Senior Associate, Business Management (Strategy, in the USA, Remote)

About Us:

• Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (Santander CIB) is Santander's global division that supports some of the world's most complex and sophisticated corporate and institutional clients, offering customized services and value-added wholesale products to best meet their needs
• 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
• Santander is proud of being an organization where there are equal opportunities regardless of gender identity, culture and disability. Our mission is to contribute to help more people and business prosper

Job Function Description:

• Develops the company's long-range strategic plans and identifies organization strengths, weaknesses, and business opportunities
• Will plan, develop, administer, and review the company or division strategy
• Oversees the implementation of organization directives and policies and analyzes the company's economic, regulatory, market, and competitive environment by conducting internal technical and financial analyses
• Responsible for the strategic planning process which includes analysis of business performance vs. peers, gathering and understanding industry-specific trends, and tracking peer company's performance (financial and competitive)
• Supports the executive leadership team on any strategic matters and interacts with other lines of business and corporate divisions to develop a deep understanding of critical issues and manage high-priority strategic initiatives

Essential Functions/Responsibility Statements:

• Defines and develops analytical approaches to unprecedented and complex issues
• Determines where measurement gaps exist and devise new metrics or reports to fill those gaps
• Reviews operational data/metrics, analyzes and synthesizes the data, then compiles it into reports or presentations
• Navigates the entire firm to effectively complete tasks

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
• Work Experience: 9-12 years; Relevant business planning, project, and financial experience

Skills and Abilities:

• Advanced knowledge in a wide variety of systems coordination, process/product review initiatives, and the development of management information requirements for related business functions
• Ability to consult, build, and maintain solid working relationships in and outside of the immediate department
• Ability to determine and report priorities/metrics to senior management
• Ability to manage multiple small to medium-sized projects simultaneously
• Ability to research, analyze, document, and present organizational metrics that drive business decisions
• Ability to work and influence successfully within a matrix environment and build effective business partnerships with all levels of team members
• Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint) skills
• This role is remote but the individual would occasionally need to report to Boston, MA.