Cross Collateral and Risk Negotiation, Onboarding Specialist
Responsibilities
ABOUT THE JOB:
The aim of Global Business Service Unit (GBSU) Canada is to deliver day-to-day services to Société Générale investment and corporate bank units and their clients to accelerate their transformation. GBSU differentiates itself from competitors with the pace of the agile transformation delivered, spreading the technology and data culture, shortening the decision-making process, and adopting a true industrial approach, leveraging on different teams either transversal or aligned to the different sub business units.
The Operations Department ("OPER") ensures the operational processing and control of activity across all Global Banking and Investor Solutions ("GBIS") business lines (Capital Markets, ex-Newedge & Financing). OPER implements all necessary means to ensure the operational, administrative, and financial processing of capital markets and credit operations initiated by these business lines. In addition, OPER ensures the control and security of transaction processing in accordance with current financial regulations while acting as the first level of control on operations and booking quality. OPER provide all necessary support during the lifecycle of the transaction, perform Know Your Customer processing, and provide general client relationship management. OPER also acts to steer the evolution of regulatory projects and controls our external service providers.
The Counterparty Collateral Management team works to reduce counterparty risk by negotiating and administering collateral annex provisions for all master agreements (derivatives, repo, securities lending, clearing, prime brokerage, etc.). The collateral annex defines the acceptable collateral, calculation rules for each asset type, how custodial relationships are handled, and what actions are to occur during an event of a default or other termination event. The Cross-Asset Collateral and Risk negotiation team is responsible for providing the operational feasibility review during the legal negotiation, regulatory compliance, and controls where applicable, and input and validation of agreements in the relevant databases and investigating any disputes or regulatory inquiries. We are a cross-regional team with hubs in India, Paris, and New York.
What will be your DAY-TO-DAY?
Contract Management
- Ensure accurate setup of contracts in referential systems
- Input and validate collateral annexes for various master agreement types
- Provide feedback on operational feasibility during master agreements negotiation
- Participate in global efforts to create/update negotiation and operational control procedures
- Assist margin managers with dispute reviews and contract updates
- Take directed actions in response to default or termination events
- Fulfill quality control and respond to information requests from inspectors and regulators
- Review and remediate contract data in databases as needed
Offshore Oversight on Migrated Processes / Process improvements
- Define controls to mitigate operational risks
- Draft procedures and provide cross-training to team members
- Identify and implement process improvements for daily operations and project management
Projects/Database Support
- Contribute to new business development and regulatory reforms affecting collateral management
- Collaborate with local/global teams to develop workflows for new products
- Define controls for new business, migrations, and projects
- Participate in prioritizing database releases/enhancements for process improvement, liaising with counterparts and IT support
Profile required
Skills and Qualifications:
Must Have: Technical Skill
- Proficient in repo, derivatives, and Collateral Management
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
- Excellent accounting and financial analysis abilities
- Familiar with banking procedures and legal documentation
- Exceptional organizational and documentation skills
- Stay updated on changing market conditions
- Maintain professional communication with clients and team
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
Competencies:
- Assess risks and opportunities
- Deep understanding of capital markets and banking
- Highly numerate with strong analytical skills
- Supportive team player
- Adheres to procedures and seeks continuous improvement
- Facilitates knowledge sharing
- Prioritizes tasks effectively
- Collaborates across organizational boundaries
- Builds and maintains strong client relationships
- Effective influencer and negotiator
Experience Needed:
- 2-3 years’ experience in the financial services industry
- 1-3 years direct collateral management experience
Nice to Have:
- Good working knowledge of VERMEG’s Colline platform
- Experience with documentation or legal background
Languages: French, English
Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing, is a requirement as the person in this position will need to collaborate regularly with colleagues and partners in the United States.
Due to US Federal Securities law applying to this position, candidates who will apply for this position will be required to submit to an enhanced background screening, including the collection of their fingerprints by a third-party vendor selected by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).
Why join us
OUR BENEFITS:
WHAT WE DO DIFFERENTLY AT SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE
Competitive compensation & benefits offering, including but not limited to:
- Minimum of 20 Vacation days + 4 personal days
- Supportive Maternity, paternity, parental and adoption leave policy
- Health spending ($2,000/year) and personal spending ($1,000/year) accounts with 75+ eligible reimbursement categories (health, training, electronics etc.)
Fully sponsored virtual healthcare assistance and Employee Assistance Program to you and your immediate family
Various Employee Resource Groups (ERG) to engage with such as Pride and Allies, American Women Network, Black Leadership Network, One planet, etc.
- A culture of continuous development by encouraging our employees various training programs (online training and coaching platform such as Coursera, GoFluent, Pluralsight, First Finance, and others)
Business insight
OUR CULTURE:
At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate.
For more information about our Culture and Conduct initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/careers/get-know-culture/)
D&I:
Our Diversity & Inclusion Mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.
Our Diversity & Inclusion Vision:
• Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate
• Inclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talents
• Engage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clients
For more information about our D&I initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/societe-generale-about/diversity-and-inclusion/)
HYBRID WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Societe Generale offers a hybrid work arrangement that offers employees the flexibility to work remotely, as well as on-site, in order to promote interaction and collaboration with colleagues while adhering to all SG standard protocols. Hybrid work arrangements vary based on business area. The applicable Business lines will determine and communicate the work arrangements that best meet their business needs.
Societe Generale is an equal opportunity employer, and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. We are committed to recognizing and promoting the talents and achievements of our employees and staff, regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, and any other characteristic or status protected under applicable law. We strive to write our postings as inclusively as possible. If, however, one of the two genders is used alone in this display, it designates persons of all gender identities.