DCM Trainee

Job description

Environment

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.

Mission

Description of the Business Line or Department

GLFI/CMK/DCM is responsible for addressing borrowers' needs in terms of raising and managing capital in the debt capital markets.

The client base for DCM includes corporate borrowers, financial institutions, public sector and sovereigns, as well as non-investment grade (high yield) issuers globally.

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

The internship will be based in London, starting as soon as possible.

Summary of the Key Purposes of the Role

• Assist the team in preparing marketing materials & executing transactions

• Build a strong experience on Debt Capital Markets products

• Ensure permanent monitoring of the market (deal flows, news flow, ...)

Summary of Responsibilities

• Help prepare marketing materials for client pitches
• Update existing databases for bond transactions and related issues
• Draft weekly emails on the bond-related developments, including market and regulatory updates, with colleagues
• Prepare research tools: re-useable spreadsheets, templates, deal reports...
• Develop an understanding of client needs
• Show creativity in generating marketing related initiatives and ideas with other team members

Level of Autonomy and Authority

Intern – any contact to external parties should be supervised and authorised by relevant managers.

Desired profile

Profile

Competencies

• Good notions of fixed income

• Microsoft Office package

• Bloomberg

• Previous experience in banking / insurance is a plus

• Hardworking

• Curious

• Dynamic

• Proactive

• Attention to detail

• Ethical

• Diligent

Work Experience

• Any previous internship related to capital markets would be desirable.

Education

• Ideally capital markets finance, but finance in general is also fine

Languages

• Fluent in English (written and spoken), and one or several Nordic language would be a plus

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 Societe Generale, 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 reassignment.