Senior Project & Portfolio Management Analyst

Santander; Lexington (VA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Santander is seeking an experienced Analyst, Portfolio Management in the United States. This role leads complex projects from initiation through closure, ensuring adherence to budgets, governance, and milestones.

You will develop business cases, manage risks, and communicate with executives across functions to deliver strategic outcomes. The position requires deep PM experience in financial services, strong budgeting skills, and the ability to influence without authority.

Qualifications

• 9+ years formal Project Management experience in a Financial Services environment.
• 9+ years Estimating and budgeting to ensure project costs are maintained.
• 9+ years Building project planning documents.
• 9+ years Developing and coaching others indirectly or directly.
• Ability to influence others at an operational level regarding new concepts, practices and approaches.
• Recognized as a subject matter expert in project management.

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.
• Drives/participates in the funding process, as appropriate.
• Leads and contributes to the development of project definition and scope with applicable stakeholders.
• Develops presentations, dashboards, reports and other team and executive level project communications and documentation.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Communication

Change management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Tools

Clarity

Visio

Excel

MS Project

PowerPoint

Job description

Santander is seeking an experienced Analyst, Portfolio Management in the United States. This role leads complex projects from initiation through closure, ensuring adherence to budgets, governance, and milestones.

You will develop business cases, manage risks, and communicate with executives across functions to deliver strategic outcomes. The position requires deep PM experience in financial services, strong budgeting skills, and the ability to influence without authority.