Keywords: Business Manager, Global Markets
About the job
As a Business Manager for GM Northern Europe, the role holder will be accountable for supporting the GM Head of Northern Europe and his team with its day-to-day business management needs.
The role holder will also drive growth initiatives and support management in country growth plan implementation.
He/she will help to ensure workflows & governance exist to increase productivity and support the industrialisation and automation of the processes as well as streamlining day-to-day operations.
He/she will handle matter with autonomy whilst exercising sound judgment on when to escalate issues within GM Sales COO team.
Your Main Activities Are
- Monitor performance: key performance indicators, financial metrics,
- Provide strategic decision support through critical assessment, information gathering and data analytics
- Articulate governance in the region: ensure fluid information flows and coordination with global initiatives/frameworks
- Drive growth ambitions projects
- Drive growth initiatives across the cluster by working closely with the client development team to identify, support and implement growth initiatives
- Implement Client and Product initiatives to enhance market penetration, client acquisition, and revenue generation
- Country growth plans implementation
- Regulatory requirements
- Front Office organization and risk management: 1LOD control framework, audits, regulatory matters, and remediation plans in coordination with central global teams
- Ensure the business complies with all relevant regulations and implement necessary changes to policies and procedures
- Coordinate any local internal or external regulatory investigations
- Activity monitoring
- Monthly business reviews and quarterly business reviews to head of GM Northern Europe and senior management
- Analysis of Industry Survey Data and Sales Intensity – to enhance sales productivity and effectiveness
- Key activities support and coordination
- Provides excellent support in relation to key activities within the Sales COO team, with experience with understanding and managing relevant factors impacting the area of the business within their personal scope (GM Northern Europe) as well as Global Markets as a whole.
- Ensure coordination on global projects and frameworks, to act as relay and key point of contact for the cluster
- Applies knowledge to perform complex tasks and solve issues in creative and effective ways
- GM management meeting preparation: ExCo materials and minutes, offsites
Profile and Skills to Success
- Degree in Mathematics, Engineering, Economics, Finance or similar; or equivalent work experience
- Good understanding of financial markets
- Confident verbal, written communication and networking skills
- Proficient with MS Office tools, including Excel
- Great organisational, multitasking and time management skills
- Strong analysis and judgement, along with meticulous accuracy with a keen eye for detail
- Team player, proactive, independent, enthusiastic self-starter with strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent spoken and written English. German is an advantage
About the Team
The role holder will seat within the Global Markets Sales COO team. The team is present in London, Lisbon, Paris, New York, Lisbon and Mumbai. The team mandate is broad: to support day-to-day GM Sales operations, to ensure compliance to regulations, drive key projects and foster enhanced productivity and industrialisation of GM sales operations.
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.
Get a glimpse into our world- Check out our Global Markets Portugal webpage.
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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.
