V.I.E. Interest Rate Derivatives Trading Assistant

Responsibilities

Within the Global Markets Division (MARK) of Societe Generale, you will join as a VIE in the Investment Solutions desk within the Fixed Income department (FICC) in New York. Your focus will be on supporting market making activity for the desk on flow, exotics and investment strategies activities. Working closely with the Exotic Traders to support their daily trading and risk management operations, as well as with the business partners in managing the lifecycle of the volatility products (Sales, Engineers, IT, Risk, Middle Office, etc). Scope of coverage is the FIC Investment Solution trading desk, which is composed of:

• Vanilla Swaptions Market Making
• Rates Exotic and Structured Products
• QIS (Quantitative Investment Strategies)
• Hybrid Exotics
• FX Options Market Making

Example of tasks include:

• Monitoring of the desk's risk analyses to identify issues, missing trades, error deals etc. and working with trading support for resolution.
• Daily management of exotic call option exercises.
• Daily PnL explanation reporting and analysis.
• Pricing and tracking of daily options market making results (hit ratio and client feedback in gamma,vega).
• Projects to improve trading and analytical tools for relative value analysis and risk management of the book.
• Weekly and monthly reporting of the desk activity.

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.

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 with a specialization in Quantitative Finance
• A previous experience in Trading/Structuring/Research/Sales would be highly valued

Language skills:

• Fluent in English

Operational, technical & soft skills:

• Good communication and presentation skills
• Proficient/Good command of MS Office and Python
• Detail-oriented and proactive
• Strong coding skills
• Options on equity or interest rates

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. 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 the USA 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. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job