V.I.E. Client Coverage & Investment Banking

Corporate Coverage within Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (“SGCIB”) is responsible for managing the Bank’s global business relationships with large U.S. multinational clients. The role you are applying to is in New York on the Technology Corporate Coverage team. Currently, there are over 40 clients within the Technology portfolio across a range of subsectors, such as semiconductors, software, and fintech.

Bankers in Corporate Coverage provide business lines within SGCIB and outside of SGCIB with access to client deal flow and assist in cross-selling all Societe Generale key global products.  This is accomplished through client meetings with CFOs, Treasury teams and Corporate Development teams to pitch new business.  Our goal is to develop business in accordance to Societe Generale’s high standards of marginal income, healthy returns and superior quality that meet the Bank's after-tax returns.

The business lines within SGCIB include: Corporate Credit, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Acquisition Finance, Equity Capital Markets (Public Issues and Private Placements, Share Repurchase), Strategic Equity Transactions (Structured Share Repurchase, hedging of equity exposures), Debt Capital Markets (Public Issues and Private Placements, High Yield when appropriate), Project Finance, Asset Finance, Export Finance, Securitization, Foreign Exchange hedging, Interest Rate and Commodity exposures, Credit Ratings Advisory, Loan Syndications, Deposits and other investments, and Pension Fund investments.  SG product teams based outside of SGCIB include local banking services (loans, cash management, hedging, etc.) through the French and International network of local banks, Cash Management, Vehicle Fleet Leasing and Management, Vendor Finance, Receivables Finance, and Securities Services.

Day to day responsibilities (under the supervision of the New York Coverage team) include but are not limited to the preparation of:

• Client Pitch presentations (slide creation and binding)
• Pre-Screening / Support Memos (business cases and client profitability analysis)
• Profitability analysis (advanced Excel modeling) for prospective transactions
• Acquisition finance modeling (Three-statement, Discounted Cashflow, Merger, Consolidation)
• Credit analysis 
• Client profile development
• Special sector studies as needed
• Various internal reports and operational Coverage team support
• Corporate Finance data gathering on individual clients or industrial sectors
• Interaction with business line product specialists on specific client initiatives
• Tracking of live deal and pitch communication for current and prospective clients
• 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.

Kindly note that it is also mandatory to provide us with a formal proof of your M2 diploma validation before the assignment start date. No VIE mission will start without this document.

*Grade sheets are not accepted as justification of the diploma.

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's degree from a Business/Engineering School or University with a specialization in Finance
• A previous experience in the Financial Industry or in a client facing role would be a plus

Language skills:

• Fluent in English (B2-C1)

Operational, technical & soft skills:

• Excellent analytical skills
• Proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint is required
• Organizational skills
• Ability to work in a high stress environment
• First class marketing skills
• The position requires a self-confident person who is a self-starter; highly motivated and reliable, well organized, has a strong team spirit, and excellent attention to detail
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to complete accurate work under significant pressure
• Awareness of and experience in working with people with international backgrounds is a plus
• Accurately prioritizing tasks and managing competing deadlines

• Interest in the technology sector

The VIE assignment in a nutshell

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

In case a visa is necessary, please make sure your passport is valid up to 6 months after the end of the VIE contract to not delay your departure.

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 the USA 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.