Executive Director – Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB)Technology (Front Office Rates & Credit)

Executive Director – Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB)Technology (Front Office Rates & Credit)

Country: United States of America

It Starts Here:

Santander is a global leader and innovator in the financial services industry and is evolving from a high-impact brand into a technology-driven organization. Our people are at the heart of this journey and 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.

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The Difference You Make:

The Executive Director, CIB IT – Front Office Rates & Credit, is responsible for defining and executing the technology strategy supporting the Rates and Credit trading businesses. This role partners directly with Front Office leadership to deliver technology capabilities that drive revenue growth, enhance client offering, and enable new product development.

Operating at the intersection of trading, risk, and technology, the incumbent leads the evolution of low-latency, high-performance platforms supporting pricing, execution, and real-time risk. The role combines strategic leadership, deep technical expertise, and strong business engagement to ensure platform resiliency, scalability, and competitive advantage in global markets.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Technology Leadership

• Partner with Rates & Credit business heads to define and execute the technolgy strategy and roadmap aligned with business growth and market expansion
• Influence investment decisions and prioritize the technology book of work across front-office platforms
• Drive innovation and modernization initiatives across trading systems and architecture

Front Office Platform Ownership & Excellence

• Own the end-to-end delivery of front-office trading platforms, including pricing, execution, and risk systems
• Ensure platforms are robust, scalable, low-latency, and highly resilient in a real-time trading environment
• Lead integration and optimization of ION platforms and other vendor/in-house systems
• Oversee market data, pricing engines, and trade lifecycle flows across Rates and Credit products

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Drive target-state architecture, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards while meeting front-office performance demands
• Promote modern engineering practices (API-driven architecture, event-based systems, DevOps)
• Partner with Quant and Risk teams to enhance pricing models and analytics capabilities

Platform Resiliency & Risk Management

• Ensure strong operational stability, resiliency, and control frameworks
• Lead incident, problem, and change management in a mission-critical trading environment
• Maintain compliance with regulatory, audit, and risk requirements

Global Team Leadership & Delivery

• Lead, mentor, and scale a globally distributed technology organization
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Manage large-scale delivery programs across multiple applications and teams

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.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree: in related field or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education - Required
• Master's Degree: in related field or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education - Preferred

Qualifications:

• 12+ Years Experience in field or similar industry - Required.
• Significant experience in Financial Services technology, with a strong focus on Front Office / Global Markets (Rates & Credit)
• Proven track record in a senior technology leadership role (ED level or equivalent)
• Deep understanding of Rates and/or Credit products (IR derivatives, bonds, CDS, structured products)
• Strong experience with front-office trading systems, pricing, and real-time risk
• Hands-on ex