V.I.E. Sales Assistant/Marketer – Cross asset solutions

Societe Generale is a leading player in structured products and equity derivatives and provides services worldwide in this domain. The structuring capabilities, cross-asset market reach and ESG focus of Societe Generale global markets division have been systematically recognized by the industry over the past decades. This position within the product marketing team is fully integrated with the local sales force and offers a unique perspective in supporting sales on their commercial activity. This position is at the crossroads of many different business lines and serves as a link between sales teams, financial engineers, legal, compliance, communication, and the clients. It includes contact with other locations (trading, engineering and product marketing teams worldwide).

• Support the three senior sales in their daily interaction with institutional clients on the primary market activity related to the issuance of a structured products (pre trade, trade, post trade)
• Pricing of structured products and derivatives exotic solutions, daily interaction with the Paris-based structuring and trading team
• Documentation generation
• Management of the life cycle of the products after the issue date
• Directly participating in the commercial effort by developing/enhancing digital tools to improve sales communication/marketing to clients
• Designing, developing and producing detailed commercial presentations and other marketing materials – including newsletters – for all of the main clients (commercial and private banks, life insurance companies, asset managers, …)

A questionnaire will be provided to you in order to check your VIE (Société Générale and Business France) eligibility. For an efficient analysis of your application, please make sure to truthfully answer all the questions. Please note that it is mandatory to provide us a formal proof of your M2 diploma validation before the assignment start date. No VIE mission will start without this document. *Grade sheets are not accepted as justification of diploma.

Profile required. PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship. To facilitate the examination of your application by our English-speaking managers, we thank you for applying in English.

Graduate with a Master degree from Business/Engineering School or University with a specialization in Business Studies, Engineering, Finance, Economics)Previous experience in the financial services industry with an emphasis in product development and marketing of financial products;Language

skills:
Fluent in English (B2–C1).
Advanced in Italian is a strong plus.
French is an additional plus

Strong communication, interpersonal and presentation skillsAbility to manage complex and time sensitive processes dealing with multiple internal and external resources;High level of accuracy, attention to detail and commitment to quality.
Strong analytical mindset, combined with curiosity, leadership and organizational capabilities.
Strong knowledge of MS Office 365 (Excel, Powerpoint, Word)

Developer skills (VBA, html) are a plus;

This VIE in Milan is to begin as soon as possible, but you need to plan 3 months between your application date and the beginning of your VIE assignment. It will last 12 months. The VIE is a specific contract, under Business France’s eligibility criteria, opened to candidates under 28 and from the member states of the European Economic Space.

As soon as you arrive, you will be integrated into our teams and will learn every day alongside our experts, who will support you in your tasks. Gradually, you will become more independent in your projects, making this experience a real career accelerator. You will also discover all the diversity of our businesses, in a sector that is constantly evolving and innovating. At the end of your VIE, various opportunities could be offered to you, in Belgium and abroad.

At Societe Generale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious. Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating and taking action are part of our DNA. If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us

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