V.I.E. US Client Coverage & Investment Banking

Societe Generale; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Societe Generale, New York, seeks a candidate for a VIE assignment in US Coverage focusing on Healthcare and Multinational Corporations. The role is for an 18-month engagement beginning as soon as possible with a 3-month planning window.

You will support four senior bankers, develop client pitches and analyses, and gain experience across M&A, ECM, DCM and other coverage activities in a fast‑paced investment banking environment. Fluency in English and strong analytical skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Graduate with a Master's degree from a Business/Engineering School or University.
• Experience in the Financial Industry or in a client facing role is a plus, but not a pre-requisite
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Support four Coverage bankers in developing client presentations, proposals and updates.
• Assist in the execution of Corporate and Investment Banking transactions, coordinating internal and external resources.
• Conduct analysis on client and prospect positioning.
• Manage administrative duties linked to the Coverage role.
• Collaborate with other business lines within the investment bank in preparing internal and external marketing presentations.
• Create and update business cases.

Skills

Fluent in English

Excellent analytical skills

Strong written and oral communication

Ability to work in a high stress env

Education

Master's degree in Business/Engineering or University

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Responsibilities

Corporate Coverage within Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (\"SGCIB\") is responsible for managing the Bank's global business relationships with key industry sectors. This role will be to support the banks's corporate and banking activities within the Healthcare sector and also diversified multinational clients. Within Healthcare and the New York office, the bank has major relationships with large US pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical technology, and consumer and healthcare provider companies. Diversified multinational companies covered by the New York office operate in various sectors including Consumer Products, Industrials, and Chemicals.

Responsibilities

Corporate Coverage within Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (\"SGCIB\") is responsible for managing the Bank's global business relationships with key industry sectors. This role will be to support the banks's corporate and banking activities within the Healthcare sector and also diversified multinational clients. Within Healthcare and the New York office, the bank has major relationships with large US pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical technology, and consumer and healthcare provider companies. Diversified multinational companies covered by the New York office operate in various sectors including Consumer Products, Industrials, and Chemicals.

Bankers in Corporate Coverage provide business lines within SGCIB and outside of SGCIB with access to client deal flow and assist in cross-selling all Societe Generale key global products. This is accomplished through client meetings with CFOs and Treasurers, Treasury teams and Corporate Development teams to pitch new business. Our goal is to develop business in accordance to Societe Generale's high standards of marginal income, healthy returns and superior quality that meet the Bank's after-tax return requirements.

The business lines within SGCIB include:

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Equity Capital Markets (Public Issues and Private Placements, Share Repurchase)
• Debt Capital Markets (Public Issues and Private Placements, High Yield when appropriate)
• Corporate Credit
• Strategic Acquisition Finance
• Strategic Equity Transactions (Structured Share Repurchase, hedging of equity exposures)
• Project Finance
• Asset Finance
• Export Finance
• Securitization
• Foreign Exchange hedging
• Interest Rate and Commodity exposures
• Credit Ratings Advisory
• Loan Syndications
• Deposits and other investments
• Pension Fund investments.

SG product teams based outside of SGCIB include local banking services (loans, cash management, hedging, etc.) through the French and International network of local banks, Cash Management, Vehicle Fleet Leasing and Management, Vendor Finance, Receivables Finance, and Securities Services.

Job Summary

• As a member of the US Coverage team, you will work directly with the Healthcare and Multinational Corporations (MNC) teams
• The Healthcare team is in charge of acting as a single point of contact for the bank with US clients in the growing healthcare sector, while the MNC team is in charge of accompanying European and Asian clients in the United States across sectors
• The candidate will be expected to operate at the level of a first-year analyst (functions, skills, etc.)
• The candidate will be assisting four senior bankers, across a number of topics including client pitches & presentations, business cases, industry research as well as internal and administrative duties
• A successful candidate will have strong hard and soft skills, support the team from both an analytical and marketing perspective, and will be extremely organized and reliable

Main daily responsibilities

• Support four Coverage bankers in developing client presentations, proposals and updates
• Assist in the execution of Corporate and Investment Banking transactions, coordinating internal and external resources
• Conduct analysis on client & prospect positioning
• Manage administrative duties linked to the Coverage role
• Collaborate with other business lines within the investment bank in preparing internal and external marketing presentations
• Create and update business cases

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.

Please note that it is mandatory to provide us 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 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
• Experience in the Financial Industry or in a client facing role is a plus, but not a pre-requisite

Language skills:

• Fluent in English

Technical, operational & Soft skills:

• Excellent analytical skills
• Proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint is required
• Organisational skills
• Ability to work in a high stress environment
• First class marketing skills
• A self-confident person who is a self-starter; highly motivated and reliable, well organized, has a strong team spirit, and excellent attention to detail
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to complete accurate work under significant pressure
• Awareness of and experience in working with people with international backgrounds is a plus
• Accurately prioritizing tasks and managing competing deadlines

The VIE assignment in a nutshell

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

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 Belgium 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.