About the job
The mission of RISK Market & Financial Institutions (“RISK MFI”) is to provide the Senior Management of the Group, of the RISK Function and of Global Markets (“GM”) and of Securities and Services with full transparency and dynamic analysis and monitoring of market, counterparty, valuation and liquidity risks originated and managed by CIB and of credit risks on Financial Institutions in order to assist them in their risk decision making and monitoring.
The Digital team within RISK MFI review processes and develops light IT solutions to automate the many risk management processes and analysis dashboards of the RISK MFI department.
Each project is undertaken in a predefined environment and withing specific guidelines built in coordination with the RISK IT department.
There is a strong focus in improving the user experience and exploiting efficiently and timely the vast amount of available data.
An understanding of the risk management purpose behind those processes is therefore key.
Past projects have focused on automation of processes in Python, app development with interactive visualisations, BOT development, APIs, etc.
The role encompasses the maintenance and support of existing tools, taking the lead on new developments, the close collaboration with the risk managers to shape an efficient visualisation of the data and related workflow of decisions.
The Digital team works in close collaboration with the RISK IT department, making sure best coding practices are followed. It allows for a smooth the path to production of the tools developed by the team. For many projects, the Digital team directly codes in the official production systems under the guidance of RISK IT colleagues.
The team uses a variety of technologies but specialises in Python, with some exposure to HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.
The team is based in London, Lisbon and Porto and operates following Agile principles . The team works alongside around 500 people focusing on Market, Counterparty and Liquidity risk topics.
Your Main Activities Are
- Inquisitive with a strong willingness to understand financial risk management, with a strong attention to detail.
- Ability to gather, integrate, process and simplify large amounts of information
- Ability to ensure the relevancy of the work done, the correct presentation of details and the full accomplishment of tasks
- Value and integrate client's feedback to improve products, services and processes.
- Aims at increasing client satisfaction and anticipating their needs.
- Ability to anticipate and takes initiative to answer a particular situation, to learn from experiences and to deploy curiosity about topics outside their immediate scope.
- Ability to manage time, to plan, structure, prioritise and coordinate activities and resources effectively to reach objectives.
Profile and Skills to Success
- A strong appetite to working in the financial industry and understanding of financial risk management,
- An experience related to financial markets and risk management is an advantage
- Master’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Science or Engineering.
- 2 to 5 years of working experience in a relevant data analysis field.
- On programming skills, a solid working knowledge of Python is required, with a strong understanding of numpy, pandas, etc
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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 centres 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.
