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On-site in Boadilla del Monte·Full-time·Added 8 days ago (last checked 2 Nov)
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- Work mode
- On-site, Boadilla del Monte
- Contract
- Full-time
- Spanish
- Fluent
- English
- Required
- Experience
- 12+ years
- Education
- University degree






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Skills
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 12+ years of experience in senior commercial leadership roles within payments, fintech, banking technology, SaaS, or platform businesses.
- Proven experience building and scaling new revenue streams, business units, or open-market commercial organizations.
- Demonstrated success selling complex B2B SaaS, platform, infrastructure, or mission-critical technology solutions.
- Strong track record of exceeding revenue targets and managing multi-million-euro sales pipelines.
- Experience operating across multiple European markets and international environments.
- Deep understanding of the payment's ecosystem, including account-to-account payments, card issuing and processing, payment acceptance, payment orchestration, and related infrastructure.
- Knowledge of payment schemes, regulatory frameworks, and emerging payment technologies.
- Experience working with banks, PSPs, fintechs, embedded finance providers, or regulated financial institutions.
- Ability to understand evolving product capabilities and match them autonomously against leads and opportunities, committing on needs not yet ready but feasible and declining on needs where delivery would be unlikely.
- Ability to understand the big picture of a financial services institution needs on payments (core systems, onboarding, risk, channels, fraud) in relation to the elements that will be part of the sales portfolio.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong ability to create and scale new business opportunities.
- Exceptional negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to operate effectively in complex matrix organizations.
- Strong people leadership and team development capabilities.
Nice to have
- MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification preferred.
- Portuguese highly valued.
Education & certifications
- Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, Technology, Engineering, or related field.
Languages
- Fluent Spanish and English required.
The role
Head of Sales - Getnet PlatformsCountry: Spain
Getnet Platforms is part of Santander Payment Solutions and brings together a portfolio of strategic software platforms powering Santander's global payments ecosystem.
Our cloud-native SaaS solutions cover critical payment capabilities across the value chain, including account-to-account processing, card issuing and processing, FX services, SWIFT connectivity, fraud management, payment orchestration, and other payment infrastructure services.
Having been built and proven at scale within Santander, our platforms are now entering a new phase of growth: expanding into the open market and enabling banks, PSPs, fintechs and regulated financial institutions worldwide to accelerate their payment capabilities through modern, scalable technology.
We are seeking a commercially driven and entrepreneurial Head of Sales to lead the expansion of Getnet Platforms into the open market.
This role will be responsible for defining and executing the go-to-market strategy, building a scalable sales organization, developing strategic partnerships, and driving revenue growth across Europe, LATAM and America.
The successful candidate will combine deep expertise in payments and financial technology with a proven track record of selling complex SaaS and platform solutions to enterprise clients.
- Revenue growth from open-market clients.
- New customer acquisition.
- Strategic partnership development.
- Sales pipeline quality and conversion rates.
- Geographic expansion and market penetration.
- Team performance and organizational capability building.
Join us in shaping the future of payments technology and building the next generation of SaaS platforms powering financial institutions worldwide.
What you'll do
- Define and execute the commercial strategy for Getnet Platforms' SaaS and payment infrastructure solutions.
- Build and scale the open-market sales motion.
- Develop and manage the sales pipeline, ensuring sustainable growth and achievement of revenue targets.
- Identify new market opportunities, customer segments, and strategic partnerships to accelerate expansion.
- Drive customer acquisition, retention, and long-term account growth.
- Lead complex enterprise sales cycles from prospecting through contract negotiation and closing.
- Understanding of decision-making hierarchies in key financial services industry, combined with the ability to connect with key counterparts where relationships become an entry need to sales
- Build executive-level relationships with banks, PSPs, fintechs, embedded finance providers, and regulated financial institutions.
- Develop value propositions tailored to different customer segments and market needs.
- Create scalable sales methodologies, processes, and performance frameworks.
- Establish strategic alliances with technology providers, payment networks, consulting firms, and industry partners.
- Represent Getnet Platforms at industry events, conferences, and executive forums.
- Position Getnet Platforms as a leading provider of payment technology infrastructure.
- Build, coach, and lead a high-performing international sales organization.
- Collaborate closely with Product, Technology, Marketing, Strategy, and Operations teams.
- Foster a culture of accountability, customer focus, and commercial excellence.
Hiring process
Application
CV screening · With recruitment team
Phone call
With People & Culture team · Phone call · 20 min
A short call about your motivation and the details of the role.
Interviews
Virtual or in-person conversations about your experience, expectations and the value you could bring.
Background check
Offer
- Santander suggests exploring the company on its website and LinkedIn before applying.
- The Spanish version of the page lists the same eight steps.
About Santander
Banco Santander is a global financial services group headquartered in Boadilla del Monte, Spain, and one of the largest banks in the eurozone by market value. It operates across retail and commercial banking, wealth management, and investment banking (through its CIB division, Santander Corporate & Investment Banking), with a strong focus on digital transformation and fintech innovation. The group serves over 160 million customers worldwide and employs more than 200,000 people, with a significant technology and operations hub in Spain.
In Spain, Santander is a dominant financial institution and a major employer of tech, data, and business talent, with its main technology and operations center in Boadilla del Monte (Madrid area) and additional offices in cities like Barcelona and Santander. The company is actively investing in AI, cybersecurity, and digital product development, making it a relevant destination for international professionals seeking roles in banking, engineering, and data. Its global scale and English-friendly corporate environment, especially in CIB and technology teams, offer strong opportunities for relocators.
- Industry
- Banking and Fintech
- Founded
- 1857
- Employees
- 100,000–500,000
- Headquarters
- Boadilla del Monte, Spain
- In Spain
- Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Barcelona
Good to know if you are moving
- Santander is headquartered in Boadilla del Monte, near Madrid, and offers a large, international work environment with English commonly used in tech and CIB roles.
- The company has a strong commitment to digital transformation, with significant investment in AI, cybersecurity, and data engineering, creating opportunities for tech professionals.
- Santander provides relocation support and has a diverse workforce, with employees from many nationalities, especially in its technology and operations centers.
- The bank's global presence means opportunities for international mobility and career growth across its many subsidiaries.
- Working at Santander in Spain offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including flexible working arrangements and professional development programs.
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