London – Long Term Internship 2017 – Italian Distribution Sales

WHO WE ARE

BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) is a leading European investment bank with global leadership in many of our businesses. We are part of the BNP Paribas Group, a financial institution with solid foundations and a proven ability to adapt to change. If you are thinking about a career in investment banking, there is no better place to begin your journey than with BNP Paribas CIB. With nearly 30,000 employees in over 55 countries, we can offer you an exciting start to your career.

At BNP Paribas CIB, we work continuously on behalf of our clients, helping them to realise their projects around the world. You can be an important part of this, helping us to serve our clients both in mature and emerging markets, providing them with financial solutions across a diverse range of expertise, products and services. Our origins lie in Europe but nearly a quarter of our employees now work in our multi-award-winning Asia Pacific offices and we are a committed player in all markets.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Operating within the Equity Derivatives department of the bank, the team performs Front Office Distribution Sales to Italian clients, with a cross-asset mandate.

The intern will be supporting the team in:

• Drafting indicative termsheets
• Pricing indicatively products      with the tools provided
• Solving issues on primary      settlements or post-trade/Middle Office
• Supporting in the review of legal      documents
• Ensuring a timely listing of new      products on Borsa Italiana (SEDEX) by completing the required      procedure            
• Keeping the client database      updated
• Monitoring the secondary market      of listed products on Borsa Italiana/EuroTLX

BENEFITS OF THIS POSITION

• Deep understanding of cross-asset structured products
• Contact with various types of clients on the Italian market (banks, insurance companies, asset managers)
• Daily contact with structuring and trading
• Understanding of market parameters, macro and how to translate them into an investment product
• Strong focus on digital initiatives.

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND QUALIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE

• Engineering school or Business school
• Fluent written and verbal Italian required
• Very good written and verbal English required
• Previous experience in Front Office, preferably in a similar field
• Ability to work in a team

Location: London

Duration: 10 months

Start date: asap