Trainee - Debt Capital Markets

Societe Generale is one of Europe's leading financial services groups and a major player in the economy for over 160 years, supporting 25 million clients every day with more than 126,000 staff in 65 countries.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage DCM client relationships with Financial Institutions target issuers in the Germany, Austria, Switzerland region as well as supporting the DCM team for the Netherlands region.
• Identify and address clients’ needs in terms of raising and managing capital in the debt capital markets.
• Represent DCM in internal dialogues with colleagues to provide best-in-class advisory to the client base.
• Act as a trainee working directly with Senior Originators and originating teams covering the German, Austrian, Swiss and Dutch fixed income client base.
• Provide support on the analytical side, presentations, marketing and maintain organization.

Additional Responsibilities

• Support the team’s efforts in effectively covering clients to address their borrowing needs in debt capital markets.
• Regional focus in Germany, Austria, Switzerland (primary) and Netherlands (secondary).
• Support the team’s efforts in developing and maintaining a track record of winning bond mandates.
• Contribute to the profitable and visible development of the DCM/FIN business measured by League Table positioning and financial targets defined year to year.
• Support the effective and responsible execution of bond mandates.
• Support the execution of transactions fully compliant with internal policies and external regulations, in conjunction with the senior originator.
• Support the development of advisory and product offering aligning with DCM’s strategy.
• Engage with key stakeholders and experts to support production of strategic and tailor-made content and solutions to clients.
• Support the development of the DCM client base aligning with GLBA’s and SG Group’s strategy.
• Develop business by working with senior team members; focus on engagement and alignment with other departments for new client and product opportunities.
• Support DCM in internal dialogues with colleagues to provide best-in-class advisory.
• Build internal network and stakeholders; assist with writing and developing marketing material.

Required Profile

Technical Skills

• Understanding of bond markets, dynamics, related instruments, credit and rates derivatives to propose relevant solutions.
• Capacity to generate consistent pitch material that is clear, structured, compelling and comprehensive.
• Understanding and management of risks, compliance with SG Group Values, Code of Conduct, applicable rules and regulations.

Behavioural Skills

• Build and maintain trusted client relationships.
• Follow up on clients’ needs and priorities consistently and rigorously.
• Show responsibility, discipline, collaboration to develop business adapted to clients and markets.
• Commit to innovation in developing new client base, advisory, and products.
• Demonstrate team spirit, work with diverse backgrounds, act on priorities.
• Prioritise tasks, manage competing deadlines, deliver on priorities.

General Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Banking, Finance, Economics or similar field.
• Prior experience in a similar role is advantageous.
• Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills essential.
• Ability to build Excel models autonomously.
• Good understanding of bond pricing models and methodology.
• Experience with Bloomberg and information feeds.
• Ability to work under time pressure on multiple projects.
• Commercial and advisory skills.
• Capacity to cooperate with other business lines.
• Understanding of clients’ needs and requirements.
• Good attention to detail.
• Rapid learning ability.
• Additional language skills in German and/or Dutch advantageous.

Why join us

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.

Business insight

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.