About BNP Paribas India Solutions:
Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, European Union’s leading bank with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. India Solutions services three business lines: Corporate and Institutional Banking, Investment Solutions and Retail Banking for BNP Paribas across the Group. Driving innovation and growth, we are harnessing the potential of over 10000 employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutions.
About BNP Paribas Group:
BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 65 countries and has nearly 185,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialized businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment, and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realize their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy, and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group's performance and stability
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At BNP Paribas, we passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued, respected and can bring their authentic selves to work. We prohibit Discrimination and Harassment of any kind and our policies promote equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, irrespective of, but not limited to their gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, colour, national origin, age, religion, social status, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status etc. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in.
About Business line/Function:
CIB Architecture team under CIB ITO CIO focusses on Enterprise Architecture managing the transformation projects covering varied areas such as Functional architecture, Asset Portfolio Management, Architecture Review and Design and DATA Architecture.
Job Title:
Enterprise Architect – APAC APM Spoc
Date:
05/12/2024
Department:
CIB ITO CIO - ISPL Bangalore
Location:
BTP, Bangalore
Business Line / Function:
CIB ITO CIO - Architecture
Reports to:
(Direct)
Head of CIB IT Architecture, APAC
Grade:
(if applicable)
(Functional)
Reports:
Directorship / Registration:
NA
Position Purpose
Asset Portfolio Management (APM) is a process, which acts as an enabler for the highest management to take informed decisions regarding the plan for applications concerned.
APAC APM spoc will be responsible for maintaining and driving the APAC application portfolio, the role will work closely with the APAC CIB CIO and the respective business line CIO’s in supporting them maintain and manage the portfolio of applications under their accountability and ownership.
This position is for a person to work in the capacity of Asset Management professional who is able to liaison with different senior stakeholders with a good understanding of APM and able to resolve functional issues and steer conversation towards resolution.
The candidate is expected to have a strong functional understanding of the CIB business and domains, with a strategic orientation towards transformation and alignment to the group strategy towards Cloud, API adoption, decommissioning and rationalization, Vulnerabilities and Obsolescence and TCO (Total cost of ownership) management. The candidate must demonstrate strong project management skills and autonomy in driving projects with an experience in working with senior leadership in a bank.
This role will be part of the APAC CIO IT Architecture and will be directly reporting to the Head of APAC CIB IT architecture.
Responsibilities
Direct Responsibilities
Define, drive and deliver the APM portfolio governance for APAC which includes
Ø Steer and govern the APAC quarterly APM governance meeting along with the regional and cluster CIO’s
Ø Maintain the inventory of applications under APAC CIO scope
o Applications Owned and Serviced by CIB
o Ensure data quality and governance.
o Application portfolio and cluster allocation and ownership. Application manager – IT and Non IT application ownership and governance.
o Track and manage the CIO region and ownership of applications.
Ø Decommissioning roadmap and strategy - Maintain and follow up the decommissioning roadmap and planning for APAC
o Define roadmap for Non-strategic applications.
Ø Maintain and follow Cloud strategy, KPI’s and governance working together with the Cloud program lead.
Ø Maintain and follow API first strategy, KPI’s and governance working together with the API program lead.
Ø Maintain and follow Devsecops strategy, KPI’s and governance working together with the Cloud program lead.
Ø Support project teams in new application oboarding in GoldenApp workflow.
Ø ITVC support
Ø TCO review and build matrix for applications and clusters.
o Total TCO for APAC applications.
Ø Review APM data – Inventory, Infrastructure and usage and review opportunities for cost optimization.
Ø Generate various status reports, gap analysis documentation and dashboards for monitoring and tracking.
Skill Area
Expected
Communicating between the technical and the non-technical
Is able to communicate effectively across organisational, technical and political boundaries, understanding the context. Makes complex and technical information and language simple and accessible for non- technical audiences. Is able to advocate and communicate what a team does to create trust and authenticity and can respond to challenge.
Able to effectively translate and accurately communicate across technical and non- technical stakeholders as well as facilitating discussions within a multidisciplinary team, with potentially difficult dynamics.
Contributing Responsibilities
Ø Proactive suggestions for APM process/toolset evolution
Ø Be a part of the team representing APM to the higher management in different forums.
Ø Conduct workshop/ training for various APM users
Technical & Behavioral Competencies
1. Strong functional understanding of CIB business, business lines and functions.
2. Strong project management and presentation skills
3. Excel Knowledge along with VBA and macros (Good to have)
4. Basic understanding of RDBMS concepts and should be able to write SQL queries. (Good to have)
5. Good Written and Oral communication skills
6. Knowledge of IT Asset Management Process
7. Able to work independently using MS Office suite.
Specific Qualifications (if required)
Preferred: BE/ BTech, BSc-IT, BSc-Comp, MSc-IT, MSc Comp, MCA
Skills Referential
Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)
Communication skills - oral & written
Ability to collaborate / Teamwork
Ability to deliver / Results driven
Creativity & Innovation / Problem solving
Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)
Analytical Ability
Ability to understand, explain and support change
Ability to develop and adapt a process
Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution
Choose an item.
Education Level:
Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Experience Level
At least 15 years
Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)
1. Project management certification
2. Good to have technical knowledge of VB Macros
3. Should be able write and understand simple SQL queries
