VP, Structured Notes Issuance & Platform Oversight

SCH Banco Santander, S.A.; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working models

Meal subsidy

Healthcare

BeHealthy wellness program

Childcare support

Job summary

Santander is seeking a Structured Notes Issuance & Platform Oversight Associate / Vice President based in Madrid, Spain. The role supports daily issuance and lifecycle processes for a global structured-notes platform, coordinating with front-to-back teams to ensure robust documentation, regulatory compliance and reporting.

In this role you will oversee governance, monitor regulatory updates, and drive remediation of control weaknesses while expanding the platform across jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Experience in capital markets, structured products, or securities issuance.
• Ability to interpret financial contracts and programming documents.
• Knowledge of structured-note issuance and lifecycle processes is a plus.
• Experience collaborating with multiple jurisdictions across control functions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate end-to-end issuance and lifecycle management of structured notes and related products.
• Oversee daily issuance flow, documentation, incidents and escalation with cross-functional teams.
• Maintain governance and control frameworks for issuance activity and audits.
• Monitor regulatory developments and jurisdiction-specific requirements.
• Review financial and legal documentation including programme and transaction documents.
• Drive KPIs, root-cause analysis and remediation in operations.
• Onboard distributors and govern private/public offering processes with consistent standards.
• Escalate material risks and increase capacity through standardized processes.

Skills

Prioritisation

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Proactivity

Technical mindset

Attention to detail

Problem solving

English proficiency

German proficiency

Italian proficiency

French proficiency

Spanish proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering or related discipline

Legal qualification / postgraduate legal studies (preferred)

Tools

SPIRE platform

Issuance documentation review

Job description

Santander is seeking a Structured Notes Issuance & Platform Oversight Associate / Vice President based in Madrid, Spain. The role supports daily issuance and lifecycle processes for a global structured-notes platform, coordinating with front-to-back teams to ensure robust documentation, regulatory compliance and reporting.

In this role you will oversee governance, monitor regulatory updates, and drive remediation of control weaknesses while expanding the platform across jurisdictions.