What is this position about?

Client Line (CL) is responsible for defining the regional Go-To-Market Strategy and value proposition, designing client solutions and transformational initiatives spread across several Product & Solutions domains full alignment with the regional ambition, strategic focus and priorities. The ultimate goal is to adapt successfully the business to markets, regulatory and clients’ needs whilst achieving a ‘desired’ level of client satisfaction and maximise product P&L while factoring in associated risks.

Mission

  • Develop, articulate and execute a local strategic plan for Client Line, in full alignment with the global and regional ambition, strategic focus and priorities 
  • Manage solutions & products with the objective to best fit local client needs and maximise product P&L taking into account risk

 

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

  • Participate as a senior leader in various meetings related to:
  • Internal local governance: Business Committee/Projects Governance/Permanent Control/ Business approval 
  • Internal regional or global governance: Client Line / Product line committee
  • Clients’ activities: RFPs/pricing committee/contractual negotiation/Due diligence presentation
  • Market events or industry workshop discussion
  • Projects: Steering committees
  • Participation in the local Design Authority Board
  • One to one catch up with N-1 or other key members of local Business Committee or regional stakeholders
  • Product launch/adaptation: Brainstorming sessions/Preparation of product launch approval process
  • Strategic thinking of go to market strategy, future product development and define value proposition

Primary Role Responsibilities

  • Contribute Go-To-Market Client Line strategy by analysing:
  • Market trends, drivers, client dynamics, growth opportunities in the location
  • Regulatory evolutions in the location and understand clients’ critical business issues 
  • Securities Services positioning in the location articulating strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats
  • Influence the development of new solutions & products based on client needs and requirements
  • Deploy and adapt regional development plan for Client Line to local specificities – and lead its execution through an active collaboration with Client Development and/or Client Delivery
  • Adapt global solutions & products to local specificities and manage local portfolio of products and solutions
  • Evaluate existing products gaps to regulatory evolutions and recommend adaptations in line with regulation
  • Adapt new global solutions & products, taking into account local specificities and regulations
  • Educate Client Development teams on solutions and product capabilities
  • Support the new sales & revenue retention processes by delivering insight to local clients on solutions & product offer
  • Promote solutions & product capabilities in the location by participating in local client meetings or industry events
  • Analyse deal profitability as per standard practices and define & validate client fee schedules as per standard pricing acceptance process
  • Design and maintain business operating model in line with clients’ needs in collaboration with Client Delivery
  • Is responsible for local Client Line & products P&L management, fully taking risks into account and ensuring full alignment with global Client Line P&L objectives
  • Define financial targets for the location, in coordination with Client Development and Client Delivery
  • Monitor and manage the evolution of the local Client Line P&L, report progress versus notified objectives

What is required for you to succeed?

  • Buy-Side Business Expertise Leadership
  • Business & technical expertise in the buy-side segment with market insights/trends, regulatory requirements and competitive awareness
  • Strong Influence skill sets and strategic negotiation experience
  • Capacity to be connected to the key markets and influence/articulate/promote our Go-To-Market position
  • Financially literate & Business Solution leadership
  • Able to influence, drive the commercial pricing strategies
  • Critical thinking skills to ensure that solutions, product development, value propositions and key decision-making is executed at the right level
  • Drive innovation, using existing resources to find better solutions.
  • Ability to either generate or promote ideas on how to package wider Bank solutions
  • Exceptional inspiring & convincing communication skills
  1. Verbal and written communication to skillfully communicate complex ideas.
  2. Articulate strategic and critical messages, or ideas to large, culturally diverse, and unfamiliar audiences, including in situations where conflicts may be exist.
  3. Shows confidence when presenting and answers challenging questions 
  • Multi-cultural Positive Management skills
  • Inspire talent and create the most effective  environment for the talent to contribute
  • Resourceful
  • Demonstrate learning agility and self-awareness
  • Delegation and empowerment
  • Grow and prepare teams members to strive for solutions that transform our business
  • Develop and ensure succession plans
  • Collaboration and stakeholders’ management: 
  • o    Navigating disagreements, finding common ground and maintaining positive stakeholder relationships
  • o    Bridging silos, fostering teamwork, and driving alignment across teams and regions.

Required education/certification/licenses

  • Bachelor’s degree in relevant field 
  • At least 15 years of working experience in the buy-side segment

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

We are seeking an experienced Transformation Project Manager to lead Global Banking Payments and Cash Management IT digital transformation journey. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving the development and implementation of digitalization strategies, overseeing the execution of projects, and ensuring that our organization specifically within the Payments and Cash Management business remains competitive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Key Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

  • Develop and Implement Digitalization Strategies: Collaborate with senior leadership to define and implement digital transformation strategies that align with the organization’s overall vision and goals. 
  • Project Management: Lead cross-functional project teams to design, develop, and deploy digital solutions, ensuring timely and within-budget delivery. Owner to planning and developing IT Delivery Roadmap for projects and to monitor the execution from end-to-end perspective. 
  • Stakeholder Management: Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership, employees, customers, and vendors, to ensure that digitalization initiatives meet their needs and expectations. 
  • Change Management: Develop and implement change management plans to ensure a smooth transition to new digital processes and systems. Optimizing IT Project Delivery resource capacity as well as aligning deployment / implementation windows managed by Application Production Support team. 
  • Budgets & Forecasts: Support and assist the Domain Head and/or Programme Manager on budget matters 
  • Digital Literacy: Promote digital literacy across the organization, providing training and support to employees to ensure they have the necessary skills to effectively utilize digital tools and systems. 
  • Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks associated with digitalization initiatives, ensuring that the organization’s data and systems are secure and compliant with regulatory requirements. 
  • Metrics and Monitoring: Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of digitalization initiatives and identify areas for improvement. 

Contributing Responsibilities

  • Vendor management and drive RFPs for new solution if required.
  • Uphold and ensure the Project and Program deliverance adhere to Corporate Governances and
  • processes.
  • Expected to work cordially with fellow Project Managers within Cash Management IT as well as
  • other Domain PMs to align key departmental objectives. When necessary, he/she will escalate
  • and manage escalations to ensure attention and support are given to mitigate program/project
  • dependencies, risks and issues.
  • Participate and contribute to studies, methodologies adopted by the department, also to understand
  • and apply seamlessly these standards
  • Contribute to all necessary meeting organizations and preparation

Requirements

Technical 

  • Familiar with common cash management, payment market infrastructure, systems and
  • products and industry standards at least in APAC
  • Strong understanding of digital technologies, including cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and
  • data analytics
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, attention to details, strong work ethics, team
  • spirit, and exceptional customer serving attitude. Operational experience will be an added
  • advantage
  • Experience in working with offshore on different time zones, and ability to work in a fast paced,
  • dynamic and multi-cultural environment
  • Practice of SDLC and/or Agile Scrum
  • Technical / programming background will be an added advantage

Behavioral 

  • Result-oriented with strong analytical problem-solving skills
  • Innovation and experimentation: To be able to think outside the box, identify opportunities for
  • innovation, and experiment with new digital solutions and technologies to drive business growth
  • and stay ahead of the competition
  • Meticulous and to go into details, take ownership and hold task-owners accountable to fulfil
  • obligations in line with the project plans.
  • Leadership quality to lead and drive projects, able to work independently and to manage conflicts.
  • Able to manage stress and pressure and achieve project team cohesion especially during difficult
  • periods in delivery.

Experience in / Proven track record of

  • Minimum 12 years of experience in project management, preferably in a digital transformation
  • context
  • Managing large scale Cash Management & Payments – IT or transformation project
  • Successfully leading cross-functional teams and managing complex projects

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 Head of Active Advisory Desk will lead a team of Investment Counsellors (ICs). This is a client facing unit that focuses on qualified clients with the affinity to invest. The incumbent will be responsible in cultivating and maintaining strong relationships with clients, ensuring all investment advise to clients adheres to internal policies and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

Oversee and lead the team to: 

  • Provide holistic investment advice on products and services offered by BNPP Wealth Management. Investment advice will be based on a portfolio approach to promote asset allocation and the importance of portfolio diversification. Where appropriate, tactical solutions will be incorporated into the portfolio to achieve client’s financial objectives.
  • Be in charge of the direct relationship with tagged clients who have been predetermined to be suitable for direct coverage given their risk profile and affinity to invest.
  • Has direct client contact with clients for more timely advice and is accountable for the suitability and risk management of the portfolio. IC is responsible for efficient and timely order taking and execution. Products and services are offered to tagged clients in accordance with the client’s risk profile and respect the knowledge and experience of the client.
  • Conduct regular portfolio reviews (at least on an annual basis) to ensure client’s portfolio is constantly calibrated in accordance to client’s objective and risk profile. Advisory on asset allocation should be made in accordance with the CIO view.
  • Investment products recommended by IC must be on the recommended products lists published by WM IS which has gone through the Due Diligence process. Any exception is done on an unsolicited basis and as per client request.

ICs will keep RMs informed of changes to clients’ portfolio such that there is a coordinated approach to client servicing. The IC team is a resource and partner to RMs/Team Heads/Market Heads to achieve business targets and to ensure the best allocation of resources, client assignment will be reviewed regularly. 

Obligations and Compliance (minimum requirements)

  • Follow the general guidelines of the Bank and Management policies
  • Ensure deals & trade transactions are done accurately and fairly handled and in accordance to regulations & Management policies.
  • Inform and escalate issues to Management regarding irregularities in trading and incidents
  • Maintain proper audit trails
  • Follow the specific guidelines, policies and regulations related to:
    • Dealing in Securities
    • Advising on Securities
    • Advising on Forex (non leveraged and leveraged)
    • Advising on Structured deposits
    • Marketing collective investment scheme
    • Client suitability
    • Client selling process
    • Cross border rules
    • Marketing documentation

Technical & Behavioural Competencies

  • Leadership and management skills, ideally managing transversal teams across different locations
  • Client-focused with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Strong multi asset class/ product knowledge: : FX, Fixed Income, Equities, Structured Products, Funds and Discretionary Management
  • Experienced in portfolio management &/ portfolio advisory
  • Commercial driven yet with a strong focus on risk control
  • A team player with good initiative and team spirit

Specific Qualifications

  • University degree
  • Relevant investment and management experience
  • Must fulfill the fit and proper criteria, and licensing of relevant regulators
  • Must fulfill any in-house certification program (if and when required)

Position Purpose

  • Drive the growth of cash management revenues in Vietnam across the client segments.
  • Support the growth of the client franchise by providing technical expertise and structuring capabilities for cash management opportunities.
  • Collaborate closely with Coverage, Regional Cash Management as well as Liquidity Management teams to originate new transactions and manage the existing portfolio.

Responsibilities

Commercial Performance

  • Deliver on key performance indicators (KPIs) including new client acquisition, sales budget, deposits and transaction volume growth, as assigned and agreed by the Team Lead of Cash Management, in conjunction with the Head of Transaction Banking Vietnam and Head of Cash Management Sales SEA.
  • Proactively own and manage CM client relationships on a selective basis, as agreed and assigned by the Team Lead.
  • Develop and drive commercial strategy in consultation of Team Lead, Head of Transaction Banking Vietnam, Head of Cash Management Sales SEA and Product.
  • Build and maintain a healthy pipeline of deals and sustainable revenue streams
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to deliver client-centric solutions and ensure timely submissions of deals 
  • Assist product team in identifying and developing contemporary cash management products in line with market trends and corporate requirements

Marketing Performance

  • Lead the preparation and delivery of client proposals and sales pitches
  • Coordinate with regional teams on RFPs participation and take the lead in driving local efforts
  • Regularly review and refine sales and marketing materials to reflect market evolution and client expectations 
  • Raise internal and external awareness of our franchise via internal marketing and external events

Risk and Portfolio Management

  • Monitor client behavior, account utilization, and transactional activity to ensure portfolio stickiness and mitigate attrition risk
  • Review regularly the level of the sight deposits and transaction volumes and decide whether the commercial actions needs to be adjusted (pricing etc)
  • Maintain disciplined follow-up on deals and ensure compliance with internal policies and risk frameworks.

Direct contribution to BNPP operational permanent control framework

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

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

  • Work Based Competencies required:
  • Strong understanding of core cash management products (collections, payments, liquidity solutions, e-banking)
  • Familiarity with client needs across MNCs, large corporates, and local conglomerates
  • Comprehensive knowledge of Vietnamese regulatory environment relating to cash and liquidity management (SBV circulars, FX regulations, etc.) 
  • Reasonable ability to analyse financial statements & assess deal viability

Behavioral Competencies required:

  • Passion to succeed in a sales environment
  • Strong inter-personal, negotiation and customer management skills
  • Self-driven and results oriented
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Strong presentation and written communication in Vietnamese and English
     

Specific Qualifications (if required)

  • Relevant experience in cash management or related financial products/services
  • Knowledge of cash management products

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

As a programme manager, you will act as a strategic architect to lead the effective rollout and localization of global learning programmes in APAC – ensuring they are relevant, well-executed, and aligned with both global strategy and regional priorities. You will collaborate closely with key stakeholders – global, regional and local, to identify capability gaps, co-create impactful learning solutions, and drive a culture of continuous learning and development. Your role will be pivotal in aligning learning strategies with Global priorities and ensuring a future-ready workforce.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement:

  • Partner with learning partners & territory L&Ds, HR teams to understand their strategic goals, people challenges and learning need as well as to build support and drive participation in programmes
  • Provide consultative support to define and implement learning strategies that address critical skill gaps and support bank transformation.
  • Serve as a bridge between business and L&D function to ensure the relevance and impact of learning initiatives.

Global-Regional Connector

  • Be the primary point of contact between APAC and Global L&D Transversal Offer teams
  • Bring a regional lens into global programme design conversations, and communicate global intent clearly back into the region.
  • Act as a critical voice to ensure global content and delivery methods are adapted meaningfully for APAC markets
  • Partner with regional teams to reflect cultural, regulatory and business nuances.

Market Insights & Best Practices

  • Stay connected to external trends, peer practices and innovations in learning.
  • Proactively bring relevant best practices, local success stories and emerging approaches into regional programme discussions – helping shape solutions that are forward looking and grounded in what works.

Programme Design & Management:

  • Collaborate with internal / external vendors to develop, design and deliver high impact and fit-for-purpose learning solutions for our employees 
  • Ensure learning interventions are innovative, engaging
  • Propose customization and improvement for existing programs 
  • Source for and select appropriate trainers (internal or external) that will deliver the necessary programs
  • Liaison with external providers to negotiate cost effective learning solutions
  • Execution of training programs 
  • Support the rollout of enterprise-wide learning programmes and drive adoption within business lines.
  • Prepare regular feedback evaluation reports
  • Administrative follow-up in terms of programme logistics, training materials and nomination of participants. 

Tracking, Reporting & Insights

  • Define clear success metrics and KPIs for each programme.
  • Track programme uptake and engagement across markets – spotting trends, risks and areas needing support
  • Review L&D Analytics to pull, clean and interpret data across systems and make data-informed decisions regarding programmes
  • Share regular updates with regional and global stakeholders on what’s working well, what needs adjustment and where we’re seeing real outcomes.
  • Capture and codify regional success stories or case studies that can inspire and influence global design.

Change & Culture Enablement

  • Advocate for a continuous learning culture by promoting self-directed learning through ‘learning in the flow of work/ nudges’ and integrating digital learning platforms for knowledge sharing and blended learning journeys.
  • Support change management efforts related to new systems, processes or capability frameworks.

Transversal Activities

  • Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders through planned meetings, conference calls and collaboration work and contribute to the success of projects involving a learning element
  • Maintain a network of best in class training providers and share with the L&D Community within the region
  • Contribute to the communication strategy of the campus through articles posted on newsletters and company websites

Competencies (Technical / Behavioral)

Technical skills

  • Strong experience within L&D in designing and delivering high impact programmes
  • Project management skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Analytical skills (basic statistical techniques)
  • Data storytelling skills 
  • Evaluation techniques (Kirkpatrick model)
  • Knowledge and usage of e-learning design and delivery
  • Knowledge and usage of LMS or HRIS
  • Microsoft office – Excel & Powerpoint

Behavioral Skills

  • Strategic Thinking/ Planning
  • Consulting & Listening 
  • Strong team spirit and relationship skills
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Effective influencing & negotiation skills 
  • Risk management skills 
  • Able to work in a multicultural setting
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Good drive for initiative and a pro-active spirit

Key Competencies

  • Experience working in a highly matrixed, global organization, preferably in financial services/ banking
  • Appreciate the design as well as logistics aspect of the role
  • Experience in instructional design

Specific Qualifications required

  • At least 5-8 years of experience in Learning & Development in a multi-national organization with strong preference to MNC Banks.
  • Experience with programme facilitation preferred
  • Coaching / Diagnostic tool certification preferred

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

This role is responsible for the technical-functional analysis of the features integrated into the implementation of regulatory reports, manage business stake holders, and deliver the BAU and projects on time, end to end ownership of delivery and implementation of project and implementation of regulator’s requirements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage and guarantee the delivery of the different requirements and reports of our regulators (EMIR, MIFIR, MAS, HKMA, MIFIR)
  • Planning the projects and initiatives under BNP Paribas governance.
  • Manages the budget, allocation and capacity for the team.
  • Coordination and follow-up with squad and enablers.
  • Define Roadmap base on the backlog and coordination with our PPO.
  • Obsolescence, security issues and vendor follow-up is part of the scope
  • Communication and negotiation with stakeholders.
  • Governance progress clearance for releases, ASC review. etc.
  • Regular squad meeting, SteerCO, COPRO, business follow-up meeting. 
  • Experienced in Waterfall and Scrum methodology.
  • Good understand banking operations.
  • Experience in independently collecting information (process, workflow, tools) from Business Manager mandatory.
  • Perform business analysis and/or acting as point of contact with external vendors/integrators and various business representatives.
  • Ensuring the quality of deliverables from the integrators, involving thorough review, feedback, and alignment with business stakeholders on respective areas
  • Clarify and communicate the specifications to all the relevant stakeholders involved.
  • Learns the system functions / data and is able to define the evolutions of the functional architecture.
  • Ensure that risks and issues are escalated to line manager.

Contributing Responsibilities

  • Contribute to change management. 
  • Contribute to support / incident analysis as required.
  • Contribute to defining and implementing a Target Operating Model (TOM) for business processes or adapting the system to meet the TOM defined for each business processes.

Competencies (Technical / Behavioral)

  • 5+ years of overall experience performing project manager professional software engineering. 
  • Experience in EMIR Refit, HKMA and MAS is a plus.
  • Any experience in IT transformation projects involving portfolio management system and/or Core banking applications.
  • Good knowledge of Portfolio Management, Advisory, Risk modelling and Optimization functions is added advantage.
  • Good knowledge of Order Life Cycle and related functions
  • JIRA and Confluence knowledge is required.
  • Detail oriented and good documentation skill is required.
  • Ability to work in a multicultural environment (Asia + Europe).
  • Good presentation skills.
  • Ability to work in fast-paced environments.
  • High level of professionalism, patience, and maturity.
  • Team player
  • Banking knowledge related to Wealth Management / Private banking is a plus.
  • Design Thinking knowledge is a plus.
  • Cybersecurity knowledge is a plus.

Specific Qualifications (if required) 

  • Certified project manager is a required.
  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required.
  • Certified product owner or scrum master certification is a plus.

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?

As part of Private Capital operations and working closely with the Head of Private Capital Operations, your role will cover the administration and banking services as part of the Administration Agreement and supervising a team of fund accountants.

Primary Role Responsibilities

·         Lead the Fund Administration team of accountants

·          Responsible for the fund Net Asset Value calculation and maintenance of the Accounting Book of Records

·          Coordinate and support our client requests and their resolution

·          Coordinate and review the processing, record keeping and control of capital calls, distributions, subscriptions, redemptions and transfers of shares/units, investment activities and related payments

·          Coordinate and review preparation of client reporting

·          Coordinate and review computation of carried interest / waterfall / performance and fees

·          Coordinate and organize onboarding & offboarding activities

·          Monitoring of the Service Level Agreement and supervising the internal control framework

·          Participate in projects and system enhancements activities

·          Report to the Head of Operations and support company and team activities

About you 

  • Qualified professional demonstrating a minimum of 5 years of experience in financial services industry and accounting, especially on alternatives fund structure
  • Experience in LPA/Prospectus and supporting documentation 
  • Knowledge of IFRS or USGaaP
  • Excellent communication skills both written and oral
  • Attention to detail, problem solving and analytical skills
  • Ability to foster and maintain strong interpersonal relationships both internally and externally
  • A team player who is able to manage personal responsibilities
  • Working knowledge on eFront Invest considered as an asset

·          Previous experience working in similar Private Capital fund administration functions

What is this position about?

RISK Operational Risk & Control GM (RISK ORC GM) belongs to the second line of defence of BNP Paribas. It belongs to the Risk Function (RISK) of BNP Paribas and is placed under the responsibility of the Chief Risk Officer. 

RISK ORM APAC mission is to provide RISK and APAC Management with a front to back consolidated view on operational risks of APAC activities in order to contribute to the reduction of operational risk and to better respond to Regulator’s expectations. RISK ORM APAC mandate is to challenge and supervise the Operational Risk management of APAC activities. 

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

The role of RISK ORM GM Operational Risk Officers is to ensure that the operational risk management framework is implemented and operating effectively across GM APAC activities. 

As the 2nd line of defense, you will be responsible for

Governance & Framework

  • To ensure proper implementation and application of RISK Governance which to be inline with Group & APAC governance
  • To assist and support the 1st Line of Defense on the extension of the Operational Risk management (ORM) framework, and to ensure its compliance with guidelines, as well as its appropriate calibration to manage key risk areas
  • To independently challenge and supervise the 1st Line of Defense (LoD1) on Operational Risk matters in liaison with relevant teams
  • To contribute to the operational risk governance bodies, such as local and regional Internal Control Committees (and other operational risk forums) or projects.

Risk Identification & Assessment: 

  • Independent challenge of the operational risk profile (actual, potential or emerging) and of the risk mitigation framework, which includes: Regular review such as Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), 
  • Perform independent testing reviews (including specifically regulatory reporting reviews) to assess the risks and formulate actions plans to improve the control framework
  • Participating to validation process (TAC/NAC), granting of exemptions or the definition of a remediation plan.
  • Establish the generic 2nd level control plan for the responsible scope by following up of KRIs to take proper mitigation actions 
  • Alerting on attention points resulting from 1st & 2nd level controls ;
  • Proposing and coordinating thematic controls, local assessments and oversights. 
  • ensuring effective implementation of risk mitigation strategies, framework , follow up action plan with LoD1 and independent challenge of controls

Awareness / Training

  • Contributing to operational risk awareness and training on the risk mitigation framework, and development of a strong partnership with LoD1 key stakeholders, APAC stakeholders and functions

What is required for you to succeed?

  • University graduate with at least 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in risk management, control function. Preferably, with relevant experience in consulting or audit background is preferable.
  • Prior experience or practical understanding may include but not limited to Front/Middle/Back Office, Operations or Functional role(s).
  • Preferred candidates should possess robust knowledge of front to back of Global Market and Global Markets Operations activities.
  • Good understanding of control framework
  • Excellent communications skills
  • People oriented and team player is essential

Specific Qualifications Required

  • Knowledge of key applicable regulatory requirements would be an advantage.
  • Strong understanding of operational risk concepts (RCSA, TAC/NAC and incident management)
  • Analytical mindset with the ability to assess risks and recommend mitigation strategies

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 HR Business Partner acts as a preferred HR entry point for designated Business line/Functions at local level, and provides, in his/her area of expertise, value-added advice to help the Business Line/Functions to meet its strategic objectives. 

Key Responsibilities

HR Specialist

  • Act as a trusted partner of Global Markets and provide general HR advice and support on HR-related matters, working closely with other local HR Competence Centres to facilitate broader HR support.
  • Ensure the adequate flow of information within HR (i.e. with other Local Business Partners, Regional HR BP, Territory Head and HR Competence Centres).
  • Support the implementation of regional and local HR policies and procedures within areas of responsibility. 

Strategy

  • Understand business line short and long-term strategies and keep up to date with their organization and HR needs.
  • Maintain a general knowledge of BNP Paribas and Metier specific strategies.
  • Contribute to promote and respect Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in all its forms.
  • Promote and support transversal strategic initiatives such as programs for Graduates, Early Career, Talents, Mobility, etc
  • Partake in specific HR projects where required

Recruitment

  • Work with the Global Markets business to meet their strategic resourcing needs in both lateral and graduates recruitment.
  • Assist to identify recruitment agencies that can support recruitment initiatives within Global Markets and ensure that terms of business are in place governing their engagement which are compliant with regional policy and/or local regulation.
  • Manage end-to-end recruitment within designated tool
  • Manage required hiring approvals within the APAC Recruitment Delegations process.
  • Ensure that proper reference checks (Vigilance and Background Checks) are conducted for each candidate in a timely manner and flagged to Territory Head of HR for any anomalies.

Career Management

  • Know managers and staff within scope (background, skills, career motivations etc.)
  • Support Regional HRBP to identify and retain talents, in succession planning exercise and Graduates program.
  • Conduct regular career development interviews with targeted staff and complete feedback record in designated system where available.
  • Leverage employee feedback to maintain awareness of covered population, issues and challenges and provide feedback to relevant stakeholders.
  • Identify mobility or international opportunities within APAC and beyond and facilitate internal transfers and international assignments for employees in scope adhering to the APAC/International Mobility Policy.

Performance Management

  • Advise managers on the annual appraisal process including objectives setting, PDP action plan and update job description and JAD code whenever necessary.
  • Liaise with L&D to provide adequate training offering aligning to proposed training/PDP action plan and ensure training is implemented and followed. 
  • Provide advice and support on employment relations, conduct and performance management issues.
  • Liaise with HRS on expat management, i.e. onboarding/offboarding, renewal/phase‐out of all expats’ contracts in a timely manner with relevant stakeholders.
  • Conduct exit interviews and provide feedback to relevant stakeholders.

Employee Relations

  • Handle employee relations and performance management issues
  • Assist with investigation whenever necessary and ensure a proper closure of each case with relevant documentation in place.
  • Contribute to the OPC Framework with the reporting of all incidents via pertinent tracker

Compensation

  • Participate in the annual Compensation Review Process (CRP): provide advice and guidance to managers regarding compensation and promotions, ensuring a fair treatment, non-discrimination and respecting global guidelines
  • Propose packages for new joiners using salary benchmarks provided by APAC C&B.  
  • Advise Regional HRBP/Territory Head of HR on bid backs / redundancy / termination packages 
  • Contribute to data surveys where required (e.g. McLagan)

Stakeholders: Internal Client/Supplier Relations

  • Business / Function Heads & Managers
  • Territory Head of HR
  • Regional Business Partner
  • Territory Business Partners, C&B Team, L&D Team, Talent Acquisition Team and HRS

Stakeholders: External Client/Supplier Relations

  • External Third-Party Service Providers (Recruitment Agencies)
  • Government bodies

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

  • Experience in HR Business Partnering in a fast-paced business environment, preferably with material exposure to working in or advising in the international banking environment
  • Understanding of Global Markets business and prior experience with front office recruitment would be an advantage
  • Comprehensive understanding of Singapore Employment Law and local regulation
  • Communication skills
  • Negotiation skills
  • Analytical skills, ability to assess people and situations with objectivity
  • Ability to plan, prioritize, and deliver
  • Accuracy with information and numbers
  • Client focus
  • Ability to influence & coach and conduct change management
  • Strong sense of confidentiality and ethics
  • Diversity, Inclusion and non-discrimination awareness
  • Knowledge of HR processes and procedures
  • Understanding of Compensation and Benefits
  • Experience of a multi-cultural work environment

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 BNP Paribas Middle Office team provides services to Asset Manager and Asset Owner clients, supporting trade management on a variety of asset (Equities, Fixed Income, FX, Cash, Loans Derivatives) as well as asset servicing functions including corporate actions, reporting and reconciliations.   

The Middle Office team based in Sydney is focused on providing client service support, specialist knowledge on assets & systems, change management and oversight of outsourced processes.  

The purpose of this role is to support the broader Middle Office teams based offshore, with specialist knowledge on HiPort, asset and market knowledge to ensure client deliverables are met, escalations are resolved, monitor key controls and processes, as well as implement improvements across the core platforms and processes.  

This is a newly created role due to recent significant growth in our client base.   

Primary Role Responsibilities

  • Investigate escalations from clients, processing teams & fund administration, to determine root cause, rectify the problem and implement preventative measures as required.  
  • Monitor key client deliverables and controls, utilising applications Alteryx, Power BI, amongst others  
  • Identify opportunities for improvement on Middle Office core platforms and processes, including Hiport 
  • Improve the level of automation across the Middle Office activities
  • Support client change requests and new services 
  • Provide training to the Middle Office teams on new processes, specific assets and core systems
  • Interact with key stakeholders across the security services business    
  • Develop a strong understanding of BNP Paribas Middle Office services (existing and next generation)

What is required for you to succeed?

  • Strong knowledge of HiPort and a variety of asset types 
  • Ability to be hands on with the problem solving and implementing change 
  • Effective communicator across all levels of the organisation

Desired knowledge, skill, experience

  • Degree education – preferable commerce and finance.
  • 10 years + experience within Operations of a Fund Administrator

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/ 

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