Functional SME - Delivery Lead

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 specialised 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:

Market and Financing Services (MFS) IT team is supporting BP2S Clients on the following financial services - Cash services, Foreign exchange, Financing, Securities lending, Agent collateral management, Independent valuation (OTC derivatives), and Dealing services.

Tri-Party Agent Collateral Management: delivers a quick time to market, secure, well-designed application to manage the collateralization of exposures resulting from bilateral trading activities between counterparties (repos, securities lending transactions, OTC Derivatives, CCP clearing).

Job Title:

Sr. Functional SME / Delivery Lead

Date:

Department:

BP2S

Location:

Chennai

Business Line / Function:

MFS

Reports to:

(Direct)

Grade:

(if applicable)

NA

(Functional)

Number of Direct Reports:

8

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

·        Design and implement the best practices, annual plans for IT projects.

·        Contribute to the development and implementation of the IT strategy paying particular attention to the Group's guidelines, Service Level Agreements and the 2SIT strategy

·        Responsible for overall delivery of the IT team and explore ways to improve efficiency

·        Manage IT teams, set goals, individual objectives and constantly monitor progress.

·        Implement strategies, oversee collaboration and define success metrics.

·        Exposure to UAT cycle, support activities and managing stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

·        Strong domain knowledge on Capital Markets with expert insights in Collateral Management business with specificity on Triparty Collateral management with atleast 5+ yrs of experience.

·        Expert knowledge in Clearing, Custody & Settlement for more than one market.

·        Responsible for the overall quality of IT delivery for the managed application.

·        Vigilant and ensure adherence to all Cybersecurity and obsolescence guidelines for the application.

·        Supervise all the projects handled by the team.

·        Ensure the Business Analyst, Developers and Testers work with good collaboration.

·        Stakeholder management by regular communication with project sponsors, clients, external vendors, and other important stakeholders.

·        Track all the expenses and financials and ensure budget is managed well.

·        Evaluate all the projects to ensure their adherence to guidelines, milestones, budget and all governance metrics

·        Manages risks and effectively plan its mitigation.

·        Facilitate meetings to unblock situation or to resolve critical issues.

·        Drive Steering committee and all other governance related actions.

·        Monitor the performance of team members along with their succession, career growth plan etc.

·        Maintain skill matrix and plan trainings on upskilling the team.

·        Take part in user training or conduct user training for new developments

·        Ensures deliverables created as per Quality Management practices followed by the company, or as outlined for the project/release.

·        Work with business analysts/users to understand requirements & help the IT team to develop good quality deliverables.

·        Good hands-on experience on Agile practices – acting ScrumMaster or Product owner role.

Contributing Responsibilities

• Communicate ideas and develop strategy through presentations, demonstrations and specifications, supports and develops team members by providing guidance, coaching and knowledge sharing

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Experience: 15 to 20 years

Skills:

·        Exposure to Capital Markets, Payments & Triparty Collateral Management Functional knowledge

·        Exposure to Project Management tools

·        Display leadership skills.

·        Attention to detail, disciplined and reliable.

·        Proactive, confident and high motivation levels.

·        Project Management experience for 8 years.

Specific Qualifications (if required)

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Ability to deliver / Results driven

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Communication skills - oral & written

Adaptability

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Ability to develop others & improve their skills

Analytical Ability

Ability to understand, explain and support change

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Education Level:

Master Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 15 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)