Structured Notes Issuance

Structured Notes Issuance & Platform Oversight Associate / Vice PresidentCountry: SpainIT STARTS HERESantander () 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.
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.
THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKESantander CIB is looking for a Structured Notes Issuance & Platform Oversight Associate / Vice President based in Madrid, Spain.
Join X-Asset Investment Solutions within Santander Corporate & Investment Banking in Madrid and help operate a global structured-notes issuance platform. Working with the platform oversight and execution team, you will support daily issuance and lifecycle processes while ensuring that documentation, regulatory obligations, controls and reporting remain robust as the business grows across jurisdictions.
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:Coordinate the end-to-end issuance and lifecycle management of structured notes and structured flow transactions across internal issuance and repack arrangements and open multidealer platforms such as SPIRE.
Oversee daily issuance flow, operational coordination, documentation completeness, incidents, exceptions and timely escalation, working closely with Structuring, Sales, Trading, Legal, Compliance, Tax, Treasury, Operations and Technology.
Maintain effective governance and control frameworks for the issuance activity, supporting audits, assurance reviews, management information and regulatory or internal reporting.
Monitor regulatory developments and jurisdiction-specific requirements affectinReview and interpret financial and legal documentation, including issuance programme documents, transaction documents, distribution agreements and related contractual materials.
Maintain oversight of operational risks, control weaknesses, incidents and corrective actions; define and monitor relevant KPIs; and drive root-cause analysis and timely remediation.
Support distributor onboarding and governance, control public-offer and private-placement processes, maintaining consistent execution standards across products and jurisdictions.
Exercise sound judgement and appropriate autonomy when resolving execution issues, escalating material risks and exceptions, and increasing capacity through standardised processes and effective coordination with Operations and support functions.g issuance, public offers, listings, distribution and lifecycle obligations, and coordinate their practical implementation with business and control functions.
WHAT YOU’LL BRINGOur people are our greatest strength. Every individual contributes unique perspectives that make us stronger as a team and as an organization. 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 Relevant experience in capital markets, structured products, securities issuance, legal, product governance, business management, operations or a comparable control function (Required)Experience interpreting financial contracts, securities documentation or issuance programme documentation (Required)Experience in structured-note issuance, issuance programmes, repacks, public offers, listings, product governance or securities lifecycle processes (Preferred) Experience partnering with business teams and first
- and second-line control functions across multiple jurisdictions (Preferred)Education Bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering or a related discipline (Required)Legal qualification, postgraduate legal studies, master's degree or other relevant capital-markets, project or technology qualification (Preferred)LanguagesHigh professional proficiency in English, written and spoken (Required)Professional proficiency in German, Italian or French (Preferred)Professional proficiency in Spanish (Preferred)Hard SkillsRigorous, organised and able to manage competing priorities