Internship – Listed Structured Products – Paris (La Défense)
Société Générale is looking for motivated candidates with a strong passion for financial markets for an off-cycle internship position on our Listed Structured Products desk on our trading floor in Paris (La Défense).
About Société Générale
Société Générale is one of the leading European financial services groups. Founded in 1864, we have been playing a vital role in the economy for over 150 years. With more than 148,000 employees based in 76 countries worldwide, we accompany 32 million clients throughout the world every day. Société Générale’s teams provide advice and services to private and corporate clients as well as institutional investors. Based on a diversified universal banking model, the Group combines financial strength with a strategy of sustainable growth.
Société Générale is one of the world’s largest issuers of derivatives and has also been a constant provider of listed structured products in Europe. Société Générale offers a comprehensive range of more than 200 000 listed products across several asset categories (equities, indices, currencies, interest rates, commodities, etc.) in the European market. Listed structured products of Société Générale are traded by retail, professional and institutional investors on multilateral trading platforms.
The Role
As a front office intern, you will be working in a challenging yet rewarding environment where you have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge about the financial markets and to learn about different types of Listed Structured Products. As part of the Listed Structured Products desk covering the Netherlands, Belgium and France, you will work on several of the following activities:
- Market surveillance: analysis of our products and competitor products
- Answering customer inquiries (by phone and mail) with the help of tools like Bloomberg
- Preparing commercial documents (brochures, newsletters and magazines)
- Coordination of the development and maintenance of dedicated websites
- Preparation of fairs, webinars and seminars
- Helping with the launch of new products
- Think along how to deal with new opportunities in the market
- Manage your own projects (such as data analysis or tool development)
Qualifications and Skills
We are looking for profiles with different quantitative and soft skills amongst:
- Intellectual curiosity, a proactive attitude and an eagerness to learn
- Native Dutch speaker and proficient in English (French is a plus)
- Strong teamwork skills are essential, great attention to detail, ability to multi-task
- Ability to work under pressure
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills with a good understanding of financial products
- Good understanding of MS Office (experience in VBA is a plus)
Important: The candidate should be enrolled during the internship period at a university willing to sign an internship agreement.
What do we offer?
A paid internship and the opportunity to work in an international and dynamic team. Moreover, you can learn about all the aspects of the development and marketing of innovative financial instruments in one of the world’s leading financial institutions.
When and where?
We offer an off-cycle internship with various starting dates. The candidate should be available for a minimum period of 5 months. Société Générale’s trading floor is located in the business district “La Défense” in Paris.
Interested?
Please send your CV and cover letter in English to: beursinfo@sgcib.com
Make sure to visit our website www.sgbeurs.nl
For more information you can reach us on our hotline number: 0800 265 9000 (NL) or 0800 300 88 (BE).