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Prime Services - Product Development

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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.

About the Job 

  • The Product Manager Specialist is responsible to understand market and competitive challenges and translate them into product improvements in a way that delivers value to internal and external customers, coordinate cross functional teams by setting the strategy, roadmap and product features to be implemented, collect, organize and analyze data in a way that can serve the strategic vision for the product (impact analysis, revenues forecast, pricing renegotiation)

Your Main Activities Are

  • Develop product enhancements and re-engineering existing business processes. Work closely with IT for new development and workflow enhancements
  • Contribute to Synthetic Prime Brokerage and Delta 1 Platform projects and tasks supervised and supported by Product Development management
  • Provide strategic solutions based on changing business requirements
  • Coordination for client-specific requests and enhancements
  • Propose solutions to existing manual process and control gaps, working with operational and IT teams for implementation
  • Act as a subject matter-expert and leverage domain expertise to develop innovative solutions

Profile and Skills to Success

  • Post Graduate/Graduate degree in Finance or Engineering
  • 3-5 years of exposure to the finance industry
  • Fluency in English is mandatory (only applications in English will be considered);.
  • Proficient in Office package (Excel and Powerpoint)

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 Product Development team plays a critical role in product enhancements, re-engineering of the existing business processes and responding to client demand. We work closely with other areas within the business, including sales, securities lending, and client management, Risk, as well as with transversal teams such as Operations and Technology

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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.

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Why should I apply?

Basically, why would you want to join BNP Paribas over any other company?

BECAUSE YOU'RE THE KIND OF PERSON WHO WANTS...

  • What if we told you that working in our Group isn’t quite what you might think? At BNP Paribas, we do a multitude of different jobs that are constantly evolving to meet the expectations of our clients and society as a whole. Whether through everyday tasks or major projects, doing one of our jobs means making a personal commitment to taking sustainable action.

  • Feeling good about your job means bringing your whole self to work and being who you are. It’s also about having the resources you need to achieve a healthy work-life balance. Both of these are major commitments at BNP Paribas.

  • At BNP Paribas, developing your skills is as important to us as it is to you. And the skills you learn with us will help you through the rest of your working life.

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