Strategic VP, Cross-Asset Structuring & Derivatives

Santander; United States; On-site; USD 225,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Santander is seeking a Vice President to join the Cross-Asset Structuring team in the United States, focusing on structured notes and OTC derivatives across equities, FI, FX, and commodities for institutional clients.

The role partners with Sales and Trading to originate, design, and deliver bespoke investment and hedging solutions, while driving platform automation, regulatory alignment, and risk governance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience structuring, pricing, and executing structured products and OTC derivatives across Equities, Fixed Income, FX, and Commodities.
• Deep understanding of market conventions, product mechanics, and issuance processes across asset classes.
• Translate complex technical concepts into commercially viable client solutions.
• Strong project management skills with cross-functional initiatives from concept to implementation.
• Highly motivated self-starter with attention to detail and scalable outcomes.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with limited supervision.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across Sales, Trading, Technology, Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Operations.
• Commercial, collaborative mindset with entrepreneurial attitude.

Responsibilities

• Structure securitized investment products, including structured notes and OTC derivatives across asset classes.
• Partner with Sales teams to originate, develop, and deliver new product opportunities for clients and the broader franchise.
• Lead the development and implementation of new products and platform capabilities with regulatory, tax, accounting, funding, capital, and operational considerations.
• Drive the automation and enhancement of the structured products issuance platform, integrating pricing, term-sheet generation, booking, and lifecycle event processing.
• Collaborate with Risk, Legal, Compliance, Operations, Technology, and Trading to ensure regulatory and governance adherence.
• Serve as a product specialist, supporting Sales teams and attending client meetings to present solutions and market insights.
• Produce marketing materials, product documentation, and payoff analyses to support business development.
• Provide management with data on trends, issuance activity, platform utilization, and growth opportunities.
• Lead strategic automation and infrastructure initiatives across Technology, Operations, and Business Management.
• Identify opportunities to enhance product capabilities and client solutions across the platform.

Skills

Structured notes

OTC derivatives

Cross-Asset Structuring

Quantitative analysis

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM-related discipline

Job description

Santander is seeking a Vice President to join the Cross-Asset Structuring team in the United States, focusing on structured notes and OTC derivatives across equities, FI, FX, and commodities for institutional clients.

The role partners with Sales and Trading to originate, design, and deliver bespoke investment and hedging solutions, while driving platform automation, regulatory alignment, and risk governance.