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CIB Securitization Senior Legal Counsel, Executive DirectorSantander · Madison Ave Corp
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CIB Securitization Senior Legal Counsel, Executive Director

🗓️ Posted 2026-09-23 Madison Ave Corp Hybrid Legal
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market 8,500 EUR–12,500 EUR/mo

About the Company

Banco Santander (SAN SM) is a leading commercial bank, founded in 1857 and headquartered in Spain and one of the largest banks in the world by market capitalization. The group's activities are consolidated into five global businesses: Retail & Commercial Banking, Openbank, Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB), Wealth Management & Insurance and Payments. This operating model allows the bank to better leverage its unique combination of global scale and local leadership. Santander aims to be the best open financial services platform providing services to individuals, SMEs, corporates, financial institutions and governments. The bank's purpose is to help people and businesses prosper in a simple, personal and fair way. In the first quarter of 2026, Banco Santander had 1.4 trillion in total funds, more than 176 million customers, 6,600 branches and 185,000 employees. Banking Specialties: Banking, Financial Services, Banca, Servicios Financieros, Corporate Banking, Information Technology, Cyber Security

Responsibilities

  • ● CIB Securitization Senior Legal Counsel, Executive Director
  • ● Country: United States of America
  • ● It Starts Here:
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  • ● The Difference You Make:
  • ● The Securitization Senior Legal Counsel - Executive Director serves as senior individual contributor counsel responsible for performing substantive and procedural legal tasks requiring in-depth knowledge of securitization and structured finance. Working alongside two other counsels supporting the Securitized Products Group, the role personally owns the day-to-day negotiating and drafting of deal documentation and works directly with the business in the delivery of corporate and legal services to the organization.
  • ● Serve as lead counsel and primary day-to-day point of contact providing legal coverage to Santander's Corporate and Investment Banking ("CIB") Securitized Products Group on their banking, lending and capital markets transactions involving a broad range of asset classes and products (including RMBS, CMBS, ABS and CLOs). Knowledge of residential whole loan trading and/or commercial real estate (CRE) is a plus.
  • ● Personally lead the negotiation and drafting of deal documents related to financing and securitization transactions, exercising independent judgment on complex, novel, or high-risk structuring and documentation issues.
  • ● Such documents include, but are not limited to, loan agreements, repo agreements, offering documents (private placements, exempted, or publicly registered U.S. securities offerings), underwriting/placement agreements, term sheets, commitment letters, engagement letters, confidentiality agreements, and form legal documents.
  • ● Work directly with senior business stakeholders to advise Santander's CIB on its growing Securitized Products business, including in its role as underwriter, structurer, arranger, book runner and placement agent of securities in public and private offerings.
  • ● Monitor developments and advise the business directly on the practical and transactional implications of applicable (with focus on structured products) U.S. securities laws (such as the '33 Act and the '34 Act), U.S. banking law matters, and other applicable state and federal laws relating to lending, securities offerings and advisory services.
  • ● Independently handle the full range of coverage matters and flexibly support adjacent business lines as a senior legal resource.
  • ● 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.
  • ● J.D. Degree: Admitted to practice in and member of the bar in good standing in the state in which the candidate will practice.
  • ● At least 8-12 years of relevant securitization and/or structured products experience at a law firm and/or in-house at a financial services firm, with a demonstrated track record of personally leading the negotiation and drafting on complex transactions.
  • ● Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • ● Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
  • ● Self-starter with initiative and excellent anticipation skills.