We are seeking a Trainee to join our Global Markets team within the UK Corporate Rates Sales.
Global Markets is a fully integrated multi-asset class, multi-product platform focusing on delivering high quality investment and risk management solutions to asset managers, pension funds, private banks, banks, insurance companies, hedge funds, family offices, sovereign funds and retail network distributors around the world
Our team, Interest Rate and Foreign Exchange Derivatives Corporate Sales for Western Europe sits within Global Markets and covers the major European corporates for risk advisory using Foreign Exchange Cash and Derivatives, Structured and Hybrid Products, Interest Rate Derivatives, Emerging Local Markets and Liquidity Management. The Team focuses both on risk management understanding and advice for the corporate clients as well as execution of the transactions
You will assist the Interest Rate and FX Derivatives Sales teams:
· in their sales efforts to UK corporate clients by helping to prepare market commentary, marketing materials and indicative pricing
· in liaising with other front office business partners including Relationship Managers, Debt Capital Market teams, Structuring, Research and Trading
· in liaising with critical support functions including Middle and Back Office, Onboarding, Compliance and Legal
· Preparing market updates and proposals for clients
· Compiling indicative pricing of derivative structures and solutions
· Research on markets and clients
· Preparing credit line requests
· Maintaining business data statistics
· Reporting client information, deals, business follow-ups and updating Group databases
· Assist sales with KYC/Account opening process
· Assist sales with Payment/Confirmation issues
· Maintaining and improving spreadsheets used by the desk
· Establish strong working relationships with various business lines
· Assist other London based Corporate Sales desks on an ad-hoc basis as required
You are looking for:
- A degree or equivalent in a Finance-related discipline is advantageous
- Excellent mathematical skills – an ability to understand both complex mathematical concepts, but also perform mental arithmetic quickly and accurately
- Attention to detail – an ability to work both quickly and accurately
- Communication skills – ability to interact effectively with both clients and internal stakeholders
- Teamwork – a strong, collaborative approach
- Self-motivation – an ability to take own initiative and act accordingly
- Analytical skills – ability to assimilate significant quantities of information and use this data effectively
- Flexibility – able to adapt to different circumstances and tailor behaviour accordingly
- Decision-making – the ability to make complex decisions in short periods of time
- Ability to work under pressure
- IT skills – excellent Powerpoint, Excel and Word skills required. A knowledge of coding is advantageous
- Excellent written and verbal English skills required
- Work experience within a financial services environment is advantageous
People join for the impact they can have on us. They stay for the impact we have on them. A flatter structure offers visibility and exposure beyond that of our competitors, so you know our names, and we know yours. It's personable, human, and inspires success through passion. By encouraging open mindedness and a willingness to share ideas, we have adapted to market changes and thrived through innovation. Bringing words like “hard work” and “dedication” together with “community” and “respect” has enabled us to work collaboratively and build our future together. We call this Team Spirit and it's what makes us different. It's what makes you different.
If you feel you have the required experience and qualifications, then please apply to the SG Resourcing Team, and we will manage your application. At Société Générale, we believe our people are our strength and are core to the success of our business. As such, we search for, recruit and appoint the best available person on the basis of aptitude and ability, regardless of sex, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, pregnancy, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or gender identity.
