Your Journey Starts Here:

Santander is a global leader and innovator in the financial services industry. We believe that our employees are our greatest asset. Our focus is on fostering an enriching journey that empowers you to explore diverse career opportunities while nurturing your personal growth. We are committed to creating an environment where continuous learning and development are prioritized, enabling you to thrive both professionally and personally. Here, you will find ample opportunities to connect and collaborate with talented colleagues from around the world, sharing insights and driving innovation together. Join us at Santander, where you are supported by a culture of engagement and a commitment to your success.

An exciting journey awaits, if you are interested in exploring the possibilities We Want to Talk to You!

The Difference You Make:

The VP, Application Development/Cash Equity, Electronic Trading serves as a support personnel and/or project manager for multiple application initiatives. Analyzes, designs, develops and maintains software applications to support Equity related product & respective business units. Controls and/or provides solutions to single and/or multiple organizations, with minimal management guidance. Provides advanced technical expertise in analyzing, designing, estimating, and developing software applications to project schedule. Oversees workflows design and implementation of most complex design components. Creates project plans and deliverables and monitors task deadlines. The incumbent oversees, maintains and supports existing software applications and provides subject matter expertise in reviewing, analyzing, and resolving complex issues.

• The role is joining an active team in providing immediate hands-on support for Equity Principal Trading and Cash desks.
• Owns the enablement of customer /sales enablement on the dealer to customer markets
• Candidate will troubleshoot trade flow in Fidessa and provide functional support to the desk.
• Role includes documenting all issues and working to escalate as needed.
• Must be able to own all issues from report to completion.
• Resource is expected to conduct broker/dealer onboarding by performing FIX testing/certification with counterparties as needed.
• Ability to navigate high touch traders in Equities trading floor to support Cash Equities/Swaps/Derivatives traders
• Know all Fidessa modules related to trading business specifically Equity related products
• Algorithmic trading experience preferred with some vendor products exposure
• Project management experience would be beneficial so the resource can assist on Equity projects
• Establishes infrastructure standards and requirements.
• Evaluates, directs and supports Application system enhancements and performs quality assurance functions.
• Provides highest degree of technical engineering and support to the team.
• Researches and implements solutions for Application functionality in the areas of performance monitoring and tuning and systems configuration, design and implementation.
• Contributes to the design and delivery of complex projects to achieve key business objectives.
• Leads efforts to ensure the workplace environment supports a highly motivated and effective workforce focused on continuous improvement and best practices.

What You Bring:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience: Information Technology or equivalent field. - Required.
• 9+ Years Information Technology, Fidessa and other order management system flows
• Strong communication and presentation skills, as well as strong/proven management skills.
• Ability to continually assess and evaluate the impact of emerging technologies against the strategic business needs and interpret business value for the leadership team in a consultative capacity.
• Provides strong leadership to the various team members through mentoring, career development, interpersonal skills, teamwork ethic, and enabling leadership skills.
• Proven understanding of Computer Science fundamentals including web development, service-oriented architecture, cloud computing, test driven development and domain driven design.
• Strong services oriented architecture experience.
• Ability to lead multiple sub-teams through example and persuasion.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time.
• Ability to develop and maintain applicable industry knowledge and best practices.
• Ability to stay up to date on industry trends.
• Ability to foresee/ predict industry direction.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, energetic, and entrepreneurial work environment
• Exhibits strong teamwork skills
• High degree of integrity and confidentiality
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to effectively prioritize and handle multiple tasks under tight deadline
• Strong work ethic and demonstrated commitment to excellence
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Proactive; self- motivated and goal oriented
• Experience in developing and managing multi-tier architecture applications.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Curiosity and aptitude for working within new technologies and partnering with others to create custom solutions to fit unique business needs, Innovation and future strategy.

Certifications:
No Certifications listed for this job.

It Would Be Nice For You To Have:
Established work history or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education.

What Else You Need To Know:

The base pay range for this position is posted below and represents the annualized salary range. For hourly positions (non-exempt), the annual range is based on a 40-hour work week. The exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, training, licensure and certifications and location.

Link to Santander Benefits:

Santander Benefits - 2025 Santander OnGoing/NH eGuide (foleon.com)

Risk Culture:

We embrace a strong risk culture and all of our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.

EEO Statement:

At Santander, we value and respect differences in our workforce. We actively encourage everyone to apply. Santander is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Working Conditions:

Frequent minimal physical effort such as sitting, standing and walking is required for this role. Depending on location, occasional moving and lifting light equipment and/or furniture may be required.

Employer Rights:

This job description does not list all of the job duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You may be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment and either you or the employer may terminate your employment at any time for any reason.

What To Do Next:

If this sounds like a role you are interested in, then please apply.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible application process for all candidates. If you require any assistance or accommodation due to a disability or any other reason, please contact us at TAOps@santander.us to discuss your needs.

Primary Location: New York, NY, Madison Ave Corp

Other Locations: New York-New York

Organization: Banco Santander S.A.