About BNP Paribas India Solutions:
Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, European Union’s leading bank with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. India Solutions services three business lines: Corporate and Institutional Banking, Investment Solutions and Retail Banking for BNP Paribas across the Group. Driving innovation and growth, we are harnessing the potential of over 10000 employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutions.
About BNP Paribas Group:
BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 65 countries and has nearly 185,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialised businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment, and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realize their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy, and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group's performance and stability
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At BNP Paribas, we passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued, respected and can bring their authentic selves to work. We prohibit Discrimination and Harassment of any kind and our policies promote equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, irrespective of, but not limited to their gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, colour, national origin, age, religion, social status, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status etc. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in.
About Business line/Function:
CIO office team has the mission to provide a living framework to WMIS teams and IT stakeholders, so WM business in empowered with resourceful technological solutions to achieve its goals.
Job Title:
Governance Officer
Date:
10/14/2025
Department:
WMIS CIO Office
Location:
Chennai
Business Line / Function:
WMIS CIO Office/Delivery Efficiency
Reports to:
(Direct)
NA
Grade:
(if applicable)
(Functional)
Number of Direct Reports:
NA
Directorship / Registration:
NA
Position Purpose
Governance officer will work as a transversal function within CIO office, delivery efficiency team to support implementation of group IT governance across WMIS entity. Governance officer will act as an auditor to review the overall implementation and will guide the teams through organizing and facilitating decision making committees. Governance officer will be responsible to ensure all the projects pass through respective governance gates by organizing regular committees with the parties involved for approval. Governance officer will also act as a stakeholder in new initiatives to provide overview on existing governance processes/practices to ensure alignment of new initiatives to the existing governance framework.
Responsibilities
Direct Responsibilities
· Define the principles of IT governance and support the deployment
· Organize, advise and coordinate the IT governance committees
· Draft IT governance procedure and support their deployment
· Ensure implementation of IT governance rules across WMIS
· Facilitate and prepare for the various process gates in the project lifecycle, including IPO, ARC, ITSVC, SCAM, CAB meetings, GO/NO-GO decision committee, and Governance committee
· Validate and approve the Project/Product when it reaches the governance gate
· Maintain IT governance repository, a centralized SharePoint site that holds templates, procedures, and guidelines for all transversal and cross-functional teams
· Responsible for publishing validated documents and maintaining their accuracy and updates in IT Governance repository
Contributing Responsibilities
· Represent Governance team in organization discussion on new process implementation and provide inputs from Governance perspective
· Support in implementation of Jira workflow, AI4IT and other initiatives that directly impact Governance
Technical & Behavioral Competencies
· Implementation of COBIT and ITIL framework
· IT project lifecycle
· Regulatory compliance
· Risk management
· Vendor management
· Stakeholder management
Specific Qualifications (if required)
Skills Referential
Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)
Ability to collaborate / Teamwork
Decision Making
Ability to deliver / Results driven
Communication skills - oral & written
Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)
Ability to understand, explain and support change
Ability to manage / facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, training…
Ability to develop and adapt a process
Ability to develop and leverage networks
Analytical Ability
Education Level:
Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Experience Level
At least 7 years
Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)
· Experience in BFSI or other regulated industry environments
· Awareness of Agile project management practices
