Trainee - Prime Services Sales

Description of the Business Line or Department

The Prime Services and Clearing business of Societe Generale provides Global Market Access for clients to trade cash, synthetic, listed and OTC derivative instruments across Equities, Fixed Income, and Foreign Exchange.

The core offering delivers front to back Execution, Clearing, and Settlement services enhanced by the provision of Financing, Research and Capital Introductions.

SG Prime Services is a client-focused business.  The client franchise includes Hedge Funds, Asset Managers, CTAs, Financial Institutions, and Proprietary Trading Groups who are covered by teams based around the world including Paris, London, Chicago, New York, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, and Sydney.

All roles at Société Générale CIB are expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to effective risk assessment and management, sound judgement, and speaking up when noticing behaviours or outcomes creating unintended risk. You will be expected to operate with integrity, manage risk proactively in day-to-day activities, log and escalate issues promptly and constructively, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and self-accountability.

Summary of the key purposes of the role

The role is to work in the Prime Services business line supporting the UK Prime Services Sales team. The Sales team perform the following key functions:

• Prime Services client business development and maintenance
• Senior escalation for serious relationship threatening issues
• Credit and Market Risk liaison - first line of defence
• Regulatory Change guidance

The successful candidate will work closely with the team, supporting them in managing all business driven and regulatory initiatives impacting the UK Prime Services client base.  They will have the opportunity to gain in depth knowledge about the business from trading through to clearing and will interact with a wide variety of people in the SG group, both in the Prime Services business line and in the wider Global Markets Business.

Summary of responsibilities

• Assist with the management of regulatory and business driven client initiatives for Prime Services clients
• Liaise with internal departments and drive through requirements generated by Prime Services clients
• Manage the internal regulatory team needs and help to channel and prioritise their initiatives and remediation projects for Prime Services clients
• Assist Sales in managing client requirements to trade new markets or new products
• Monitor client risk utilisation and co-ordinate Sales team responses where needed
• Monitor and resolve client risk limit overruns and assist clients through pre-trade risk requirements
• Assist in producing MIS for the Sales team to help them managing their commercial relationships

Competencies

• The ideal candidate will hold a degree or equivalent in a Finance-related field
• Excellent level of written and verbal English
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, in particular Excel
• Good basic knowledge of Prime Services products and services
• Good basic level of familiarity with banking regulations
• Good attention to detail and a creative eye
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise
• Ability to disseminate information into key messages
• Ability to work to deadlines

• Demonstrated risk mindset: proactive identification and escalation of risk, sound judgement under pressure, and willingness to speak up and challenge constructively

• Demonstrate a strong risk culture by balancing commercial objectives with sound judgment and client outcomes

People join for the impact they can have on us. They stay for the impact we have on them. A flatter structure offers visibility and exposure beyond that of our competitors, so you know our names, and we know yours. It's personable, human, and inspires success through passion. By encouraging open mindedness and a willingness to share ideas, we have adapted to market changes and thrived through innovation. Bringing words like “hard work” and “dedication” together with “community” and “respect” has enabled us to work collaboratively and build our future together. We call this Team Spirit and it's what makes us different. It's what makes you different.

If you feel you have the required experience and qualifications, then please apply to the SG Resourcing Team, and we will manage your application. At Société Générale, we believe our people are our strength and are core to the success of our business. As such, we search for, recruit and appoint the best available person on the basis of aptitude and ability, regardless of sex, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, pregnancy, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or gender identity.