CIB, Structured Finance Strategy & Business Development Analyst
Santander
•Onsite
About The Position
Santander Corporate & Investment Banking is seeking an Analyst to support the Structured Finance business with a focus on strategy, business development support, market intelligence, and transaction analytics. The Analyst will partner with senior originators and product team members to help drive pipeline management, competitive positioning, and high-quality client and internal materials. This is a product-focused structured finance role with an emphasis on lending / structured lending solutions and related analytics.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in structured finance, project/infrastructure finance, leveraged/structured lending, credit, capital markets analytics, or a closely related banking role; or 2+ years of experience in a business development, strategy or finance role at an investment bank.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Strong PowerPoint skills.
- Working knowledge of structured finance and lending concepts (capital structure, credit metrics, pricing/terms, documentation mechanics at a high level).
- Hands-on experience with: Dealogic/Infralogic, FactSet and/or Capital IQ, and Bloomberg.
- Practical experience using AI tools to accelerate research, summarize information, and streamline workflows.
Nice To Haves
- Exposure to structured finance subsectors (e.g., infrastructure, renewables, transportation, digital infrastructure, fund finance, asset-based/structured lending).
- Experience with internal banking processes (credit approval support, diligence tracking, coordination across risk/credit, legal, syndications/capital markets partners).
- Power Query / Power Pivot, basic VBA, or other productivity enhancements.
- Established work history or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education.
- Experience in Microsoft Office products.
Responsibilities
- Maintain structured finance pipeline, prepare summaries for senior management, and support opportunity prioritization, client targeting, and sector activity monitoring.
- Track structured finance market activity (pricing/terms, structures, competitors, league tables, relevant comparables) using Infralogic and other sources; synthesize key takeaways.
- P&L, balance sheet, distribution activity, and RWA/capital analysis and forecasting, partnering closely with product teams and support areas to deliver integrated analysis and actionable insights.
- Develop and maintain forward-looking strategic plan across the business and product portfolios, delivering rigorous analysis and clearly defined strategic levers to achieve growth and performance objectives.
- Build polished presentation materials, capability decks, and internal readouts; ensure accuracy, clean storylines, and executive-ready formatting.
- Improve recurring reporting and content production through templates, automation, and the thoughtful use of AI tools.
Benefits
- Fair and competitive rewards package
- Benefits designed to support you, your family and your well-being, now and into the future.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
Upload and Match Resume
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
