Post Trade Application Support

Responsibilities

Introduction

We are seeking an [operations] professional who can join Global Banking Service Unit in Société Générale, a global financial institution that aims to support businesses, trades, and transformations financially since its foundation in 1864. Societe Generale have been playing a vital role in the economy for over 160 years. 

About Global Banking Service Unit

The ambition of Global Banking Service Unit (GBTO) is to deliver Technology and Operations excellence in our day-to-day services to Global Banking and Investor Solutions (GBIS) Business Units and their clients.

We follow market activities, 24h/24h, in real time, from Hong Kong to Montreal. We manage the customer lifecycle and develop solutions to control the Bank's risk and protect our businesses.

To meet evolving client needs and market requirements, as well as anticipating technological advances, our role is to accelerate and support the transformation of GBIS activities. GBTO is at the very heart of this technological and operational challenge.

Role Summary

The department covers the front to back lifecycle of Structured Product, including the requirements from the financial engineers, sales, traders and middle office.

As part of the Global Banking Technology & Operations team, we work hand in hand with the software developers, project managers, and users to design, develop, and ensure the stability of global strategic solutions for the Structured Product business line.

You must be creative, innovative, and able to propose better solutions whenever possible. This could be an ideal opportunity for you if you are open-minded and curious to help rationalize and maintain the existing systems, and if you are aware and curious about new technologies, to share their benefits and explore them.

·       Manage users’ requests, gather information and communicate through different channels.

·       Investigate, identify and resolve incidents and problems.

·       Propose and develop solutions using technologies e.g. C#, Java, etc.

·       Collaborate with other IT development and infrastructure teams to ensure the stability of production.

·       Monitor application and chain health. Build monitoring using external tools and develop in-house monitoring tools.

·       Take initiatives to reduce the operational risks and improve efficiency of day-to-day production.

Profile required

·       Hold a relevant Bachelors or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar majors.

·       Have good knowledge on Unix and SQL.

·       Capable to understand and code with programming languages, C# is strongly preferrable.

·       Willing to learn, able to learn quickly.

·       Have good communication and interpersonal skills.

·       Have positive mindset and work as a team player.

        Fluent in English is mandatory; Japanese language fluency is preferred but not required

      Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

Client - Understanding and Respect: I listen to clients and colleagues in order to understand and anticipate their needs

Team Spirit - Collective mindset: I favor the team’s interest over my own results

Innovation - Change management: I support change

Responsibility - Courage: I express my convictions and make decisions with courage and respect.

Commitment - Sustainability: I strive to develop my skills and knowledge