Business area / Dept overview
RISK is an integrated and independent control function of the BNP Paribas Group. It is the second line of defence on the risk management activities of the Group which are under its direct responsibilities, including credit and counterparty risk, market risk, funding and liquidity risk, interest rate and foreign exchange risks in the banking book, insurance risk, operational risk and environmental and social risks.
RISK aims at being a partner of the businesses by contributing to their sustainable development, but also a gatekeeper to ensure risks taken remain compatible with the Group’s Risk Appetite and its strategy. RISK teams engage in an upstream dialogue with businesses to better understand their strategy, objectives and then they express their opinions and recommendations.
RISK Consulting & Transformation is a transversal team supporting RISK in its strategic projects and transformation efforts. The team, through its deep understanding of RISK organization and processes, contributes to projects around five main Practices:
- Transformation
- Data, Simulation and Models
- Credit & Regulatory risk
- Market, Counterparty and Liquidity risk
- Operational risk
RISK Consulting & Transformation Iberia consists of 15+ people (Madrid and Lisbon) is an extension team of the head office but operating as “one team” with our onshore colleagues, contributing to projects in different locations and regions.
Scope of the role
All RISK Streams and activities worldwide, acting as one team from the different locations, collaborating with other RISK teams, local Services and Management, as well as relevant stakeholders in the Business Lines and other Functions.
Key responsibilities of the role
- Assist in consulting missions for internal RISK customers and stakeholders. This includes supporting project framing with the Sponsor(s) and Product Owner(s), helping define deliverables, and assisting in project planning.
- Support the identification and mitigation of project risks, assist in designing and implementing project governance, and help secure project delivery by escalating issues and proposing relevant mitigation actions.
- Monitor project progress under supervision, propose adjustments, and measure project performance to identify areas of improvement.
- Report achievements and progress to the head of mission, sponsors, Product Owners, and other stakeholders.
- Contribute to the development of the team through active participation in internal projects and the promotion of internal consulting within the Group.
- Participate in missions/projects with internal customers and contribute to the team’s intellectual capital development via knowledge management.
Main activities
- As a member of the project team, support missions/projects with internal customers.
- Contribute to the development of the team through active support of internal projects.
- Take advantage of the team’s intellectual capital development via knowledge management.
- Promote the practice of RISK Consulting & Transformation within the Function as well as the Consulting & Transformation network.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: Bachelor degree (business, engineering...).
- Experience: 2-5 years in consulting or project management in the financial/banking sector, particularly in risk management.
- English: Full professional competence (min C1).
- Excellent communication skills (oral & written) to understand and explain in synthetic way complex topics.
- Strong analytical and organisational skills to lead a project and interact with senior stakeholders in a multicultural and fast-driven environment.
- Problem solving, creative and innovative.
- Forward thinking to anticipate business / strategic evolution / change.
- Collaborative player (teamwork) in a remote working environment.
- Results driven, able to deliver and meet deadlines.
- Proactive, autonomous, self-starter, motivated and driven.
BENEFITS
- Training programs, career plans and internal mobility opportunities, national and international thanks to our presence in different countries.
- Diversity and Inclusion Committee that ensures an inclusive work environment. In recent years, several employee communities have been created to organize diversity and inclusion awareness actions (PRIDE, We Generations and MixCity).
- Corporate volunteering program (1 Million Hours 2 Help) in which employees can dedicate time out of their working hours to volunteer activities.
- Flexible compensation plan.
- Hybrid telecommuting model (50%).
- 31 vacation days.
Diversity and inclusion commitment
BNP Paribas Group in Spain is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.
