TRAINEE: Operational Resilience & Digital Transformation

We are looking for a curious, digitally savvy and innovative trainee to join our Asia Operational Resilience & Business Continuity team.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys thinking outside the box, challenging traditional ways of working, and using AI, data analytics and automation to develop smarter and more efficient solutions.
Key Responsibilities

Support regional Operational Resilience and Business Continuity initiatives and annual campaign, including exercises, testing, risk assessments, action tracking and management reporting.
o    Support Operational Resilience Program Managers in the coordination and delivery of resilience activities.

• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards to transform operational data into meaningful insights, trends and management information.
• Explore practical applications of Generative AI and Microsoft Copilot, including effective prompt design, information analysis, summarization and content generation.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, automate and digitalize existing processes and reporting.
• Support automation initiatives using tools such as Power Query and Microsoft 365.
• Analyze resilience exercises, testing results and operational data to identify trends, gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Prepare clear, concise and visually effective management presentations, dashboards and reports.
• Bring fresh ideas and actively challenge existing processes by asking: “Is there a smarter way to do this?

Essential
•    Power BI knowledge is a must, including dashboard development, data visualization and basic data modelling.
•    Familiarity with Generative AI and prompt engineering, with hands-on interest in tools such as Microsoft Copilot.
•    Strong analytical, problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
•    A genuine think-outside-the-box mindset, with curiosity and willingness to experiment with new technologies and approaches.
•    Good knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft 365.
•    Good written and verbal English communication skills.
•    Proactive, self-motivated and comfortable working in a regional and collaborative environment.

Nice to Have
•    Knowledge of Power Query and DAX
•    Basic knowledge of Python or SQL.
•    Exposure to workflow automation, data analytics or process improvement.
•    Interest in operational resilience, business continuity, risk management or financial services.

What We Are Looking For
We are looking for someone who does not simply follow existing processes, but actively looks for better ways of working. The ideal candidate combines digital curiosity, analytical thinking, and creativity, and is enthusiastic about applying AI, automation and data analytics to solve real business challenges.
Behavioral Skills

• Team Spirit - Open mindset/Respect: I listen and share my views and my expertise in an open mode    
• Innovation - Thinking out of the box/Creativity: I encourage and demonstrate positive out of the box thinking    
• Responsibility - Performance: I generate outstanding individual and collective performance    
• Innovation - Simplification: I make things & ideas simple     
• Innovation - Technology: I include technological breakthroughs in the strategies implemented    
• Team Spirit - Collective mindset: I favour the company's best interest over my team's results    
   

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/

Department Description

The Business Continuity Management (BCM) team ensures organizational resilience by identifying operational risks, developing recovery strategies, and coordinating preparedness, testing, and crisis response to minimize business disruption and maintain critical operations.