BNP Paribas is a leading European bank with an international reach. It has a presence in 72 countries, with more than 202,000 Employees – including more than 154,000 in Europe and over 5,000 in Portugal alone.

BNP Paribas is present in Portugal since 1985, having been one of the first foreign banks to operate in the country. Today, BNP Paribas has several entities operating directly in this territory, offering a wide range of integrated financial solutions to support its clients and their businesses.

Worldwide, the Group has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors. The Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporate and institutional clients) to realise their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Production
• Booking and monitoring of the operations (OTC, Listed cash, Listed Derivatives, etc...) performed by the clients
• Follow up of the settlement flows, including fails management
• Follow up of the funding management of the platform
• Ensure coordination of the follow the sun process with territories
• Manage escalations raised by the team or the clients
• Ensure reconciliations are dully performed
• Follow up on client’s requests and inquiries
• Controls Aspects
• Responsible for the implementation of operational permanent control policies and procedures in day-to-day business activities, such as Control Plan
• Responsible for ensuring team members comply with regulatory requirements and internal guidelines
• Responsible for reporting all incidents according to the Incident Management System
• Minimizing operational failure, including but not exclusively, the risk of fraud, by helping to devise, and by implementing sufficient regular controls
• Ensuring appropriate escalation to management and/or Permanent Control (or Compliance as appropriate) as soon as an issue is identified
• Management

• Team management (7 people) and animation (morning meeting, weekly meeting…)

• Define tasks, missions & objectives for each team members

• Coordinate team workload and training

• Supervise the team by giving advices & providing controls as to reach the fixed targets

• Assess the team (via continuous feedback and coaching)

• Responsible for ensuring team members comply with regulatory, compliance requirements and internal guidelines

• Responsible for ensuring job descriptions are written, distributed and updated

• Follow team members initiatives

• Maintain a good partnership relation with FO, CIB Operations & IT Teams

• Keep openness, critical mind on the daily production & report the relevant case to management

PROFILE

• Proven knowledge of global markets (Finance, Back-Office, Middle-Office)

• Strong knowledge of Equity and Fixed Income products, Listed Derivatives and Stock Lending is a plus

• Knowledge of Global markets and settlement practices and procedures

• Excellent grasp and understanding of trade lifecycle

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to communicate with all levels of the business and technical parts of the organization

• Operate effectively in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines

• Previous management experience is mandatory

• Works well under pressure

• Risk awareness

• Strong MS Office Skills (especially Excel)

• Fluent English – written and spoken – is mandatory 

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.

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, 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.

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