Job Description
Job Title : Head of Global Banking Operations (GBO) Japan
Job Grade: Director
Reporting To: Chief Operating Officer, CIB Japan (Direct) & Head of GBO APAC (Functional)
Department: CIB ITO GBO
Location: Tokyo
Position Purpose
Within BNP Paribas Tokyo Branch, Global Banking Operations (GBO) is a key enabler to support Corporate Coverage (Local corporates, MNC) and Business Lines (Transaction Banking, Transportation Structured Leasing, Export Finance etc) through the following 3 main pillars:
1. Trade Operations: driving transaction processing for Traditional Trade (documentary etc), Supply Chain Management and Bank Guarantees.
2. Cash Management Operations: day to day domestic and cross border payment processing for BNPP Tokyo Branch (cash pooling, Zengin platform etc)
3. Credit Operations: i) Credit Transaction Management: input of credit decisions and excess monitoring, documentation checks etc), ii) Agency: role for BNPP and Lenders for syndicated transactions in particular to support Transaction Structured Leasing (JOLCO transactions), iii) Loan Services: processing drawdowns/repayments.
- The Head of GBO Japan will directly supervise these 3 perimeters, and also interact with various Front Office departments as well as Functions (notably RISK, Finance, Legal and Compliance), under the supervision of the Territory COO.
- The Head of GBO Japan will be a member of the Japan COO Executive Committee, and will also be part of the APAC Operations Governance.
Key Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the Head of GBO Japan are:
People Management
-Supervise Team Leads from Trade, Cash Management and Credit Operations Teams.
-Optimize resources
-Recruit and groom talents and juniors
-Guide change and anticipate potential mobility
-Partnership with Front Office and Functions
-Build strong partnership with Front Office Teams from BNPP Tokyo Branch: Local Corporates, MNC, Transaction Banking, Transportation Structured Leasing, Export Finance, Credit Analysis team functions notably RISK (for credit and operational risks), Finance, Legal and Compliance, through regular touchpoints
-Build strong working relationship with GBO and ISPL APAC Stakeholders through regular touchpoints.
-Drive/lead the partnership meetings notably with BNPP Tokyo Branch Management and Head of Transaction Banking Japan.
Transformation/Projects
-Drive change through global/regional but also local initiatives (location strategy etc).
-Lead/drive regulatory projects in collaboration with IT (e.g. Zengin upgrade)
-Lead/drive Client Centricity initiative for BNPP Tokyo Branch.
-Optimize the processing value chains in Japan and ensure excellent quality
-Make and implement proposals to enhance the processing value chains in CIB Japan
-Monitor, measure, plan for GBO production/capacity
-Propose continuous improvements
-Strongly contribute to development plans for BNPP Tokyo Branch
Risk Management/Governance
-Ensure incidents are timely addressed in terms of rootcause analysis, investigation and remediation, in collaboration with OPC Team.
-Ensure excellent data quality and reliability of credit data in the systems of BNPP
-Strongly contribute to the COO Japan local governance through Exco etc.
-Regularly report on client activities in various internal local/regional instances.
-Lead/drive the OPC set-up for GBO Japan.
-Anti-Money Laundering / Financial Sanctions (“AML/FS”) related duties: Due Diligence are an integral part of the control framework including for AML/FS topics. In that respect, in performing your role you are expected to ensure adherence to AML/FS-related Group Policies and execution of associated operational controls, and to promptly escalate any resulting hit for analysis and decision.
Internal:
-All CIB Business Lines
-Operations
-Risk Management
-Legal & Compliance
External:
Clients
Specific Qualifications Required
-Bachelor’s level degree or professional qualification
-Strong understanding of Corporate & Institutional Banking and Global Banking framework under International Financial Groups
-Strong leadership, ability to federate and to adapt
-People management skills and credentials
-Strong understanding of Trade Finance products (documentary, supply chain, bank guarantees etc)
-Strong working knowledge in relation to Corporate Banking products [e.g. Cash/Deposit, Loan Syndication/Agency, Trade Finance, DCM, etc]
-Preferably with 18 years or more relevant work experience
-Strong communication, analytical, interpersonal, and leadership skills
-Internal Stakeholder management including: Territory, APAC, Business Management , Head of Desks, Relationship Managers, Senior Business Officers and other functional heads
-Fluent in English (spoken and written)
-Fluency in Japanese is a plus
-Excellent PC skills, especially in Excel
