TRAINEE: Structured Credit Syndicator

Job Description:

Reference 260001M1

Responsibilities

Contribute to the team's objectives by assisting Team Head / Directors / VP / Associates / Analysts on the following tasks:

Primary transactions:

Assist Origination at pitching / marketing stage including through preparation of materials for client-facing activities;

Assist Origination through risk assessment, research and contribution to structuring of transactions, as directed by Head of Department. Such task will include the production of market research, comparable tables;

Preparation of syndication strategy materials;

Contribute to the execution of syndications, specifically, preparation of Information Memorandums, Roadshows, book-running, Q&A, status reports, etc.;

Work hand-in-hand with private and public credit sales at market sounding stage if any and to implement the syndication strategy during the execution phase.

Secondary transactions:

Assist credit sales in secondary / portfolio sales execution including KYC tasks;

Assist credit sales by providing (as and when required) input into CPM's secondary or portfolio distribution efforts;

Feed reverse enquiries that may be channelled through the job holder, to the relevant credit sales as well as CPM.

Market and investor base:

Maintain up-to-date knowledge and reporting on local syndication trends, investor universe and appetite, and prepare quarterly market updates distributable internally and externally to investors / borrowers.

Internal:

Perform administration and reporting tasks as may be requested by Head of Department - this includes maintaining an accurate and up-to-date pipeline reporting file, permanent supervision files, redaction of closing memos.

Required

Profile required

Technical:

* Ability to gather understanding of the Syndicated Loan Markets and knowledge of Capital Markets
* Ability to grow experience in credit analysis, legal documentation
* Responsibility - ability to understand and manage risks (conduct, reputational, financial, etc.) for SYN, GLBA, and SG Group, and act responsibly in line with SG Group Values, Code of Conduct, and other applicable rules & regulations

Behavioural:

* Client orientation - demonstrate proactive approach to tackle clients' and markets' requirements
* Innovation - ability to contribute new ideas to the team's processes / way of working
* Team spirit - willingness to work with people with diverse, international backgrounds, where appropriate
* Team spirit - work with third party services providers
* Commitment - ability to prioritise tasks and to manage competing deadlines, and to deliver on team's priorities
* Responsibility - ability to take ownership of recurring tasks with more and more autonomy
* Communication skills - including language skills (as relevant); ability to deliver coherent messages to team members

Business 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/

Societe Generale is committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience to all candidates. If you require any reasonable accommodations of assistance during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let our HR staff know.

Department Description

Distribution and Credit Solutions (DCS) is GLBA's central organ for underwriting and distributing credit products, using all available tools in SG's distribution toolbox, from plain vanilla sales to structured credit engineering solutions. Within DCS APAC, the Structured Credit Syndicate APAC will be more specifically responsible for:

Pricing, structuring and underwriting illiquid credit products, originated in APAC but also from other regions whenever there may be an APAC-related distribution angle. The team will work hand-in-hand with the Origination business lines throughout the origination process on those aspects, including in client-facing activities (incl. pitching / marketing).Working hand-in-hand with the APAC credit sales team, including in an investor-facing capability and through ongoing training of the APAC credit sales team, to initiate and push illiquid / liquid credit products sales to investors

Diversity and Inclusion

We are an equal opportunities employer and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and promoting all talents, regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of a political, religious, trade union or minority organisation, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination