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.

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.

ROLE AND REPONSIBILITIES

Global Banking EMEA brings together all the commercial forces present at CIB: Coverage, flow, financing and consulting activities serving corporate clients (Corporate Coverage, Industry Groups, Corporate Finance, Financing Solutions, Transaction Banking, Country Management) as well as the transversal teams in support of these activities ( COO, Human Resources, Marketing & Communication, Digital Office) and Global Credit & Insurance Solutions (GCIS). Global Banking EMEA is present in forty countries, with more than 2,000 employees.

The Senior Programme Manager will be responsible for leading project deliveries and report to Global Banking EMEA CCCO . This person is also a member of the Global Banking EMEA Permanent Control community, managed centrally.

Manage project deliveries/teams, facilitate, and animate relevant programme governance bodies and will liaise with relevant stakeholders to ensure coordination & alignment on programme approach and priorities.

Core Responsibilities

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As part of the CCCO transversal project management team, the Senior Programme manager will be accountable for steering programme deliveries, budgets and teams, while ensuring proper stakeholder management and effective programme communication and reporting. This includes the following key responsibilities:

1.         Frame, oversee and report on programme deliveries

• Define approach & priorities at stream level

• Retroplan and steer programme deliveries

• Identify and act on dependencies, attention & decision points

• Follow up on key actions and initiatives

• Report on programme status update to GB EMEA COO/CCCO

2.         Manage programme deliveries & project teams

• Define stream scopes, roles & responsibilities

• Manage team workload and prioritize deliveries

• Quantify and manage budgets

• Ensure coordination with other GB EMEA/CIB initiatives

3.         Prepare and facilitate programme governance committees

• Weekly project committees

• Monthly Syndication Board

• Monthly Steering Committee

• Monthly Management Reporting (GB EMEA ExCo)

• Contribution to other GB EMEA governance bodies

4.         Perform ad hoc focus analyses on Programme topics

• Target Operating Model, target framework upgrades

• Target operational risk management setups

• Target & tactical tools gap analyses

5.         Manage & mobilize key global and local stakeholders

• Act as main point of contact with main stakeholders

• 1LoD Front-to-Ops (COO, Head of OPC, CCCO…

• 2LoD & Group stakeholders

6.         Ensure effective internal and external Programme Communication

• Prepare programme communication material (newsletter, presentations, etc)

• Raise awareness among key stakeholders on programme priorities and milestones

• Ensure communication to Operational Risk Community & GB EMEA management

PROFILE

• Engineering / Business Management bachelor’s degree or equivalent

• 5 years of experience in Corporate Banking (Front and / or Middle)

• Ability to work on Project Mode in a complex environment

• Knowledge on Operational Risk and / or Permanent control

• IT skills: MS Office

• English – fluent

• Results-driven, team player

• Excellent communication skills

• Ability to bring about consensus and key decisions

• Ability to inspire others and generate people’s commitment

• Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution

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.