Investment Banking - Sr Associate / Vice President - Consumer / Retail - New York

About the role

Santander Corporate Investment Bank (CIB) seeks an experienced Vice President to join its Consumer & Retail Investment Banking team in New York. This role offers the opportunity to lead transaction execution across M&A, debt, and equity advisory and contribute to strategic dialogue with clients in the consumer and retail sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution of M&A, equity capital markets and debt capital markets transactions

• Manage cross-border transactions in close coordination with international colleagues in Europe and Latin America

• Coordinate the development of client deliverables, including detailed financial models, valuation analyses and marketing materials

• Drive due diligence efforts, manage data rooms, and coordinate internal and external deal workstreams

• Support Managing Directors in origination efforts through strategic idea generation, pitch development and market analysis

• Contribute to building long-term client relationships by delivering high-quality content and thoughtful, proactive insights

• Supervise and mentor Associates and Analysts, providing guidance on execution, modeling and presentation development

• Participate in recruiting and training initiatives across the Investment Banking platform

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from a leading academic institution; MBA or other advanced degree preferred but not required

• 7+ years of experience in investment banking; preference for prior experience in the consumer and / or retail sectors

• Strong transaction execution experience across M&A, ECM and DCM; cross-border experience is a plus

• Strong leadership, client relationship management, and negotiation skills

• Highly proficient in valuation, modeling and financial analysis

• Exceptional communication, presentation and client-facing skills

• Strong organizational and project management capabilities with the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines

• Able to assess and mitigate reputational, operational and credit risk