HQ Function

Serves as the global operational headquarters, housing central services, technology hubs, and strategic decision-making functions for the entire Santander Group.

Notable Features:

A sprawling, modern campus known as 'Ciudad Grupo Santander' (Santander Group City), featuring extensive green spaces, state-of-the-art office buildings, a data processing center, training facilities, restaurants, a golf course, and a nursery. It's designed as a self-contained city for employees.

Work Culture:

A dynamic and international environment focused on innovation, collaboration, and digital transformation. Emphasis on employee well-being with comprehensive on-site amenities and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

HQ Significance:

Represents Santander's global scale, commitment to technology, talent development, and operational excellence. It's a central hub for managing its diverse international operations and driving its strategic initiatives.

Values Reflected in HQ: The campus reflects Santander's values of modernity, efficiency, sustainability (with its LEED Gold certified environmental design), and focus on employee well-being, collaboration, and innovation.

Location:

Banco Santander operates a geographically diversified model, with a primary focus on 10 core markets across Europe (Spain, UK, Poland, Portugal) and the Americas (Brazil, Mexico, US, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay). Globally, it supports a wide array of functions including retail banking, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking (Santander CIB), wealth management & insurance, and digital consumer banking (Openbank and PagoNxt). This allows the group to leverage local market expertise while benefiting from global synergies in technology, product development, and risk management.

Street Address:

Av. de Cantabria, s/n, Ciudad Grupo Santander

City:

Boadilla del Monte

State/Province:

Madrid

Country:

Spain