Intern - IT Governance

It Starts Here: Santander is a global leader and innovator in the financial services industry and is evolving from a high-impact brand into a technology-driven organization. Our people are at the heart of this journey and 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. If you are interested in exploring the possibilities We Want to Talk to You! The Difference You Make: We are looking for a dynamic, energetic intern who is eager to learn about our company by assisting the IT Governance department.

Areas and functions where the intern will be assigned Governance and meeting support, including agenda coordination, meeting materials, action logs, decisions, and follow-up tracking. Records and documentation management, including organizing approved files, maintaining trackers, and supporting evidence repositories. Administrative support for PIF, UDF, and Calero activities, including data gathering, meeting preparation, and routine status updates.

IT financial and expense support, including weekly variance tracking, invoice and accounts-payable discrepancy follow-up, and maintenance of supporting documentation. Contract administration support, including renewal calendars, document organization, stakeholder follow-ups, and status tracking for negotiations and expirations. Service request coordination, including preparing submissions, monitoring progress, maintaining logs, and following up with requestors and service teams.

PMO Administrative support including project portfolio analysis, Status updates from project Managers, and Project Financial analysis. General operational support to the IT Business Control, Governance & PMO team, including preparation of summaries, dashboards, presentations, and recurring management information. Knowledge and experience the intern will acquire Practical understanding of IT governance, business-control, project-management, and operational-support activities in a banking environment.

Experience coordinating recurring governance routines and maintaining clear records of decisions, owners, action items, and due dates. Exposure to technology financial management, including expense monitoring, variance analysis, invoice support, and coordination with Finance and Accounts Payable. Foundational knowledge of contract administration, vendor coordination, service-request workflows, and document-retention practices.

Experience preparing accurate trackers, management reports, presentation materials, and status summaries using Microsoft 365 tools. Development of professional communication, stakeholder follow-up, prioritization, confidentiality, attention to detail, and escalation skills under manager supervision. What You Bring: 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: Bachelors degree completed or about to graduate in computer science, data analytics, business, or related field.

Qualifications: Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel). Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English & Spanish Ability to participate within a multi-disciplinary team as well as acting autonomously as appropriate. Willing to learn and get hands-on experience.

Attention to detail and follow through. Dedication to the team’s success. It Would Be Nice For…