About the Job
- The Project Manager – IT plays a key role in the 4ALL transformation program, driving the successful transition and nearshoring of strategic IT activities to Portugal. The mission is to define, plan, coordinate, and deliver the transformation roadmap that enables Portugal to progressively assume ownership of the delivery, maintenance, evolution, and support of 4ALL applications and data platforms, ensuring alignment with business objectives, IT governance standards, and the Group's data strategy
- Working closely with Business, Product Owners, Architects, and IT teams, the Project Manager will help translate business needs into scalable, secure, and high-quality IT solutions that support the Group’s data strategy and transformation objectives
- This role will require leading development and support activities, ensuring service continuity, managing production stability, and driving continuous improvement
Your Main Activities Are
- Lead the end-to-end transformation and transition program, ensuring the successful transfer of knowledge, responsibilities, and operational activities to Portugal.
- Define and manage the roadmap, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and governance required to achieve the target operating model
- Coordinate Business, Product Owners, Architects, Operations, and IT teams to ensure alignment and execution across all workstreams
- Act as the primary point of contact for the program, providing clear communication, stakeholder management, and executive reporting
- Drive transition readiness by overseeing resource ramp-up, knowledge transfer, documentation, operational procedures, and service continuity plans
- Ensure production stability and business continuity throughout the transformation journey while supporting the evolution of 4ALL products and platforms
- Monitor program performance through Key Performance indicators (KPIs), risks, issues, and action plans, ensuring commitments on scope, quality, budget, and timelines are met
- Establish the governance, capabilities, and operating framework required for Portugal to move from an extended support model to full accountability and ownership of the 4ALL IT landscape
- Promote continuous improvement, operational excellence, and scalability to support the long-term objectives of the 4ALL program and BNP Paribas' data transformation strategy
Profile and Skills to Success
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology and Computer Science, Information Systems or Business Management
- At least 3 years of previous professional experience as a Project Manager or similar role
- Experience in coordinating nearshoring/onboarding activities, knowledge transfer plans, team ramp-up, documentation, and readiness assessments to achieve sustainable local ownership
- Strong understanding of IT governance, data management principles, service management, and production support to ensure compliance, stability, quality, and alignment with strategic objectives
- Fluent in English, both spoken and written
- Ability to drive organisational change, manage activity transitions, and ensure successful adoption of the target operating model
- Strong capability to plan, govern, and execute complex multi-stream programs, managing scope, timelines, budgets, dependencies, risks, and key deliverables
- Ability to engage and influence stakeholders across multiple locations and organisations
About the Team
- 4ALL is a strategic BNP Paribas initiative aimed at transforming the Group’s third-party and legal entity data ecosystem. The program's objective is to deliver a single, trusted, and governed view of legal entities across the Group by leveraging data virtualisation, strengthened data governance, clear ownership, and modernised operating models. Through key products, 4ALL addresses data quality, regulatory, scalability, and legacy system challenges while enabling efficient access to reliable data across the organisation
- From an IT perspective, the program encompasses the delivery, maintenance, evolution, and operational support of strategic applications and data platforms. The IT Team Leader, will contribute to the successful delivery of these solutions
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Why joining BNP Paribas?
BNP Paribas, the European leader in banking and financial services in Europe, operates in 64 countries and has nearly 180,000 employees. The Group is structured around three operating divisions. Its business lines cooperate closely, as part of our integrated model, to meet the needs of all our clients in a coordinated manner:
- Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB), connects corporate clients needing financing and institutional clients looking for investment opportunities;
- Commercial, Personal Banking & Services (CPBS), brings together all the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialised businesses;
- Investment & Protection Services (IPS), combines a unique continuum of products and services across protection, saving, investment and real-estate.
Our presence in Portugal
In Portugal since 1985, BNP Paribas today has more than 9.700 employees, distributed across the Group's 10 business entities established in the country. Its presence also extends to 11 excellence centres providing value-added services to various countries where the BNP Paribas Group also operates.
Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
BNP Paribas´ ambition is to cultivate an open and responsive environment for all that encourages collaboration and interaction. We demonstrate our commitment by actively contributing to the Group’s Diversity and Inclusion strategy and goals, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. As part of our local Corporate and Social Responsibility - Diversity & Inclusion strategy, BNP Paribas Portugal is committed to:
- Promote a fair and unbiased recruitment process and offer professional development opportunities to all employees;
- Celebrate diversity and advocate for inclusion, both externally and internally, encouraging employee’s participation, creating space for different voices to be heard.
To foster the effort of BNP Paribas Portugal, multiple initiatives and events take place throughout the year where our people can find out more on the importance of diversity inclusion at the workplace and in our society.
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 options adapted to our hybrid working environment. To ensure a comfortable and efficient working setup, eligible employees are provided with both office and home equipment, are entitled to an equipment allowance and can benefit from exclusive partnerships to purchase additional items at reduced prices.
Commitment towards work/life balance
Supporting employees in a hybrid way of working while providing them with the means to maintain a work-life balance is an essential dimension of our Smart Working program. At BNP Paribas, we care about our employees’ wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between work and personal life.
To find out more on why you should join BNP Paribas please read our Employee Value Proposition and our Career path page.
* 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.
