Corporate & Investment Banking Latam Rates/FX Structured Products Analyst

About the role

The Analyst supports the Latam Rates and FX trading desk within Santander's U.S. Corporate Investment Banking. The role involves analysis, technical tooling, and desk support.

Responsibilities

• Provide desk support across Latam IR and FX products, including daily P&L reconciliation, explaining drivers, and investigating breaks
• Build, enhance, and maintain pricing, risk, and performance models
• Perform statistical analysis on market and trading data
• Develop and automate tools and workflows to improve efficiency, controls, and data quality (data pipelines, dashboards, reporting)
• Produce recurring and ad hoc analytics for internal clients (Trading, Sales, Risk, Finance, Control)
• Communicate clearly with desk stakeholders, translating quantitative outputs into actionable insights
• Support process improvement initiatives, including controls, governance, and best practices around data and models

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Economics, Finance)
• Strong quantitative foundation and analytical problem-solving skills
• Strong technical skills, with demonstrated ability to work with data and build tools
• Experience with Latam rates and fx products is a plus
• Comfort working in a fast-paced markets environment with strong attention to detail and control mindset
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and communication skills, including the ability to partner with trading and sales
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deliver reliably, and work effectively with internal clients
• Spanish speaker requirement
• Strong programming skills (VBA, Python, RStudio, SQL)

Qualifications

• Established work history or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education