Sales Facilitation Intern – M/W- H/F/X

Responsibilities

SGSS has been present in Italy since September 2006 through a dedicated Italian Bank, SGSS S.p.A., one of the main players in the Securities Services industry that covers all SGSS businesses for its two segments of clients: Financial Institutions & Brokers and Asset Managers & Insurance. Thanks to over 500 employees based in Milan and Turin, SGSS S.p.A. ensures a daily support to over 300 clients. Our clients are institutional investors (insurance companies and pension funds), asset managers, financial intermediaries (brokers, investments companies).

Mission:

This is a full-time internship lasting 6 months with the desired start date as soon as possible.

It will allow you to develop the following knowledge and skills:

• Knowledge of the Securities Services Providers business and that of its institutional clients (Banks, Asset Managers, Asset Owners)
• Apply research techniques (data/information/news)
• Apply Survey questionnaire construction techniques
• Apply activity planning techniques
• Apply content construction techniques in the field of external communication
• Use of sales database management software

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Monitor the commercial activity thus contributing to its better steering by:
  • producing and analyzing key indicators (client meetings, NBI, pipeline), to be afterward circulated to the commercial teams, the Coverage Department management, and SGSS executive management
  • guaranteeing, via regular surveillance and action, data input quality by the sales teams in the Customer Relationship Management tool
  • taking an active part in the annual Sales Plan exercise and its mid-year follow-up
• Accompany business development:
  • jointly with the sales teams, prepare commercial presentations for strategic client meetings (promote within that context usage of innovative methods)
  • aggregate prospect universe and systematize prospect identification within these universes
  • preparation and updating of Prospect profile sheets in order to support the activities of the Sales people
  • support the coverage team in the preparation of commercial proposal
  • support in steering answers to Request For Proposals

Profile required

Studies & experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing or economy

Language skills:

• Italian – C2
• English – B2

Technical, operational & Soft skills:

• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Result orientation
• Collective Mindset
• Cooperation
• Team Spirit

Why join us

In a highly competitive and fragmented financial market, our ambition is to be the reference partner recognized for its service quality and competitiveness, its agile solutions and international network coverage. We are much more than a partnership: a genuine team. We build long-lasting, collaborative relationships with our clients to help them go further in their development. In todays constantly evolving and complex world, we strive to provide our clients with increasingly efficient and reliable Securities Services on a daily basis to ensure they get ahead.

As soon as you arrive, you will be integrated into our teams and will learn every day alongside our experts, who will support you in your tasks. Gradually, you will become more independent in your projects, making this experience a real career accelerator. You will also discover all the diversity of our businesses, in a sector that is constantly evolving and innovating.

At the end of your studies, various opportunities could be offered to you, in Italy and abroad.

Business insight

At Société Générale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious.

Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating and taking action are part of our DNA.

If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!

Still hesitating?

You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices, and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.

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.

Reference: 24000GYF Entity: Société Générale Securities Services Starting date: 2024/08/01 Publication date: 2024/06/21