supporting the design and execution of strategic priorities of Santander’s Corporate & Investment Banking UK business. You'll work closely with wider UK Strategy & Governance team and global SCIB and Group stakeholders to ensure effective governance structures are designed and implemented across the branch to optimise management time, effort and effective decision making whilst ensuring that all resources are managed efficiently.

You'll report into the Head of Strategy & Governance and act as a key support to the Head of SCIB UK (Head of SLB) and the SLB Chief Administrative Officer in the day-to-day management of SLB.

The difference you’ll make:

• Supporting the Head of Strategy & Governance and the wider team with relevant SCIB UK information, including sharing best practices, on critical strategic questions facing the business

• Supporting the implementation of strategic transformation programmes within SCIB in collaboration with SCIB business and functional teams as well as with Santander Group functions and other global businesses and managing the day-to-day risks of these projects

• Sourcing, analysing and presenting quality data to assist in understanding key opportunities, client segments and risks for the SCIB UK platform, to support regular and ad-hoc strategy reviews on key business issues

• Managing the day-to-day internal governance processes in close coordination with stakeholders across the Group, monitoring of implementation and of the control and governance model in SLB

• Supporting the identification, assessment, and management of potential governance and risk issues within SLB and design and implementation of remediation/enhancements

• Developing and maintain an extensive collaborative network internally and externally to support the growth objectives of the business and for effective identification and management of current and future challenges

What you’ll bring:

These are the essential requirements you need to be successful in this role:

• Experience in Management Consulting or Financial Services

• Relevant experience of working in the financial services industry or in an Advisory capacity on Regulatory and Governance related matters

• Ability to work with internal and external stakeholders to support delivery and execution of projects

• Strong stakeholder management skills, working in close collaboration with the support and business unit

It would also be nice for you to have:

• Educated to degree level, or equivalent, in a relevant subject (Banking, Finance, Business, Management)

• MBA, Masters in Finance or equivalent

• Any additional languages especially Spanish

• Analytical skills and a high proficiency in Microsoft Office

What else you need to know:

This role is based at our offices in Triton Square, London located within easy walking distance from Warren Street and Euston.

We want our people to thrive at work and home, and also be able to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop. To support this, we offer the ability to work remotely occasionally.

If you apply for this role in this location, it’s important you consider your travelling distance, time and cost from your home to the office location. We’re happy to discuss specific working patterns and arrangement within this hybrid approach during the recruitment process.

If you’re interested in this role but with part time hours or a job-share we would still love to hear from you and discuss these.

Inclusion

At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How we’ll reward you

As well asasalary, we offer a wide range of benefits that you can choose from and tailor to your needs.

• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus.

• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.

• 27 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 28 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.

• Free access to a range of digital health services, including GP.

• Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.

• 24/7 access to an online employee discount platformincluding retailers, entertainment, eating out, travel and more.

• Company funded individual private medical insurance.

• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as, dental insurance, and health assessments.

• Share in Santander’s success by saving or investing inour shareplans.

• Support your favourite causes through charitable giving and our community partnerships.

• As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services.

What to do next:-

If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through telephone, email, or face to face. You can contact us at resourcing@santander.co.uk or call 0870 414 9080.