Trainee - Debt Capital Markets

Responsibilities 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, we support
25 million clients every day with more than
126,000 staffin
65 countries

Our Group draws on our European roots to develop our business internationally. Our unique geographic positioning enables us to connect Europe and Africa with major global financial centres in Asia and the Americas.

The Group combines financial strength, proven expertise in innovation and a sustainable growth strategy with the objective of creating value for all our stakeholders. We seek to be a trusted partner in the projects of those building tomorrow's world today.

Within the Investment Banking Division, the Debt Capital Markets (DCM) team is responsible for addressing borrowers’ needs in terms of raising and managing capital in the debt capital markets.

The client base for DCM includes financial institutions and corporate borrowers globally.

In terms of debt origination, DCM’s activity covers issuance of bonds of various kinds, including hybrid capital & liability management, ESG and rating advisory. DCM’s activity also covers transaction management advisory.

· 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

· As a trainee you will work directly with the Senior Originators and originating teams covering the bank’s German, Austrian, Swiss and Dutch fixed income client base. You will ensure that each originator is fully supported and provided with the necessary information they need to advise their clients. You will provide support on the analytical side, presentations and marketing as well as be extremely organised.

· To support the team’s efforts in effectively covering clients to address their borrowing needs in debt capital markets

· Regional focus to include the following geographies:
Germany, Austria, Switzerland (primary focus) and Netherlands (secondary focus)

· To support the team’s efforts in developing and maintaining a track record of winning bond mandates in addressing clients’ borrowing needs

· Contribute to the profitable and visible development of the DCM/FIN business in the regions mentioned above as measured by League Table positioning and financial targets as defined in objectives from year to year

· To support the team’s efforts in the effective and responsible execution of bond mandates

· Responsibility for supporting the good execution of transactions that fully comply with internal policies and external regulations, in conjunction with the senior originator

· To support the development of advisory and product offering in line with DCM’s strategy and priorities

· Under the supervision of the manager, to engage with key stakeholders and experts to support the production of strategic and tailor‑made content and solutions to clients

· To support the development of the DCM client base in line with GLBA’s and SG Group’s strategy and priorities

· Support the development of the business by working with senior members of the team. A focus on engagement and alignment with other departments in assessing new client and product opportunities that arise from time to time

· To support DCM in internal dialogues with colleagues to provide best‑in‑class advisory to the client base

· To build and work with internal network and stakeholders and assist with writing and developing marketing material

• Ability to gather an understanding of the bond markets, its dynamics and the related instruments, including credit and rates derivatives to propose relevant capital markets solutions
• Capacity to generate consistent pitch material that is clear, structured, compelling, and comprehensive in addressing clients’ needs
• Ability to…