Trainee Trader Assistant - Fixed Income G10

SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services provider in Singapore seeks a Trainee for the Front Office trading team. The role involves supporting traders, performing analyses, and collaborating with various support functions. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field and a strong mathematical background. Banking experience is a plus but not mandatory. The position offers a fixed-term contract, with opportunities for professional growth in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Graduates holding a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Business, Engineering or similar.
• Banking experience preferred but not mandatory.
• Ability to make dependent decisions.

Responsibilities

• Support traders on daily activity and requests.
• Work closely with support functions such as IT and Risk.
• Support management for medium to long-term projects.

Skills

Strong mathematical background

Fluent English

Team Spirit

Responsibility - Accountability

Result oriented

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Business, Engineering

Job description

Responsibilities

• Part of the Front Office trading team
• Support traders on daily activity and requests such as producing analyses, trouble shooting any particular issues
• Work closely with Support functions (IT, Pricing and Risk, Operations, PnL and Accounting)
• Support the management for the medium – long term project

Profile required

• Graduates holding a Bachelors or Masters degree in Finance, Business, Engineering similar
• Have a strong mathematical background
• Banking experience preferred but not mandatory
• Result oriented, determined and able to make dependent decision
• Fluent English is mandatory

Behavioral Skills

• Responsibility - Accountability: I make decisions in my scope of responsibilities
• Responsibility - Risk awareness: I am constantly on the lookout for risks
• Responsibility - Performance: I strive for high performance
• Team Spirit - Open mindset: I listen and share my views and my expertise in an open mode
• Team Spirit - Synergies: I make cooperation with colleagues in and outside my team a priority
• Commitment - Exemplarity: I embody the Group’s values

This is a fixed term 12 month Trainee contract with Societe Generale. You will form part of the team on a full time basis. In order to apply for the Trainee position please ensure you have completed your qualification and will be available to work full time for the duration of the Trainee contract.

Why join usBusiness insight

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. Please visit our APAC career website: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/building-your-career-with/ for more information.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I):

Our 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 vision:

• Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate
• Inclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talents
• Engage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clients

Check out our DE&I initiatives: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/diversity-equity-inclusion-dei/

Hybrid Work Environment:

Societe Generale offers a hybrid work arrangement that offers employees the flexibility to work remotely, as well as on-site, in order to promote interaction and collaboration with colleagues while adhering to all SG standard protocols. Hybrid work arrangements vary based on business area. The applicable Business lines will determine and communicate the work arrangements that best meet their business needs.

Department Description

You will be part of the Global Markets group (ONE MARK) which brings together the Equities, Fixed Income & Currencies capabilities with the objective of providing investors with one integrated multi-asset market solutions team.

The Trainee will join the fixed-income G10 trading team inside MARK. The activity is client driven with our main clients based in Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Singapore. The team trades forex, interest rates.