Coverage Trainee, Client Relationship Management Large Corporates

Mission: 

The Coverage Trainee will work alongside a team of relationship managers (RMs) in the coverage department within Société Générale’s Corporate & Investment Banking division (SGCIB).

The Coverage & Investment Banking division of SG CIB is responsible for managing the business relationships with the wholesale clients of the group. The Corporate Coverage team manages the relationship to the largest corporate clients, in this case corporates across the Nordic region. The main product areas include Global Transaction and Payment Services, Investment Banking, Global Market Solutions and other Commercial Banking services via the Group’s international network.

SG’s Stockholm branch was established to serve all wholesale banking clients in the region from a local branch platform.  Today we are some 30-35 staff at the Branch.

Tasks and responsibilities:

In your role as a Coverage trainee, you will be part of a business and client-driven coverage organization and work closely with Senior Bankers, Relationship Managers and the various Sales teams covering Nordic Corporate Clients.

Your job tasks can be summarized as follows:

• Participate in the production of business cases to define and enable the bank’s strategy towards key Nordic clients

• Prepare tailored presentations for clients to support relationship managers

• Perform profitability calculations in order to advise relationship managers on the impact new business have on the overall client relationship:

1. Structure and price commercial loans (Term Loan, Revolving Credit Facility)

• Support the coverage team with the objective of expanding SG Stockholm’s client franchise and grow revenues across business lines:

1. Conduct internal reviews and follow up on client action plans, analyze business potential & cross-selling opportunities, as well as participate in meetings with business areas to identify opportunities and gaps

2. Act as a liaison between teams with different functions from different parts of the bank (e.g. Stockholm, London, Paris)

• Carry ad-hoc analysis on clients & prospects, as well as market/industry trends

• Together with the team develop the input to reports to internal stakeholders

Studies & experience:

• Master’s degree level in a relevant field (Business School, University)

• Previous work experience is a plus but not a requirement

Language skills:

• Mandatory: English (Fluent verbal and written)

• Additional languages: French og any Nordic language is a plus but not required

Technical, operational & Soft skills:

• Interest in corporate and investment banking and to develop a career within banking or international finance

• Knowledge of the European financial environment (in terms of banking regulation, economic trends, markets) is appreciated

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products

• Experience working with and analyzing financial data is a preferred

• Proactive and enthusiastic in a challenging environment

• Strong, analytical & interpretive skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to multitask and prioritize different requests

• Discretion with regards to confidential & sensitive information

• Attention to details

• Problem-solving skills

Team Spirit, Responsibility, Innovation, Engagement. These are the values that guide us in being at our best - and we imagine you share them with us.

Société Générale Sweden Branch 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.

We offer you an exciting, dynamic and positive workplace in our newly renovated premises in central Stockholm. Being a newly established office, we benefit from an energetic and creative “pioneer” spirit, offering a unique possibility to influence and contribute to the development and tailoring of our business and client relations. We welcome entrepreneurs with ideas and a solution seeking mindset and we imagine you share our belief that by working together we will achieve great things. We are proud of our staff benefits programme focused on health and well being, our personal development possibilities and last but not the least, our great People with their strong sense of team spirit. At Societe Generale we care about each other and the world around us, for a sustainable future.

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 Sweden 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.