Markets Financing Analyst – Client Coverage & Analytics

Santander; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Santander is seeking a Markets Analyst to support U.S. client financing across total return swaps, repo, margin lending, and other secured financing products. You will work with Sales, Trading, Risk, Legal, and Ops to analyze economics, structure terms, and monitor portfolios.

Responsibilities include client material preparation, pricing, risk assessment, and building analytics tools. Strong Excel and Python skills are essential, with 1–2 years of related experience and a BA degree in Finance,

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of relevant experience in Markets, Repo, Securities Financing, Structured Credit Financing, or a related role.
• Strong understanding of financing concepts: collateral, margin, haircuts, leverage, funding costs, regulatory capital and counterparty risk.
• Familiarity with TRS, repo, margin lending, derivatives, or other secured financing products preferred.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Programming and data-analysis skills, including Python, with an interest in building practical desk tools and automation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the origination, structuring, pricing, and execution of TRS, margin lending, repo, and other financing transactions for U.S. clients.
• Support senior desk members in developing client relationships, identifying financing opportunities, preparing client materials, and responding to client requests.
• Analyze transaction economics, collateral, liquidity, concentration, leverage, counterparty exposure, and other key risk factors.
• Assist in determining financing terms, including pricing, haircuts, margin requirements, tenor, and structural protections.
• Monitor transactions and portfolio exposures, including collateral values, margin, concentrations, counterparty risk, and relevant market developments.
• Build and enhance models, monitoring tools, dashboards, and automated processes to improve pricing, risk management, client coverage, and desk efficiency.
• Use programming and data-analytics to aggregate, analyze, and visualize transaction, client, market, and risk data.
• Coordinate transaction execution with clients and internal partners across Risk, Legal, Operations, Finance, and other functions.
• Take increasing ownership of client activity, transaction analysis, execution, portfolio monitoring, and desk analytics.

Skills

Python

Excel

Financial analysis

Client coverage

Risk analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Economics/Mathematics/Engineering

Job description

Santander is seeking a Markets Analyst to support U.S. client financing across total return swaps, repo, margin lending, and other secured financing products. You will work with Sales, Trading, Risk, Legal, and Ops to analyze economics, structure terms, and monitor portfolios.

Responsibilities include client material preparation, pricing, risk assessment, and building analytics tools. Strong Excel and Python skills are essential, with 1–2 years of related experience and a BA degree in Finance,