VP/Drector, APAC Developed Markets Rates Strategist
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Head of APAC Research in HK and Global Rates Strategy in Paris, the sucessful candidate will be responsible for producing rates strategy research, with the primary focus on JPY and AUD rates. She/he will work closely with EUR and USD rates strategists within the rates strategy team as well as with Emerging Markets (EM) rates strategists.
- Produce and publish research in coordination with other members of the rates team: Fixed-Income weekly, thematic specials, trade ideas, semi-annual Fixed Income outlook, participation in cross-asset research documents
- High level quality content of research, when appropriate based on extensive analytical work
- Marketing: meetings or calls with external clients, bespoke work, participation to SG research seminars or conferences. Spokesperson in APAC for DM rates and FX research
- Cooperation within GRS: liaise / support other team members in different geographies where appropriate, participate and encourage collective thinking in order to increase cross-FIC or cross-asset production.
- Cooperation with other business lines within the limits of the compliance rules – trading, sales, DCM, engineering
- Innovation, efficiency – design and develop appropriate databases and analytical tools, follow the digital transformation and growing place of ESG in fixed-income.
Profile required
- Over 5 years proven experience in sell-side or buy side rates or economic research, with specific experience in JPY or AUD rates (cash and derivatives).
- Knowledge and proven experience in rates and fixed-income markets
- Strong global macro skills
- Ability to set up and conduct research projects
- Quantitative and analytical skills: at least basic econometrics or statistics
- Writing/speaking skills in English: interesting and thought provoking but always appropriate and accurate
- Innovative mind: deliver original research, both in content and style
- Applied knowledge of IT tools – Excel/VBA or Python
- Aim to learn and adapt to changing environment and business priorities
- Enthusiastic and pro-active personality
- Proven ability to work in a team
- Strong analytical skills and an aptitude for numbers with excellent attention to detail
- Solution-focused, service-oriented and proactive
- Team player, proactively shares information and collaborates with others
- Exemplary professional conduct
- Self-motivated, proactive and entrepreneurial
- Capability to prioritize and organize
- Strong senior stakeholder Management Skills
- Ability to develop relationships based on trust and professionalism
Behavioral Skills
- Client - Client focus: I put long term relationship with our clients at the center of my actions, whatever my position
- Team Spirit - Collective mindset: I favour the team’s interest over my own results
- 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
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 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
The rates strategy team is responsible for providing strategic research and recommendations in global rates markets to SG’s clients, as well as providing a key support function to the FIC business (trading, sales and Debt Capital Markets). The team is geographically split between London / Paris / New York / Bangalore and is part of the Global Research Solutions (GRS) department with around 200 analysts, strategists and economists combining their expertise into a cross-asset approach: analysis of the impact of major events on different asset classes, assessment of the links between asset classes, and strategic synthesis of this key information to provide an integrated view. All GRS research is published via www.sgmarkets.com.
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