Legal Counsel; Capital Markets

Legal Counsel (Capital Markets)
Country:
Spain
** IT STARTS HERE
** Santander () is evolving from
** a global, high-impact brand
** into a
** technology-driven organization**, and our people are at the heart of this journey.
** Together**, we are driving a
** customer-centric transformation
** that values bold
** thinking, innovation**, and the
** courage to challenge
** what’s possible.

This is more than a strategic shift.
** It’s a chance for*
* ** driven professionals*
* ** to grow, learn, and make a real difference**.Our mission is to contribute to help more
** people and businesses prosper**. We embrace a strong risk culture and all our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.
** Corporate Legal
** is the legal team at Santander Headquarters, which functions as a single unit and provides legal advice on a wide range of different areas, with significant overlap across them, such as:
* Finance, Regulatory and ESG affairs: finance, prudential regulatory and ESG matters and affairs, including the equity and debt capital markets transactions for the Group’s own account and financial accounting and control matters.
* Corporate M&A: advising on the legal structuring and implementation of the Group M&A transactions and the management and governance bodies of the entities/branches pertaining to or invested from the Group parent.
* Corporate Governance: including investor relations matters, general secretariat, corporate housekeeping of the Group’s Spanish subsidiaries, certain human resources legal matters and financial information reporting to foreign stock exchanges and regulators.
* Legal Operations and Risks: legal operations and transformation, coordination with countries’ legal teams, litigation, FCC, security and legal risk matters.
* Internal Legal Advice (T&O and IP, communications, marketing, universities legal affairs, cards, digital, data and sponsorship) and General Services (matters relating to procurement and costs, facilities/properties and general services).
* Advice to Global Businesses: there are separate specialized legal teams which support and advise on the respective businesses and activities of the global divisions of Corporate & Investment Banking, Wealth Management & Insurance, Digital Consumer Bank, and Payments.
** THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE
** We are looking for a
** Legal Counsel
** with
** capital markets
** experience that will cover a wide variety of matters in the
** Santander HQ Legal team,
** but with likely focus on**:
*** The Legal Counsel will play a pivotal role in providing expert legal support
** to the Group’s securitizations and capital markets activities**, ensuring full compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal governance frameworks. The role requires a strong understanding of
** structured finance and securitization transactions**, combined with a solid background in capital markets law, to deliver strategic and pragmatic legal advice to senior stakeholders across jurisdictions.
** KEY RESPONSABILITIES
*** Provide legal advice and transactional support in relation to
** securitizations transactions**, including
** public and private, true-sale and synthetic structures**, across multiple asset classes.
* Advise on
** liability management exercises**,
** debt restructurings**, and
** securitization transactions**, both for
** funding
* * and
** capital relief
** purposes.
* Lead the
** structuring of transactions**, secure necessary
** internal and regulatory authorizations**, and
** review and negotiate all transaction documentation**, including relevant
** regulatory filings
** and disclosures.
* Prepare documentation for, and actively participate in,
** Group committees and management bodies**, ensuring consistency of legal advice and compliance across business units.
* Liaise continuously with
** external legal counsel
** and
** internal teams
** to ensure smooth coordination, timely execution, and alignment with Group standards.
* Identify, assess, and mitigate
** legal and regulatory risks**, contributing to sound decision-making processes within the organization.
* Provide
** general legal…