Cross-Asset Structurer

There is an open position at Societe Generale to join our APAC team of experienced individuals in structuring

This role is for a finance professionals who can bring:

• Several years of experience in Equity and/or Fixed Income product structuring, 
• Ability to lead projects, coordinate efficiently with different stakeholders and execute complex transactions,
• Ability to draft / review complex trade documentation under different format (OTC, notes…), 
• Appetite for business development and new product development,
• Knowledge of China cross-border arrangements and/or financing trades (ISDA, GMRA, GMSLA, secured notes…) and/or SPV structuring (strong plus).

As part of the Solution Team within the Cross Asset Structuring team, you will support APAC Sales as follows.

Main missions are:

Origination of transactions / creation of new businesses:

• Development of new products and customisation of existing products in order to create scalable business
• Proactively pushing new product ideas to Sales
• Obtaining internal approvals for new products, coordinating with different departments including Front Office (Sales and Traders) and Support Functions (Risk, Legal, Compliance, Tax, Operations, Accounting…
• Support Sales in pitching clients
• Monitor markets, discuss with Trading & Sales teams to identify market opportunities
• Understand regulatory, tax and accounting environment applicable to certain markets or specific client segments and monitor their evolution

Execution of transactions:

• Draft / review transaction documentation in accordance with SG internal standards
• Ensure that transactions are compliant with SG business principles and SG internal rules
• Obtain relevant validations from the various departments of the bank in accordance with the relevant procedures 
• Ensure scarce resources are properly used (liquidity, balance-sheet, LCR, NSFR…) and minimum profitability requirements are reached (ROE, ROA, RAROC…)
• Ensure smooth operational delivery (settlement, valuation, secondary market…) 
• Support Sales in after sale service

• Proven experience of working in a similar position at an international investment bank 
• Past experience in executing complex transactions, building platforms 
• Product knowledge: China cross-border arrangements and/or financing trades (TRS, Bond Forward, repo securities lending, secured notes…) and/or SPV structuring as strong plus
• Familiar with ISDA, GMRA, GMSLA and notes concepts and documentation
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office pack and ability to use market information databases such as Bloomberg
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Excellent organizational skills 
• Highly motivated who can work autonomously 
• Good team player with ability to drive initiatives cross-departments for a common goal
• Self-motivated, pro-active, responsible, able to work under pressure and meet tight deadline 

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

Societe Generale is one of the leading financial services groups in Europe. Based on a universal banking model, the Group combines financial strength with a strategy of sustainable growth, putting its resources to work to finance the economy and its clients’ projects.

With our regional headquarters in Hong Kong – a core hub of the worldwide Societe Generale Group – we employ over 9,000 employees in the region. Our expertise here ranges from corporate and investment banking to asset management, securities services, global transaction banking and specialised financial services.

Within the Global Markets Division in Hong Kong, you will join our regional Cross-Asset Structuring team which brings together the Equities, Fixed Income & Currencies structuring capabilities with the objective of providing investors with one integrated multi-asset market solutions team. The department capitalizes on an integrated engineering team to deliver cross asset expertise.