Compliance Officer – Global Markets Advisory (m/f/d)

Responsibilities

• Provide compliance advice to local Global Markets (MARK) activities, encompassing a wide range of asset classes, from fixed income and currencies to equities. The bulk of these activities concern equity, equity derivatives and structured products trading, engineering, and sales.
• Actively contribute to the implementation, steering, and adaptation of the compliance risk culture and control framework of the branch’s activities in accordance with Société Générale Group requirements and relevant local regulations.
• Maintain relationships and open communication with business lines and other departments, actively promoting compliance and providing support to address compliance requirements at the earliest opportunity.
• Provide compliance and regulatory advice to the Global Markets business line.
• Maintain proactive dialogue with the respective Global Markets compliance officers at the head office to ensure engagement on issues impacting compliance and business lines beyond the local perimeter, ensuring a consistent approach to resolving issues.
• Contribute to monitoring of applicable regulatory developments impacting the branch business and assess local implementation needs.
• Advise on compliance and regulatory aspects of new products.
• Contribute to the adaptation and deployment of group policies, and definition/update of local compliance procedures.
• Contribute to the implementation of an adequate monitoring, surveillance and control framework to prevent and/or detect compliance and reputational risks, applying the SG Group’s permanent/managerial control framework and complementing it with local operational controls where relevant.
• Contribute to identification and management of incidents.
• Contribute to oversight and reporting requirements in accordance with local and central compliance governance.
• Perform and participate in the SG compliance risk assessment and monitor the related action plan under local Compliance’s responsibility.
• Develop and deliver regular general trainings (e.g., for new joiners in the Branch) and specific compliance class trainings.
• Contribute to regulatory audits and reporting requirements to German authorities where applicable, under the supervision of the Chief Compliance Officer.
• Support timely and accurate responses to regulatory enquiries as well as internal control and audit teams, and implement relevant resulting actions under local compliance’s responsibility.

Profile required

• Apprenticeship/university degree in banking activities with qualification in compliance-related topics, and/or legal qualification.
• At least 5 years of experience in a similar role in a bank/financial institution.
• Good knowledge and expertise of Global Markets activities and regulations, including the Transparency Directive; MAD II/MAR; MiFID II/MiFIR and applicable German regulations.
• Fluency in German and English (written and oral) is required; French language skills are advantageous.
• Capacity to analyze and summarize.
• Strong skills in working in a structured way.
• Strong ability to assess risks and procedures at all levels.
• Good MS Office skills (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Self‑motivated with a strong work ethic and desire to deliver to high standards.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to work with different business lines and locations.
• Independent and organized working style.
• Cooperation and team spirit.
• Ability to work under pressure.

Why join us

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. If you wish 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! If you thrive on a challenge and want to become part of a dedicated and driven team that strives for success, apply with a CV, a cover letter and all your educational and professional certificates.

Business insight

Société Générale is a leading European bank with over 119,000 employees serving around 26 million customers in 62 countries worldwide. For 160 years, SG Group has been supporting the development of the economy and offering companies, institutional investors and private clients a wide range of advisory and financial solutions with real added value. Global Banking & Investor Solutions, a pre‑eminent wholesale bank, combines tailor‑made solutions with leadership in equity derivatives, structured finance and ESG.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are an equal opportunities employer and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Société Générale 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.