TRAINEE: Valuation and Risk Analysis Analyst

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform valuation and market risk analysis and certification on equities and derivatives
• Work closely with Front Office, Middle Office, Risk department on risk and valuation related topics
• Analyze and support trading activities for reporting required by the Risk department or regulators
• Optimize production process and develop new projects upon request

PROFILE REQUIRED

• Hold a relevant bachelor or master’s degree in Mathematics, Finance, Engineering or similar
• Good understanding of capital market, especially equity derivative products
• Knowledge of pricing model and risk characteristics of financial products
• Programming skill (VBA, Python) is highly preferred
• Pro-active, swift, analytical, able to multi task and work under pressure, team player
• Good communication and organizational skills, strong sense of responsibility
• Fluent English is mandatory.

BEHAVIORAL SKILLS:

• Client - Risk: I strive to satisfy clients while taking into account risks for the company
• Team Spirit - Synergies: I make cooperation with colleagues in and outside my team a priority
• Team Spirit - Collective mindset: I favour the team’s interest over my own results
• Innovation - Technology: I adopt new technologies in the solutions and projects I work on
• Responsibility - Risk awareness: I am constantly on the lookout for risks
• Responsibility - Performance: I strive for high performance

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.

BUSINESS INSIGHT

Department Description:

Societe Generale is one of the leading financial services groups in Europe. Based on a universal banking model, the Group combines financial strength with a strategy of sustainable growth, putting its resources to work to finance the economy and its clients’ projects.

With our regional headquarters in Hong Kong – a core hub of the worldwide Societe Generale Group – we employ over 9,000 employees in the region. Our expertise here ranges from corporate and investment banking to asset management, securities services, global transaction banking and specialised financial services.

The Metric Monitoring Group (MMG) is part of Market Risk Department and its mandate mainly consist of the following:

P&L Certification
Market Risk Certification
Projects

The Trainee will be responsible to produce Risk Analysis and P&L analysis for Exotic trading desk in Asia-Pacific region.

As a regional hub of Asia Pacific, the function covers activities in countries such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, India, China and Australia. 

Responsibilities:

• Perform valuation and market risk analysis and certification on equities and derivatives
• Work closely with Front Office, Middle Office, Risk department on risk and valuation related topics
• Analyze and support trading activities for reporting required by the Risk department or regulators.
• Optimize production process and develop new projects upon request.