Intern Middle Office Support

SGSS provides a full range of securities services that are adapted to the latest financial markets and regulatory trends: clearing services, custody and trustee services, retail custody services, liquidity management, fund administration and asset servicing, fund distribution and global issuer services.

The Middle Office Business Support sub-division supports both SGSS Switzerland clients and management across various topics.

The different topics are split between experts however tasks are allocated depending on the business needs.

Tasks and responsibilities:

We are looking for an AI savvy Intern / Working Student to support our Back Office Operations team in the daily processing of securities operations.

The role combines hands on learning in:

• Corporate actions

• Settlements and deliveries

• Cash and collateral monitoring

• Tax and reporting activities

• …and a strong mandate to leverage AI & Microsoft 365 tools to make workflows more efficient, structured, and reliable

This internship is ideal for a student who enjoys operational work, has excellent attention to detail, and wants to experiment with AI in a real financial market context.

The ideal candidate is not expected to be a technical expert, but must be curious, fast learning, and comfortable experimenting with AI tools.

AI Supported Productivity & Process Enhancement

The intern will be encouraged — and expected — to use AI tools to support the team:

• Use Microsoft Copilot to prepare summaries, draft reports, email templates, and operational checklists

• Assist in creating AI enhanced templates for corporate actions events, settlement follow ups, claim logs, and cash reconciliations

• Support process optimization through small automation ideas (Power Automate, Excel formulas/scripts, automated reminders)

• Review AI outputs and provide structured, reliable feedback on accuracy, gaps, and improvement opportunities

• Help document processes with AI assistance (procedure drafts, process maps, risk notes)

Operational Support (Under Supervision)

In this role, you’ll support the Back Office team with day-to-day processing and learn how core financial operations run. Your tasks may include:

• Assisting with monitoring corporate actions and settlement activity

• Helping track and resolve pending or failed trades

• Maintaining documentation and preparing simple summaries (with AI tools)

• Flagging issues early and escalating them to experienced team members

Contribution to Continuous Improvement

• Use AI tools to help identify inefficiencies across Back Office processes

• Draft improvement proposals and structured feedback for supervisors

• Help maintain and update procedure documents and training material

Communication & Team Collaboration

• Interact professionally with internal teams (Front Office, Compliance, Operations)

• Provide concise updates on task progress and issues

• Escalate uncertainties early

• Contribute positively to team spirit and collaboration

Miscellaneous:

• Respect of the core values of Société Générale

Studies & experience:

• Enrolled in a Bachelor or Master program (Business, Finance, IT/Data, Engineering, or related fields)

Language skills:

• English: C1

• German or French languages are considered an advantage

Technical, operational & Soft skills:

• Strong command of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

• High comfort level with AI tools (Copilot, Chat-based assistants, automated templates)

• Ability to transform unstructured data into clear outputs using AI

• Nice to have: experience with Power Automate, Power BI, Python, or Excel macros and interest in financial processes, KYC/AML, operational risk

• Curiosity to explore workflows and improve them through automation

• Strong attention to detail and reliability

• Analytical mindset and structured approach

• Eagerness to learn and improve processes

• Team oriented, adaptable, and proactive

Société Générale Switzerland is a multi-category bank offering every employee the possibility to have several careers in a professional career path. Internal mobility and training are two core areas we focus on, in a dynamic, prosperous and evolving context.

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 studies, various opportunities could be offered to you, in Switzerland and abroad.

At Société Générale, 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.