Santander Corporate & Investment Banking

Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (Santander CIB) is the global division that supports some of the world’s most complex and sophisticated corporate and institutional clients, offering customised services to meet their needs.

Director – Business Line Compliance (Madrid)

In this role you will lead the Madrid Compliance function for Global Markets, Global Banking, and Global Transaction Banking, acting as a strategic partner to senior business leadership and a key member of the European and Global Compliance leadership teams.

Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership & Governance

- Set the strategic direction for Business Line Compliance in Madrid, aligning local priorities with SCIB integral compliance objectives.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior executive leadership, including regional heads of Markets, Banking, and Transaction Banking.
- Lead and develop a high‑performing compliance organisation, fostering a culture of accountability, integrity, and risk awareness.
- Represent Spain in global compliance governance forums and contribute to enterprise‑wide decision‑making.

Front‑Office Advisory & Risk Oversight
- Provide senior‑level, real‑time advisory to Global Markets (sales & trading), Global Banking, and GTB on complex and high‑impact matters.
- Deliver credible challenge to business initiatives, ensuring activities operate within regulatory expectations and risk appetite.
- Oversee compliance coverage for complex products, structured transactions, and new business initiatives.





Regulatory Engagement & External Representation
- Serve as the primary point of contact for local regulators, maintaining strong, credible relationships with supervisory authorities.
- Lead responses to regulatory inquiries, thematic reviews, inspections, and enforcement matters.
- Represent Santander externally on key compliance and regulatory topics where relevant.

Regulatory Strategy & Change
- Anticipate and interpret regulatory developments across EU and global markets (MiFID II, EMIR, MAR, SFTR, etc.).
- Sponsor and oversee implementation of regulatory change programmes, ensuring timely and effective execution.

Frameworks, Controls & Conduct Risk
- Ensure design and execution of a robust compliance framework, including policies, procedures, surveillance and monitoring programmes.
- Oversee conduct risk management, investigations, and escalation processes.
- Lead the annual compliance risk assessment and ongoing risk identification activities.

General Collaboration
- Partner closely with Global and US Compliance leadership to ensure a consistent and harmonised approach across jurisdictions.
- Drive cross‑border alignment in policies, controls and advisory practices.

Stakeholder Influence & Reporting
- Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders across Business, Legal, Risk, Audit and Control functions.
- Provide executive‑level reporting to governance committees, boards and senior management on compliance risks and issues.

Professional Experience
- 12–15+ years of experience in financial services compliance within a major global

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