Sales – Trade & Working Capital Transaction Banking Specialist I

at  Santander

Sales – Trade & Working Capital Transaction Banking Specialist I
Country: Germany
Position Title: Associate, Trade, Working Capital and Export Finance
Division/Soc: GTB/Trade
Area: Trade Sales DACH & Nordics
Location: Frankfurt

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 2 to 4 years of relevant experience in banking and or Trade & Working Capital instruments and solutions
• customer facing and or sales experience is a plus

EDUCATION

• B.A. in Finance, Business Administration or equivalent ideal, or
• other university and business school qualifications, such as finance, law, engineering, math, physics, or economics, as examples.

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

• The candidate should demonstrate expertise in trade & working capital products, structures, and geographies
• Fluency in English and in German. Spanish or any other language would be a plus.

As an Associate , you will support the Trade & Working Capital Team in originating and structuring trade and working capital solutions for large corporate clients in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and in the Nordic countries. You will have responsibility for a set of dedicated customers for your cluster.

We need someone like you to help us in different areas:

• Prepare and execute transactions, including for example applications for internal approval committees and alignment with all internal stakeholders relevant for execution, such as Banking, Private Debt Mobilisation (Syndication), Operations, Legal, Product, Working Capital Advisory, Compliance, IT, so as to provide a best-in-class service and seamless end to end origination and execution.
• Support senior team members in identifying opportunities and assist in originating transactions within Trade & Working capital solutions for large corporate clients; prepare and deliver client presentations and actively support other sales and coverage initiatives.
• Perform financial and strategic business analysis.
• Adherence to internal processes and governance to ensure control and transparency over sales activity
• Gather market intelligence and support in advising clients on all matters concerning Trade and Working Capital solutions;
• Support managing the existing portfolio business and assist in enhancing the profitability and revenues in line with Santander’s requirements.
• Support the team in external advocacy roles in order to continue to build up Santander’s branding and thought leadership.