Sales Trading (f/m/d)
HSBC · Paris
Being part of HSBC in France, you’ll help evolve and grow our business.
What you will do:
Build and develop client relationships, promote HSBC’s equity execution capabilities (High Touch, PT and Electronic), work closely with internal stakeholders in Trading, Product, Technology and Control functions to deliver high-quality client outcomes and support revenue growth.
In this role you will:
- Own coverage of institutional clients across high-touch execution, providing market colour, liquidity and trading opportunities, while delivering strong client service and commercial outcomes.
- Originate and develop business opportunities with Institutional Sales by identifying client execution needs, shaping solutions across various execution channels, and aligning HSBC’s product offering with evolving client workflows.
- Participate as well in the distribution and adoption of HSBC’s electronic execution offering, embedding an electronic mindset within broader client execution discussions.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with clients, Sales, Trading, Research and key internal partners across Risk, Compliance, Finance, Operations, IT, COO, Structuring, and Digital & Data to support franchise growth.
- Act with strong risk ownership and control awareness, ensuring activities are conducted in line with regulatory requirements, HSBC policies, AML, sanctions, anti-corruption standards and broader non-financial risk expectations.
You should apply if you have:
- Strong knowledge of economic and financial market mechanics, financial products, HSBC values, internal procedures, and regulation.
- Proven experience in sales trading / financial markets sales.
- Holds the required local market licences, qualifications, and regulatory certifications for sales and trading activities.
- Fluent English communication skills.
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 operates 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.
We offer a comprehensive and competitive package of benefits covering usually covering healthcare, life assurance, pension, and family friendly leaves, as well as many other benefits to support your wellbeing.
- 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)
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!
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 and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best.
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