TRAINEE: Junior Structurer

• Complete market studies and analysis: market trends, competitors watch, regulatory watch
• Assist in answering sales or clients’ requests
• Participate to new products and solutions design
• Assist in drafting and reviewing products legal documentation (term sheets, final terms, confirmations…)
• Assist in negotiating agreements with clients (distribution agreements, master agreements…) and service providers
• Participate to new products delivery projects, coordinating with internal departments to obtain approvals and to ensure smooth execution
• Help automating documentation generation process (template creation using internal tools)
• Monitor the activity and produce associated reports

• Hold a relevant Bachelors or Masters degree in Finance, Financial Mathematics, Computer Science, Business, Law or similar
• Interest in financial markets and structured products
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Highly motivated who can work autonomously
• Flexible and adaptable
• Good team player with ability to drive initiatives cross-departments for a common goal
• Self-motivated, responsible, able to work under pressure and meet tight deadline
• Fluent English is mandatory, Mandarin proficiency is preferred     

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.

Behavioral Skills:

• Client - Understanding and Respect: I listen to clients and colleagues in order to understand and anticipate their needs
• 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 solutions
• Responsibility - Risk awareness: I am constantly on the lookout for risks
• Commitment - Sustainability: I strive to develop my skills and knowledge

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/

Department Description:

Within the Global Markets Division in Hong Kong, you will join our Financial Engineering department which brings together the Equities, Fixed Income & Currencies structuring capabilities with the objective of providing investors with one integrated multi-asset market solutions team. The department capitalizes on an integrated engineering team to deliver cross asset expertise. You will join the Cross-Asset Structuring team in charge of designing and implementing investment solutions for our clients.