Trainee – 12 months’ contract - Cross-Asset Solutions Sales
Responsibilities
The candidate will be part of the Global Markets Sales Distribution team in Singapore. His/her role will include, but is not limited to:
- Execution of daily flow activities to support the senior sales
- Help the team to back up the coverage for Institutional clients based in Singapore and abroad, mainly on their EQ, FX and IR investing needs and other investment products
- Push various product campaigns & maintain awareness of SG product strength and offerings
- Help the team to meet operational budget target
- Cooperation with other sales and with sales teams in different regions, as well as other departments and partners (notably Coverage/Relationship Managers, Trading, Engineering, RISQ, MO, BO, Legal, Compliance, etc...)
- Ensure the activity is performed safely and appropriately, in compliance with internal guidelines as mentioned above
- Always keep updated on the regulation proactively to offer perfect internal & external code of conduct
- Able to organize, supervise and guide offshore team. Key focus on excelling in providing clean documentation, timely pricings
- Assist new automation ideas and projects with various teams to continuously improve efficiency
Profile required
Academic Background and Certifications, Experience:
- Degree or equivalent in Finance, Economics, Commerce, Science, Statistics, Engineering or related topics
- Fresh graduates or recent graduates with less than 1 year experience welcome to apply
Operational Skills:
- Strong interest in markets and possesses some technical knowledge in structured products. Detailed derivative knowledge in cross-assets is a plus
- Previous internship experience in executing cross-asset transactions will be well-regarded
- Personal skills: strong sales and communication skills, autonomous and pro-active, energetic, results and client driven, strong ethics such as integrity and transparency, strong conduct risk awareness. Able to work under a stressful environment
- Fluent in Mandarin (spoken and written) to cover translating documentations and marketing pitch as we have a large Chinese client base
- Knowledge required in Macroeconomics & financial markets, cross-asset structure products, EQ, FX & Rates trading conventions.
- Good command of VBA or other coding language will be desirable
Behavioral Skills:
- Commitment - Exemplarity: I embody the Group’s values
- Responsibility - Accountability: I make decisions in my scope of responsibilities
- Responsibility - Performance: I strive for high performance
- Client - Sales and Marketing Strategy: I contribute to adapt our offer to our clients'/internal partners' needs
- Team Spirit - Synergies: I make cooperation with colleagues in and outside my team a priority
- Innovation - Thinking out of the box/Creativity: I propose new ideas and solution
We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidate will be notified.
Business insight
Company Description:
With our regional headquarters in Hong Kong, we operate in 11 locations across the Asia Pacific region, employing over 2,300 employees*.
*As per December 2023
Our activities here are centred on Societe Generale's Global Banking & Investor Solutions pole (GBIS), a major growth engine for the Group and a key pillar of Societe Generale's universal banking model. Our expertise in Asia Pacific ranges from Corporate & Investment Banking (Advisory, Financing and Global Markets) to Asset Management, Securities Services, Global Transaction Banking and specialised financial services like Equipment & Vendor Finance and Vehicle Leasing & Fleet Management. Societe Generale's Global Solution Centre (SG GSC) in Bangalore and Chennai offers customised business solutions to the Societe Generale Group globally.
For more information, follow us on LinkedIn @Société Générale or visit our website www.societegenerale.asia.
Department Description:
Societe Generale is one of the leading financial services groups in Europe. Based on a universal banking model, the Group combines financial strength with a strategy of sustainable growth, putting its resources to work to finance the economy and its clients’ projects. The role will be part of Global Market department and more precisely the Cross Asset Distribution team, which is well recognized in the region.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and promoting all talents, regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of a political, religious, trade union or minority organisation, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination.