Trainee – 12 months’ contract – FIC Sales

This is a fixed term 12 month Trainee contract with Societe Generale. You will form part of the team on a full time basis. In order to apply for the Trainee position please ensure you have completed your qualification and will be available to work full time for the duration of the Trainee contract.

The candidate will be part of our Fixed Income and Foreign Exchange Sales activities in Singapore

• Perform sales activities reporting.
• Assist in account opening process and other client administrative matters.
• Facilitate in organizing of client events - send invites, follow-up on attendance, co-ordinate materials and venue with communications.
• Perform basic follow-up with client on their pricing requests.
• Ensure trades are booked in a timely and accurate manner. 
• Preparing client presentations and marketing materials

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Engineering or Mathematical related discipline. 
• Fresh graduate/Recent graduates with less than 1 year of experience welcome to apply.
• Prior internship experience in investment banking or financial services is a plus.
• Strong critical thinking, good analytical skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Communication skills (verbal and written) with ability to interact comfortably with a variety of businesses, management, and control functions across the bank. 
• Self-starter strong work ethics and be able to work accurately under pressure
• Capacity to prioritize and organize.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is a must. VBA skills would be an advantage

Behavioral Skills

• Client - Client focus: I nurture a long-term relationship with the clients/internal partners
• Client - Understanding and Respect: When communicating with our clients/internal partners I listen in order to understand and anticipate their needs
• Team Spirit - Open mindset/Respect: I listen and share my views and my expertise in an open mode
• Responsibility - Performance: I generate outstanding individual and collective performance
• Commitment - Inspiration/Vision: I inspire others by communicating a clear vision and strategy
• Client - Risk/Vigilance: I seek out the greatest benefit for clients/internal partners while ensuring that the Group’s risks are properly managed 
  
   

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. Please visit our APAC career website: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/building-your-career-with/ for more information. 

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I):

Our 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 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

Check out our DE&I initiatives: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/diversity-equity-inclusion-dei/

Societe Generale is committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience to all candidates.  If you require any reasonable accommodations of assistance during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let our HR staff know.

Department Description

The Global Market division brings together the Equities, Fixed Income & Currencies Sales, and Trading capabilities with the objective of providing our clients with high quality investment and risk management solutions. It addresses the needs of clients, offering a wide range of services and products from flow and exotic products to more sophisticated structured products through our outstanding financial engineering capabilities. The Singapore platform encompasses equities and Equity derivatives, fixed income and currencies, prime services and clearing, cross asset solutions and research.