IT STARTS HERE
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.
Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (Santander CIB) is Santander's global division that supports some of the world's most complex and sophisticated corporate and institutional clients, offering customized services and value-added wholesale products to best meet their needs.
THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE
Santander CIB is looking for a part-time (24-hour) Executive Assistant based in Amsterdam. The role will be in principle for 3 days per week in office. You will play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of the office and its day-to-day activities, supporting executives directly and working closely with internal and external clients. We’re shaping the way we work through innovation, cutting-edge technology, collaboration and the freedom to explore new ideas. To succeed in this role, you will be responsible for:
- Receiving clients and colleagues at the Amsterdam office, organising their smooth arrival and providing a warm welcome to all visitors
- Organising and scheduling internal and client meetings and calls
- Facilitating physical client and internal meetings at the Amsterdam office
- Managing executives’ diaries and arranging their schedules
- Making travel arrangements for executives and preparing detailed travel itineraries
- Supporting the organisation of local events and workshops
- Handling various correspondence directed to executives
- Support onboarding of new joiners and offboarding leavers processes
- Supporting on basic IT issues, ensuring the proper functioning on audiovisual equipment, wifi connectivity, and liaising with IT support. Maintaining the current filing and database system, and looking for ways to improve current systems
- Ensure strict compliance with regulatory and internal control frameworks
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
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.
Professional Experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience
Education
- Bachelor’s degree
Languages
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Dutch and English, knowledge of Spanish is preferred
Hard & Soft Skills
- MS Office – expert
- Ability to multitask and prioritise tasks
- Excellent time management skills
- Well-developed organisational skills
- Great verbal and written communication skills
- Professional discretion
- Strong attention to detail and commitment
- Situational adaptability
- Global perspective
- Professional discretion
- Cultivates innovation
WE VALUE YOUR IMPACT
Your contribution matters, and it’s recognized. You can expect a fair, competitive reward package that reflects the impact you create and the value you deliver. But we know rewards go beyond numbers.
We enable our teams to go beyond through global opportunities and broad career paths, for instance through Learning for life, which provides access to hundreds of courses on our platforms, including exclusive access to our global learning space: Santander Open Academy (www.santanderopenacademy.com)
We offer competitive rewards, including a superior pension benefit package and disability insurance coverage, on top of a competitive salary with performance-based bonuses, motivating you to keep growing with us.
LOCAL COMPLIANCE
Santander is proud of being an organization where there are equal opportunities regardless of age, gender, disability, civil status, race, religion or sexual orientation. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible application process for all candidates.
WHAT TO DO NEXT
If this sounds like a role you are interested in, then please apply.
READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR JOURNEY?
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Skills Required
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience
- Bachelor’s degree
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Dutch
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Knowledge of Spanish
- Expert proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks
- Excellent time management skills
- Well-developed organizational skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Professional discretion
- Strong attention to detail and commitment
- Situational adaptability
- Global perspective
- Ability to cultivate innovation
Santander Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Santander and has not been reviewed or approved by Santander.
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Retirement Support — A dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match up to 6% of eligible pay and immediate vesting are highlighted as core strengths, supporting long‑term savings. This is reinforced by company‑paid disability and life/AD&D coverage that bolster financial security.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off typically ranges from 18–30 days in the U.S. with 11 paid holidays, plus dedicated volunteer and development time; the UK features a minimum of 25 days with buy/sell options. Some roles also use self‑managed PTO, offering additional flexibility depending on team norms.
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Parental & Family Support — U.S. parental benefits include 8 weeks paid for all parents and a total of 16 weeks paid for birth mothers, with flexibility for reduced hours around childbirth. Caregiver leave and dependent‑care programs add further family support.
Santander Insights
What We Do
Banco Santander (SAN SM, STD US, BNC LN) is a leading commercial bank, founded in 1857 and headquartered in Spain and one of the largest banks in the world by market capitalization. The group’s activities are consolidated into five global businesses: Retail & Commercial Banking, Digital Consumer Bank, Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB), Wealth Management & Insurance and Payments (PagoNxt and Cards). This operating model allows the bank to better leverage its unique combination of global scale and local leadership. Santander aims to be the best open financial services platform providing services to individuals, SMEs, corporates, financial institutions and governments. The bank’s purpose is to help people and businesses prosper in a simple, personal and fair way. Santander is building a more responsible bank and has made a number of commitments to support this objective, including raising €220 billion in green financing between 2019 and 2030. In the first quarter of 2024, Banco Santander had €1.3 trillion in total funds, 166 million customers, 8,400 branches and 211,000 employees.
