What it does: Societe Generale's expertise in Asia Pacific ranges from corporate and investment banking to asset management, securities services, global transaction banking and specialised financial services.
Mission: Building together, with our clients, a better and sustainable future through responsible and innovative financial solutions.
Size and presence: Société Générale is France's third largest bank by total assets after BNP Paribas and Crédit Agricole. It is also the sixth largest bank in Europe and the world's eighteenth. The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index.
Best known for: Societe Generale, one of Europe's leading financial services groups and a major player in the economy for over 150 years, supports 30 million clients every day with 133,000 staff in 61 countries. Our Group draws on our European roots to develop our activities internationally.
The good bits: Societe Generale is a sustainable and solid bank with proven solidity on which customers can count.
The not so good bits: The coronavirus pandemic forced the bank to boost bad loan provisions and take various accounting charges.
Founded by a group of entrepreneurs in 1864 “to promote the development of trade and industry in France”, Societe Generale is today one of the leading European financial services groups. Based on a diversified and integrated banking model, the Group combines financial strength and proven expertise in innovation with a strategy of sustainable growth, aiming to be the trusted partner for its clients, committed to the positive transformations of society and the economy.
Active in the real economy for over 150 years, with a solid position in Europe and connected to the rest of the world, Societe Generale has over 133,000* members of staff in 61 countries and supports on a daily basis 30* million individual clients, businesses and institutional investors around the world by offering a wide range of advisory services and tailored financial solutions. The Group is built on three complementary core businesses:
We foster a corporate spirit based on entrepreneurship, innovation and responsibility. Therefore we provide as much as possible autonomy to our teams, enabling you to develop your skills, competences and capabilities. Our employees in the Asia Pacific region regard Societe Generale as a people-oriented and respectful organisation and see culture and mind-set as a real asset. We strive to maintain a working community that enables relationships based on trust, mutual respect and closeness, where everybody – in all their diversity – is being treated with respect and fairness, and where everybody gets the opportunity to develop his or her skills.
At Societe Generale we firmly believe that diversity is one of the most valuable propositions that we provide to our clients, shareholders and staff. That is why we work to promote diversity, equality and inclusion at every level of our organisation. Our Asia Pacific Diversity Charter is aligned to our Group's mission to be a diverse workforce in an inclusive workplace, with opportunities for the talents of all to create value, and to deliver an outstanding client experience and develop innovative solutions.
The success of our Group depends on the men and women who work in it. Performance evaluation offers each Societe Generale employee the same opportunity to develop their skills and career.
The fact that we have created a single evaluation process shared by the entire Group shows the importance that we place in this key step in employee development. It is part of the managerial cycle, as it is closely linked to the detection of strategic talents, as well as development and recognition actions.
To join Societe Generale within a permanent opportunity, you would either need to have gained previous work experience or come through our trainee programme having displayed a high level of performance and commitment during this time. Should you make a positive impression as a trainee you will have the opportunity to potentially join Societe Generale on a full time basis.
The recruitment process may vary depending on the recruiting entity, the internship duration, or the mission type.
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Join a talented team. Founded in 1864, we have been playing a vital role in the economy for over 150 years. With more than 133,000 employees based in 61 countries worldwide, we are a truly global company, accompanying 30 million clients throughout the world on a daily basis.
With our regional headquarters in Hong Kong, we operate in 12 locations across the Asia Pacific region, employing over 11,000 employees*. Here, you can evolve in a diverse, international workplace with numerous career prospects, often giving you the possibility to collaborate with colleagues from all over the world and work on projects across geographies.
Internal mobility is a great opportunity to build-up your experience and expanding your skills. Many of our colleagues joined Societe Generale for the diversity of career paths we offer. Each year, thousands of them are being offered new professional challenges and opportunities to grow, by moving from one position to another in the Group, across functions, businesses and geographies.
Bankers at assistant vice president (AVP) level at Societe Generale should expect to be paid close to S$150k.
Aware of our role in financing the economy, we are committed to conducting all of our activities in a responsible manner. Societe Generale's Corporate & Social Responsibility (CSR) policy focuses on environmental and social issues we encounter in running our businesses.
With its plan to issue up to 1 billion Malaysian ringgit ($305 million) of Islamic bonds, Societe Generale appears to be avoiding missteps made by Goldman Sachs in an ill-fated attempt to sell sukuk two years ago - a positive sign for Western banks’ efforts to move into Islamic finance.