Vice President/Director, Financial Engineer (Equity Pricing)
Responsibilities
- Design, contextualize, price, market and execute Equity derivative solutions with a focus on Institutional and non-flow pods across Asia -ex Japan.
- Interact with Clients, Sales, Trading, Legal, Compliance, Operations, Quants and Research to deliver meaningful solutions.
- Liaise with the US, Europe, and Japan to coordinate the effort and promote best practices.
- Understand and identify business opportunities.
- Supervise junior structurer.
Profile required
- Result driven mindset.
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills together with strict attention to detail,
- At least 5 years' experience with strong understanding of Equity Derivatives products and associated risks. Knowledge of QIS strategies is a plus.
- Knowledge of programming, Python scripting and other programming languages.
- Strong autonomy. Ability to work with multiple functional groups in a cohesive manner.
- Excellent communication skills, ability to explain complex products in a clear concise manner.
BEHAVIORAL SKILLS
- 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 - Courage: I express my convictions and make decisions with courage and respect.
- Commitment - Inspiration: I support the vision and the strategy
- Responsibility - Risk awareness: I am constantly on the lookout for risks
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 in 66 countries 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:
MARK/SPS is the financial engineering team driving financial engineering activities across the market activities (pricing, trade ideas, central structuring, advisory and product marketing) across all products. Our financial engineering expertise is highly successful and globally recognized. Fully coordinated advisory, product and marketing deliveries: bringing just ONE Global MArkets team in front of clients. Product continuum, flow and non-flow vanilla to flow and non-flow exotics.
The candidate will be part of the Cross Asset Financial Engineering team within SG Global Markets. More specifically he/she will take the lead in designing, pricing and marketing Equity Derivatives solutions to Institutional clients and non-flow pods in Asia.
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.