V.I.E. Client On-boarding Project Manager

The Client On-boarding department within SG Securities Services in Luxembourg works closely with our clients and internal departements in order to accompany the on-boarding projects (migrations in, mergers, fund launches, restructuring, mergers, liquidations, migrations out, etc.). The team is composed of 10 project managers working in UCITS and Private Equity projects.

The purpose of the VIE is to be part of the Project Clients Team (PCL) by supporting the project managers in their day-today tasks. She/he will help them to follow up and coordinate funds events with our clients (asset managers). This position is a crucial link between clients, relationship managers and operational teams (Fund Administration, Transfer Agent, Custody, Legal, Invoice team, etc). She/he will be a point of contact for clients, operational teams and will work with all business lines.

During your VIE mission you will be in charge of these responsibilities:

• To support the project managers in their day-to-day tasks
• To facilitate the coordination between the client and the business lines during fund events such as fund launch, liquidation
  or migration
• To use Lean Six Sigma tools to review and improve the process
• To design and maintain qualitative and quantitative monitoring of these projects
• To report to the stakeholders and to the management
• To escalate if necessary

A questionnaire will be provided to you in order to check your VIE (Société Générale and Business France) eligibility. For an efficient analysis of your application, please make sure to truthfully answer all the questions.

PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.

To facilitate the examination of your application by our English-speaking managers, we thank you for applying in English.

Studies & experience:

• Graduate with a Master degree from Business/Engineering School or University with a specialization in Business, Finance or Project Management

Language skills:

• Fluent in English
• Fluent in French

Technical, operational & soft skills:

• You have a good knowledge on Microsoft Office (World, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge in security services (Fund Administration/Custody/Transfer Agent)
• Knowledge on MS Project and Power BI will be appreciated
• Highly motivated and reliable
• Open-minded with willingness to learn
• Good state of mind: teamworking player and a sense of common results
• Able to effectively perform different tasks depending on need
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Pro-activeness and capacity to think out of the box

The VIE assignment in a nutshell

This VIE in Luxembourg is to begin as soon as possible but you need to plan 3 months between your application date and the beginning of your VIE assignment. It will last 12 months.

The VIE is a specific contract, under Business France’s eligibility criteria, opened to candidates under 28 and from the member states of the European Economic Space. For further information (including your financial indemnities), please see Mon VIE-VIA Business France.

As soon as you arrive, you will be integrated into our teams and will learn every day alongside our experts, who will support you in your tasks. Gradually, you will become more independent in your projects, making this experience a real career accelerator. You will also discover all the diversity of our businesses, in a sector that is constantly evolving and innovating.

At the end of your VIE, various opportunities could be offered to you, in Luxembourg and abroad.

At Societe Generale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious.

Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating and taking action are part of our DNA.

If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!

Still hesitating?

You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices, and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.