Senior Associate - Issuers & Programmes

About the role

BBVA's Global Securities area, part of Global Markets within the Structured Products business line, designs, establishes and manages the legal and operational frameworks for issuing structured securities, repackaging transactions and securitization vehicles. This Senior Associate supports the establishment, maintenance and governance of issuers and structured securities issuance programmes, ensuring issuance capabilities are available and regulatory, legal and operational requirements are met.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the lifecycle of issuers and issuance programmes.
• Coordinate updates to programme documentation and legal frameworks.
• Support relationships with external advisers, listing agents, paying agents and rating agencies.
• Coordinate regulatory approvals and governance processes.
• Monitor programme capacities, operational readiness and ongoing maintenance.
• Contribute to developing new issuance capabilities across jurisdictions.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Law, Business Administration or a related field.
• Approximately 5 years of experience in capital markets, structured products, debt capital markets or securities issuance.
• Good understanding of issuance programmes, legal documentation and regulatory frameworks.
• Fluent in English and Spanish.
• Comfortable working across multiple jurisdictions, regulatory frameworks and multidisciplinary teams in an international environment.

Required skills

• Strong coordination and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of capital markets, economics, finance, securitization and structured products.