Santander Holdings USA Inc Hiring for VP, Infrastructure Projects and Change Operations – Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) Job at New York, NY Full Time

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

The VP, Infrastructure Projects and Change Operations – Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB), leads and provides direction and guidance for a wide array of activities associated with project planning and management to ensure that all projects included in the Infrastructure annual book of work are completed on time, within budget and to client specifications. S/he manages and oversees the end to end project management activities such as project reporting, project planning, issue / risk identification and tracking, scope management, estimation, client management, relationship management and other project documentation preparation for projects of medium to high business complexity (involving multiple systems interfaces that are highly visible to the organization).

The incumbent directs and controls all work performed within the framework of the Work Structure. Manage, end to end, the all the projects included in the Infra annual book of work. Develops detailed project plans and schedules application/infrastructure projects, including goals, risks and resource allocation. Monitors project results for significant deviations. Manages vendor and client relations to ensure that service expectations are developed and met. Maintains regular contact with clients and coordinates and reports on project progress and accomplishments. May provide input for (project) team member performance appraisals. Works with all required Information Technology functions and groups to effectively plan and execute the project. May coordinate resources across organizational boundaries. Serves as a liaison between clients and internal technical groups to ensure delivery of projects on time, within budget, and to specification. Manages communication with the business at a detailed functional level and discusses/resolves issues. Manages client expectations and ensures project delivery in conformance with company software development life cycle methodologies.

Project that could we included in the infrastructure Book of Work are related with end user technologies, network, third party connections, obsolescence, technological efficiency projects, IT tools, public/private clouds, hardening enhancements, asset management, disaster recovery, back-ups and restores, operation migrations, Hardware, etc.

Job Description

Oversees, develops and analyzes policies and practices related to project management and the project management office. Develops, analyzes and oversees project quality assurance and resource allocation. Enhances program and project management capabilities and operational oversight. Develops, edits and executes project plans to manage the lifecycle and operational aspects of projects. Defines, develops and deploys standardized project management tools and templates to ensure projects are completed efficiently.

Manages and implements internal or external IT projects or programs with a defined start and end. Leads team members from various job families through a defined project life cycle. Plans, develops, coordinates and assists with project activities through all project phases (e.g., project planning, execution, communication, financial management and issues/risk mitigation). Allocates, obtains and manages resources and project management tools to achieve project objectives. Creates and implements assessment processes to enforce timely completion of projects in accordance with standards and requirements.

Responsibilities:
Develops detailed project plans and schedules application/infrastructure projects, works closely with business analysts, developers and QA to execute the project.

Manages the project lifecycle of the Infrastructure annual book of work.

Manages and resolves risks, issues and dependencies.

Leads and provides direction and guidance for a wide array of activities associated with project planning and management to ensure that projects are completed on time, within budget and to client specifications.

Manages and oversees the end to end project management activities such as project reporting, project planning, issue / risk identification and tracking, scope management, estimation, client management, relationship management and other project documentation preparation for projects of high business complexity (involving multiple systems interfaces that are highly visible to the organization).

Monitors project results for significant deviations and works collectively with Information Technology functions to address incidents and high priority defects.

Maintains regular contact with clients and coordinates and reports on project progress and accomplishments.

Manages client expectations and ensures project delivery in conformance with company software development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies.

Serves as a liaison between clients and internal technical groups to ensure delivery of projects on time, within budget, and to specification. Manages communication with the business at a detailed functional level and discusses/resolves issues.

Qualifications:
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 or equivalent work experience in management information systems, computer science or equivalent.

Work Experience:
Experience with technology or financial services industry is strongly preferred., 9-12 years

Skills and Abilities:
Ability to understand, analyze, and communicate technical designs, project issues, and project status is required.

Experience supporting customer facing, high-volume, mission critical applications strongly preferred.

Demonstrated ability to effectively manage project commitments to achieve quality solutions.

Demonstrated experience in CMDB, ServiceNow, obsolescence programs, compliance tools such as Ansible/Qualys, Datacenter networks and TPI inventories, OHE, etc.

Demonstrated ability to manage and lead project resources.

Proven ability to adhere to software project management best practices.

Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communications skills.

Ability to facilitate work groups with a high degree of professionalism, work ethic and integrity.

Ability to incorporate technical and business knowledge in the analysis of customer solutions.

Demonstrated ability to work productively with diverse teams.

Language

Fluent both in English and Spanish

Diversity & EEO Statements: At Santander, we value and respect differences in our workforce and strive to increase the diversity of our teams. We actively encourage everyone to apply.

Santander is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Working Conditions: Frequent Minimal physical effort such as sitting, standing and walking. Occasional moving and lifting equipment and furniture is required to support onsite and offsite meeting setup and teardown. Physically capable of lifting up to fifty pounds, able to bend, kneel, climb ladders.

Employer Rights: Employer Rights: This job description does not list all of the job duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You may be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment and either you or the employer may terminate at any time for any reason.

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Primary Location: New York, New York, United States of America

Other Locations: New York-New York

Organization: NY Santander Investment Securities Inc.