Intern Analyst - 6 months - Discretionary Product Specialist

HSBC • Geneva, IL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This internship role is key in the delivery of investment solutions to our clients within the Private Bank. It involves client-facing interactions, collaboration with portfolio managers and other product specialists, and close partnerships with Investment Counsellors (ICs) and Relationship Managers (RMs). The placement aims to equip interns with the skills and experience for a successful career at HSBC, offering opportunities to develop professional networks and build banking knowledge in a real working environment. Interns will take on responsibilities in interesting projects, improve their knowledge of Discretionary solutions, and demonstrate their added value to client portfolios.

Requirements

• Good understanding of financial markets and instruments such as equities, bonds, funds and ETFs.
• Knowledge of discretionary mandates and broad product offering of a bank.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills: excel, visual basic, PowerPoint.
• Team player, high achiever, quick to learn, positive attitude.
• Keen sense of urgency, high level of professional and personal integrity.
• High level of academic education, possibly combining solid marketing skills with Financial/Economics background.
• Fluent in English and French or German.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Aladdin, Avaloq and Qlik sense would be an asset.

Responsibilities

• Improve Discretionary solution knowledge within Private Bank through permanent contacts with Front Office and regular trainings and updates on our offering.
• Demonstrate and explain the added value of our Discretionary solutions when implemented in client portfolio and to be able to articulate our competitive advantages.
• Deliver quality before and after-market sales assistance to RMs, ICs, current clients and prospective clients through meetings and conference calls.
• Partnering up and involving the Portfolio Managers as much as required.
• Lead efforts to integrate Discretionary solutions into regular sales meetings and presentations within the Private Bank.
• Write Monthly Discretionary newsletter and provide ad hoc timely market commentaries on portfolio positioning/investment choices in the context of significant market events or price fluctuations.
• Provide feedback to the Discretionary team about any identified gap in the offering and on our reporting/marketing material (as per stakeholder’s feedback) and contribute to ideas on improvement/streamlining.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive package of benefits usually covering healthcare, life assurance, pension, and family friendly leaves, as well as many other benefits to support your wellbeing.
• Multiple variable pay plans, to reflect the diverse nature of the businesses, roles and markets in which we operate. Variable pay is designed to reward colleagues for their individual performance and contribution, as well as the performance of their relevant Business / Infrastructure, and the overall Group.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern