GROUP BNP PARIBAS
BNP Paribas Group is the top bank in the European Union and a major international banking establishment. It has close to 185,000 employees in 65 countries. In Spain we are more than 5,100 employees within 13 business lines.
RISK HUB
RISK is an integrated and independent control function of the BNP Paribas Group. It is the second line of defense 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 Iberian Hub Madrid is a transversal platform servicing the RISK Function by covering added-value activities around credit risk, market risk, operational risk and data protection. Offering a wide range of services to RISK teams, from consulting to cyber security going through data analysis, modelling or artificial intelligence.
Mission
As any BNP Paribas Function or Operational Entity, RISK is responsible for the management, in compliance with BNP Paribas risks tolerance and the supporting policies and procedures, of the operational and regulatory risks caused by, or related to, its activity. A permanent control framework, relying on three lines of defense guaranties the proper exercise of such responsibility.
RISK first line of defense (1LoD) relies mostly on a network of identified Operational Permanent Control coordinators spread across the different streams of the Function.
In order to continue reinforcing the consistency of the management of operational risks across the function, to complete the implementation of the Operational Risk Management Framework within the different streams, to strengthen the steering of the existing remediation projects (data protection, cyber, RCSA & controls) and with the perspective to refine the assessment of the global risk profile of the function, RISK decided create a role of Chief Conduct & Control Officer (RISK CCCO) reporting to the RISK Chief Operating Officer (RISK COO)
To achieve these goals, the RISK CCCO is supported by a team based in Madrid & Paris (RISK GOPC & RISK CISO).
With a primary focus on the Central / Global RISK teams, the RISK CCCO team will:
- Assess and when necessary, enhance the overall ORM framework (including data protection, TPRM, Fraud, technology risks) throughout RISK,
- Ensure the consistency of the ORM framework implementation cross RISK streams (RCSA, Control Plan, Procedures, recommendations monitoring),
- Act as the point of contact for Compliance matters (Professional Ethics, Conduct Risk, Volcker certification) in France for the Global teams, and in coordination with the second line of defense (2LoD)
- Preparation and documentation of RISK Internal Control Committee
- Animate the RISK OPCs community across RISK
Activities
The RISK CCCO team, together with the RISK Senior Management has the responsibility to identify and assess non-financial risks, to ensure the enforcement and efficiency of the control framework and to promote and fathom the adequate risk management culture within RISK 1LoD.
This includes the following key responsibilities:
Animate the OPC network:
- Lead RISK OPC community, who within their streams or regions, are responsible for the oversight of non-financial risks, to strengthen and rationalise the LoD1 ORM framework across RISK.
- Foster awareness and continuous improvement through guidelines, templates and guidance provided to RISK OPC community.
- Newsletter are sent periodically by head of RISK GOPC (Contribution expected)
- Contribution to RISK OPC Community Committee
- Maintain updated RISK OPC Community
Embed a conduct and control-mindset in all facets of the function
- Act as an Ambassador of the BNPP Code of Conduct within RISK, promoting high ethical and professional standards.
- Foster culture on conduct risk awareness and control mind-set, implementing risk culture-oriented initiatives (e.g., awareness campaigns, trainings)
Steer the overall control framework throughout RISK:
- Monitor the RISK roadmap and priorities defined
- Ensure a consistent implementation of Group operational risk management and permanent control methodologies for 1LoD within RISK, focused on the main components of Operational control (Procedures, RCSA, HI, PI, Actions and remediation plans, recommendations...)
- Management of 360 Risk op tool modules and reports for the follow up of all these main OPC elements
- Management of 360 Riskop tool accesses for RISK staff & review and confirm or reject the access request for staff out of RISK involving any RISK scope
- Review periodically existing control framework with proposed enhancements, in coordination with 2LoD
- Act as the point of contact for LoD2 to ensure an effective coordination
- Global RISK ICC
Ensure, through the network of OPCs, the consistency and robustness of the ORM framework implementation cross RISK streams
- Enhance ORM framework awareness within RISK in collaboration with 2LoD
- Oversee the delivery of improvement remediation plans based on material weaknesses identified in the annual self-assessment
- Establish and provide to RISK OPCs standards for reporting
- Coordinate necessary programs or other efforts to ensure compliance with external and internal requirements, such as policies and procedures
- Anticipate potential future areas of regulatory, conduct and operational risks
Key Knowledge and skills
- 3 year of experience in Operational RISK - (RISK or internal Audit)
- Knowledge of BNP Paribas Operational Risk Framework
- Good knowledge of RISK scope and organization will be considered as added value
- Management of 360 Riskop tool – main modules
- OPC / Risk management
- Communication
- Active listening
- Autonomy
- Power Point and Excel management
- Proactivity and interest in learning and improving.
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.
