ALMT APAC Operational & Conduct Risk Manager

As the leading European Union bank, and one of the world’s largest financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence in the region since 1860, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services for corporate, institutional and private investors spanning corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance. 
 
 We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

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

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

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BNPP has won Top employer Europe award for a 10th consecutive year in 2023 by Top Employers Institute.

What is this position about?

ALM Treasury (ALMT) is a transversal activity (across jurisdictions and business lines) present throughout BNP Paribas Group in more than 50 territories (12 of which in Asia Pacific), with around 700 employees. ALMT’s fulfils three key operational missions as part of its prudential mandate:

• Managing the Group's liquidity position
• Managing interest rate risks in the banking book
• Managing operational and structural foreign exchange risks

Within ALMT, the Operational Permanent Control (OPC) team owns all aspects of the operational and conduct risk: design, implementation, execution and continuous improvement. OPC acts as the first line of defence (LOD1) in the permanent control framework, as part of the business, and under the oversight of the second line of defence, internal and external audit. OPC ensures ALMT’s compliance with Group methodologies, tools and standards in respect of risk management, under the guiding principles of good governance, integrity and respect for persons.

The Operational & Conduct Risk Manager supports the Head of ALMT APAC OPC in delivering OPC’s mandate by delivering innovative solutions towards the broader objectives of the ALMT COO office and ALMT business line. You are a key contributor to bringing the ALMT APAC permanent control framework to life by reviewing, challenging, and adding value through sound judgment and critical thinking.

This pivotal role in the organisation presents a perfect opportunity to learn about, and get involved in, the broad spectrum of ALMT activities. You will have excellent prospects for subsequent mobility given the all-round exposure and visibility to senior management stakeholders at Group and APAC level.

What would your typical day at BNP Paribas look like?

In this role you will have the following end-to-end responsibilities in respect of ALMT APAC:

• Ownership for an efficient, current and complete procedures framework and control framework, going beyond ticking the box, to add value through clarity, relevance and efficiency
• Convert incidents management (recording, investigation, actions follow-up and timely closure) into an opportunity to learn, improve, compare and avoid recurrence
• Add value with clear and timely coordination of action plans: LOD1 self-implemented action plans (SIAPs) arising from incidents, risk assessments and control weaknesses; LOD2 permanent control actions issued by Risk or Compliance; LOD3 recommendations issued by auditors or regulators
• Taking charge of the risk and control self-assessment (RCSA) across all risk domains in respect of ALMT processes, under LOD2 check and challenge, with clear and comprehensive presentation to senior management and at the relevant regional and territory and governance committees
• Lead the coordination with management, business and functions for benchmark index contribution processes at Index Acceptance Committees (IACs), and new products / transactions proposals at, Transaction Approval Committees (TACs) and New Activity Validation Committees (NACs).
• Bringing management reporting on procedures, controls, incidents, actions, market index contributions, and new products / services to life with value-adding analysis and clear communication of results, risks, and key points of attention

Other contributions:

• Pivotal contributor to regional or global projects which aim to deliver efficiency improvement, mutualisation and industrialisation Ambassador for OPC through efficient stakeholder management throughout APAC, and to Head Office, across the Front Office, various other ALMT perimeters, enabling functions, and independent oversight functions

What is required for you to succeed?

Mandatory requirements:

• Minimum 5 years’ relevant financial services experience, ideally within LOD1 Operational Risk, LOD2 Risk or Compliance, LOD3 Internal Audit, or similar
• University degree or relevant professional qualification

Desired requirements:

• Audit, independent testing, process improvement or project management experience
•  Meticulous accuracy with rigorous attention to detail, format and structure
•  Exceptional verbal, numerical and analytical reasoning and communication skills
•  Outstanding stakeholder management and interpersonal skills
•  Excellent spoken and written English with additional languages an advantage
•  Proactive and enthusiastic self-starter and fast self-learner
•  Ability to apply judgment with high integrity
•  Excellent multi-tasking and priority management skills