About the job
- We are currently reinforcing this team and we are looking for a Investment Risk Analyst to help and contribute to the set-up and development of the investment risk framework of the International Markets (“IM”) Products & Services platform. The IM Products & Services platform is providing high-end expertise, investment services and financial products to wealthy, sophisticated and demanding private clients
- It has a wide range of offering and is positioned as a hub for the IM sites of Wealth Management
Your Main Activities Are
- To contribute for the development and improvement of Investment Risk Framework and the Execution Services Providers Framework within IM Products & Services platform
- Reporting to the Team Leader, a Trainee has intermediate knowledge and understanding of financial markets and its products, as well as investment processes and services offered by the wealth management industry. In addition, concepts of investment policies and risk controlling are required
- Investment Risk Framework
- To run the Discretionary Portfolio Management (“DPM”) and Advisory Investment Risk reporting processes
- To prepare the DPM and Advisory Investment Risk Committees
- To produce risk metrics for clients’ portfolios – VaR, stress tests, tracking error
- To promote a risk culture by contributing to the improvement of control framework and respect of investment policies and client conduct
- Review documentation to guarantee adequate feeding on internal systems (both at client and instrument level)
- Launch MiFID II related controls under the framework of Investment Risk
- Execution Services Providers Framework
- To manage the relation with different brokers (open/close relationships)
- To analyse brokerage and trading data to run controls on the trading desk activity
- To prepare the Execution Services Providers Committee dedicated to analyse brokers and trading activity
Profile and Skills to Success
- Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Management, Accounting or Mathematics
- Knowledge of financial markets and products (equities, bonds, funds, derivatives, private equity)
- Proficiency in computing programming skills – SQL, PowerBI, Python, VBA
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools - Excel, Power Point and Access
- Fluency in English
- Communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure and independently
- Capacity to adapt to a fast pace and multi-cultural environment
- Analysis capacity, rigor and accuracy, dynamism, flexibility and autonomy
- Ability to synthetize / simplify and challenge the status-quo
About the Team
- As a leading global private bank, we deliver a tailor-made experience, with outstanding attention to detail along with precise, local knowledge backed by the global know-how of a worldwide banking group. With a strong presence of almost 7.000 employees working in Europe, Asia and the Middle East and €462 billion of assets under management as of December 2024, BNP Paribas Wealth Management (“WM”) is a global leader of the Private Banking industry
- Since 2015, BNP Paribas Wealth Management has a competence center in Lisbon (PIMH = Portugal International Markets Hub) to manage activities for several locations (Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, Monaco)
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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 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.
