Product Specialist

Integrated marketing team covering all marketing dimensions through a twofold approach: Strategic marketing and Product marketing.

Product marketing: At the heart of engineering teams, providing all stakeholders with the tools to better serve clients:

• Provide sales with the support to ensure proper client understanding of our hedging and investment solutions (QIS, Structured product, Flow, Prime Brokerage) on a cross asset range: product presentations, RFP, sales trainings, knowledge management tools
• Help financial engineers to convey their ideas and solutions with sales : cross asset product offer, product analysis / back-testing, regulatory approval
• Provide clients with: bespoke marketing material for their own needs, dedicated trainings …
• Product scope covers all asset classes with a strong emphasis on equity derivatives and fixed income derivatives. Client scope covers financial institutions and corporates

Strategic marketing: understanding our Global Markets offering, markets environment and clients profile in order to

• Provide Sales teams and clients with an exhaustive panorama of our solutions & services across regions, with appropriate marketing collateral to make it understandable to all stakeholders
• Develop relevant adding value client services aiming to increase client satisfaction
• Ensure high visibility of the most important cross-asset research analyst convictions
• Contribute to widen client access to Société Générale services through cross-selling initiatives
   

Day to day responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Producing detailed commercial presentations for distribution to clients and / or potential investors

• Developing/creating brochures, newsletters, marketing campaigns, in order to keep the clients informed of our capabilities, services, and latest product innovations

  and ideas

• Back testing products / excel computation (historical simulations of investment scenarios and product performance as well as analysis of returns - using macros (VBA or not) or requiring the development of macros)
• Liaising with Legal department to develop and maintain US / Canada / LATAM compliant marketing and sales documents
• Producing analytical reports
• Strategic watching and competitive analysis on financial markets and trends in the Americas (data analysis & statistics, competitors' new releases and evolution, new development analysis – payoffs, underlings….
• Contributing to the training of the whole platform
• Assisting with the organization of conferences and related events for client and salesperson networking in close coordination with internal communication team
   

Technical Skills:

• Excellent command of MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Strong mathematic and presentation skills

Desired / Plus:

• Python, VBA, modeling, Bloomberg experience a plus
• QIS/Systematic strategies experience is a plus
   

Competencies:

• Strong interest in market finance and macro economics
• Good communication skills necessary to interact with Sales and Engineers on the floor
• Ability to manage complex processes dealing with multiple internal and external resources
   

Experience Needed:

• Knowledge and understanding of derivative instruments (options, swaps, futures …)
• 2-5 years of experience in a similar position 
   

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree (Finance, Business Studies, Engineering or Economics preferred), but we also look for analytical ability, leadership, commercial and business development skills, accuracy and attention to detail 
  
   

Societe Generale is committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience to all candidates. If you require any reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let our Recruiters know.

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. For more information about our Culture and Conduct initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/careers/get-know-culture/)

DIVERSITY, INCLUSION & BELONGING (“DIB”):
Our DIB Mission: Recruit, develop, retain and advance a talented workforce that is united in our efforts to leverage our talent and further develop an inclusive environment that will enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients. It seeks to foster an environment where employee differences are valued and where all employees feel engaged, supported, respected, and informed. For more information about our DIB initiatives, please visit this link: https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/careers/get-know-diversity/

COMPENSATION:
Base salary range does not include overtime pay, bonus and/or other benefits, where applicable. Actual base salary offer will vary based on skills and experience. The role is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and includes a competitive benefits package including 401(k) plan with company match, medical/dental/vision, and other benefits for fertility, wellness, student loans and commuters.