BANK OVERVIEW
BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. It has a presence in 73 countries, with more than 196,000 employees, including around 149,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets, International Financial Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors.
BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking is a globally recognised leader offering capital markets, securities services, financing, treasury and advisory solutions.
BUSINESS AREA / DEPT OVERVIEW
BNP Paribas’ Global Markets business offers a broad range of products and services in the global interest rates, credit, currency, equities & commodity markets. Global Markets help their franchise of clients find effective ways to raise and invest capital as well as manage their exposure to risk. Their client base comprises of hundreds of corporations, institutional investors, banks, governments, and supranational organizations. Global Markets has the scale and reach to conduct business anywhere in the world and deliver products denominated in almost all of the world’s currencies. Their global network comprises more than 1,700 professionals working on our six main trading floors in London, Hong Kong, New York, Paris, Singapore, and Tokyo. They are supported by regional offices throughout Europe, the Americas, Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provides excellent support in relation to transformation initiatives under COO transversal scope within the COO Office Transformation in managing, with solid experience and good understanding, the relevant factors impacting the area of the business within their specific scope as well as Global Markets as a whole. Applies knowledge to perform complex tasks and solve issues in creative and effective ways.
• Focuses on initiatives, which are defined as follows:
- Complex and large programs with substantial impact on organization, key processes, cost base;
- Topics that are on senior management agenda with high priority and closely monitored by a GM board member;
- Topics that require extensive interactions and alignment with numerous stakeholders within Global Markets and rest of CIB;
- Topics that require internal and/or external consulting support (e.g. CIB Consulting & Transformation, GM Drive).
• Co-ordinates with relevant internal teams where required. Manages relationships with all relevant internal stakeholders to facilitate such workstreams.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
• Experience in project management environment.
• Understanding of the key challenges for Global Markets COO perimeter.
• Knowledge of CIB business lines and functions set-up, including key stakeholders.
• Capacity to generate ideas to help initiatives progress.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and continuously changing environment.
• Strong analytical skills and a good ability to synthesize.
• Comfortable with transversal responsibilities.
• Ability to lead various topics in parallel.
• Strong communication skills – both verbal and written.
• Good stakeholder management experience.
• Active listening skills.
CONDUCT
- Be a role model, supporting and fostering a culture of good conduct.
- Demonstrate proactivity, transparency, and accountability for identifying and managing conduct risks.
- Consider the implications of your actions on colleagues, partners and clients before making decisions.
- Escalate issues to your manager when unsure.
Duration: 11 months
Salary: Competitive
Location: London
PLEASE NOTE
- You may only apply for up to 4 long term internships per recruitment year.
- Successful candidates for this long term internship must be based in London from the start of their role.
- Please discuss the available 2025 start dates with your interviewers.
