TRAINEE: Structured Finance Operations/Transversal Operations

About the Role

Start your career in global finance with Société Générale’s Structured Finance Middle Office team in Singapore. You will gain hands-on exposure to real transactions across multiple industries and markets, working closely with front office, risk, legal and operations teams across Asia-Pacific.

Responsibilities

As a trainee, you will be actively involved in supporting live structured finance transactions:

• Review and analyse legal documentation to support deal execution
• Coordinate with front office, compliance, finance, and back office to ensure smooth transaction closing
• Support deal lifecycle activities (closing, prepayment, loan assignments)
• Assist in communication with external counterparties (including Japanese stakeholders)
• Contribute to reporting and ad-hoc business requests
• Work on a diverse portfolio including real estate, aviation, shipping, energy, and export finance transactions

What you will learn

• End-to-end lifecycle of structured finance transactions
• Exposure to syndicated and bilateral loan operations
• Understanding of legal documentation and risk considerations
• Cross-border collaboration across APAC markets
• Stakeholder management with global teams

Profile Requirements:

• Graduates from Finance, Business, Economics or related disciplines preferred

• Strong analytical and organizational skills with attention to detail

• Fluency in Japanese and English is required for the role. English is the primary working language. The role involves coverage of the Japan market, including communication with Japanese investors, as well as review of loan document in Japanese. 
• A proactive mindset with willingness to learn and take initiative
• Team player with openness to new ideas and challenges

Key Skills you will develop

• Analytical thinking and problem-solving
• Communication and stakeholder management
• Risk awareness in financial transactions
• Process improvement and operational efficiency
• Adaptability in a fast-paced environment

Behavioral Skills

• Client - Understanding and Respect: I listen to clients and colleagues in order to understand and anticipate their needs 
• Team Spirit - Open mindset: I listen and share my views and my expertise in an open mode
• Innovation - Simplification: I make things & ideas simple 
• Responsibility - Performance: I strive for high performance
• Commitment - Sustainability: I strive to develop my skills and knowledge
   

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.

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/

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

Department Description

Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking is a part of Global Banking & Investor Solutions (GBIS). The Structured Finance Middle Office team works on the middle office activities for the structured finance transactions within the Global Banking & Advisory business (GLBA). Structured Finance covers various sectors including energy, metals and mining, infrastructure, shipping, real estate, aircraft and export financing. The Middle Office team in Asia covers the full APAC scope including Australia/New Zealand, Hong Kong/China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Singapore, India, and other South-East Asia locations.