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Position Purpose

The Project Manager role resides within the Change & Transformation team under the Client Delivery Division of BNP Paribas Securities Services (BP2S). The Change Team services internal BNP Paribas Securities teams (Client Services, Back & Middle Office operations, Financial Reporting & Tax, Product and Transitions), clients, regulators and partners with external vendors.

The role will require a motivated, results focused person that has excellent project management and communication skills (both written and verbal). Must be interpersonal, deal with different levels of stakeholders, a quick learner and confident dealing with all matters; Business domain, IT, Product, Risk, Compliance, Legal and Global Governance.

Role Responsibilities

Client Interaction:

Establish trust and confidence in BNPP by clients through confident and competent management of client stakeholders
Collaborate closely with the client development team to ensure unified client management practices
Attend and chair (where required) client specific meetings – Steering committees, working groups, change forums, planning sessions, etc.
Foster a strong and robust client relationship

Project Management:

Project planning, management, quality, control and benefits realization
Direct and indirect management of project resources as required
Manage project risks and issues reporting
Act as an escalation point for work stream issues, stakeholders and project sponsor
Map, manage and communicate project interdependencies and impacts
Manage all change requests through a formally defined change management process
Ensure deliverables are measurable and tracked
Ensure the project is delivered on time and within budget
Manage clear and effective communications to team members and stakeholders
Build strong working relationships with stakeholders to gain an in-depth understanding of business processes, an end-to-end understanding of operating models including IT system flow
Drive operational efficiency across all program activities and solutions
Undertake quality reviews of project deliverables to ensure they meet business needs and requirements, and adhere to the methodology, standards, and strategy
Preparation of Steering Committee papers and reporting to the local management team and other relevant business and client forums
Ensuring the project team complies with relevant BP2S project management methodologies, audit, security and compliance requirements (BP2S currently uses Agile and Waterfall methodologies)
Flexibility may be required in terms of working hours due to the fact that regular contact with the UK or Paris will be required

What are we looking for?

Project Management:

8+ years project management experience within Financial Services Industry
5+ years hands-on Technology transformational change experience
Waterfall and Agile methodology experience
MS.Project, PowerPoint, Excel – Intermediate/Advanced

Business:

Prior financial services experience across any of Asset Management, Fund Administration, Superannuation or Life Insurance is highly desirable
Experience in Custody, Middle Office and/or Back Office
Prior experience with delivering business operational change and transformation
Financial reporting, Tax and Regulatory experience – desirable
B2B client transitions, client onboarding experience – desirable

Technical:

Prior experience with process mapping, interface and data mapping
Prior experience in Dev/Ops or application/IT service management
Prior experience working with data warehouse, SQL, BI reporting, unit pricing, reconciliation and/or accounting software – desirable

Behavioral:

Planning, Organising & Co-ordinating: Establishes courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently
Strategic Thinking: Understands the business and anticipates business needs, reflecting this in the approach to current projects
Drive for Results: Continually focuses on achieving positive, concrete results contributing to business success
Decision Making: Identifies and understands issues, problems and opportunities; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints and probable consequences.
Client Focus: listens and understands the client; anticipating customer needs; giving high priority to client satisfaction
Negotiation & Conflict Resolution: Negotiates & mediates sound agreements in situations where there is disagreements or differences in interests
Dealing with Ambiguity: Ability to continue to be effective in ambiguous circumstances

About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas is a top-tier European and international banking establishment, with an uninterrupted presence in the APAC region since 1860 and in Australia since 1881. Combining global expertise and local know-how, BNP Paribas in Australia and New Zealand delivers solutions to our clients through Corporate and Institutional Banking and Asset Management – a bridge between corporate and institutional clients.

We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community.
BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization.
Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness
BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds.

BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please feel free to reach out to us at bnpp.hrss.recruitment.admin@asia.bnpparibas.com or +61 2 9216 8633 (and ask for the Talent Acquisition Manager in the HR Team).

https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/

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BNP Paribas – Diversity & Inclusion Journey

BNP Paribas – The Bank Of Green Changes

Award Obtained

BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year

What is this position about?

As part of IT and Operations APAC (ITO), Client Engagement and Financial Security (ITO CEFS) is focusing on:

1. Client centricity through the KYC onboarding and recertification of CIB clients (corporates and financial institutions) and the management of referential processes (client accounts etc.).

2. A robust Control framework to protect the Bank and its clients, through due diligence controls on name screening , transaction filtering and the clearing of AML Transaction Monitoring alerts for CIB APAC clients across business lines: Cash Management, Global Markets, Trade Finance and Correspondent Banking.

What would be your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like?

This role will manage or support the projects impacting the AML Transaction Monitoring Level 1 function as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to provide AML analysis, perform testing / tuning, guide the analysts’ team, liaise with Quality Assurance and drive change management including continuous SOP improvement and analysts’ training. This is a regional role based in Singapore

Primary Role Responsibilities

In this role, you will

• Perform AML analysis during testing and tuning exercises before any new process or tool deployment and prepare the team to handle changes in production:

o Assess impacts

o Make recommendations

o Document changes in processes when relevant

• On an ongoing basis, liaise with the relevant teams to continuously improve AML analysis processes:

o Review and propose activities to improve AML controls and highlight deficiencies.

o Conduct AML-related training and knowledge sharing activities on new topics or process areas which require improvement.

o Support offshore units by providing relevant guidance on alert management.

• Lead all AML L1 projects (tool upgrades, data feed integrations, process redesign) from initiation through delivery, using Agile or Waterfall methodology as appropriate.

• Identify process or tool efficiencies and support their implementation when relevant.

• Liaise with local and regional compliance teams to discuss risk-based approaches for new process design and implementation.

• Maintain good understanding of AML data management processes and AML data. Support the team on AML analysis – including guidance on interpreting key data‑fields.

• Maintain ongoing oversight of AML production data – monitor daily alert volume, false‑positive rates, key risk indicators, and feed‑health metrics; ensure the production data feed is accurate, complete and released on schedule.

• Align project timelines and deliverables with IT and Compliance stakeholders; manage dependencies and risk registers.

Contributing Responsibilities

• Support the Head of CEFS Financial Security Operations and Change, APAC to implement and execute BNPP policies and procedures.

• Comply with Group and APAC policies and procedures as well as relevant AML/CFT regulations.

• Keep updated on latest trends of AML/CFT/Sanctions laws and regulations, and industry’s best practices.

• Collaborate with team members of APAC AML TM L1 Hub and relevant stakeholders from other departments.

• Be supportive and adaptive to changes of procedures and scope of work.

• Support analysts to meet the QA requirements and the expected daily alert disposal volume.

• Notify the senior management in a timely manner in case of issues.

What is required for you to succeed?

Behavioural and Technical Competencies

• At least 5 years’ experience in banking /financial industry handling AML transaction monitoring or AML investigations and project management.

• Skilled in business analysis—gathering requirements, documenting use cases/mock‑ups and functional specs, and modelling/re‑engineering processes.

• Experience overseeing the end to end development of IT tools that remediate and automate operational processes—including requirements definition, solution design, testing, implementation and post implementation support.

• Data‑analysis, management and problem‑solving expertise: defines data sources, maintains qualitative and structured data, and evaluates gaps between current and target data sets.

• Experience in performing enhanced due diligence reviews of high-risk clients, review of client transactions and/or AML investigations is required.

• A strong team player who is self-motivated and also able to work independently.

• Proactive and able to identify AML risks and problem-solving skills

• Strong attention to detail and ability to have an investigative and questioning nature.

• Strong interpersonal skills with flexible and collaborative approach especially working with Compliance teams

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Experience of dealing with multiple countries in APAC region is a plus

• Familiar with international AML regulations and sanctions is a plus

Other qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited institution (e.g. ICA or ACAMS).

• 3-5 years’ project management experience

About BNP PARIBAS

As the leading European Union bank, and one of the world’s largest financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence in the region since 1860, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services for corporate, institutional and private investors spanning corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance.

• BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community

• BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization

• Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness

• BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/

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BNP Paribas – Diversity & Inclusion Journey

BNP Paribas – The Bank Of Green Changes

Award Obtained

BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year

What is this position about?

The objective of the Financial Security Officer is to implement an oversight over the processes leading to financial security risk.

Hence, the Financial security Officer is responsible for engaging the actions to implement, run and makes the necessary evolutions over time to the target model in line / close collaboration with the FS Global practice team.

The position reports to the Client Risk Management Officer. Its coverage is regional, ie. all locations and all activities in APAC, incl. MFS, DEC. He/she will be located in Singapore.

What would be your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like?

Primary Role Responsibilities

The Financial security Officer will have to:

• Coordinate and follow up on the actions defined with the Client Risk Management Officer over the processes outsourcing to tranversal teams (such as KYC, AML monitoring, etc.)

• Implement an oversight over the AML monitoring set up and alerts

• Implement controls over the quality of the KYC client information provided by Client Development and follow up on the control results for KYC execution

• Prepare the Financial Security audit missions and coordinate read across over Financial security audits with follow up on the action plans

• Be the point of contact in APAC 2S for the processes handled globally in relation to Financial Security

• Coordinate with the Client Risk Management Officer to define the trainings for the business in terms of Financial Security responsibility

• Support the Client Risk Management officer in the execution and follow up of Client Risk Management intitiatives (selectivity /selectiveness processes, end to end offboarding, etc.)

• Prepare presentations to senior management to give clarity on the status of ongoing actions and risk level of the region for 2S

What is required for you to succeed?

• At least 3 years experience in a Risk management role

• Previous experience in Financial Security management

About BNP PARIBAS

• BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community

• BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization

• Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness

• BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/

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BNP Paribas – Diversity & Inclusion Journey

BNP Paribas – The Bank Of Green Changes

Award Obtained

BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year

What is this position about?

The Senior Tax Accountant will report directly to the Tax Operations Manager and is responsible for assisting with client deliverables, transitions and project deliverables impacting the Tax Services team. They will be primarily involved in the preparation of unit trust distributions, detailed taxable income calculations, BAS returns and other tax reporting as well as being involved in the testing of processes and templates, update of standard operating procedures, client transitions and projects.

Primary Role Responsibilities

The Tax Operations Team is responsible for managing the overall delivery of tax services to all our Asset and Fund Services clients and ensuring that the tax reporting infrastructure is compliant with Tax legislation.

This includes the following:

Managing the client relationship from a tax reporting perspective.
Maintenance of tax reporting infrastructure and templates.
Preparation and review of tax calculations and reports
Tax process control and risk management.

They have extensive interaction and dealings with various managers and teams within the Operations Division including Fund Administration, Custody Operations, Risk and Relationship Management.

All services delivered by this team are required to consider current legislative and regulatory requirements and they must comply with operational risk guidelines. Also, they are responsible for the investigation, management and resolution of any client queries and issues which are directed to the team. Finally, the team supports the ongoing fulfilment of service delivery to Clients through representation alongside the Relationship Management function.

Key responsibilities include:

Accurate and timely delivery of tax reporting deliverables.
Preparation of distribution calculations, superannuation fund tax calculations and tax returns.
Preparation of client reporting templates for review.
Train/mentor tax accountant on unit trust distribution calculations, superannuation fund tax calculations and tax returns
Review and maintenance of client tax profiles and security static data used to drive reporting and tax calculations
Attending to and responding to client queries.
Adherence to operational compliance and risk policies.
Assist in the completion of projects, including testing of tax templates.
Actively participate and contribute to meeting other team deliverables.

What is required you to succeed?

Knowledge of tax accounting principles for financial instruments, trusts, and/or superannuation funds
Knowledge of fund accounting, reporting and related operational risk and compliance requirements of the client service function
Knowledge of tax accounting principles for financial instruments, trusts, and/or superannuation funds
Degree qualified in Business, Accounting, or related discipline.
Qualified Accountant (CA/CPA)
Experience using central accounting systems and producing reconciliations.
Demonstrated history of being results focused and excellent attention to detail.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community.
BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization.
Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness
BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds.

https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/

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BNP Paribas – Diversity & Inclusion Journey

BNP Paribas – The Bank Of Green Changes

Award Obtained

BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year

Position Purpose

Payment and Cash Management Operations (PCMO) Staff

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

Ensure smoothness and accuracy of Payment and Receipts activities;
Ensure correctness of supporting documents checking and ensure its consistency with local and group regulations;
Manual input for payments via local clearing system;
Control risks and minimize risks for assigned scope;
Ability to give timely acknowledgements and responses to clients and RMs emails, queries and any other issues related to cash operations;
Performing daily tasks for reconciliation;
Minimize incidents and ensure no similar mistakes;
Other tasks as assigned from time to time.

“Anti‐Money Laundering / Financial Sanctions (AML/FS)” related duties

Operations are an integral part of the control framework including for AML/FS topics. In that respect, in performing your role you are expected to ensure adherence to AML/FS‐related Group Policies and execution of associated operational controls, and to promptly escalate any resulting hit for analysis and decision.

Contributing Responsibilities

To be back up for other Cash Management Officer;

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Ability to work under high pressure and high demand from stake holders, Compliance;
Ability to adapt with frequent changes;
Ability to collaborate / teamwork;
Hardworking;
Client focused;
Ability to develop and adapt a process;
Strong knowledge for Payment and Cash Management and risk control mindset.

Specific Qualifications (if required)

Bachelor holder related to Finance or Banking

About BNP PARIBAS

• BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community

• BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization

• Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness

• BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/

More information

BNP Paribas – Diversity & Inclusion Journey

BNP Paribas – The Bank Of Green Changes

Award Obtained

BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year

Position Purpose

To manage the financial and management reporting process for Berhad and Capital
Monitoring and review of entity/ business performance – highlight issues that may impact the results of the entity
To establish a close working relationship with functional reporting teams in the Region – HK and Singapore
To support local CFO on finance related matters and other adhoc activities

Responsibilities

Ensure the following month end closing activities are performed in a timely and accurate manner:

Postings of monthly accruals, reversals and prepayment
Cost allocation
Monthly PCE sell down
Fixed Assets reconciliation

Preparation of Finance related board and management reports,
Preparation of financial statements:

for quarterly submission to BNM and
annual audit

Annual Audit

Disclosure notes to the financial statement

Assist in budget management and business planning exercise
Performance of competitor benchmarking on quarterly basis
Management, monitoring and settlement of the intercompany charges and the TP costs.
Execute performance, system and process improvement projects when need arises
Act as secondary back-up role under Accounts Payable when need arises

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Exposure to the banking industry with extensive knowledge in financial and regulatory reporting.
Appreciation and compliance with control measures
Ability to understand task requirements and ensure appropriate execution/completion of assign task
Ability to work under pressure, flexible, open minded and with attention to details
An effective communicator who believes in team work and dependable.

Specific Qualifications (if required)

At least 7 years of relevant regulatory reporting experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accounting or related fields

About BNP PARIBAS

• BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community

• BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization

• Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness

• BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/

More information

BNP Paribas – Diversity & Inclusion Journey

BNP Paribas – The Bank Of Green Changes

Award Obtained

BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year

What is this position about?

The Private Capital Fund Admin for Limited Partners and Asset Owners plays a critical role in the Private Capital (PC) team servicing such actors. The role provides technical expertise and a reviewing function with respect to PC Middle Office Administration services delivered to the BNP Paribas client base.

This role will focus on the delivery of daily activities for Private Capital assets, and also support onboarding and transitions, as well as business change projects and business improvements, to ensure a consistent and sustainable operating model.

Primary Role Responsibilities

The operational controls and oversight will include the provision, review and delivery of the following activities:

Processing, record keeping and control of capital calls, distributions, subscriptions, redemptions and transfers of shares/units on the dedicated platform
Review and analysis of documents received in relation to any direct or indirect investments before processing/instructing the related payments
Reconciliation of assets and market valuations
Preparation of client reporting or ad-hoc reporting on a monthly basis or as per clients’ request
Review and re-processing of tax components based on Fund Manager tax statements for Australia investments
Assist in the onboarding of new assets including system setup, review of documentation, and liaising with related internal and external counterparties in a timely manner

In addition, the PC Fund Admin, will actively participate in internal and external meetings along with the rest of the team, and will provide input regarding new business requests. They are subsequently responsible for ensuring the operational implementation of any service delivery changes to meet client needs.

The Private Capital Fund Admin will also participate in projects and be part of the regular efficiency review of the process.

Other contributions

Individual Leadership

Be responsible of the validation for all activities related to transaction processing and carrying out our ‘business as usual’ tasks
Ensure the full-service delivery in line with client SLA
Support the overall service delivery via cross-team cooperation/communication.
Participate in client and internal meetings where required
Incorporate client requirements and process reviews
Contribute actively in all Culture and Leadership initiatives
Influence the desired culture of flexibility, accountability and openness to change and leading by example
Ability to adapt to change, and to approach team and organizational changes with an innovative approach

Client Service

Handling client queries in relation to all aspects of their Private Capital assets
Ensuring implementation of operational risk and legislative requirements in all output
Maintain and monitor the BNPP Risk Control Framework for the services provided to client, including formal supervision and working closely with Risk and Compliance and Operational Controllers, identifying potential risks and developing controls to mitigate them through influence and delivery across the business be seen as a technical expert.

What is required for you to succeed?

Related alternative investment experience within the financial services industry preferred
Ability to foster and maintain strong interpersonal relationships both internally and externally
A strong technical background incorporating aspects of Private Capital assets Middle Office services, impacts on fund accounting, unit pricing, tax, and reporting
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to work well individually, and within a small team environment
Excellent communication skills both written and oral

Desired knowledge, skill, experience

Client Focus – Complete commitment to provide professional, insightful and timely responses to our clients’ needs and to changes in the market
Business acumen – Identifies potential opportunities to maximise business growth.
Change management – Displays flexibility to change and is open to new ideas. Encourages others to be open to innovation. Values feedback and gives people scope and confidence to generate ideas
Collaborative approach – Supports and shows respect for others. Puts people first, and works effectively with individuals, teams and clients.
Impact & influence – Creates a positive and professional impact on others. Exhibits persuasive representation of team and business objectives.
Individual Leadership – Adjusts behavior to accommodate tasks, situations and individuals. Role models the organisational values at all times.
Risk awareness – Adheres to the organisation’s processes and procedures. Demonstrates a good understanding of compliance issues and implements work practices that minimise operational and reputational risk
Detail Oriented – Strong attention to detail

About BNP PARIBAS

BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community
BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization
Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness
BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please feel free to reach out to us at au.nz.recruitment@asia.bnpparibas.com

https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/

Position Purpose

The role of the Project Manager is to engage in, support and deliver on:

Client / Business change projects
* Emerging new business initiatives / projects
* Internal/external technical change programs
* Various continuous improvement programs

The position requires the Project Manager to:

Analyse, plan, execute, monitor and deliver Business and/or IT projects

Establish and agree scope, cost, schedule, resourcing with awareness to strategic objectives

Implement appropriate status reporting and communication plan

Lead multi-disciplined teams uniting them in purpose across different jurisdictions

Plan and manage multiple and concurrent work streams across one or more projects

Be risk aware and meet compliance mandates ensuring protection of business operations

Secure business operational readiness, IT handover and attestations prior to go-live

Respect and assist the wider project community including contribution to best practices

Responsibilities

* Client Interaction:

* Establish trust and confidence in BNPP by clients through confident and competent management of client stakeholders
* Collaborate closely with the client development team to ensure unified client management practices
* Attend and chair (where required) client specific meetings – Steering committees, working groups, change forums, planning sessions, etc.
* Foster a strong and robust client relationship

* Project Management:

* Project planning, management, quality, control and benefits realization
* Direct and indirect management of project resources as required
* Manage project risks and issues reporting
* Act as an escalation point for work stream issues, stakeholders and project sponsor
* Map, manage and communicate project interdependencies and impacts
* Manage all change requests through a formally defined change management process
* Ensure deliverables are measurable and tracked
* Ensure the project is delivered on time and within budget
* Manage clear and effective communications to team members and stakeholders
* Build strong working relationships with stakeholders to gain an in-depth understanding of business processes, an end-to-end understanding of operating models including IT system flow
* Drive operational efficiency across all program activities and solutions
* Undertake quality reviews of project deliverables to ensure they meet business needs and requirements, and adhere to the methodology, standards, and strategy
* Preparation of Steering Committee papers and reporting to the local management team and other relevant business and client forums
* Ensuring the project team complies with relevant BP2S project management methodologies, audit, security and compliance requirements (BP2S currently uses Agile and Waterfall methodologies)
* Flexibility may be required in terms of working hours due to the fact that regular contact with the UK or Paris will be required

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Project Management:

o 8+ years project management experience within Financial Services Industry

o 5+ years hands-on Technology transformational change experience

o Waterfall and Agile methodology experience

o MS.Project, PowerPoint, Excel – Intermediate/Advanced

Business:

o Prior financial services experience across any of Asset Management, Fund Administration, Superannuation or Life Insurance is highly desirable

o Experience in Custody, Middle Office and/or Back Office

o Prior experience with delivering business operational change and transformation

o Financial reporting, Tax and Regulatory experience – desirable

o B2B client transitions, client onboarding experience – desirable

Technical:

o Prior experience with process mapping, interface and data mapping

o Prior experience in Dev/Ops or application/IT service management

o Prior experience working with data warehouse, SQL, BI reporting, unit pricing, reconciliation and/or accounting software – desirable

Behavioral:

o Planning, Organising & Co-ordinating: Establishes courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently

o Strategic Thinking: Understands the business and anticipates business needs, reflecting this in the approach to current projects

o Drive for Results: Continually focuses on achieving positive, concrete results contributing to business success

o Decision Making: Identifies and understands issues, problems and opportunities; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints and probable consequences.

o Client Focus: listens and understands the client; anticipating customer needs; giving high priority to client satisfaction

o Negotiation & Conflict Resolution: Negotiates & mediates sound agreements in situations where there is disagreements or differences in interests

o Building Team Spirit: Building a supportive environment, where staff understand and work together to achieve team goals, in an atmosphere of mutual respect and enthusiasm

o Dealing with Ambiguity: Ability to continue to be effective in ambiguous circumstances

o Accountable: Accountable for the project and their actions and take responsibility for its success or failure.

o Adapt well to change: BP2S is a flexible and fluid organization so must be able to adapt well to change

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)

* Degree qualified in IT, Business, or related discipline; and/or relevant work experience in a similar role

This newly created role will cover portfolio management for the Securitised Products business in APAC.

As an Associate Director, the role holder will be accountable for supporting the end‑to‑end lifecycle of securitisation transactions in APAC, including ongoing monitoring of the portfolio and client Non-Financial Risks (“NFR”). The holder will be expected to support the business in leading various workstreams to support the business to achieve its objectives and aspirations.

This is a critical role that requires a deep understanding of operational risk management principles, as well as excellent analytical, communication, and project management skills.

Credit Portfolio Management

End‑to‑end monitoring of APAC Securitised Products portfolio.
Review of asset performance, trigger events and covenant compliance of client facilities
Ensure transactions are accurately captured in BNP Paribas’ front‑to‑back systems
Liaise with Operations and Treasury teams to ensure smooth funding of transactions

Client Operational Risk Assessment

Evaluate clients’ risk management practices, controls, ownership and governance structures to identify potential vulnerabilities.
Participate in client-facing Due Diligence meetings, leading discussions on non-financial risk topics.

Third-party Audits

Applying own knowledge and internal guidelines to design tailored AUP scopes for third-party audits, focussed on transaction-specific non-financial risks.
Suggesting remediations for the client based on key material observations from reports.

Ongoing Client Monitoring

Continuously monitor clients’ operational risk profiles, updating risk assessments and ratings as necessary.
Ongoing use of AI tools to monitor open sources, including news media, company filings, regulatory disclosures and court records.

Reporting & Governance

Produce regular credit‑risk dashboards for Senior management, Risk and regulators.
Participate in Credit Committee meetings to raise material Portfolio and NFR findings.

Regulatory & Capital

Ensure activities conform with regulatory requirements and BNP Paribas internal policies.
Support in monitoring and calculating portfolio risk weights and returns.

Continuous Improvement

Closely work with key stakeholders to continue refining and implementing portfolio management and operational risk mitigation controls.

What is required for you to succeed?

Minimum 5 years of experience in operational risk management or a related field, preferably in a financial services or lending environment.
Strong understanding of operational risk management principles, frameworks, and best practices.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Awareness of KYC/AML/Compliance regulations and industry standards
Awareness of general audit concepts such as sampling methodology, key audit assertions, materiality concepts etc.
Strong time-management and the willingness to constructively challenge internal / external parties where necessary
Familiarity with portfolio and risk management software and tools.
Experience in data analysis and data visualization tools

Desired knowledge, skill, experience

Experience in credit risk assessment and portfolio management.
Knowledge of industry-specific regulations and standards.
Familiarity with risk-based approach to AML and in-depth knowledge of AML regulations and industry standards
Experience in conducting customer due diligence and transaction monitoring.

About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community
BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization
Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness
BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds
BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.

What is this position about?

As a Derivatives Execution & Clearing (DEC) and FX Prime Brokerage (FXPB) Relationship Manager, the role holder will be accountable for ensuring excellence on all deliverables related to managing the on-going relationship with clients within area of personal scope. The role holder will also complete activities related to the on-boarding of clients in relation to their assigned business areas, as required.

The role holder will mentor junior colleagues and primarily handle complex activities with autonomy, whilst exercising sound judgment on when to escalate issues to more senior colleagues.

Scope: GLOBAL

Additional details:

This role may be carried out within a range of experience depending on the development of knowledge and skills in the role and the role-holder’s ability to work with increased autonomy.

What would be your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like?

Primary Role Responsibilities:

Advanced level professional accountable for providing excellence in coordinating and overseeing a range of activities in order to facilitate the effective management of relationships with DEC & FXPB clients within area of personal scope, as well as the on-boarding of new clients.

Relevant activities will primarily centre on co-ordinating internal teams to facilitate the efficient resolution of client issues and queries, as well improve the client experience. The role holder will act as a key point of contact for key assigned on-boarded clients to support on-going relationship management. Tasks may typically include:

• Advanced level professional accountable for providing excellence within their relevant Global Markets specialism.

• Continuously identifies, proposes, and implements innovative or alternative ideas ahead of others to improve topics or solve issues or problems that are multidisciplinary or cross-organisational, to improve the customer journey or the organisation, to develop new businesses or thought models.

• Directs some projects within the department, responding to any issues or developments within relevant aspects of work.

• Influences and supports members of the team by leading in decision making and approach where problems are more complex and require sophisticated analysis or experience. Acts as a point of escalation for more junior staff.

• Complies with all applicable legal, regulatory and Group’s internal compliance requirements as well as Code of Conduct including, especially, Financial Security, Fight against Corruption, Know Your Customer due diligence, Client Interest Protection, Market Integrity, Professional Ethics and Respect for colleagues.

• Increasingly assumes responsibility for independently handling complex transactions.

• Responsible for keeping up to date with existing and new rules and regulatory changes by the Exchanges and Regulators and Compliance.

• Building strong partnerships with Sales teams related to assigned areas to provide assistance on all processes from pitching to prospective clients to the completion and servicing of origination/ Request for Proposal (RfP) processes.

• Drive revenue growth and profitability: This involves being accountable for monetizing new and organic growth wins, protecting current client revenue, and developing client relationships to achieve annual client contribution targets. It also includes ensuring the profitability of client flows by closely monitoring costs.

• Develop and expand client relationships: This involves identifying and targeting incremental revenue growth opportunities within DEC and across the bank to increase wallet share and returns. Additionally, conducting regular client reviews to identify opportunities to improve client experience, increase revenues, or identify cross-selling opportunities.

• Acting as a key point of contact between all relevant internal teams to facilitate appropriate and timely completion of in-scope processes, and to support the efficient transfer of information and escalation of matters relating to platinum clients as required.

• Developing strong working relationships with all relevant internal teams to support efficient actioning of all required steps to facilitate on-boarding processes, manage on-going relationships and support the development of future products to maximise client opportunities.

• Co-ordinating and participating with the New Account Validation Committee (NAVCo) to validate new clients as required. This includes strong coordination with the sales team.

• Primarily works autonomously, with limited supervision, on activities within assigned areas, and will progressively lead on a range of activities within the team. At all times is accountable for delivering personal targets and objectives, and for exercising sound judgement on when to escalate more complex or consequential activities to senior colleagues for more active supervision.

• Obtaining competitive analysis and client input on our offering to drive product development initiatives.

What is required for you to succeed?

Knowledge, Skill, and Experience

• Significant experience in making impactful decisions on the business.

• Very strong technical background in relevant area of Global Markets.

• Deep knowledge of specialist support area combined with broad knowledge of the industry and the relevant external environment.

• Proactively able to identify areas of development, improvement, or ways to maximise results and takes initiative to implement relevant actions, in the short and long term.

• Strong people management and influencing skills

• Proven communication / relationship management skills.

• Experience of managing internal relationships at all levels and able to deal with senior external stakeholders. A strong ability to articulate complex concepts in a concise and effective manner. Able to manage often conflicting internal stakeholders, while setting expectations

• Recognised as a thought leader with strong commercial awareness.

• Advanced technical and product knowledge relevant to their specific role and team (e.g., FXPB, OTC and Listed Derivatives Execution and Clearing).

• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to translate technical concepts and strong technical skills to provide specialist guidance to others.

• Advanced working knowledge of a wide range of BNPP policies, procedures, regulations, and legislation.

• In-depth technical and product expertise to enable the individual to operate effectively with a good degree of independence and to act as a technical leader for more junior colleagues.

• Able to build effective internal networks and relationships and able to communicate with colleagues effectively and in a timely manner to motivate and generate commitment.

About BNP PARIBAS

• BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community

• BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization

• Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness

• BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

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