Responsibilities
RISQ/ASI/COO is the team that provides organizational and transversal support to RISQ/ASI, it serves as the primary liaison between the Risk groups and the various support partners. It coordinates cross entity matters and manage the department resources, ensuring RISQ operating rules are applied and observed promoting a secure and sustainable platform.
In that duties, the COO asistant trainee will assist COO of RISQ/ASI who is responsible for:
- Preparing RISQ/ASI budget and monitoring budget and budget projections, in conjunction with the DFIN and so coordinates resource and logistics management;
- Reviewing certain cross-business projects and efficiency related initiative, ensuring that RISQ/ASI (including CROs) needs are considered and serving as primary liaison with the global project teams;
- Serving as correspondent for RISQ/ASI, and as such coordinate RISQ/ASI effort to the deployment and the improvement of the Compliance framework;
- Managing the communication inside and outside of RISQ/ASI, including the preparation of the quarterly staff meeting, developing common values and a strong risk culture;
- Drafting and reviewing RISQ/ASI’s policies not related to Enterprise Risk Management (including Client Service Level Agreement , mission statement, RISQ/ASI operational risk policies …);
- Coordinating on various project or risk assesment within RISQ/ASI departments and teams
- Serving as correspondent for RISQ/ASI and its partners on environmental, climate and related aspects ensuring guidelines and training are cascaded as relevant
RISQ/ASI/COO also acts as Operation Risk Manager (ORM), and in such respect is responsible for:
- Serving as secretary of RISQ/ASI’s ORC (preparing the committee and follow-up the actions);
- Coordinating the implementation of the first level controls for RISQ/ASI;
- Coordinating the periodic risk assessment of the department (Business Continunity, Business Impact Analysis, etc)
- Monitoring the performance of RISQ/ASI’s operational risk framework (including market, credit risks, operational and transversal risks) and coordinates the oversight;
- Monitoring outsources services;
- The first analysis of the incidents, defining remediation actions and escalating to management as needed;
- Coordinating follow-up on implementation of self-identified finding or recommendations from Audit Department or Control function within RISQ/ASI;
Profile required
- Hold a relevant Bachelors or Masters degree in Business or similar
- Strong Excel skill
- Experiences in Banking is prefered
- Finance market/ counterpart risks knowledge and global knowledge on Information System is prefered
- Ablility to work independently
- Proactive, Ability to solve problems, work under pressure and propose new ideas
- Ability to work efficiently and in team setting
- Good communication skills
- Fluent English is mandatory
Behavioral Skills
- Team Spirit - Synergies: I make developing synergies a priority
- Team Spirit - Open mindset/Respect: I listen and share my views and my expertise in an open mode
- Innovation - Technology: I take new technologies into account in my activities
- Responsibility - Risk: In order to improve the Group's security, I am constantly on the lookout for risks
- Innovation - Simplification: I make things & ideas simple
- Responsibility - Performance: I strive to generate high individual and collective performance
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
Business insight
Company Description
Societe Generale is one of the leading European financial services groups. Based on a diversified and integrated banking model, the Group combines financial strength and proven expertise in innovation with a strategy of sustainable growth. Committed to the positive transformations of the world’s societies and economies, Societe Generale seeks to build together with its clients, a better and sustainable future through responsible and innovative financial solutions. Active in the real economy for over 150 years, with a solid position in Europe and connected to the rest of the world, Societe Generale has over 117,000 employees and supports 25 million individual clients, businesses and institutional investors worldwide (figures as of August 2023). We have a presence in 11 locations across Asia Pacific. With our regional headquarters in Hong Kong – a core hub of the worldwide Societe Generale Group – we employ around 2,300 employees in the region. In addition, Societe Generale's Global Solution Centre (SGGSC) in Bangalore and Chennai supports the Group in Asia Pacific and globally with customised business solutions.
Department Description
The RISQ Division in Asia Pacific (RISQ/ASI) is responsible for identifying, measuring, monitoring approving, and controlling risks pertaining to the Group’s activities in the Asia Pacific (i.e. conducted by SG’s Asia-Pacific Business Unit - “ASIA BU” or booked in one of the Asia-Pacific entities). RISQ/ASI oversees credit/counterparty, market, liquidity, structural, operational and model risks while compliance and reputational risks are under the supervision of compliance department (CPL). Strategic risk remains under the supervision of the Head of the ASIA BU.
RISQ/ASI comprises seven departments (RMA, CIB, OPE, CTL, ERM, ALM and COO), plus representatives (“local CROs”) in various entities of AsiaPacific.
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.