Empowering those who want to move the world forward. That’s how we’re creating brighter futures at Societe Generale. And no one has a bigger role to play in shaping a sustainable, equitable and prosperous world of tomorrow than the next generation of banking talent.
With more than 30 years of innovation, Societe Generale Global Markets offers high-quality cash and derivatives solutions across markets and asset classes through our market-leading engineering and trading capabilities. Additionally, we offer value added services through Cross-Asset Research, Solutions and Advisory and Digital Services.
A Summer Internship with Societe Generale will test your critical thinking skills sharpened through your degree, while providing you with an invaluable experience at the frontier of modern banking. This experience combines rich development with real-world responsibility – it’s a giant leap forward into a rewarding future career.
Job Description
What’s in it for you?
Join us as an intern in Global Markets across Sales, Trading, Financing and Research, realise a future where you can learn, discover and be yourself. The internship is a structured 8-week programme with a variety of core learnings, optional learnings, networking sessions and a group project to be presented during your final week. Completing the Summer Internship is a route to potentially securing a place on our Graduate Programme starting in 2025.
At Societe Generale we’re looking for individuals who are self-driven, quick thinkers and can work in a high-pressured environment as well as having a strong commitment to delivering impactful results. With us, you will have the opportunity to build a career in a professional environment that values diverse experiences and backgrounds, and where you’ll be encouraged to demonstrate your desire for new challenges.
Impact make yours a positive one.
Roles and Responsibilities
Eight-week internship scheme which will include various face-to-face interactions within a sales, trading or financing which aims to build necessary experience and expertise to help you develop a career in the industry.
Provide administrative support within front office revenue generating divisions.
Involvement with ad-hoc projects the team are currently working on to maximise project deliverables as well as hit the required timelines.
Shadow colleagues to gain a better understanding of business propositions and operations.
Perform all duties in accordance with the principles outlined in the SGP Code of Conduct, as well as the policies and procedures relevant to your responsibilities, to ensure that you adhere to a culture that treats clients fairly and focuses on the long-term sustainability of client relationship.
Qualifications
Skills and Experience
Penultimate Year student, undergraduate or postgraduate – you will be graduating in 2025.
Verbal and written communication skills
Ideally working knowledge of excel, and an interest in learning coding in python, VBA or other technical skills.
Working knowledge of Word, PowerPoint and other relevant IT skills
Knowledge of regulations applying to the financial services industry, its staff and our clients
Knowledge of internal risk management, compliance, AML procedures and constant vigilance in respect of them
Reliability and attention to detail
Strong interpersonal skills
THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED
We’re looking for students who are currently in their penultimate year of study. You must be available to work 8 weeks over July and August 2024. You need to be keen to learn and willing to gain experience in Global Markets. This is a place where you’re encouraged to contribute from day one, so you’ll be a great fit if you’re motivated, entrepreneurial and resourceful. To succeed in a collaborative, fast-changing and fast-paced environment, you’ll also need to be analytical, adaptable and a quick learner, with great attention to detail.
Additional Information
Recruitment process:
Step 1: Applications are open from 5th September to 5th November.
Step 2: Online assessments
Step 3: One-way video interview
Step 4: Virtual assessment centre
Step 5: Final interview
Step 6: Written offers will be confirmed early 2024.
We are committed to creating an inclusive assessment experience for everyone. Before taking any assessment, you will have the opportunity to get in touch with our assessment provider to share if there is anything that can be done to optimise your assessment experience so you can better show your skills, or if you feel you need an adjustment at any point.
Societe Generale is one of the leading European financial services groups. Based on a diversified and integrated banking model, the Group combines financial strength and proven expertise in innovation with a strategy of sustainable growth. Committed to the positive transformations of the world’s societies and economies, Societe Generale and its teams seek to build, day after day, together with its clients, a better and sustainable future through responsible and innovative financial solutions.
Active in the real economy for over 150 years, with a solid position in Europe and connected to the rest of the world, Societe Generale has over 117,000 members of staff in 66 countries and supports on a daily basis 25 million individual clients, businesses and institutional investors around the world by offering a wide range of advisory services and tailored financial solutions. The Group is built on three complementary core businesses:
– French Retail Banking which encompasses the SG and Boursorama brands. Each offers a full range of financial services with omnichannel products at the cutting edge of digital innovation;
– International Retail Banking, Insurance and Financial Services, with networks in Africa, Central and Eastern Europe and specialised businesses that are leaders in their markets;
– Global Banking and Investor Solutions, which offers recognised expertise, key international locations and integrated solutions.
Societe Generale is included in the principal socially responsible investment indices: DJSI (Europe), FTSE4Good (Global and Europe), Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, Refinitiv Diversity and Inclusion Index, Euronext Vigeo (Europe and Eurozone), STOXX Global ESG Leaders indexes, and the MSCI Low Carbon Leaders Index (World and Europe).
