Job Description – ISPL CIB IT Architecture- Obsolescence Manager
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:
BNP Paribas is in the midst of a profound and major digital transformation. As a long-standing company, it is rethinking its work environment, improving tools, reviewing the way it develops software, encouraging and supporting hundreds of innovation projects, and linking up with Fintechs, while respecting its obligation to implement high-performance, reliable, robust systems in a regulated environment.
Job Title:
Obsolescence Manager
Date:
18/02/2025
Department:
Transversal IT
Location:
Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru
Business Line / Function:
ISPL CIB IT Architecture
Reports to:
(Direct)
Head of IT Architecture
Grade:
(if applicable)
(Functional)
Number of Direct Reports:
-
Directorship / Registration:
NA
Position Purpose
The Technology Architecture unit of the Corporate and Institutional Banking division plays a key role in this major evolution. Responsible for ensuring that its technological strategy meets CIB's challenges, the TA entity operates in this dynamic, international, bilingual English-French environment. In particular, the candidate is in charge of a project to improve obsolescence management, as part of a major program to redesign processes and IT
Direct Responsibilities
- Organize and pilot the CIB IT Obsolescence Steering Committee (bimonthly meeting): prepare slides, maintain and track action log
- Liaise with IT clusters on all Obsolescence related activities: collecting obsolescence KPIs/templates ahead of the SteerCo, participate in IT cluster governance as representative of CIB IT management
- Project-manage the ongoing activities: Obsolescence Planner (Jira), 3rd party product onboarding, Obsolescence Tracker onboarding, Obsolescence Reporting in APM, Integration in Group reporting (Dataviz)
- Liaise with Group on Obsolescence topics, contribute to ITG (ITGP) governance
- Ensure a full understanding of the processes and tools deployed underlying the IT Asset Management activity
Contributing Responsibilities
- Contribute towards innovation; suggest new technical practices for efficiency improvement
- Contribute towards recruitment efforts for the team
Technical & Behavioral Competencies
Mandatory Skills:
Obsolescence Governance & Management
- Planning, organization and facilitation of workshops with other IT entities (Business lines, Production, Cyber Security, Group IT, etc.) in order to re-define, fine tune
- A strategy and metrics/KPIs for measuring and prioritizing obsolescence, at all levels: Hardware, Software, Application, End User Computing, Datacenter & Networking
- Unified obsolescence management governance for all entities and regions (EMEA, APAC, AMER)
- Animate Steering committees with the highest level of management (Top level PowerPoint communication)
- Reporting at project and program level on the progress of the various topics in different forums like SteerCo
- Participation in the governance of entities regarding obsolescence, consolidation of metrics / actions
- Management of the centralized governance of the CIB obsolescence management
- Project Management, Reporting, Technical Experience & Excellent Communication
Nice to have Skills:
- Exposure to breadth of technologies used in finance domain
- French speaking
Specific Qualifications (if required)
Skills Referential
Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)
Decision Making
Attention to detail / rigor
Personal Impact / Ability to influence
Communication skills - oral & written
Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)
Analytical Ability
Ability to develop and leverage networks
Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution
Ability to inspire others & generate people's commitment
Ability to set up relevant performance indicators
Education Level:
Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Experience Level
At least 15 years
Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)
Not Applicable
