IT Project Manager

We have a fantastic and interesting opportunity to join Santander as an IT Project Manager within our Corporate Digital team.

The Corporate Digital team is part of the overall Corporate CIO function and is responsible for delivery and application maintenance of the above digital platforms. Your role sits within this team and reporting into Head of Corporate Internet Services.

As an IT Project Manager, you will be a key interface working with the business sponsors and their delegates for the above Channels, liaising with Product Owners and Corporate Management teams within International & Transaction Banking business.

The difference you'll make:

• Working collaboratively to provide innovative solutions catering to the business needs and taking into account the delivery priorities such as cost, time to market and strategic drivers


• Delivering IT projects that align and serve as the central point of coordination and accountability for all aspects of project, including scope, timeline, budget, resources and quality


• Driving key strategic initiatives within the Corporate space, as well as managing an extensive portfolio of Product innovation, tracking Corporate assets remediation and regulatory driven change


• Managing and tracking of larger programs such ITR ( IT Remediation) for the whole of CCB


• Managing of approximately 5-10 consultants split between UK and offshore teams
  
  Proven experience as an IT Project Manager, ideally in a Banking or Finance environment


• Experience in eliciting and elaborating requirements and translation of these into Features or User Stories with clear acceptance criteria - and experience in managing and developing the skills required in a team to do the same


• Experience in managing a mixed set of vendor partners and influencing across other technical teams, architects and senior business heads


• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, comfortable challenging, constructively and influencing stakeholders across all divisions of Santander


• Demonstrable experience of budgets, estimation, forecasting, tracking and general management


It would also be nice for you to have:

• An appreciation of technologies such as microfocus Cobol and DB2 based systems, but also have a deep understanding of newer technologies using things such as Java based developments, Apis, microservices, Open and Cloud based technologies


• Able to build rapport with project stakeholders and demonstrate influencing skills


• People management experience, as you will be leading and developing a team of people


• Project management certifications or equivalent


What else you need to know:

This role is based in Milton Keynes.

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 site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and our expected level of attendance in an office is at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).

If there's anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, please let us know.

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 as a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a benefits package that you can 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.


• 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.


• £6,000 car allowance per year.


• Company funded individual private medical insurance.


• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments.


• 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.


• Share in Santander's success by investing in our share plans.


• 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.