About the Program
Gain first-hand insight into world of investment banking and hands-on professional experience through an immersive program at one of the world’s leading banks. Join one of our two global business areas in our offices across Asia.
What you will be doing
As a Santander CIB Summer in Global Markets you will support the execution and monitoring of transactions and projects related to the main areas and sub products of Global Markets including:
FX: Santander’s global reach and access to the main financial hubs enable us to provide services across all time zones in a wide range of products. Combined with our local market knowledge, expertise and regional presence, Santander CIB FX solutions are a great choice to meet our clients risk management, financing and investment needs. A global product offering and regional presence in over 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia enable us to provide the solution that best suits our clients’ needs. Santander CIB strongly believes in a responsible market and this is part of our culture, as evidenced by our adoption of the FX Global Code and prioritization of ESG initiatives.
Macro & Strategy Research: our top-ranked economists and rates & FX strategists with solid market experience provide local colour out of our hubs located around the world. We provided detailed coverage of all countries in the respective regions by relying on our fully dedicated teams located in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, the United States, the United Kingdom and Spain. Our mission is to provide timely in-depth analysis of the economies we cover and investable trading recommendations in rates and FX markets. We also aim to provide our clients with thematic and customized research to support their investment and hedging decisions in the assets and geographies we cover.
Rates: through our primary dealerships in Europe and Latam, our SSA trading capabilities and strong franchise in nominal and inflation-linked derivatives, we focus on delivering efficient pricing and customized solutions to our Institutional, Financial Sponsors and Corporate client base. We specialize in flow distribution and structured solutions, supported by electronic and algorithmic trading capabilities. Our world-leading analysts work with sales, trading and structuring to deliver best-in-class, bespoke solutions that, in tandem with our strong balance sheet and in close coordination with our financing and advisory teams (including our ESG focus), deliver differentiation in the market.
Securities Financing: we provide tailor-made solutions for clients covering Europe, the United Kingdom, North America and Asia, combining first-hand expertise from our local desks with a broad overview from our main desk in Madrid, as well as in South America, where our local presence maximizes our strong expertise in order to cover all our clients’ needs with a unique value proposition: all products, asset classes and geographies covered by an integrated team.
Learn more about Global Markets and Santander through our website:
https://www.santandercib.com/solutions/global-markets
We are looking for
Students ready to start the summer program in June 2026 and finish their studies in summer 2027 (going into your final year at university after the internship).
The ability to be open and collaborative in a multicultural environment.
High proficiency in English (any other languages is a plus).
Mathematical foundation and programming skills.
Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
Availability for a full-time summer internship from June to July 2026.
By joining this program, you will gain real, in-depth experience in the investment banking business through immersive training, participating in an array of exciting projects and initiatives.
What we offer
Explore the world of investment banking business through an immersive experience at one of the world’s leading banks. This experience will give you valuable insight into our global business and help you build confidence to launch your career in finance.
Location: Based in Hong Kong, you will become part of an international business working with teams across different geographies.
Timing: June to July 2026.
Apply now for an opportunity to join Santander Corporate and Investment Banking, a division of diverse and dynamic experts that will offer you an opportunity to grow both professionally and personally.
Why Santander SCIB?
We are part of one of the world’s leading financial services groups. In recent years, we’ve transformed our business expanding our global reach, diversifying our capabilities, and strengthening our partnerships with clients across sectors. Today, we are recognized as a key player in the industry, deeply committed to delivering best-in-class solutions and supporting the transition to more sustainable business models.
Joining Santander CIB means being part of a worldclass team that helps drive the strategic ambitions of some of the most influential companies and institutions. It’s a unique opportunity to develop your career within an international network of experts, all working together to shape the future of banking.
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.
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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.
