ETF Sales Trader, Analyst / Associate

Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIB; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIB in the UK seeks an experienced ETF Sales Trading professional to build relationships with institutional clients, understand trading workflows, and cross-sell ETF execution solutions across Europe.

You will execute orders across electronic and voice channels, deliver market colour, monitor liquidity and ETF pricing, and collaborate with teams in Frankfurt and Paris to provide seamless client coverage.

Qualifications

• Current experience in ETF sales/trading or equivalent client coverage roles.
• Understanding of European ETF market structure and liquidity.
• Existing relationships with institutional ETF desks is a plus.
• Experience with RFQ platforms and electronic trading.

Responsibilities

• Build and develop relationships with institutional clients in the UK and ex EU.
• Understand clients’ trading workflows to cross-sell ETF solutions across the firm’s ETF offering.
• Identify new business opportunities and contribute to the growth of the ETF franchise.
• Develop relationships with buy-side trading desks, PMs and other market participants.
• Support senior sales traders in expanding existing client relationships.
• Represent the firm at client meetings, conferences and industry events.
• Execute orders across multiple electronic and voice trading channels.
• Deliver high-quality execution and market colour to institutional clients.
• Work closely with the ETF Sales Trading team to provide seamless client coverage.
• Monitor markets, liquidity and ETF pricing throughout the trading day.
• Support RFQ workflow and electronic trading platforms.
• Ensure best execution and compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Work closely with the ETF Sales Trading and Trading team based in Frankfurt and Paris together.
• Contribute to a collaborative team environment where clients are covered collectively rather than individually.

Skills

Relationship building

Client management

Communication

Team collaboration

Pressure tolerance

Analytical thinking

Tools

RFQ platforms

Electronic trading

ETF execution platforms

Job description

Reference 26000HW3

Responsibilities

• Build and develop relationships with institutional clients in the UK and ex EU.
• Develop a deep understanding of clients` trading workflows to identify client needs and cross-selling opportunities across the firm`s ETF execution offering, including ETF Algo and electronic trading solutions.
• Identify new business opportunities and contribute to the growth of the ETF franchise.
• Develop relationships with buy-side trading desks, portfolio managers and other market participants.
• Support senior sales traders in expanding existing client relationships.
• Represent the firm at client meetings, conferences and industry events.

Trading & Execution

• Execute orders across multiple electronic and voice trading channels.
• Deliver high-quality execution and market colour to institutional clients.
• Work closely with the wider ETF Sales Trading team to provide seamless client coverage.
• Monitor markets, liquidity and Etf pricing throughout the trading day.
• Support RFQ workflow and electronic trading platforms.
• Ensure best execution and compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.

Collaboration

• Work closely with the ETF Sales Trading and Trading team based in Frankfurt and Paris together.
• Contribute to a collaborative team environment where clients are covered collectively rather than individually.

Profile required

• Current experience
• Good understanding of the European ETF market structure and liquidity
• Existing relationships with institutional ETF trading desks or buy-side traders are considered as a strong advantage
• Experience with RFQ platforms and electronic trading

Competencies

• Commercially driven and ambitious.
• Entrepreneurial with a strong desire to build business.
• Hungry to learn and develop.
• A natural relationship builder.
• Confident communicating with institutional clients.
• Team-oriented with a collaborative mindset.
• Able to perform under pressure.
• Highly organised and detail-oriented.
• Analytical with strong problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated and proactive.
• Fluent in english. French or german would be an add on.

Why join us

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.

Business insight

At Société Générale, 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 identity.