What is this position about?  

The Project Management team within Banking Services Operations (BSO) is responsible for managing the significant change agenda impacting the custody world, including market driven change, regulatory change, client change requests, internal platform upgrades/migrations and internal process/control enhancements.

   

 The team works closely with onshore and offshore operational teams, account management teams, client service management teams, Product and local/global IT teams as well as clients, market participants and regulatory bodies (eg ASX, AusPayNet, AUSTRAC, ACSA etc). The primary focus for this role will be supporting our preparation for the ASX CHESS replacement project. 

   

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate accountability, attention to detail and strong problem solving capability. They must be comfortable managing priorities to ensure to ensure successful delivery and handover to BAU.

    

Key Responsibilities

 –  Work closely with the Senior Project Manager, supporting successful delivery of the ASX CHESS replacement project 

 –  Document the as-is and to-be business processes 

 –  Deliver comprehensive business requirements documents (BRDs), engaging with internal and external SMEs to establish a common understanding of the business needs, gaining validation from stakeholders 

 –  Managing all changes to requirements through a formally defined scope change process 

 –  Consult and input into test strategy, planning and execution by collaborating with the test teams and the wider business stakeholders, including securing test environments 

 –  Develop best practices for BA input into testing, building a repeatable test case library  

 What is required for you to succeed?  

    

  * 2 years+ experience within the custody industry, with solid knowledge of operations within domestic markets
  * Technical knowledge of a custodian’s role in Australian equities markets
  * Familiarity with ASX CHESS platform, CHESS proprietary messages and ISO messages 
  * Practical experience as a business analyst  
  * Ability to demonstrate strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  * Strong working knowledge of JIRA, Confluence and all Microsoft Office tools, preferably including Project and Visio

What is this position about?

Position Overview: 

We are seeking a Senior Lead Business Analytics to serve as the Deputy Head of our Business Analytics team, shaping the future of BNPP Wealth Management APAC through cutting-edge analytics, governance, and innovation.

In this high-impact role, you will:

•    Lead and mentor a team of data analytics professionals, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration.

•    Drive data-driven decision-making by delivering actionable insights from private banking data, ensuring senior management relies on accurate, timely, and visually compelling analytics.

•    Own the end-to-end analytics lifecycle, including

    –  Exploratory data analysis (EDA) to uncover patterns, trends, and opportunities 

    –  Diagnostic & predictive modelling to understand and forecast client behavior, sales steering and business outcomes, enabling proactive decision-making

    –  Deployment and operationalization of analytics solutions, from development to production, with rigorous quality and risk assurance

    –  BAU (Business As Usual) cycles, ensuring seamless data refreshes, governance, and automation of R, Python, and Tableau workflows

•    Bridge the gap between data and strategy, translating complex analytics into clear, high-impact recommendations that influence key business decisions and championing Agile/Lean approaches to ensure projects are delivered reliability and efficiently

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

Primary Role Responsibilities

Leadership

•    Function as the deputy head of the Business Analytics team, providing strategic direction and operational oversight.

•    Serve as direct line manager for business analytics staff, ensuring their professional development, performance management, and career growth.

•    Lead and oversee business initiatives, guide the team in delivering high-quality analytics solutions.

•    Develop and maintain effective working relationships within the team and across stakeholders.

Analytics Insights

•    Drive analytics activities at all stages of the analytics lifecycle, with an emphasis on private banking data to generate actionable insights.

•    Engage stakeholders to understand business issues and opportunities, ensuring alignment with private banking objectives.

•    Ensure proper data cleansing, transformation, and aggregation, with a focus on data quality and governance standards.

•    Demonstrate expert project management skills in planning, estimation, tracking, monitoring, and change management.

•    Translate analytics findings into actionable business proposals and develop effective communication using data visualization techniques, storytelling, and presentation best practices.

•    Apply Agile/Lean methodologies to ensure efficient and adaptive project execution.

•    Utilize Tableau Server as the primary visualization platform and R/Python (on Posit) as the core analytics platform to deliver solutions.

Analytics Operations and Governance

•    Manage data refresh cycles to ensure timely and accurate updates for analytics and reporting.

•    Oversee data governance assurance, ensuring compliance with internal standards and understanding implications on business outcomes

•    Monitor and maintain R, Python, and Tableau job cycles to support seamless Tableau dashboard refreshes.

•    Lead software deployment progression from development to QA to production, including:

    – Critical risk and quality assurance checklists

    – Automation of deployment processes to minimize errors and improve efficiency

    – Collaboration with IT and business teams to ensure smooth transitions and minimal disruption

What is required for you to succeed?

Qualifications

•    8+ years of direct experience in leading data analytics teams, preferably in a private banking environment.

•    Proven track record of successful execution of data analytics initiatives, with a focus on private banking data and insights.

•    Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Data Analytics, Applied Statistics, or a related field.

•    Expert-level proficiency in R, Python, Tableau Server, and SQL, with hands-on experience in Tableau Desktop, Prep Builder, Posit (RStudio) Workbench & Connect.

•    Strong project management skills, including experience in Agile/Lean methodologies, planning, estimation, tracking, and change management.

•    Experience in managing software deployment cycles, including risk and quality assurance, automation, and compliance.

Skills

•    Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analytics findings into clear business recommendations.

•    Advanced analytics skills, with a passion for leveraging private banking data to drive business performance.

•    Critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess situations, verify facts, and propose data-driven alternatives.

•    Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with senior executives, IT teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.

•    Expertise in project management, including Agile/Lean approaches, risk management, and deployment automation.

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. 

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.

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?

APAC FS AML Framework Officer – This position is pivotal in ensuring our adherence to both regulatory requirements and internal policies concerning financial crime prevention. The officer will be responsible in maintaining a robust AML framework for CIB & WM activities, conduct risk assessments, and share inputs to enhance monitoring systems. The role also involves collaborating with various teams, supporting audits, and providing advisory support on AML/CTF matters. Additionally, they will be responsible for analyzing data to assess the effectiveness of the AML framework and preparing reports for senior management.

What would your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like? 

In this role, you will

Framework Development and Maintenance

Risk Assessment and Mitigation

Transaction Monitoring and Control Implementation

 Cross-Functional Collaboration

Audit and Regulatory Support

Data Analysis and Reporting

Project Coordination and Support:

What is required for you to succeed?

• Prior experience in Compliance and Projects on AML/CTF and Framework
• Excellent communication skills and preferably with some experience of dealing in multiple countries in Asia Pacific.   
• Able to operate independently and with initiative, taking ownership of tasks and larger projects, as appropriate. 
• Able to work collaboratively as a part of a team, and to connect and engage well with business and other functions, whether in person or remotely. 
• An understanding of the fundamental AML/CFT/Sanctions laws, regulations and suspicious reporting standards.

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. 

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.

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

Key Responsibilities

Technical Management

Financial Management

Business relationship management

Governance

Customer/Supplier Relations/Auditors 

Key Results Areas

Competencies (Technical / Behavioral)

Specific Qualifications and 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. 

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.

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

CIB IT Production Infrastructure Version 2 (IV2) provides a platform aimed to be one stop shop for the production and consumption of community driven digital services. These services range from providing on–demand compute resources to analytics platform and DevOps utilities. This includes the support and project deliveries of the platform itself as well as on-boarding new digital offerings into the platform.

Key Responsibilities

The Production Engineer will be part of a multi-disciplined team, providing support to the production elements of the IV2 applications. The role is centered on application support, and requires a wide range of technical skills. 

The Production Engineer will work closely with development and infrastructure teams to: 

The Production Engineer will also work with other teams both within APAC and globally to respond to incidents and resolve issues promptly, often under pressure, to restore normal services to the business.  The role will involve being part of a shift rota and some weekend work.

As this is a production support role, focusing across a range of different and mostly cutting-edge technologies, candidates must possess the aptitude and strong desire to learn and adapt when required.

Competencies (Technical / Behavioral)

Role Specific Technical Skills 

Production experience across the following:

Desirable IT Skills 

Personal Attributes

Specific Qualifications Required

Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar role. He/she must be experienced in providing multi-disciplined technical support as part of a team, and have practical knowledge of performance and capacity management from an application, database and network perspective as well as strong aptitude for automation.

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. 

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.

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 Change Management team is responsible for the delivery of all client change activities on behalf of the Client Delivery team.

–    Contributes to building a strong client service culture for all change events.

–    Deepen relationships with all stakeholders and clients and proactively manage issues arising from requirements, deliverables and deadlines.

•    Work independently and leverage off of internal BNPP colleagues for support and expertise to drive change requests to successful GO-LIVE through effective change management process

•    Proactively promote the continuous improvement of Change Management documentation, procedures and systems.

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

Primary Role Responsibilities

Change Management

This role is responsible for managing clients’ change requests and mini projects across the Securities Services business, supporting the Head of Business Implementation & Change Management.

Primary Focus:

•    End-to-end coordination of change requests / projects activities from initiation to GO-LIVE.

•    Candidate must be comfortable managing up to 50 active change requests / projects at any point in time.

•    Run and lead weekly Change Meeting with clients and internal BNPP teams

•    Establish project governance with internal business units for coordination, planning and tracking.

•    Drive regular strategic client meetings, documenting, understanding the activities timelines, deliverables, requirements, key dependencies and track to closure, escalating where necessary.

•    Ensure full, transparent and appropriate communication and documentation to and from stakeholders throughout the activities.

•    Ensure close collaborations with 

–    Internal stakeholders – specifically Client Delivery, Client Development, Sales and Relationship Managers to manage pipeline, resourcing and change request/project handovers.

–    New and existing external custodians, investment managers and other third parties.

•    Ensure complete documentation for implementation sign-off, audit and control

•    Conduct post-Implementation reviews (PIR) to document findings and issues to ensure continuous improvement and promote team learning.

•    Prepare monthly client report, highlighting the progress of the active change requests / projects.

•    Regular updating of clients logs (internal to BNPP), tracking cost and deadlines on all active changes / projects.

What is required for you to succeed?

Basic

•    Prior experience in the role of Project Manager / Business Analyst for more than 5 years of working experience in the banking domain with strong project management background, ability to drive agendas, meetings, assign tasks for ownerships and ultimately, proven capability to conduct trainings prior to Projects / Change Requests GO-LIVE.

•    Consistent track record in timely project / change request delivery with least burnt rate.

•    Strong self-starter with initiative, accountability and ability to work independently as well as collaborate within the client delivery function.

•    Natural collaborator with ability to foster relationships effectively with diverse groups across geographies.

•    Pro-stakeholders’ success with excellent interpersonal communications, presentation, documentation and negotiation skills.

Desirable

•    Validated experience in Securities Services & Financial Markets products.

•    Candidates with Middle Office and Alternative Investment expertise.

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. 

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.

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

The Fund Administration Team is a customer-focused team servicing Asset Owners and Asset Managers. Asset Owners consist of Life Insurance Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds and Superannuation Funds. Asset Managers manage Trusts and Managed Funds

 The teams are responsible for the generation of accurate client service including:
 * Unit Pricing
 * Fund Accounting
 * Reporting
 * Tax administrative services

 They have extensive interaction and dealings with various managers and teams within the Operations Division including Fund Administration colleagues, Investment Administration teams, Custody Operations and other internal BNP Paribas Securities Services teams namely the Risk Control & Finance function 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 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.

 The role of Senior Fund Accountant plays an important role in supporting the service delivery of the Fund Administration team and acting as a mentor to the Fund Accountant. The Senior Fund Accountant verifies and reviews the work of the Fund Accountants who prepare and produce accurate and quality reporting in line with SLA targets. Specifically the generation of:
 * Regulatory reporting
 * Statutory reporting
 * Unit pricing reports
 * Accounting reports
 * Tax reports; and 
* Resolution of client and or interdepartmental issues and ad hoc queries

All reports generated should be of a standard consistent with policies and meet legislative requirements. The Senior Fund Accountant also calculates and / or performs first level review in relation to Tax Services including BAS/GST, distributions, taxable income computations and tax returns on behalf of clients. As such they must have sound numeracy and analytical ability and they are capable and pro-active in problem solving and resolution. They gain satisfaction through completing quality work and finalising tasks to required timelines.

Responsibilities

 Senior Fund Accountants will have direct client contact as they are responsible for the accurate and timely delivery of Client reports in accordance with SLA’s. This can include unit pricing, month end report packs, distribution calculations, taxable income calculation and BAS/ GST once reports have been verified as correct. 

Their role also comprises substantial inter-departmental contact and as such they require excellent interpersonal ability as well as the ability to interact with clients and deal with queries and technical issues in a professional and a calm manor. They have a service ethic and a quality focus applied in the way they operate and the work they produce. As required, they investigate and assist with ad-hoc queries. They consider and meet operational risk and compliance requirements in their work preparation and they maintain relevant compliance records.

 They contribute to building and sustaining client relationships by supporting the efforts of the Account Managers, Client Service Managers and the broader team.  They are motivated to achieve individual and team goals and to growing their technical ability and knowledge.  They do this through participation in on-the-job training and education, remaining aware of policy and regulatory change.  They share their knowledge freely.  They also ensure their technical development is current through ongoing study or participation in industry groups.

 Technical and Behavioral Competencies required

 Technical
 * Experience in fund accounting, unit pricing and a good understanding of tax services.
 * Technical accounting ability.  Knowledge of fund accounting, unit pricing, reporting and Tax and related operational risk and compliance requirements of the client service function.  
 * Systems experience and understanding of Hi-Portfolio, PControl unit pricing system and MS Word & Excel

 Behavioural
 * Accountability – Committed to achieving the organisation’s objectives.  Demonstrates perseverance and is accountable for own actions.
 * Attention to detail – Ensures accuracy and implements processes to ensure quality of output.  Ensures high personal standards in all areas of work 
 * Client Focus – Complete commitment to provide professional, intelligent and timely responses to our clients’ needs and to changes in the market
 * Commitment – Committed to our customers, shareholders and employees. Demonstrates enthusiasm towards the organization and motivation to add value and be part of the organization.
 * 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.
 * Communication – Oral:  Expressing ideas effectively in individual and group situations.  Adjusting communication style to match the needs of the audience.  Written:  Expressing ideas clearly in all written documents.  Using professional, appropriate language at all times, and adhering to the use of the BNPP Email Protocols.
 * Individual Leadership – Uses an appropriate interpersonal style to inspire and guide colleagues towards goal achievement.  Adjusts behaviour to accommodate tasks, situations and individuals. Leads by example.
 * Innovation – Proactively looks for opportunities for continuous improvement and thinks creatively
 * Responsiveness – Adapts when facing new or unforeseen situations.  Delivers on time the required service.
 * 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
 * Team Orientation – Works with the team and the broader organisation towards shared goals and treats all colleagues and clients as partners

 Experience and Qualifications required

 Experience, in fund accounting, unit pricing and some tax with an understanding of the full service model of master custody.  You have awareness of financial market securities and fund products for which you provide accounting services.  You have the ability to provide pragmatic and commercial solutions in problem solving.

 The successful candidate has an inquisitive and questioning mindset and good time management skills, with the ability to meet critical deadlines in the area.  You demonstrate sound numeracy and analytical ability as well as management capabilities (although management experience is not a necessity for this level of role) to enable a collaborative and supportive approach to mentoring Fund Accountants.  You have experience in:
 * Unit pricing
 * Regulatory & statutory reporting
 * Tax reporting 
 * Valuation and Accounting
 * Distributions  or Taxable Income Calculations 
 * Tax Returns 
 * Working in diverse teams
 * Supporting and mentoring more junior members of staff

 You have had experience in the completion of MIS and client reporting (as above) on a timely basis and in line with legislative requirements and organisational operational risk and compliance policies.  You demonstrate a quality focus ensuring reports and the handling of queries or issues meet the requirements of departmental or client Service Level Agreements.  

Operating from a customer-focused work ethic, you have the ability to think with an improvement focus, always looking to enhance the service you and the team provide. You demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively written and verbal and you have good interpersonal skills. You have experience in liaising and working effectively with colleagues across various teams.

 You have the ability to question or escalate issues for resolution. You actively seek to resolve queries or reconciliation items for the clients you support, ensuring appropriate treatment. You ensure work completed meets compliance standards in terms of signoff. You enjoy participating fully in a team, assisting with the technical growth and development of team members where possible.

Role Type: Full Time

Location: Sydney

Opening Date: 22/01/2026

Closing Date: 01/03/2026

 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. 

 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.

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 [2] BNP Paribas – Diversity & Inclusion Journey 

 [3] BNP Paribas – The Bank Of Green Changes 

 Award Obtained

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

Position Purpose

The Head of Discretionary Portfolio Management (DPM), APAC is expected to drive AUM and revenue generation through formulating investment strategies and actively managing and promoting DPM products and services, while maintaining strong risk controls.

Responsibilities

•    Deepen DPM penetration in client portfolios in line with targets 

•    Develop strong relationships with all key DPM accounts in APAC

•    Increase the productivity of the DPM activity/reporting

•    Make direct joint marketing call with Relationship Managers especially for tailor-made mandates

•    Leverage on investment counsellors to promote DPM products

•    Provide regular information and updates to RMs about DPM activity and performance during the weekly investment huddles

•    Represent APAC at Global Committees

•    Formulate marketing and investment strategies in accordance with central DPM guidelines

•    Study and develop new mandates and products suitable to Asian clients

•    Develop close relationship with market specialists on the Advisory Desk, especially for the local mandates with local underlying

•    Ensure portfolio management activity complies with the Managed Assets Charter

•    Manage and supervise the DPM teams in Asia to develop synergies between DPM HK and Singapore

•    Direct contribution to BNPP’s operational permanent control framework

•    Responsible for the implementation of Operational Permanent Control policies and procedures in day-to-day business activities

•    Responsible for reporting all incidents according to the Incident Management System

Technical & Behavioural Competencies

•    At least 15 years’ experience in managing DPM teams, preferred in private banking background

•    Strong analytical and communication skills

•    Portfolio Management experience preferred.

•    Proficiency in Asian Markets preferred

Specific Qualifications

•    University degree

•    Professional qualification: Chartered Financial Analyst preferred

What is this position about?

The person would be handling mainly Lombard and some Structured transactions.

•    Cover mainly Lombard and some Structured transactions, new and existing, which originate from WM clients. For Structured deals, these include insider single stock lending, exotic structures, OneBank transactions and cross-border mortgage deals with collateral types comprising insider stocks, illiquid assets and properties.  

•    Assist in WM transactions and collaborate closely with CIB lending teams for OneBank transactions.  

•    Involve in UHNW client-onboarding pitching and attending client meetings with Relationship Managers where necessary, to identify and formulate lending solutions based on the clients’ requirements.

•    Ensure all credit files are renewed in a timely manner in accordance with the credit policy.

•    Ensure compliance with regulatory and corporate policies as well as manage communication with auditors and regulators’ for his/her transactions.

•    Keep good records of all critical data relating to each transaction.

•    If delegated as credit approver, to provide approval for Lombard files and exceptions to credit policies.

•    Actively participate in team projects, management statistics and regulatory reporting.

•    Provide training to new joiner RMs and MAs.

•    Contribute to implementation of control policies and procedures in day-to-day business activities, as and when required.

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

Primary Role Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

•    Work closely with the Relationship Managers, Team Heads, Market Heads, Products and Business lines as well as Functions such as Legal and Compliance. 

•    Participate in client meetings, perform credit research and transaction due diligence to put up credit proposals for approval.

•    Work closely with Front Office, Legal and Credit Administration in post-approval execution process.

•    Provide advice on credit-related issues, be it internal policies or external regulatory guidelines.

•    Daily oversight of transaction monitoring with assistance of Credit Monitoring.

•    Contribute to accurate MIS reporting.

Other Contributions

•    Contribute to BNPP policy revisions as well as governance and control frameworks.

•    Contribute to implementation of control policies and procedures in day-to-day business activities, as and when required.

•    Comply with regulatory requirements and internal guidelines

•    Contribute to the reporting of all incidents according to the Incident Management System

What is required for you to succeed?

Technical

•    Good knowledge of financial analysis, market risk and legal documentation

•    Good knowledge of regulatory environment and competitive landscape

•    Good credit analysis and 

•    Good written and communication skills 

•    Programming skill with experience in VBA, MS-access would be considered a plus

Behavioural

•    Capacity to deliver good-quality and accurate work with attention to details while under pressure.

•    Strong interpersonal skills and good team player.

•    Ability to manage stakeholders in Front Office and RISK.

•    Ability to articulate arguments at credit committees to obtain approvals.

Required education/certification/licenses

•    University graduate in Finance / Business Administration with 8-10 years of relevant experience with an MNC bank.

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. 

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.

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?

Work Out Unit (WOU) acts as a dedicated team for exiting clients due to commercial and non-commercial reasons dictated by the bank. The team is tasked with facilitating account closures in an efficient manner and to manage non-closable accounts until such time they can be closed. 

Team members are tasked with roles and responsibilities of managing and closing the accounts under WOU portfolio. The team is in direct contact with the clients in order to guide and assist clients with the account closure process, and ensure a smooth and seamless client experience in exiting their relationships. It has a strong link with Clusters/ Market in taking over the accounts and continue discussion with client on account closure.

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

Processing Transactions And Account Closure 

•    Receive orders and instructions directly from clients for account closure. 

•    Ensure pre-trade due diligence checks. 

•    Ensure orders are properly executed and processed including but not limited to proper voice-log, suitability & credit limit check. 

•    Capture executed deals in systems by cut-off time; ensure its accuracy to avoid incidents and dealing errors. 

•    Ensure accounts are closed on a timely basis by completing and submitting necessary documents to the concerned parties (Client Management, Compliance, Operations, etc.). 

•    For accounts that are not able to close due to non-contactable or illiquid assets, ensure the accounts are monitored and managed according to the Bank policies. 

•    Escalate to his/her manager any issue/complex situations in due course. 

•    Provide ad-hoc assistance in facing clients on specific circumstances (e.g. ex-clients and/or ‘’Uncontactable’’ clients for whom the former relationship manager has left the Bank). 

Client Marketing & Administrative Support 

•    Answer clients’ phone calls in a professional and promptly manner; ensure proper follow-up until the enquiries are addressed. Have an appropriate understanding of the client’s background, portfolio and needs. 

•    Provide assistance in organising client meetings. 

•    Prepare documentation for clients with a high standard of care and diligence. 

•    Lodge promptly and accurately the contact reports, get it reviewed by the account manager/Team Head/Market Head (as and when applicable or required). 

•    Take care of queries from internal/ external parties. 

Change Management Support 

•    Provide feedback to relevant parties on the proposed changes to the processes impacting the team. 

•    Pro-actively identify areas/ideas for improvement. 

•    Back up other team members. 

Control Aspects 

•    Responsible for the implementation of operational permanent control policies and procedures in day-to-day business activities. 

•    Comply with regulatory requirements and internal guidelines. 

•    Responsible for reporting all incidents according to the internal policy. 

What is required for you to succeed?

•    Excellent interpersonal skills to manage relationships with various stakeholders and clients 

•    Ability to be client-centric while balancing business needs and controls 

•    An efficient solutions provider with strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills 

•    A team player with good initiative 

•    Familiar with Wealth Management organization 

•    Good communication skills and detailed oriented 

•    Multilingual skills would be an added advantage 

•    University degree with at least 4-5 years of relevant working experience in the finance and banking industry, preferably in client facing roles 

•    Familiar with regulatory requirements 

•    Certificates in CACS 1 & 2 

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. 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. 

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