#Capital Markets #Prime Brokerage #Risk Management
About the Job
- The Prime Brokerage Risk Team monitors the risks associated to the clients' portfolios of the Prime Brokerage activity
- The Prime Brokerage Risk Analyst monitors client’s portfolio risk worldwide for Prime Solutions and Financing Global Business Line. Which mainly consists on the analysis of top equity and top margin moves for each client on a daily basis, ensuring data reported is accurate, on an ad hoc basis running portfolio simulations, performing specific analyses, and delivering dedicated projects for the Risk team
Your Main Activities Are
- Assess and review portfolio risk, identifying changes in client strategies and asset mixes to determine if margining methodologies need updates
- Conduct scenario analysis to assess the impact of changes in client portfolios, cost of funding, business mix, interest rates, and currency mix on risk and pricing
- Analyze and report on major swings in client portfolios, escalating concerns to management
- Assist in developing margin and pricing proposals for new and existing clients
- Develop automation tools to monitor and analyze client performance metrics across various dimensions, including internal and external metrics
- Generate accurate risk summaries at the position, client account, regional and global levels;
- Manage and execute ad hoc projects for the desks
Profile and Skills to Success
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Engineering, Maths or similar
- Up to 2 years of relevant professional experience
- Advanced English level
- Excellent Excel skills (experience in VBA, SWL)
- Confident and able to deal with senior managers & cross cultural teams
- Willingness to work flexible/ late hours, i.e., New York based schedule
- Ability and agility to work under pressure
About The Team
- BNP Paribas Global Markets' Prime Services business unit is one of three main sub-business units within the Global Equities division. Our team combines the strengths of traditional Prime Brokerage services with the innovative spirit of the Equity Derivative franchise. This unique combination enables us to anticipate client needs and develop effective solutions to the challenges they face
- Within Prime Services, our Risk Management team plays a critical role in managing portfolio risk and determining the amount of leverage we can offer clients. We work closely with other areas within the business, including sales, securities lending, and client management, as well as with transversal teams such as Credit Risk Management and Exposure Management Group. Our team in Lisbon provides critical support to the desk in managing client financing risk for the business
About Global Markets
- Global Markets, the capital markets division of BNP Paribas' Corporate & Institutional Banking, is a powerhouse delivering top-tier solutions across asset classes. Our Portugal Platform (Porto and Lisbon) stands as a major European HUB and a unique player in the country, boasting a wide range of Front Office roles and services – Trading, Sales, Research, Structuring, Quants & Engineering, Business Dev and Support, Marketing & Client Support, Risk Management, Data Analytics and Machine Learning. With rapid growth and ambitions to make a global impact, we offer numerous short and long-term opportunities
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Why joining BNP Paribas?
· Leading banking institution
BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank, and key player in international banking. It operates in 63 countries and has nearly 183.000 employees, including more than 146.000 in Europe.
· Our presence in Portugal
In Portugal since 1985, BNP Paribas today has more than 8.700 employees, distributed across the Group's 10 business entities established in the country. Its presence also extends to 11 excellence centers providing value-added services to various countries where the BNP Paribas Group also operates.
· International reach
Thanks to its international presence and regular and close collaboration among its different entities, BNP Paribas has the resources to support all clients with financing, investment, savings and protection solutions that help make their projects a success. BNP Paribas holds key positions in its three core operating divisions:
- Retail Banking, a division that brings together all of the Group’s retail activities and specialised business lines;
- Investment & Protection Services that include specialised businesses offering a wide range of savings, investment and protection services;
- Corporate & Institutional Banking division that offers tailored financial solutions for corporate and institutional clients.
· Diversity and Inclusion commitment
BNP Paribas 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.
· Commitment towards work/life balance
At BNP Paribas we care about our employees wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between work and rest. We believe our employees have rich personal lives outside of work, being fundamental to be disconnected from work to recharge both physically and mentally. Only through this balance we may all be at our best while working.
· Remote Working Conditions
At BNP Paribas, we embrace a Smart Working framework based on trust, autonomy and collaboration. Within this framework, eligible employees can benefit from flexible remote working modalities adapted to our hybrid working environment. To guarantee a comfortable and efficient working set-up, eligible employees are provided with both the office and home equipment, are entitled to an equipment allowance and can benefit from exclusive partnerships to purchase additional equipment at reduced prices.
To find out more on why you should join BNP Paribas visit https://bnpp.lk/why-BNP-Paribas-Portugal
* Please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered.
* In case you are selected for this role, further documentation will be requested to support your hiring process.
