Associate Strategic Equity and Financing (f/m/d)

At HSBC, our purpose is opening up a world of opportunity and by joining our team, you can be part of something bigger! We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible.

The Strategic Equity & Financing (SEF) team is responsible for originating and structuring tailor-made solutions in the context of strategic equity situations for HSBC’s clients (Corporate and Institutional Banking).

Whether it is part of a strategic shareholding lifecycle (stake building, financing, hedging or yield enhancement, stake disposal) or for listed companies on their own shares (convertible bonds, share buyback programmes, employee share-based compensation plans).

What you will do:

• Broad expertise across the full range of financing structures (margin loans and equity-linked bonds) and equity derivative products, both linear (forward sales, swaps, etc.) and option-based
• A wide variety of stakeholders (trading, coverage, sector teams, credit, accounting, tax, legal, compliance, middle office, back office, etc.) and clients (holding and investment companies, corporates from major European indices, family offices, midcaps, etc.)

In this role you will:

The Associate will assist the SEF team in its daily activities, including:

• • Monitoring European equity markets, company disclosures and analyzing publicly available documents to identify potential deal opportunities for strategic equity transactions (share buybacks, minority stake building and disposals, hedging products, financing and equity-linked instruments, etc.)
  • Performing ad hoc financial modelling in Excel
  • Designing, adapting, and formatting marketing materials, internal memos (deal descriptions, presentations, etc.)
  • Interacting with internal stakeholders and risk functions (trading, coverage, sector teams, credit, accounting, tax, legal, compliance, middle office, back office, etc.) particularly during the SEF transactions execution process (approvals discussions)
  • Carrying out quantitative analyses on equities (e.g., volume analysis: ADTV, VWAP, etc.) and monitoring share buyback programs using market data (e.g., Bloomberg)
  • Tracking threshold crossing and shareholding declarations through AMF or equivalent European regulators websites and databases
  • Gaining familiarity with European regulations (MAR, Safe Harbor, disclosure obligations by country, etc.)

You should apply if you have:

• Master’s degree (Bac+4/5) with a specialization in finance or capital markets preferred (with a first experience of 4/5 years in banking or market finance)
• Strong knowledge of finance and basic quantitative tools (variance, volatility, discounting, yield calculations, etc.)
• Excellent command of Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Knowledge of Bloomberg and VBA is a plus
• Strong work ethic, ability to adapt quickly, autonomy, and attention to detail
• Languages: fluent in English and French; a third language is a plus

Even if you feel you do not meet 100% of our qualifications, we encourage you to apply, if you believe this role is right for you.

What you’ll get in return:

HSBC has been certified “Top Employer 2026” in Europe. This recognition from the Top Employers Institute rewards our HR practices and recognises HSBC as an HR Leader in several countries in Continental Europe. Not only is HSBC a great place to work, but we also offer the following unique and exciting benefits & opportunities!

• We’ll help you progress your career, including access to development programmes, through HSBC University and our Degreed platform
• You can work your way and will have a say in when, where and how you and your team flexibly work together
• Our benefits will give you financial security, and can include company savings plan (PEE), savings plan for collective retirement, mutual insurance for you and your family, loyalty bonus, a Time Savings Account to monetize untaken off days (CET)…
• A Work Council which offers ticketing, travel, sports, legal aid, Christmas vouchers, Summer break vouchers…
• Our family-focused benefits can help you to support your loved ones and include family events days off (wedding, civil union…), additional maternity or breastfeeding leave, birth bonus, partial reimbursement of childcare costs, assistance to employees taking care of a relative with disability…
• We’ll give you a huge range of resources that support your well-being (yoga, sophrology, Mindfulness app)
• You’ll have international opportunities - this can be your place to start and branch out to anywhere we have offices
• A work environment that promotes Diversity & Inclusion, where you’ll be able to join our different Employee Resource Groups
• These benefits are on top of local usual benefits in France (refund of transport fees at 50%, 5 weeks of paid vacation & RTT, meal voucher card or corporate restaurant depending on location)

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces. We are committed to removing barriers & ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best.

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