Associate – Financial Sponsors - Global Banking, Asia Pacific
About the job
- A bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related discipline.
- Three to five years of relevant experience in investment banking, financial sponsors coverage, leveraged or acquisition finance, infrastructure or structured finance, mergers and acquisitions, or other relevant corporate finance roles.
- A strong grounding in corporate finance, credit, and financial analysis, with solid financial modelling, valuation, and accounting skills.
- The demonstrated ability to support origination and execution of complex transactions while working effectively with product specialists, global sector teams, risk teams, and other internal stakeholders.
- A strong commercial mindset and client orientation, with interest in developing sponsor relationships, identifying business opportunities, and growing into a broader client coverage role.
- Intellectual curiosity and the ability to develop a strong understanding of sponsor investment strategies, portfolio companies, sector trends, and the broader private capital landscape.
- Strong organizational and proactive working habits, with the ability to take ownership, exercise sound judgment, and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence and maturity to interact effectively with senior internal stakeholders and clients across geographies and cultures.
- The ability to work collaboratively across teams in different locations.
- Fluency in English.
- Support the Head of Financial Sponsors, Asia Pacific, in building and developing Santander CIB’s Financial Sponsors franchise across Asia Pacific, focusing on leading global and regional Financial Sponsors.
- Develop a detailed understanding of priority sponsor clients, their funds, investment strategies, and portfolio companies; identify financing, advisory, and broader CIB opportunities; and contribute ideas to senior client dialogue.
- Maintain client plans, relationship maps, transaction pipelines, wallet and opportunity analyses, and relevant market intelligence for priority sponsor relationships.
- Work with relevant product teams to originate and execute transactions, including financial analysis and modelling, valuation, credit analysis, preparation of internal approval materials, due diligence, and transaction documentation.
- Coordinate with Santander’s Global Banking and product teams across the Santander network to deliver the bank’s global capabilities to sponsor clients and identify cross-border opportunities.
- Prepare presentations, pitches, client briefings, market updates, and transaction materials for senior client discussions.
- Work across product, credit, risk, and other control functions to drive opportunities through Santander’s internal processes.
- Support strategic planning, pipeline and revenue tracking, portfolio reviews, and other initiatives required to build the franchise.
- Prior experience working with global Financial Sponsors is preferred.
- Experience in transaction due diligence, credit processes, and documentation is desirable.
About the company
Santander is a global bank focusing on retail and commercial banking in Europe and the Americas. It serves individuals and SMEs through strong regional franchises (Spain, Brazil, the UK, the US) and a broad Consumer Finance arm, while supporting multinational clients via its Corporate & Investment Banking division. It digitalizes core banking on its Gravity cloud to rapidly deploy digital solutions like Openbank and cross-border services, blending fintech agility with a traditional bank balance sheet. Its goal is to improve efficiency under the One Santander framework, grow cross-border revenue, and finance sustainable initiatives aligned with Net Zero targets.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Boadilla del Monte, Spain
Founded
1902
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Green finance reached €188 billion by June 2026, 85% of the 2030 target.
- Peru's 467 MWp Illa solar financing expands Santander's Andean project-finance franchise.
- H1 2026 revenue grew 6.5%, supporting management's 2026 profit-growth target.
What critics are saying
- Santander UK booked £633 million for motor-finance redress; tribunal hearings run into 2027.
- Webster integration threatens synergies, capital ratios, and the 2028 U.S. profitability thesis.
- Santander UK cut 44 branches in 2026, risking customer attrition and labor conflict.
What makes Santander unique
- Santander completed Webster acquisition on August 20, 2026, creating a top-ten U.S. bank.
- Gravity migrated 97% of IT to cloud, enabling faster product rollouts.
- Openbank and Work Cafés give Santander a hybrid digital-branch model across markets.
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