Compliance Associate

Santander (www.santander.com) 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.

Our people are our greatest strength. Every individual contributes unique perspectives that make us stronger as a team and as an organization. We’re enabling teams to go beyond by valuing who they are and empowering what they bring.

The following requirements represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Previous experience in Regulatory Compliance / Business Line Financial Crime Compliance in financial services with an international client-base or comparable large corporate organisations (Required)
• In-depth knowledge of applicable legislation and accompanying industry guidance in financial crime compliance ((MAR, MiFID II, WpHG, GwG, KwGKWG) (Required)
• Knowledge of applicable legislation and accompanying industry guidance (MAR, MiFID II, WpHG) (Preferred)
• Previous experience in developing policies, the ability to practically apply these in your day-to-day work, and implementing and overseeing control frameworks (Preferred)

• Educated to Degree level in a relevant subject (Preferred)
• External qualification in Compliance (Preferred)

• English (Required)
• German (Required)

• Knowledge of regulatory risks and how these are managed in Wholesale / Corporate and Investment Banking (Required)
• Experience of using systems and software to analyse data (Required)
• Knowledge of Wholesale / Corporate and Investment Banking products (Preferred)

• Excellent critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills (Required)
• Should show initiative, be organised and be able to plan and prioritise (Required)
• Must have good communication, both written and verbal, and ability to make decisions and influence stakeholders (Required)

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