Market Data Specialist

SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Societe Generale in Montreal is seeking a qualified professional to join the GBTO Canada Market Data Referential (MRF) team. You will interact with Front officers to understand market data needs, collect and analyze requirements, and help design end-to-end delivery solutions.

You will collaborate with cross‑border teams (France, India, USA, Hong Kong) to ensure data quality, timely delivery, and robust processes, contributing to the bank's data culture and transformation efforts.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of financial products (Fixed Income, Equities, Corporate Actions).
• Proficiency with Excel formulas for data management.
• Experience in investment banking; familiarity with external data vendors (Bloomberg, Reuters).

Responsibilities

• Interact with Front officers to understand business requirements for market data capture (prices, rates, product descriptions).
• Collaborate with teams across France, India, Morocco, USA and Hong Kong to collect requirements or share expertise.
• Collect, analyze, design and prioritize business requirements to improve processes and delivery.

Skills

Financial products knowledge

Excel formulas

Investment banking experience

VBA macros

Job description

ResponsibilitiesABOUT THE JOB:The aim of Global Banking Technology & Operations (GBTO) Canada is to deliver day-to-day services to Société Générale investment and corporate bank units and their clients to accelerate their transformation. GBTO differentiates itself from competitors with the pace of the agile transformation delivered, spreading the technology and data culture, shortening the decision-making process, and adopting a true industrial approach, leveraging on different teams either transversal or aligned to the different sub business units.CONTEXT:The team is called MRF which stands for Market Data Referential. The team of 5 people in target aims to manage the proper collection of market data (coming from External providers), format them, and expose to Societe Generale information system. In Amer region, the team is dedicated to Amer partners mostly located in New York, Chicago and Montreal but can be exposed to worldwide requirements.WHAT WILL BE YOUR DAY-TO-DAY?In this role, your responsibilities will include:Interactions with Front officers to understand Business requirements in relation with market data capture (prices, rates, product description)Interactions with teams from different countries (France, India, Morocco, USA and Hong Kong) to collect requirements from business partners from Front or Risk officers, or Auditors (internal or external) or to develop expertise with other GBTO partners.Collection, Analysis, Design and prioritization of business requirements from Front officers, Risk officers or Auditors, to improve business processes and provide optimal delivery solutionsEnd to End follow up of solutions, including testing of solutions and post delivery checksProfile requiredSKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:Must Have:Good knowledge on financial products (Fixed Income, Equities, Corporate Actions, etc)Familiar with excel formula for data managementExperience in investment bankingExperience with external vendors (Bloomberg, Reuters, etc)Competencies:Autonomous and CuriousRigorousGood communicationResilient under pressureNice to Have:Experience with Front or Risk OfficersKnowledge in VBA macrosLANGUAGE:Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing, is a requirement as the person in this position will need to collaborate regularly with colleagues and partners in the United States.Business insightSociete Generale is committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience to all candidates. If you require any reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let our Recruiters know.OUR CULTURE:At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate. For more information about our Culture and Conduct initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/careers/get-know-culture/)D&I:Our Diversity & Inclusion Mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.Our Diversity & Inclusion Vision:Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operateInclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talentsEngage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clientsFor more information about our D&I initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/careers/get-know-diversity/)Diversity and InclusionSociete Generale is an equal opportunity employer and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. We are committed to recognizing and promoting the talents and achievements of our employees and staff, regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, and any other characteristic or status protected under applicable law. We strive to write our postings as inclusively as possible. If, however, one gender is used alone in this display, it designates persons of all gender identities.