TRAINEE: Exotics Cross Asset Trade Support

What We Offer

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The Trainee role is a full time 24-month contract with Societe Generale where you will have access to a diverse range of training materials to help you succeed, covering various aspects of businesses, including but not limited to technical skills, leadership development, communication skills, client service and relationship management. To be eligible, please ensure you have completed your qualification and will be available to work full time for the duration of Trainee contract.

In your 1st year, you will be exploring various products and activities across the region with details below

• Product scope: Exotics Products on Equity, Rates, Credit, FX and Hybrid such as ELN, CLN, share accumulators, auto-callables and other exotics payoffs

• Work closely with front office and the different support functions (MO, BO, Risk, Finance, ITEC) in order to:

  • Ensure that the modeling of products and transactions into our information system is done in an accurate and timely manner

  • Make sure proper control framework is in place to guarantee the exhaustiveness and quality of the bookings in order to reduce operational risk

  • Coordinate with FO and support functions to follow up and push for resolution of production issues

  • Push for automation, simplification and convergence of the processes

  • Analyze impacts of new products

• Handle Client requests and assist relevant teams in performing the operational leg of all client related tasks

• Help in producing relevant reporting on the products client had subscribed with SG

• Take in charge any escalation request (information request, claims, complaint etc.) from our clients

• Write down / update procedures linked to sensitive processes and controls

After gaining more knoweldge from 1st year, you can also expect to explore more different area within the Exotics Cross Asset Middle Office and be able to come up with more comprehensive solutions & enhance eixsting processes with below examples:

• Involve in process improvement / automation

• Contribute to regular error rate governance on Asia scope. Analyze error rate concentration and help identifying root-cause and remediation action plan

• React in a timely manner to incidents and develop action plan for the long term

Candidates with outstanding performance will be considered for early conversion to permanent roles.

• Relevant Bachelor’s or Graduate’s degree holder is preferred

• Graduates with some working experience gained from other sectors are also welcomed

• Good knowledge of capital market exotics products with cross asset underlying (Equity, Commodity, FX, Rates)

• Fluent in English is essential, with other language skills would be a plus

• Ability to communicate effectively and interface with various internal partners (Traders, Engineers, Sales, other Middle Offices, Product Control teams, Back Offices, IT) and in different countries in Asia, Europe, America regions

• Ability to adapt to a fast changing environment

• Knowledge of Python or VBA programming is an advantage

• Support change by proactively contributing to the change process and adapting to new constraints

• Willingness to embody the Group's values by honouring its commitments, fostering a climate of trust and knowing how to work with colleagues from different environments and cultures

Behavioral Skills

• Client - Client  focus: I put long term relationship with our clients at the center of my actions, whatever my position

• Team Spirit - Synergies: I make cooperation with colleagues in and outside my team a priority

• Team Spirit - Collective mindset: I favour the team’s interest over my own results

• Innovation - Simplification: I make things & ideas simple

• Innovation - Thinking out of the box/Creativity: I propose new ideas and solutions

• Responsibility - Performance: I strive for high performance

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I):

Our mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.

Our vision:

• Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate

• Inclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talents

• Engage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clients

Check out our DE&I initiatives: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/diversity-equity-inclusion-dei/

Hybrid Work Environment:

Societe Generale offers a hybrid work arrangement that offers employees the flexibility to work remotely, as well as on-site, in order to promote interaction and collaboration with colleagues while adhering to all SG standard protocols.  Hybrid work arrangements vary based on business area.  The applicable Business lines will determine and communicate the work arrangements that best meet their business needs

Department Description

Within Société Générale Group, you will join GBTO (Global Banking Technology & Operations) in Hong-Kong, as middle officer on Investment scope. The role is transversal across asset classes and our mission is to ensure all new trades and life cycle events are correctly reflected in the relevant information systems / database:

• For Front Office (FO) to have a clear and accurate view of their positions and risks,

• For Operations to ensure smooth settlement for all trades,

• For Finance to compute economic and accounting PnL in due time.

As the first link in the Operations chain, Trade Support is also the first level of control for the business.

Our Culture:

At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate.

Please visit our APAC career website: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/building-your-career-with/ for more information.