XSF FLOW TRADER, Associate - Corporate & Investment banking - London, United Kingdom

Client Coverage Responsibilities

• Develop our profile and reputation among clients as a reliable market maker.
• Develop long‑term relationships with clients based on trust and professionalism.
• Build, foster and cultivate client relationships in line with regulatory requirements.
• Develop the client franchise by having strong interaction with the sales and engineering teams as required.
• Work in partnership with the sales team to communicate market flows, trade ideas and relevant trading information to support revenue generation.
• Provide reliable backup and support as required for other traders within the team.
• Maintain and develop strong interactions for both internal stakeholders (e.g. Sales, GLFI, Syndicate, research, compliance, middle/back office, IT, Engineering and Risk) and our customers.

Product Scope Responsibilities

• Pricing and execution of relevant product transactions on behalf of SG Clients, ensuring that all procedural guidelines (e.g., MiFID, risk controls and product governance) are observed.
• Take orders and execute on behalf of clients in accordance with the SG Trading Handbook and/or Sales Handbook, risk and credit limits, SG compliance policies and regulatory guidelines.
• Manage one’s book and hedge risk appropriately.
• Implement the team business plan to develop SG business as directed.
• Support the development of IT tools and systems to enhance SG’s trading efficiency (e.g., automation, pricing engines, development of analytics tools and new hedging as applicable).

Knowledge Management Responsibilities

• Maintain an understanding of financial markets, competitors and clients to develop one’s trading position.
• Maintain up‑to‑date intelligence on market initiatives and products in the trading environment.

Risk Management Responsibilities

• Improve SG market share and reputation through professionalism, discipline and attention to risks (compliance, market, credit, legal, reputation).
• Use SG trading tools to manage and monitor the profit and loss of SG’s accounts, ensuring respect for relevant trading limits and risk management.
• Ensure full adherence to SG Sales and Trading responsibilities, including the Sales and Trading Handbook and regular training as applicable to regulatory requirements.
• Ensure compliance with all trading recording procedures and that counterparty trades are within operating credit limits.

Conduct Responsibilities

• Adhere to internal policies related to one’s business or other businesses for which they have responsibility.
• Ensure compliance with operational and conduct risk requirements (data leakage, security policies and regulatory requirements).
• Adhere to individual and departmental conduct rules in accordance with FCA and PRA Code of Conduct rules.
• Manage, control, prepare and elevate risk within the scope of one’s position and in line with existing policies.
• Ensure awareness of and compliance with all regulatory requirements from all regulatory and statutory bodies, trading venues, etc., that apply to one’s role and business line.
• Assist in the self‑identification of all conduct‑related issues and ensure escalation to appropriate stakeholders or functions, whether internal or external.
• Adhere to business line mandates relevant to the role as directed by one’s manager.

Other

This description is intended to outline the main responsibilities for the role and is not an exhaustive list; responsibilities may vary from time to time as directed by one’s manager.

Profile required

• Some market knowledge and experience in Investment Banking/Financial Services industry.
• Sound numerical and literacy skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Team player, proactively shares information and collaborates with others.
• Highly motivated, proactive and entrepreneurial.
• Reliable professional conduct.
• Ability to work autonomously and be responsible for following matters through to completion.
• Strong analytical skills and an aptitude for numbers with excellent attention to detail.
• SG Leadership Model competence as defined for individual contributors.
• Ability to develop relationships based on trust and professionalism.
• Language requirements, if applicable, are as defined to support the role purpose and coverage areas; (English is the business language for SG).

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.