V.I.E. Trading Assistant

Societe Generale; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Societe Generale in New York is offering a VIE assignment that combines financial data analysis with tool development. You will work on pricing accuracy, risk monitoring, data management and P&L explanations while supporting the trading and reporting functions.

The role requires a Master's degree and English fluency, with experience in asset management, investment banking, or consulting considered a plus. This 18-month program starts in April 2027 and is based in New York.

Qualifications

• Master's degree from a business/engineering school or university.
• Experience in asset management, investment banking or consulting is a plus.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Develop and/or enhance tools to improve pricing accuracy, risk monitoring, data management, and PNL explanation.
• Produce key trading reports and analyze customer trends and PNL.
• Liaise with ITEC, data management, and other groups to understand and improve key systems and operations.
• Ensure processes operate in a controlled environment and propose remediation plans.

Skills

Excel VBA

Python

PowerPoint

Data presentation

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in business or engineering

Tools

Excel

Python

Job description

Responsibilities

The Distribution and Credit Solutions platform ("DCS") is a joint-venture in the Americas, operating at the crossroads of market and financing / advisory activities. DCS provides a one-stop shop for meeting client needs and providing comprehensive solutions in the primary and secondary markets for securitization products, loans and corporate bonds. DCS covers engineering and structuring, syndication, financing, trading and sales functions, centralizing credit origination and focusing on distribution.

Responsibilities

The Distribution and Credit Solutions platform ("DCS") is a joint-venture in the Americas, operating at the crossroads of market and financing / advisory activities. DCS provides a one-stop shop for meeting client needs and providing comprehensive solutions in the primary and secondary markets for securitization products, loans and corporate bonds. DCS covers engineering and structuring, syndication, financing, trading and sales functions, centralizing credit origination and focusing on distribution.

The Corporate Credit Trading group makes markets and facilitates transactions in secondary market corporate bonds between investors of all types on a global basis.

Responsabilities:

• Support the trading group with the development and/or enhancement of tools to improve efficiency and precision in areas such as: pricing accurracy, risk monitoring, data management, and PNL explanation;
• Support the business with the development and/or production of key reports in areas such as: trading statistics, customer trends, and PNL;
• Liase with ITEC, data management, and other support groups locally and in Europe to understand how key systems operate, interact, and can be leveraged, and potentially enhanced, to improve operations and acheive specfic objectives;
• Ensure processes are operating in a controlled environment and recommend remediation plans for identified weaknesses

A questionnaire will be provided to you in order to check your VIE (Société Générale and Business France) eligibility. For an efficient analysis of your application, please make sure to truthfully answer all the questions.

Kindly note that it is also mandatory to provide us with a formal proof of your M2 diploma validation before the assignment start date. No VIE mission will start without this document.

• Grade sheets are not accepted as justification of the diploma.

Required

Profile required

PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.

To facilitate the examination of your application by our English-speaking managers, we thank you for applying in English.

Studies & experience:

• Graduate with a Master's degree from a Business/Engineering School or University.
• Previous experience in asset management, investment banking or consulting is a plus

Language skills:

• Fluent in English

Operational, technical & soft skills:

• Proficient in Excel (including VBA) and Python, familiarity with Power Point is a plus
• Able to manipulate and present data in manner that conveys the important results clearly
• Able to handle and prioritize multiple requests at once and diligence to see each through to completion
• Good communication and presentation skills

The VIE assignment in a nutshell

This VIE in New York is to begin April 1st, 2027, but you need to plan 3 months between your application date and the beginning of your VIE assignment. It will last 18 months.

In case a visa is necessary, please make sure your passport is valid up to 6 months after the end of the VIE contract to not delay your departure.

The VIE is a specific contract, under Business France’s eligibility criteria, opened to candidates under 28 and from the member states of the European Economic Space. For further information (including your financial indemnities), please see Mon VIE-VIA Business France.

Why join us

As soon as you arrive, you will be integrated into our teams and will learn every day alongside our experts, who will support you in your tasks. Gradually, you will become more independent in your projects, making this experience a real career accelerator. You will also discover all the diversity of our businesses, in a sector that is constantly evolving and innovating.

At the end of your VIE, various opportunities could be offered to you, in US and abroad.

Business insight

At Societe Generale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious.

Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating and taking action are part of our DNA.

If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!

Still hesitating?

You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices, and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.