V.I.E. Commercial Support

The responsiveness and dynamism of our teams, their accurate knowledge of market trends and regulations, the strength of our networks and our diverse range of products allow us to optimize the daily management of the cash flow, the commercial and financial transactions for our corporate clients.

As Sales Associate Cash Management you will support the GTB/Payments & Cash Management team in Italy in any Sales Activity with Corporates. Thereby you will have a large level of autonomy, working on projects which are supervised by the Senior Sales Managers. You will systematically report to the Head of the department.
Products and services to be marketed will include, amongst others:
•    Domestic and international means of payment
•    Foreign Exchange (when related to cross-border payments)
•    Electronic Banking products as well as associated services
•    Liquidity Management solutions
•    Active cross-selling with the different Business Lines of the Bank, especially the international retail banking network.
The role requires a strong client service orientation, operational and process knowledge, regulatory and risk processes knowledge, excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills as well as professional integrity at all times. 

Responsabilities:

Commercial Support

• Assist Senior Sales Managers with: client call preparation by creating relationship review materials, response to RFPs, pitch books, global account plans, conducting market intelligence and customer research 
• Complete internal form required to start the account opening process for SG customers and the activation of the requested CM service
• Assist Senior Sales Managers with KYC Onboarding process, collecting required documents and interacting with the KYC Validation Team 
• Ensure accuracy/consistency of client data (Sales portfolios in CRM, client referential). The accuracy of the information reported in the pipeline and the completion of the call report in IC remain main responsibilities of the Sales Manager 

Analysis of Commercial Performance

• Analyse income and produce reporting for Sales Managers: contribution to data quality, highlight of key variations (+/-)

• Prepare business reviews with management

  
  

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 it is mandatory to provide us a formal proof of your M2 diploma validation before the assignment start date. No VIE mission will start without this document. *Grade sheets are not accepted as justification of diploma.

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 School or University

• A previous experience in Cash management would be appreciated

Language skills:

• Fluent in English; beginner in Italian

Technical, operational & Soft skills:

• Good communication and presentation skills 

• Proficient/Good command of MS Office

  
  

The VIE assignment in a nutshell
This VIE in Milan 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 France 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.