Is Santander a good company to work for?

Santander has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 24,632 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 67% of employees would recommend working at Santander to a friend and 65% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Santander have been left by employees working as Intern , Software Engineer and Assistant Vice President .

Does Santander pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Santander employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Santander. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Santander?

67% of Santander employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Santander 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Santander?

Estagiário (747) , Gerente (409) , Gerente Comercial (395) , Gerente De Negócios e Serviços ll (262) , Analista (253) , Analyst (244) , Personal Banker (235) , Customer Service Representative (231) , Analista Pleno (224) , Bank Teller (219) , Customer Service Advisor (203) , Especialista (196) , Analista Júnior (182) , Analista Sênior (167) , Relationship Banker (162)

What are the pros of working at Santander according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good but too many times you have to show proof for things they give you to use." ((in 604 reviews)); "The amount of sick/vacation time they give is great for people just starting with the bank." ((in 520 reviews)); "very result oriented and good pay" ((in 374 reviews)); "Good work/life balance; relatively low entry criteria; international workforce;" ((in 360 reviews)); "Good for entry level staff to learn front to back operations quickly Great culture with team working spirit in GTB in particular" ((in 281 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Santander according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and lot of restrictions" ((in 382 reviews)); "No promotion hirarcy system bad manager" ((in 194 reviews)); "Long hours and bureaucratic sometimes" ((in 87 reviews)); "pay and senior leadership isn't great" ((in 74 reviews)); "To put it bluntly, the upper management is horrible." ((in 69 reviews))

What are employees saying about Santander layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Santander layoffs and their outlook for job security at Santander in 2026.

What Santander locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Princeton , Edison , Holmdel , Odessa , Melville , Cranston , Harrisburg , San Juan , Jersey City , Elizabeth

Santander reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(5,690 total reviews)

Tim Wennes

81% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Santander has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,690 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Santander employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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6K reviews

1.0

Jan 24, 2018

No communication; no processes; no interest in either one

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Vacation. Subsidized rail passes.

Cons

People not interested in communicating processes to be followed but expect them to be followed. Environment of secrecy at certain levels; not sharing what people need to know to do their job. Extremely frustrating and a job to nowhere.

Santander Response

8y

Santander is always looking at ways to improve all facets of the company. We thank you for your review and appreciate your honesty

2.0

Jan 1, 2018

Lack of Trained Managers, Lack of Trained HR

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Loved the work I conducted Allowed a good work/life balance on our team Teamwork within each teamwork and across others

Cons

Managers lack management training Managers punish employees who offer constructive feedback Managers openly encourage employees to talk to each other department wide, but turn around and punish them for doing so in private during reviews Compensation for existing (Sovereign) employees well below market value Goals established in the beginning of the year, that are SMART, are changed 2 days prior to year end performance reviews, and no longer SMART causing employees to barely meet goals Sr Leadership made promises, yet never delivered Year end performance review timeline lasts 5 months

1.0

Sep 23, 2017

Senior Financial Analyst

Senior financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This place doesnt care about anyone. You will be just a number to complete a nonsense task that will drive you nuts. You will be so confused when you work there. I read a review from an employer saying be ready to pick up a showel, forget the showel you will need a tractor to clean up the mess and once you done so they will bring back the mess again and tell you now do it with a showel and once you will be done with the showel they will tell you have no idea what you are doing. The truth is the place is so messy that the upper management has no clue themselves what to do, what direction to go and why. Be wware of the culture too. Is the toughest culture you will ever face in a coporate seting.

Cons

They are very greedy to establish a brand name in usa, I do not see them as a business to be worth standing on top of their competitors. I do not see them offering any good products to the customers. Just run away do not walk away. You will be happy not joining this bank

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