Project Analyst | S2 | Financial Performance & Business Management | Milton Keynes | Internal Mobility

Project Analyst | S2 | Financial Performance & Business Management | Milton Keynes | Internal MobilityCountry: United Kingdom

IT STARTS HERE

Santander (www.santander.com) is evolving from a global, high-impact brand into a technology-driven organisation, and our people are at the heart of this journey. Together, we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what’s possible.

This is more than a strategic shift. It’s a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference.

Our mission is to contribute to help more people and businesses prosper. We embrace a robust risk culture and all our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.

Retail & Commercial Banking is a global business integrating all our retail and commercial banking activities to better serve our customers, improve efficiency and drive value creation.

THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE

Financial Performance & Business Management is looking for a Project Analyst based out of Milton Keynes. FTC – 12 Months

The FP&BM team supports business workstreams for the TSB Integration through Santander’s major acquisition of TSB. This role will be supporting workstreams with Programme activity to ensure the effective delivery of regulatory commitments and the successful execution of the acquisition through to post-migration.

As a Project Analyst, you will support central Business Analysis & Change Managers and business workstreams through one of the most significant M&A integrations Santander UK has undertaken. You will operate at the heart of the programme execution, supporting change in a fast-paced, cross-functional delivery, ensuring customer needs are prioritised.

You will play a pivotal role in ensuring workstreams are aligned, informed, and equipped to deliver a safe, customer‑centric, and value‑accretive integration. You will ensure operational discipline, coordinating between Product, Operations, Technology, Risk, Finance, and Central Integration teams to ensure decisions are robust, risks are understood, and delivery remains on track.

This is a fast-paced, high-profile programme with demanding delivery timelines. Success in the role will require agility, sound judgement, and exceptional organisation skills.

Ultimately, this role is about creating lasting impact — supporting transformational change that strengthens Santander and enables our people, customers, and communities to thrive.

We’re shaping the way we work through innovation, cutting-edge technology, collaboration and the freedom to explore new ideas. To succeed in this role, you will be responsible for:

• Supporting the co-ordination of workstream execution plans against the overall programme regulatory, customer and business priorities
• Supporting the readiness and delivery of the business migration plan, working closely with Change Managers, Product / Business Leads and IT teams to ensure solutions are tested and documented, and clear implementation plans are in place
• Supporting with the engagement between Santander and TSB to ensure alignment, managing risks and issues, and meeting regulatory requirements
• Maintaining accurate risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies, ensuring owners, actions and target dates are recorded and appropriately escalated
• Supporting delivery of post-migration stabilisation, ensuring customer and operational impacts are understood and addressed
• Adherence to Programme & Project Policy Standards and the Transformation & Change Risk Policy

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

Our people are our greatest strength. Every individual contributes unique perspectives that make us greater as a team and as an organisation. We’re enabling teams to go beyond by valuing who they are and empowering what they bring.

The following requirements represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Professional Experience

• Experience supporting projects or change initiatives across several stages of the delivery lifecycle, from planning and mobilisation through to implementation and post-implementation support. (Required)
• Experience maintaining project controls, including delivery plans, milestones, actions, risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies and decisions. (Required)
• Experience producing clear and accurate project reporting, management information and governance updates for a range of stakeholders. (Required)
• Experience coordinating activities across multiple teams, monitoring deliverables and proactively following up actions to meet agreed deadlines. (Required)
• Ability to analyse information, identify emerging delivery concerns and escalate risks, issues or dependencies appropriately. (Required)
• Experience working with stakeholders at different levels and communicating complex information clearly and concisely. (Required)
• Great working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams and SharePoint. (Required)
• Previous experience in a Project Analyst, PMO Analyst, Project Support or Change Support role. (Required)
• Experience supporting a large-scale transformation, integration, migration or regulatory change programme. (Preferred)
• Knowledge of Retail and Business Banking products, customer journeys or operational processes. (Preferred)

Education

• A degree, apprenticeship or recognised project/change qualification would be advantageous but is not essential. (Preferred)

Skills

• Project planning, monitoring and delivery control. (Required)
• Risk, issue, assumption, dependency and action management. (Required)
• Governance reporting and accurate record keeping. (Required)
• Data analysis and the ability to translate information into clear insights. (Required)
• Excellent written and verbal communication. (Required)
• Stakeholder coordination and relationship management. (Required)
• Excellent organisation, prioritisation and attention to detail. (Required)
• Problem-solving, critical thinking and sound judgement. (Required)
• Confidence working independently, taking ownership and escalating appropriately. (Required)
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. (Required)
• Great Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint capability. (Required)
• Understanding of project, programme and change management methodologies. (Preferred)
• Experience of delivery in a regulated environment. (Preferred)
• Knowledge of banking products, operational processes or customer journeys. (Preferred)
• Familiarity with migration readiness, implementation planning and post-implementation stabilisation. (Preferred)

WE VALUE YOUR IMPACT

At Santander, your contribution matters. We recognise the difference you make every day, and we make sure you feel valued, supported and rewarded in return.
Here, recognition goes beyond pay. It’s about the pride you feel in your work, the impact you have on customers and communities, and the opportunities you have to grow and thrive — personally and professionally.

Salary Range:

£35,452.00 - £53,178.00 per annum (depending on experience)

This salary range represents the expected remuneration for the role. Annual salary is based on a standard 35-hour working week. Actual salary offered will depend on skills, experience, qualifications and location.

• Competitive rewards that reflect the real impact you make and the value you bring.
• Wellbeing that goes beyond work — we work with a range of wellbeing partners across our 4 pillars of wellbeing (physical, mental, social and financial) to give you access to a suite of apps, discounted gym and fitness access, weekly online classes, flexible healthcare and mental health support.
• Support for every life stage — from menopause and pregnancy to parenthood and beyond, with enhanced family leave, childcare options and tailored wellbeing support.
• Time to give back through volunteering opportunities that let you make a difference in the communities we serve.
• Global growth opportunities to shape your career, learn new skills and explore what’s possible across our international network.

Ready to be recognised? It starts with you.

LOCAL COMPLIANCE

At Santander, we’re proud to be an inclusive organisation that provides equal opportunities for everyone — regardless of age, gender, disability, civil status, race, religion or sexual orientation.

We’re committed to creating a recruitment experience that’s accessible, fair and welcoming for all candidates.

We want our people to thrive — at work and at home — while delivering the best outcomes for our customers and supporting each other to grow.

To make this possible, our roles are site-based with a hybrid working pattern, where colleagues are expected to attend the office at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).

When applying, please consider the travel distance, time and cost to your chosen office location(s).

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS:

SECONDMENT OR FTC ROLES:

• If you are currently employed by Santander UK plc on TSB Legacy terms and choose to apply for this Santander fixed term vacancy, please be aware that, if successful, you will move onto full Santander terms and conditions of employment and will no longer be part of the TSB Legacy population with effect from the start date of your new role. Please also note that if the role you accept is a secondment role, this change will also apply to your substantive/home role (i.e. the role to which you would normally return at the end of your secondment): you will no longer be TSB Legacy for either your secondment role or your substantive/home role with effect from the start date of the secondment role. If you have any questions about what this means, you should raise them during the application process or log a ticket with Ask HR.

• If you are currently employed by TSB and the role you accept is a secondment role (rather than a fixed term contract), this will not impact the terms and conditions of your substantive/home role (and you will remain employed by TSB on your current terms and conditions until your employment transfers to Santander under TUPE).

WHAT TO DO NEXT

If this sounds like a role you are interested in, then please apply.

For further Guidance please visit Internal Mobility - Candidate Guidance.

If you want to know more about the opportunity:

Please contact: Samantha Flynn – samantha.flynn@santander.co.uk

The Santander Way

Santander is evolving from a global, high-impact brand into a technology-driven organization, and our people are at the heart of this journey. Together, we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what’s possible.

This is more than a strategic shift. It’s a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference.

Our mission is to contribute to help more people and businesses prosper. We embrace a strong risk culture and all our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.

Ready to make it happen?

It starts with you. It starts here.