What is this position about?

We are seeking a highly motivated and technically proficient Data Scientist/Machine Learning Engineer specializing in Responsible AI (VP/AVP) to join our Digital & AI team at BNP Paribas Wealth Management Asia. This is a crucial new role focused on ensuring our AI models and systems are developed with a strong foundation in ethical principles, and are fair, transparent, and compliant with regulatory standards.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in establishing our Asia AI Center of Excellence (COE) under the leadership of the Chief Digital & AI Officer. In this high-impact position, you will be responsible for designing and implementing processes and technical solutions for AI ethics and governance. You will work hands-on with our data science and AI engineering teams to embed ethical considerations directly into the entire AI lifecycle, ensuring our initiatives align with legal requirements, protect client data, and maintain the trust of our clients and regulators. This is a chance to be part of a transformative journey as we set the foundation for responsible and effective AI in our Wealth Management business, with the following key objectives:

•    Define, prioritize & execute our AI strategy & plan, maximize AI’s value creation 

•    Identify key technologies & partners to design & implement the entity’s AI governance, 

•    Build its workflows, processes & standards for ethical AI development & industrialization

•    Leverage the Group AI ecosystem to optimize synergies & re-use of common, standardized tech stacks

•    Under a “One Bank” approach, develop collaborations with other Group entities (CIB, AM & Retail banks).

•    Promote a “analytics” & “AI everywhere, for everyone” mindset for all BNPP Wealth Management staff

You will collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, digital product specialists, model risk management committees, and business stakeholders to deploy AI systems that power smart investment advisory, personalized recommendations, KYC/AML and other AI applications aimed at improving client outcomes and optimizing internal processes.

Primary Role Responsibilities

•    AI Center of Excellence Development:

Partner with senior leadership to build and expand the AI Center of Excellence (COE), setting the strategic direction and driving AI adoption across the bank. 

Translate high-level regulatory requirements, governance frameworks, best practices into technical implementation. This includes developing and enforcing standards and procedures for the responsible development and deployment of AI models and systems throughout their product lifecycle. 

•    Data Quality & Governance: 

Partner with analytics team other data scientists, engineers and senior leadership to ensure high standards of data quality, integrity, and governance throughout the AI lifecycle, including data lineage, privacy, and security.

•    Industrialization of our AI Priorities:

Partner with Data Scientists and senior leadership to drive AI-powered initiatives, ensuring adherence of the end-to-end AI model lifecycle, from ideation to deployment and monitoring, to internal governance and external regulatory requirements. 

Actively participate in the end-to-end AI model lifecycle, from data sourcing to post-deployment monitoring. Build and establish a robust model validation process, including automated performance testing, bias detection, and explainability analysis to ensure models are fair and auditable. 

•    Ethical AI:

Conduct in-depth analysis of datasets and models to identify and quantify potential biases. Develop and implement technical solutions for bias detection and mitigation, using tools and frameworks such as AIF360, Fairlearn, and custom-built algorithms.

Apply and operationalize Explainable AI (XAI) methodologies to make complex models interpretable for both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Document model logic and decision-making processes to ensure transparency and auditability for internal and external reviews.

•    Regulatory Compliance & Technical Risk:

Act as a subject matter expert on the technical aspects of AI-related regulations from key regulatory bodies in the target regions, including the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), and European Union (GDPR, AI Act).

Ensure that AI applications comply with regulatory requirements and ethical standards, particularly in the context of Wealth Management, where sensitive client data and privacy concerns are paramount. Work with legal and compliance teams to ensure transparency, fairness, and accountability in AI model outputs.

Perform technical risk assessments and compliance audits on AI models, focusing on data privacy, fairness, and model robustness.

•    Continuous Monitoring & Reporting:

Design and build continuous monitoring systems to track AI model performance and ethical metrics (e.g., fairness, drift) post-deployment. Prepare detailed technical reports and visualizations for leadership and regulatory bodies, providing clear insights into the bank’s AI compliance posture.

•    Innovation & Research: Stay abreast of the latest technical developments in AI and their implications on Ethical and Responsible AI,  AI fairness, privacy-enhancing technologies, and model explainability. Advise on new tools and methodologies that can improve our compliance and risk management capabilities.

•    Collaboration Across Functions:

Work cross-functionally with teams in Front Office, Investment services, Sales Management & Marketing, Credit, Control functions (Risk, Compliance, Operations etc.) to integrate AI solutions into various daily activities. 

Partner with digital product owners, other data scientists, and internal risk management to ensure that AI models are seamlessly embedded into client-facing platforms, mobile applications, and backend systems for a cohesive experience across all touchpoints.

•    Leadership and Mentorship:

Provide mentorship and foster a culture of innovation, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning with peers & colleagues. Bring the entire workforce on the journey of Ethical AI for upskilling/ re-skilling.

•     Innovation & Research:

Stay abreast of the latest advancements in AI, machine learning, and data science research. Apply cutting-edge techniques to further improve personalization algorithms, fraud detection, and other AI-powered banking solutions.

What is required for you to succeed?

•    Education:

Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics or a related field. 

•    Experience:

5 to 7+ years of hands-on experience as a Data Scientist or Machine Learning Engineer, with at least 2 years focused specifically on developing and deploying scalable AI/ML models with an ethical lens – preferably in the financial services or technology sector.    

Good knowledge to expertise in Generative AI specific skills: prompt/context engineering, various RAG approaches, agentic AI, ability to understand & challenge data pipelines & architecture choices, anticipate key stakes in robustness and automated performance evaluation / prod monitoring. 

•    Technical Skills:

•    Expertise in machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Sklearn and relevant libraries like Pandas, Polars, Numpy. 

•    Deep experience in responsible AI toolkits (e.g., IBM AI Fairness 360, Google What-If Tool, SHAP, LIME) for Machine Learning, Deep Learning, NLP, and/or Time-series / Econometric models in following applications:

•    Strong programming skills in Python, SQL and experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, IBM). 

•    Experience with MLOps platforms and tools (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow, Sagemaker) to manage the end-to-end model lifecycle.

•    Familiarity with LLMOps frameworks and platforms for the responsible development and deployment of GenAI applications.

•    Domain Knowledge:

Understanding of Wealth Management and financial services, with experience in areas such as risk management, fraud detection, wealth management, and client analytics is beneficial.

•    Problem-Solving & Innovation:

Ability to think critically and creatively to solve complex problems and build innovative machine learning solutions that drive business value. 

•    Collaboration & Communication:

Strong teamwork skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. Excellent communication skills to explain technical concepts and outcomes to non-technical stakeholders.

Proficiency in both Traditional and Simplified Chinese would be an advantage 

Preferred Skills:

•    Experience in setting up or working within an AI Center of Excellence (CoE)

•    Experience with AI-driven automation for client service (eg chatbots, virtual assistants)

•    Familiarity with AI agent frameworks and tools 

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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Award Obtained

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

What is this position about?

Within the Asia Pacific CIB IT & Operations organization, the Regional OPC (Operational Permanent Control) team for Global Banking Operations is under the management of the Head of Conduct & Controls and works in close relationship with the Operations teams. 

His/her main responsibilities is to implement the operational risk management framework and monitor the operational risk related to Global Banking Operations across all 12 Territories in APAC. Hence, he/she will analyse control results (Ops, OPC, LoD2, LoD3) and incidents to identify main operational risks and follow the associated mitigation/remediation actions (including recommendations).

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

As part of the day to day work, you will be responsible for monitoring, analysing and optimising business processes to minimize operational risk and drive continuous improvement. This would include working cross-functionally with internal teams (Trade, Cash, Supply Chain & Credit Operations) to align processes and business objectives. Through your various tasks that you will perform you will be playing a key role in ensuring operational efficiency, risk management and process control within APAC Global Banking Operations (GBO) OPC team.

Primary Role Responsibilities

The Permanent Control Coordinator ensures the following missions under the supervision of the Regional Head of Operations & Permanent Control (OPC) for Global Banking and in close relationship with Operations teams.

Implementation of Operational Risk Management

• Coordinate and perform the Risk and Control Self-Assessment with Operations Managers and Senior Management
• Define and execute the control testing, present the controls result to Senior Management and ensure the implementation of remediation actions
• Provide support with the harmonization of the execution of C5 controls across all 12 Territories in APAC
• Support the Operation teams in the implementation and deployment of C1-C4 controls
• Follow up and review findings and recommendations issued by internal auditors, regulators, and external auditors • Ensure operational risk incidents are properly collected, coordinate the root cause analysis and contribute to the definition of remedial actions
• Perform Deep Dive analysis/ thematic review on specific processes based on identified risk areas
• Monitor regulations and internal policy changes to ensure implementation by Operations Team.

Operational Risk Governance

• Organize and contribute to Team meetings and APAC CBO PCC to ensure proper escalation of operational risk issues.
• Coordinate and prepare the contribution to various committees (e.g.: APAC Operational Risk Management Framework, APAC Internal Control Committees, APAC CCCO, TBA ITO Committee)
• Support Territory OPCs in performing the respective mandates and consolidate the results for management reporting.
• Assist the team manager in transversal tasks like deep dives, trainings, dashboards productions and be proactive in suggesting improvements in the team’s daily work

What is required for you to succeed?

Essential Technical Knowledge/Skills:

• Knowledge of project management main principles
• Knowledge of MsOffice suite with good practical knowledge of MsExcel pivot tables and lookups
• Experience developing in python or using data analytical tools will be a plus
• Knowledge of crisis management and continuity will be a plus

Qualifications and Experience:

Value-Added Competencies:

• Attention to detail
• Ability to manage several initiatives/projects and keep these on-track simultaneously
• Ability to effectively manage your own time and the priorities
• Interpersonal skills, ability to consolidate action plans and report progress status
• Pragmatic, ‘Can do’ attitude & Proactive approach with a strong ability to work on own initiative
• Capable of adapting to a new environment and to work under pressure towards tight deadlines
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Good interpersonal skills
• Big picture awareness

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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Award Obtained

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

What is this position about?

The AVP, SEA COO Office – Transversal Project Management & Executive Support plays a key role in driving cross-functional (transversal) projects that impact multiple business units within Singapore and SEA. These projects include regulation/ law implementation, finance reporting, non-finance process and control improvement and change initiatives for Singapore and/ or SEA territories.

This position independently manages project planning, execution and delivery to ensure strategic objectives are met efficiently within timelines and budget. In addition, the AVP provides high-level management support to the COO, facilitating governance and effective decision making.

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

A typical day as a Transversal Projects & Management Support staff in SEA COO Office consist of both project management and executive support/ BAU elements:

•    Project management: Plan project lifecycle and work on project documentation. Plan, lead meetings and engage stakeholders, write minutes and follow up on action plans. Provide project updates to manager and COO.

•    Executive support/ BAU tasks: Request for contributions for reporting/ presentation decks, organize governance meetings, write minutes and follow up on action plans. Prepare updates and management dashboard and organization charts. 

Primary Role Responsibilities

In this role, you will

•    Assume full project life cycle ownership successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one major or several minor initiatives simultaneously.

•    Able to work independently on topics related to assigned projects for relevant tasks, procedures, regulatory survey/submissions/certification or queries.

•    Lead and manage a portfolio of complex initiatives end-to-end, coordinating with multiple stakeholders across business lines and/pr external vendors to ensure alignment and timely delivery within budget.

•    Develop and manage detailed project plans and milestones to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives.

•    Provide leadership and clarity to project team and motivating contributors to meet project milestones. 

•    Manage ongoing quality control, able to identify root causes and propose action plans for resolutions.

•    Report on project success criteria results, metrics, test and deployment to management.

•    Serve as a reliable partner to COO by providing management support as secretary to governance committees, prepare presentation slides, host meetings and write minutes.

•    Consolidate updates from managers, produce management dashboard and update organization charts. 

•    Deliver appropriate and effective verbal and written executive level communication.

•    Contribute to SEA COO Office BAU tasks.

What is required for you to succeed?

•    Strong leadership, diplomatic, motivational and interpersonal skills include the ability to lead up, across and down multiple business and technology organizations.

•    Experienced in influencing and gaining buy-in from executive sponsors, team members, stakeholders and peers.

•    Strong experience in presenting to executive sponsors and demonstrated communication skills, both written and oral with technical and non-technical staff, at all levels of management.

•    Proven ability to work in an ambiguous environment and collaborate across multiple areas in order to achieve a common business objective.

•    Demonstrate strong professional integrity and work ethics with commitment to excellence and accountability to add value to the Bank.

•    Exhibits high level of discipline and resiliency with ability to manage time effectively and multi-task.

•    Quick adaptability with ability to onboard onto new projects or tasks within short timeframe and minimal supervision. Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products.

•    Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence.

•    Capacity to work in a stressful environment. 

Required education/certification/licenses

•    Bachelor’s Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience.

•    7+ years of project management experience, including tracking and planning projects.

•    7+ years of experience working with business stakeholders within a cross-functional matrix environment.

•    Strong knowledge of risk and control in banking environment.

•    Intermediate level of proficiency with MS Excel, Visio, PowerPoint SharePoint and Power BI with experience presenting to stakeholders, senior management and/or regulators. 

•    Proven ability to demonstrate a drive for results and accountability of business needs.

•    Proven ability to work in an ambiguous environment and collaborate across multiple areas in order to achieve a common business objective.

•    Must have previous project experience in implementing bank-wide regulatory/law requirements.

•    Proficiency in English language including written, spoken and listening skills with the ability to engage stakeholders in discussions, deliver presentations to executive-level audiences, draft meeting minutes, follow up on action plans and prepare management reports.

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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Award Obtained

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

What is this position about?

The role of the Team Lead Application Production Support (APS) sits within IT for Securities Services (2S) at BNP Paribas SA Australia Branch

Primary Role Responsibilities

1. Client Facing: Responsible for IT Application Support services on applications hosted in Sydney for the 2S business in Australia & New Zealand facing internal users spread across operations & client service. Some of this will including interacting with clients of the bank

2. Team Management: Supervise a team of IT support technicians, providing direction, organizing training and mentoring to develop skills and expertise.

2. Incident Management: Secure resolution of IT incidents with set SLA, including troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and implementing fixes or workarounds to prevent future occurrences.

3. Problem Management: Identifying and addressing the root causes of recurring IT issues, working with other teams to implement long-term solutions and prevent future problems.

4. Communication: Serving as a liaison between the IT support team, other departments, and stakeholders, ensuring that IT-related issues are clearly communicated and that expectations are managed.

5. Process Improvement: Continuously evaluating and refining IT support processes, procedures, and workflows to optimize efficiency, effectiveness, and customer satisfaction.

6. Budgeting and Resource Allocation: Manage APS team’s budget, resources, and vendors, ensuring that the team has the necessary tools, equipment, and expertise to perform their duties.

7. Reporting and Metrics: Developing and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the team’s performance, including metrics such as first-call resolution rates, mean time to resolve (MTTR), and customer satisfaction.

What is required for you to succeed?

Must Have

Nice to Have

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 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 au.nz.recruitment@asia.bnpparibas.com or +61 2 9216 8633 (and ask for the Talent Acquisition Manager in the HR Team).

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Award Obtained

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

In Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas is one of the best-positioned international financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence since 1860. Currently with over 18,000 employees* and a presence in 13 markets, BNP Paribas provides corporates, institutional and private investors with product and service solutions tailored to their specific needs. It offers a wide range of financial services covering corporate & institutional banking, wealth management, asset management, insurance, as well as retail banking and consumer financing through strategic partnerships. 

Worldwide, BNP Paribas has a presence in 68 markets with more than 193,000 employees. It has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors. Asia Pacific is a key strategic region for BNP Paribas and it continues to develop its franchise in the region.  

* excluding partnerships

BNP Paribas offers you an exciting career in an international business environment that is fast-paced, diverse and focuses on creating high-value relationships with our clients. We offer competitive salary and benefits, as well as a working environment where you’re valued as part of the team

https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/ 

ROLE DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE

The person would support the compliance function within BNPP AM Malaysia businesses to ensure adherence to local regulatory requirements and global BNPP AM compliance standards. The compliance department will ensure that financial security rules, protection of clients’ interest, professional ethics, prevention of market abuses, and compliance governance are adhered to. In this function, the compliance officer’s role is to report to the Head of Compliance, Malaysia and assist in performing compliance monitoring & controls on the business functions in the organization.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Seek to ensure that the the local BNPP AM businesses operate in conformity with all applicable laws and regulations as well as BNPP AM and BNPP Group policies and procedures so as to mitigate risks.
• Work closely with the local Head of Compliance to establish an appropriate compliance culture within the business 
• Stay up to date with regulatory and legal changes in the investment management industry and understand how the changes will affect the organization. Assist in the execution of an action plan that will ensure that the organization complies with regulations and laws.
• To work with local Head of Compliance to ensure all BNPP AM and BNPP Group compliance and operational control policies are communicated to the business and implemented in the BNPP AM Malaysia Businesses. 
• Ensure the application of compliance strategies and policies implemented by the group.
• Assist in the execution of a robust compliance monitoring program locally which is aligned with the BNPP AM compliance standards including ensuring that outsourced activities are monitored satisfactorily and notified to regulators as necessary. 
• Contributing to the CRMS exercise, including the control plan testing, independent testing and any other control testing rolled out by the BNPP AM Group 
• Support to the completion of the RCSA exercise and ARMOR controls as necessary
• Compile the necessary information required for regulatory reporting, board & local committee reporting and group reporting
• Monitoring investment compliance activities to ensure they comply with the necessary guidelines/restrictions as well as internal policies.
• As the position ensuring the 2nd level of control as defined in the financial security framework and Financial Security Generic Control Plan;
  • To provide a staff training and advisory service to the business on financial security topics (KYC, AML, Sanctions screening)
  • To provide a compliance opinion/risk assessment on KYC files and PEP/Sanctions alerts requiring an intervention. 
  • To perform a second level control per the FS Control plan, to assess and report on the adequacy of the local Financial Security framework
• Conduct 2nd level controls on the compliance domains in accordance with respective control plans covering Professional Ethics, Protection of Client’s Interest, Market Integrity, Regulatory, etc   
• To assist in the onboarding of new joiners including collecting the relevant declaration forms and conducting the new joiner training
• To support Head of Compliance for compliance matters of BNPP AM Najmah Malaysia including shariah compliance monitoring and submission of tax certifications to the regulators 
• To support Head of Compliance on any other ad hoc projects or transversal coverage as necessary

KEY INTERNAL / EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS

• Internal: Global, Regional, & Local Heads for Compliance, Local CEO, Legal team, Investment Risk team, Operational Risk & Control, Operations / Middle- Offices, Service Providers, Internal Auditors
• External: Local regulatory bodies, External Auditors, Industry Associations

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• University graduate in law, accounting or other relevant disciplines. Auditing and regulatory experiences desirable, but not essential.
• Minimum of 5 years of compliance experience in the local market, preferably with an international asset management company.
• Good knowledge of guidelines & regulations affecting the fund management industry
• Team player with good communication skills

Position Purpose

BNP Paribas WM uses NETREVEAL Transaction monitoring AML (Vendor; Symphony AI) application for its financial security-monitoring framework. Wealth Management entity is finalizing technical upgrade of Netreveal application from V7.4 to V8.4 vendor release and convergence of business process and IT applications across all countries by building a new multi-entity and multi-currency convergence platform. 

Within the Wealth Management IT Hub Compliance Division, the Senior Business Analyst (SBA) will lead the business analysis activities related to his/her area of expertise, covering the scope of Wealth Management – IT Compliance Anti Money Laundering  activity in Europe and in Asia. The Senior Business Analyst (SBA) will be the IT Stream Lead representing the Compliance division in the WITT (Wealth Management IT Transformation) Program, a strategic global program that replaces the core banking system to Temenos and to adapt data integration flows with new microservices from various upstream systems. 

This is a very important position, as the candidate will be the key contact for Compliance Financial Security topics related to Anti Money Laundering.

Responsibilities

Business Analyst

•    Organize and run dedicated meetings or committees.

•    Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal third parties to analyse information needs and functional requirements and deliver the following artefacts as needed: Functional requirements (GFS), Business Requirements Document, Use Cases, Screen and Interface designs, Business process design, minutes, review and validation with Sponsors, Presentation etc.

•    To perform preliminary studies , analysis (including leading stakeholders workshops), effort estimations.

•    Analyse gaps in functionality and processes between European and Asian sites and propose solutions to converge and align them into a common design.

•    Analyse and structure new requirements with all stakeholders involved in order to propose to the organization the best way to deliver appropriate solutions and integrate them in the overall program.

•    Have relevant experience in defining and implementation of business rules, scenarios and supporting business parameters. Experience in AML rules will be an added advantage. 

•    Strong analytical and product management skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and compliance requirements.

•    Collaborate with the team’s experts to establish the technical vision and analyse trade-offs between usability and performance needs.

•    Be the liaison between the business units, and technology teams.

•    Participate to the full development lifecycle including design, estimation, planning, development support, test support, release, implementation & guarantee support.

•    Coordinate, supervise and contribute to Users Acceptance Tests (UAT) related to new implementations

•    Lead, with the support of technical teams, the definition of the solution and the implementation roadmap.

•    Lead vendor discussions & solution for convergence and new version upgrade topics.

Project Management & Governance

•    Good steering committee presentation skills; capacity to interact with C-Level.

•    Coordinate the implementation from a project management perspective and ensure the WMIS Project governance applied at each step.

•    Highlight any potential concerns / risks and proactively shares best risk management practices

•    Manage all the decision making and analysis process allowing designing, validating the solution, and getting the necessary approvals in terms of architecture, IT risk and IT Security.

•    Manage escalations during day-to-day business from stakeholders and propose amicable solutions.

•    Ensure that every new solution implemented respects WMIS standards and allows for mutualisation / reuse as much as possible between sites.

•    Coordinate with all teams, from same division or other divisions, working on the same project

•    Passionate and ensure project is completed on time, on budget, with quality and meet the requirements as per the specifications

•    Support on project management activities such as cost estimation, planning elaboration governance, including follow-up etc.

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

•    Self-starter with positive mind set to work in any challenging situations.

•    Focused approach on objectives and can-do-attitude

•    Strong proficiency with PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Visio

•    Proficiency in SQL and Oracle DB tools for data analysis.

•    Possess ability to manage various interested parties such as stakeholder, subject matter expert, third party vendor, contractor and business user.

•    Capacity to negotiate 

•    Familiar with project management tools as well as issue and release management, production and support (JIRA, Service Now, PPM tools, etc)

•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, managers, subject matter experts and technical teams.

•    Experience in analyzing data, data sources and capability to translate the data analysis into business requirements.

•    Experience in coordination of project with multiple IT assets, multiple owners and multiple sites

•    Experiences with Agile & Waterfall methodologies

•    High level knowledge on API and cloud topics will be added advantage

Specific Qualifications (if required)

▪    Functional experience in Compliance Financial Security topics

▪    Strong knowledge of NetReveal and or other AML monitoring tools

▪    Knowledge on NetReveal- Optimization AML module would be added advantage

▪    Knowledge on designing detection models and reporting

▪    Knowledge on Scenario Manager would be added advantage

▪    Knowledge on Command & Control reporting module

▪    Knowledge on Alert & Case manager

▪    Knowledge of Netreveal 8.4 would be added advantage

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?

To manage and support the Business Continuity Management activities for Singapore and South-east Asia sites

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

– To work with businesses on their continuity requirements, assist with the Crisis Management Team on any emergencies. The job requires lot of communication with both front and back office staffs, understand their needs and explain the Group and Regulatory requirements clearly to them at the same time.

Primary Role Responsibilities

To be the manager of the BCM team within Organization and Control.

– To implement the Group BCM program for Singapore and SEA following both the BNPP Group and Regulatory BCM policies and guidelines

– To enforce the BC governance through the BC Steering Committee of Singapore Territory

– To assist the Crisis Management Committee in the crisis management process

– To provide advisory services on BCM methodology, implementation, testing and governance to SEA sites

– To assist in supervising the compliance of BCM requirements for the SEA sites

– To act as a point of contact for rollout of BCM tools and methodologies in SEA territory

– To ensure the business recovery solutions are implemented and tested periodically

Other contributions

– To participate in the evaluation, testing and implementation of BCM documentation and crisis management tools

– To contribute to the Permanent Control framework

What is required for you to succeed?

– Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

– Ability to synthetize / simplify

– Ability to deliver / Results driven

– Ability to understand, explain and support change

– Ability to manage / facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, training…

Required education/certification/licenses

– Bachelor Degree or equivalent

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

Monitoring and review of entity l business performance – highlight issues that may impact the results of the entity

To liaise with regulators, external auditors and BNP teams (in and outside of Malaysia). Ensure a smooth working relationship with all parties.

To establish a close working relationship with functional reporting teams in the Region – HK and Singapore

Key Responsibilities

All Reports are prepared in an accurate manner and submitted on a timely basis Ensure compliance in the following areas:

(a) external reports (regulatory) prepared are in line with respective regulatory body guidelines.

(b) Ensure the reliability and accuracy of the financial data for local GAAP and group (iFRS) needs

(c) Work flow process and finance related activities are as per internal policies and procedures established by the Group or Core Business Functional Departments

Periodic review of workflow process with a view to improve the turnaround time and productivity

Ensure the control standards (applicable to Finance department) as prescribed by the Group are being applied consistently

Cost management – for Finance department

Periodic review of all TPs and SLA agreements. SOPs are to be updated periodically. Timely invoicing to Labuan, Capital  and BNPP Najmah for the provision of services

Provide the requisite finance function logistics support for any new business start ups Issue resolution – all finance related matters (eg. Audit, tax, regulatory etc)

Projects – participate in all Finance related projects.

Technical and Behavioral Competencies required

– Good communication skill

– Good Microsoft Excel skill

– Teamwork

– Proactive

Experience and Qualifications required

– Degree in Accounting & at least 5 years of working experience in the banking industry

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

• To perform the corporate secretarial function, in compliance with all relevant statutory and regulatory
• requirements.
• Perform the role as a Company Secretary for BNP Paribas Malaysia Berhad (the “Bank”) and BNP
• Paribas Capital (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (the “Company”).
•  Perform the role as secretariat to Asset and Liability Management Committee (“ALCO”) meetings.
• To be a liaison with the agent on filing of statutory filings on BNP Paribas Labuan branch.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of corporate secretarial duties and ensure statutory and regulatory compliance, including lodgment of statutory prescribed forms to the Companies Commission of Malaysia and submission requirements stated in the Bank Negara Malaysia policy document on Corporate Governance.
• Maintenance of all statutory and secretarial records of the Bank and Company.

Bank

Attendance at Board and Board Committees’ meetings and provides relevant support to the Board

including securing of meeting dates, preparing of meeting agendas, compiling and sending out meeting

papers, documenting follow-up of matters arising from the previous meeting to be tabled at the Board

and Board Committees’ meetings.

Company

Attendance at Board meetings and provides relevant support to the Board including securing of meeting dates, preparing of meeting agendas, compiling and sending out meeting papers, documenting follow-up of matters arising from the previous meeting to be tabled at the Board meetings.

•  Attendance as a secretariat to ALCO meetings by preparation of minutes, compiling and sending out meeting packs, documenting follow-up of matters arising from the previous meetings.
• Ensure clear and sharp communication of all required topics to be tabled at the Board and Board Committees with a well synchronised and fluid flow of information between the Board and its Committees.
• Play an active role in implementing ongoing enhancements to the functioning of the Board and its Committees.
•  Any other special tasks reasonably assigned by the Board or CEO.
• Maintain confidentiality of all Board related matters.

Competencies (Technical / Behavioural)

• Strong business writing skills.

• Ability to critically analyze issues and capture core ideas in a concise manner.

• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to communicate well with all levels and maintain clear lines of communication with all stakeholders.

• Flexible and dynamic with the ability to think creatively to achieve objectives in an effective and efficient

manner.

• Proactive, independent and meticulous individual.

• Adherence to the BNP Paribas Code of Conduct.

Specific Qualifications Required

Pursuant to Section 235 of the Companies Act 2016:

(1) A company shall have at least one secretary who shall be:

(a) a natural person;

(b) eighteen years of age and above; and

(c) a citizen or permanent resident of Malaysia.

who shall ordinarily reside in Malaysia by having a principal place of residence in Malaysia.

(2) A secretary shall be:

(a) a member of a body as set out in the Fourth Schedule; or

(b) a person licensed by the Commission under section 20G of the Companies Commission of Malaysia Act 2001

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 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZatNskr5aI)

BNP Paribas – The Bank Of Green Changes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCz5aEdkDiM)

Award Obtained

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