Business Overview:
DRIVE Project Implementation Americas is building its core expertise in managing transversal and transformation projects across all Global Markets & Global Banking Business Lines. We are looking to on-board project managers with strong functional & business knowledge, as well as regulatory and compliance expertise. Comprehensive knowledge of Global Banking & corporate loan business will be required. Some familiarity with the BNPP culture and operational set up is also considered a major plus.
Candidate Success Factors:
Candidates are measured on the following four performance drivers, which will dictate how individual impact is considered on the Americas platform:
- Results and Impact
- Able to influence peers and team.
- Demonstrates good judgement when making decisions of high complexity and impact.
- Exercise appropriate autonomy in the execution and delivery of work.
- Responsible for driving outcomes, which have meaningful effect on team or department.
- Leadership and Collaboration:
- Creates trust with colleagues.
- Acts in leadership capacity for projects, processes, or programs.
- Client, Customer and Stakeholder Focus:
- Able to build relationships with a mix of colleagues and clients.
- Interacts regularly with management and department leaders.
- Demonstrates the ability to influence stakeholders at the team level.
- Compliance Culture and Conduct:
- Takes full responsibility for personal actions and demonstrates courage in facing problems and conflicts.
- Perceived as a person of high moral character; upholds corporate values and displays high ethical standards.
Responsibilities:
Project Management:
• Manage and lead assigned projects to completion with delivery of agreed objectives
• Ensure that all projects follow Group Policies and Procedure – including proper Project Governance and reporting to senior management & stakeholders
• Create and lead appropriate project governance
• Identify and stabilize the scope of business topics to be addressed / resolved
• Identify and obtain the buy-in from the Primary Project Stakeholders and Sponsor
• Secure the resource plan and prioritization / funding of those resources
• Leverage expertise and problem-solving skills to propose solutions during each phase of the project
• Drive the delivery effort by maintaining project lists, organizing follow up meetings, creating and distributing meeting minutes
• Identify risk and dependencies that could jeopardize project execution.
• Ensure clear communication of goals, budget, risks, efforts involved, as well as on the progress of the project
• Work closely with all functions - Front office, Operations, Finance, IT, Compliance, Legal, Risk etc. to ensure successful delivery of project objectives.
• Manage situations of conflict and constraints to ensure the success of the project.
Business Analysis:
• Elicit business requirements using interviews & subject matter expertise
• Document requirements, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, task and workflow analysis
• Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, & decompose high-level information into details
• Abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the true underlying needs
• Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal customers to deliver the following artifacts as needed: (1) Business Requirements Documents, (2) Test & Use Cases
• Challenge business users on their assumptions & how they expect to successfully implement requirement
Contribute to the building of maximum efficiency within the Firm:
• Analyze the current procedures and make change proposals to improve productivity, efficiency and risk control
• Work closely with the Operations and IT managers to properly measure the impact of new systems/processes on the staff's workload and determine the new staffing requirements where applicable.
Contribute to the successful implementation of new systems:
• Work with various users to clearly identify business requirements – from Front Office to Finance.
• Collaborate with IT to ensure that the system functionalities meet the user requirements.
• Propose procedural changes to take advantage of the new system functionalities.
• Facilitate the planning between IT and users to ensure all phases of the project are on track and that the appropriate level of testing is carried out.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from accredited university with focus on Finance, Economics, Business Administration or other relevant field of study.
- 7 plus years of relevant industry experience.
- Expertise in Front Office and Operations (functional or in a project capacity), with knowledge of Global Banking activities
- A keen focus on ‘Process and Risk’ awareness is a KEY CRITERIA for this position.
- Deep knowledge of & experience executing all project management concepts.
- Project planning, documentation experience, & stakeholder management is essential
- Excellent level of knowledge of MS Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Business Analyst experience is valuable
Preferred Qualifications:
The candidate:
- Must have an in-depth understanding of project life cycle and what each phase implies.
- Must have excellent communication and reporting skills – Both written and oral.
- Must be able to professionally and efficiently manage situations of conflict and work with collaborators to arrive at a solution.
- Needs to demonstrate the ability to adapt and learn new processes quickly.
- Needs to show ability to multi-task and shift gears for various topics and perimeter during the project life cycle (i.e. Knowledge of FO Products and processes, Operations, IT, Finance etc.).
- Must be able to demonstrate the ability to delve into complicated situations (issues, people, processes etc.), sort out the information and propose the solution/next steps.
FINRA Registrations Required:
CFTC Swap Dealer Associated Person (if yes, NFA Swaps Proficiency Program is required):
SEC Security-Based Swap Dealer Associated Person:
While the description above describes our ideal candidate, we encourage applicants to apply even if they do not fully meet the complete list of qualifications noted.
The expected starting salary range for this position is between $130k to $170k annually. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business line, and geographic/office location.
In addition, our comprehensive benefits package aims to support our employees in various aspects of their lives. From healthcare and wellness programs to retirement plans and childcare services, we prioritize the well-being and growth of our employees. Our benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, a 401(k) Savings Plan, backup childcare, life, accident and disability insurance, mental health support and paid time off. Additional details about our benefits offerings, inclusive of eligibility for a discretionary bonus, will be provided during the hiring process.
About BNP Paribas:
BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach across the US, EMEA and APAC. It has a presence in 65 countries, with nearly 190,000 employees. The bank employs over 3,500 people in offices in the US across 10 states including New York, Jersey City, Chesterbrook, PA, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Miami, and Washington, DC. BNP Paribas has built a strong and diversified presence to support its client base. We continue to grow and strengthen our commitment to the US market through our Corporate & Institutional Banking activities. We are one of a few non-US banks to offer a full value chain for our clients, from trading to financing, and clearing and custody in the US with the international footprint and capacity to deliver both globally and locally. Leveraging the strength of our European roots, our network can support clients in virtually every region of the world, enabling more connectivity and efficiency wherever our clients conduct business. We take pride in our expertise and our ability to adapt while constantly looking ahead to create a more sustainable world.
As an international company with a global footprint, the unique cultures and viewpoints of our team members are an integral part of the fabric of BNP Paribas. We are a company with a purpose - to be a responsible and sustainable global leader. We aim to create an environment where our employees feel empowered to drive change, make an impact and be true to themselves. We employ talented individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds, locally and globally, and are inspired by our employees who help us in cultivating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace through initiatives such as our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Forum and Employee Resource Group (ERG) communities. We strive to be a workplace where all team members can grow and thrive and offer robust training, development, and mentoring opportunities to make that vision a reality. Our leaders are deeply committed to DEI and highly accessible to our employees, consistently soliciting feedback on how we can continue to support our employees to reach their highest potential.
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