Vice President – Consumer & Retail Investment Banking

Job Description

Investment Banking – Senior Associate / Vice President – Consumer & Retail – New York | Santander US

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Santander US, located in New York, NY. Santander is a global leader and innovator in financial services, evolving into a technology-driven organization with a customer-centric transformation. This critical position is central to Santander Corporate Investment Bank’s (CIB) North America strategy. It offers driven professionals the opportunity to take on significant responsibility, lead complex transactions, and make a real difference within a growing, entrepreneurial platform.

The TL;DR
• Role: Senior Professional / Leadership
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, New York, NY
• Pay: $275000 yearly
• Team: Santander Corporate Investment Bank (CIB) – Consumer & Retail Investment Banking team
• Mission: Lead transaction execution across M&A, debt, and equity advisory, and actively contribute to strategic dialogue with clients across the consumer and retail sectors.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Lead end-to-end execution of M&A, equity capital markets, and debt capital markets transactions, including the development of detailed financial models, valuation analyses, and marketing materials.
• Manage cross-border transactions in close coordination with international colleagues in Europe and Latin America, driving due diligence efforts and coordinating internal and external deal workstreams.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to corporate and financial sponsor clients across the consumer and retail landscape, supporting Managing Directors in origination efforts through strategic idea generation and pitch development.
• Supervise and mentor Associates and Analysts, providing guidance on execution, modeling, and presentation development while actively participating in recruiting, training, and shaping the group’s culture.
• Maintain deep familiarity with industry trends, sector dynamics, and investor sentiment in the consumer and retail space, supporting thought leadership initiatives through proprietary content development and market briefings.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree from a leading academic institution, serving as a Vice President within an investment banking context.
• Experience: 7+ years of experience in investment banking, with a preference for prior experience in the consumer and/or retail sectors, demonstrating strong transaction execution across M&A, ECM, and DCM.
• Skills: Highly proficient in valuation, financial modeling, and comprehensive financial analysis; exceptional communication, presentation, and client-facing skills; strong leadership, client relationship management, and negotiation capabilities; robust organizational and project management capabilities to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines; and the ability to assess and mitigate reputational, operational, and credit risk.
• Bonus: MBA or other advanced degree is preferred but not required; cross-border transaction experience is a plus.