V.I.E. Financial Sponsors Analyst

Global Banking and Advisory (GLBA) combines recognized wholesale coverage with world-class product, financing, and advisory expertise within one team, enabling us to best support our clients. On the one hand, our transversal, product-neutral coverage teams span all businesses to promote the bank's products and services to our clients globally, and on the other, we provide world-class capital raising, financing and advisory expertise.

The VIE would be an integral part of the Financial Sponsor Coverage & Investment Banking team at SG. We seek an intellectually curious recent college graduate with a strong interest in financial markets and serving clients through banking.  Candidate will have the opportunity to develop an acumen for financial literacy, understanding of a multi-faceted and highly sophisticated client base, and grow into a strong analyzer, writer, and marketer.

Working directly with the Financial Sponsors Coverage & Investment Banking team and business partners.

Day-to-day responsibilities (under the supervision of the Financial Sponsors Coverage Banking team) include but are not limited to the preparation of:

• Various internal reports and operational Coverage team support including meeting and pipeline tracking
  
• Developing Support Memos (business cases and client profitability analyses)
  
• Yearly budget, periodic income forecast, income correction campaigns on the portfolio
  
• Communication with clients for periodic Know Your Client document updates

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
• Knowledge of bank products (can be learned over time), strong interest in finance and global capital markets

Language skills:

• Fluent in English

Operational, technical & soft skills:

• Interest in the banking industry and client relationship management
  
• Interest in financial sponsors (innovation, trends, influences)
  
• Strong organizational skills
  
• Accuracy
  
• Resourcefulness
  
• Strong personal drive and self-motivation
  
• Strong research capabilities
  
• Strong communication and presentation skills
  
• Ability to write effectively
  
• Superior analytical thought process
  
• Ability to handle multiple projects at the same time
  
• Commitment to delivering to tight deadlines
  
• Ability to reason through business situations
  
• Flexibility to work hours necessary to get tasks completed
  
• Interest in the banking industry and client relationship management
• Mastery of Excel and PowerPoint
  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (personality fit is very important)

The VIE assignment in a nutshell

This VIE in New York is to begin December 1st, 2025, but you need to plan 3 months between your application date and the beginning of your VIE assignment. It will last 18 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.