Head of Supervision & Trading, Boston, MA

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.

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The Difference You Make:
The Head of Supervision & Trading will be responsible for overseeing all trading activities and supervisory functions within the broker-dealer. This individual will ensure compliance with regulatory requirements maintain effective risk management practices and lead the supervision and trading teams. The role requires deep market knowledge strong leadership and the ability to implement policies that comply with our regulatory environment.

Serve as the designated supervisory principal for the broker-dealer while overseeing daily supervision of registered representatives branch offices and trading activity.
Review exception reports trade blotters and surveillance alerts to identify potential issues. Conduct branch and desk reviews as well as periodic certifications.
Act as liaison between senior management compliance operations and sales functions.
Manage train and mentor supervision and trading teams.
Coordinate with clearing firms counterparties and technology providers to ensure smooth trade processing and settlement.
Oversee the firms trading operations ensuring best execution proper trade reporting and adherence to trading limits.

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.

Bachelors Degree or equivalent work experience: Business Finance Management or equivalent field. - Required.

9 Years Supervision & Trading in Broker Dealer - Required.

Ability to direct train and guide peers subordinates and management.
Ability to handle conflict resolution with other groups to ensure appropriate accounting guidance is followed.
Ability to adjust to new developments/changing circumstances.
Ability to effectively communicate and build relationships with multiple levels of the organizational structure including senior level management.
Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
Ability to multi-task and adapt/adjust to multiple demands and competing priorities.
Ability to maintain and report on confidential information in an appropriate manner.
Ability to convey a sense of urgency and drive issues/projects to closure.
Ability to effectively interact with the market executive management and vendors.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Excellent analytical organizational and project management skills.
Strong leadership supervisory and customer service skills.
Strong risk process and control validation and/or assessment skills.

Certifications:
FINRA Series 7 24 and 53 licenses - Required.

FINRA Series 4 9/10 65/66 licenses - Preferred.

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:

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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 standingand 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.

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