Vice President Coverage And Investment Banking

Job Reference ID:

23000IE9

Responsibilities

ABOUT THE JOB:

Investment Banking Coverage Teams within Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking (“SGCIB”) are responsible for managing the Bank’s global business relationships with large multinational clients.

Bankers in Coverage help drive overall client strategy, working with key business lines within SGCIB and outside of SGCIB to generate deal flow as well as assisting in cross selling all Société Générale key global products. This is accomplished through developing client relationships and working with all stakeholders to maximize business opportunities.

SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENT DETAILS:

Reporting to and supporting the Head of FIG, Financial Sponsor and Corporate Coverage in Canada. Working hours will vary depending on workload and time zone of clients. The team is smaller compared to other groups within the Bank, so interpersonal fit with members of the team is important.

What will be your DAY-TO-DAY?

Day to day responsibilities (under the supervision of the Head of FIG, Financial Sponsor and Corporate Coverage in Canada) include but are not limited to:

• Corporate Finance data gathering on individual clients or industrial sectors
• Yearly budget, periodic income forecast, income correction campaigns on the portfolio
• Preparing client presentations
• Preparing Pre-Screening / Support Memos (business cases and client profitability analysis)
• Communication with clients for periodic Know Your Client document updates
• Interaction with business line product specialists on specific client initiatives
• Travel for industry presentations and client meetings as needed
• Driving deal flow through personal relationships and introductions between SG delegates and clients
• Tracking of live deal and pitch communication for current and prospective clients
• Establishing a client and product strategy to develop the FIG/sponsor coverage Canada franchise
• Support the growth of a selective portfolio of Large Cap Corporate accounts
• Client profile development
• Profitability analysis (advanced Excel modeling) for prospective transactions
• Special sector studies as needed

Profile Required

Skills and Qualifications:

Must Have:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (personality fit is very important)
• Strong written and verbal presentation skills
• Ability to write succinctly and convincingly (effective communication skills)
• Ability to handle several projects at the same time (2-4 live deals or projects at once)
• 6-8 years of prior work experience in investment banking, corporate banking, corporate finance, transaction services, asset management, or consulting
• Mastery of Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong Financial Accounting and Corporate Finance skillset

Education:

• Bachelors or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related fields

Languages:

• French and English: Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing, is a requirement as the person in this position will need to collaborate regularly with colleagues and partners in the United States.

Nice to Have:

• Proficient in computer-based research tools (Bloomberg, Capital IQ, Thomson Reuters)
• Strong personal drive and self-motivation
• Knowledge of bank products (can be learned over time)

Due to US Federal Securities law applying to this position, candidates who will apply for this position will be required to submit to an enhanced background screening, including the collection of their fingerprints by a third-party vendor selected by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).

Why join us

OUR BENEFITS:

WHAT WE DO DIFFERENTLY AT SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE

Competitive compensation & benefits offering, including but not limited to:

• Minimum of 20 Vacation days + 4 personal days
• Various Employee Resource Groups (ERG) to engage with such as Pride and Allies, American Women Network, Black Leadership Network, One planet, etc.
• Fully sponsored virtual healthcare assistance and Employee Assistance Program to you and your immediate family
• Supportive Maternity, paternity, parental and adoption leave policy
• A culture of continuous development by encouraging our employees various training programs (online training and coaching platform such as Coursera, GoFluent, Pluralsight, First Finance, and others)
• Health spending ($2,000/year) and personal spending ($1,000/year) accounts with 75+ eligible reimbursement categories (health, training, electronics etc.)

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.

For more information about our Culture and Conduct initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/careers/get-know-culture/)

D&I:

Our Diversity & Inclusion 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 Diversity & Inclusion Vision:

• 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
• Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate

For more information about our D&I initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/societe-generale-about/diversity-and-inclusion/)

Societe Generale is an equal opportunity employer, and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. We are committed to recognizing and promoting the talents and achievements of our employees and staff, regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, and any other characteristic or status protected under applicable law. We strive to write our postings as inclusively as possible. If, however, one of the two genders is used alone in this display, it designates persons of all gender identities.