Santander

Senior Associate, Program Management

Santander

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: New York CityNew YorkUnited States

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Salary

💰 $93,750 - $165,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Lead the technical delivery, integration, and adoption of Campus Digital across US universities.
  • Own the end-to-end integration lifecycle, from technical assessment to warranty phase.
  • Lead team of outsourced implementation teams by vendor and Universia holding; Coordinate all key components: API validation, SDK configuration, and release management.
  • Ensure full compliance with data and accessibility regulations.
  • Lead testing strategy, defect triage, and integration dashboards to track blockers, ownership, and release status.
  • Act as single point of contact (SPOC) between Santander, Campus Global, and university IT teams.
  • Guide, persuade, and align stakeholders through a clear, confident and value-driven delivery narrative.
  • Present project status, risks, and mitigation plans to CIOs and university steering groups.
  • Build strong, trust-based relationships that drive long-term adoption and satisfaction.
  • Translate technical dependencies into business impact and adoption value.
  • Establish a clear governance model per university (roles, and scope control).
  • Manage risk, trace decisions, and maintain transparency on scope, change, and timeline.
  • Serve as the accountable lead for integration outcomes, escalating gaps when needed.
  • Oversee post-launch operations, incident triage, and transition to the Business-as-Usual (BAU) support model.
  • Drive lessons learned documentation and feed insights into future deployments.
  • Promote continuous optimization of performance, stability, and user experience.

Requirements

  • 9+ Years Formal Project Management experience in a Financial Services environment - Required.
  • 9+ Years Estimating and budgeting to ensure project costs are maintained - Required.
  • 9+ Years Experience with SW Project Management tool - Required.
  • 9+ Years Managing multi-year projects with cross-enterprise interdependencies. - Required.
  • 9+ Years Enabling individuals to work effectively as they plan, implement, and experience change - Required.
  • 9+ Years Building project planning documents - Required.
  • 9+ Years Engaging the support and resources of others to achieve project goals and objectives; influencing without authority - Required.
  • 9+ Years Developing and coaching others indirectly or directly- Coaches, reviews and delegating work to lower level professionals - Required.
  • Proven experience in SaaS or enterprise mobile integrations, including API and SDK management.
  • Strong understanding of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, and federation metadata handling.
  • Skilled in API testing and validation (Postman, Swagger, SoapUI, Insomnia).
  • Experience with Azure AD / Entra ID, Keycloak, or similar IdPs.
  • Familiar with mobile CI/CD pipelines, app instrumentation, and store release flows.
  • Ability to interpret logs and telemetry (Firebase, App Center, New Relic) for diagnostics and performance.
  • Knowledge of hybrid university environments (on-prem, cloud).
  • Deep understanding of GDPR and accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2).
  • Consultative mindset – able to listen, understand and co-create solutions with clients.
  • Influential communicator – persuades and inspires confidence in senior stakeholders.
  • Commercial and customer-centric thinking – ensures universities experience real value throughout the journey.
  • Structured and analytical problem solver, capable of managing ambiguity and high pressure.
  • Ownership mentality – takes accountability from start to finish.
  • Resilient and adaptive, thriving in complex stakeholder environments.
  • Bilingual communication (English C2 / Spanish B2+) preferred.
Benefits
  • Competitive rewards package
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Project ManagementSaaS integrationsAPI managementSDK managementAPI testingOAuth 2.0OpenID ConnectSAMLAzure ADGDPR
Soft Skills
Influential communicatorConsultative mindsetStructured problem solverOwnership mentalityResilientAdaptiveStakeholder managementCoachingRelationship buildingChange management