BNP Paribas Group is the top bank in the European Union and a major international banking establishment. It has close to 185,000 employees in 65 countries. In Spain we are more than 5,100 employees within 13 business lines.

FRESH

FRESH is a unique organization within the BNP PARIBAS IT Group. FRESH is responsible for the alignment of IT programs with the strategy and objectives of Finance and Risk. With more than 150 team members located in Madrid and Lisbon, the FRESH EMEA hub operates as a platform providing resources and expertise to deliver on tasks and projects in all areas of Finance, Risk and ALM-Treasury. This landscape is constantly growing due to major regulatory reforms, including the implementation of ESG commitments, digital transformation with the accelerated switch towards cloud technologies and major global projects that will shape the transformation of BNP Paribas.

ABOUT THE JOB

MISSION

Our mission is to lead the implementation of the Finance and Risk strategic IT plans. We guarantee the execution of technological roadmaps and contingency plans, as well as the alignment and delivery of all solutions and services to meet IT Finance and Risk performance criteria and internal service levels.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Scope & job purpose:

• Scope: analysis and project management within the critical global Fresh Exchange Layer system.
• Project manager with responsibilities for full development lifecycle, from feasibility study through to delivery
• Business analyst: applying subject matter expertise to turn complex business requirements into functional specifications

For the application:

Project Manager

• Collaborating with Operational and Finance teams globally on critical global finance systems and interface aspects of new initiatives including consultancy, conducting feasibility studies, preparation of proposals and planning / resource estimates
• Deliver small scale projects, and Exchange Layer component of major projects:

• Act as EL SPOC for projects assigned, liaising with other organisational and technical teams in the operational and financial areas
• Management of project lifecycle
• Plan, track and report progress of projects
• Prioritize/accelerate and secure timely delivery of project tasks

Business Analyst

• Analysis of user requirements & business processes, and identification of key risks and issues
• Preparation of detailed functional specifications for delivery to IT developers
• Liaison with IT developers and business areas to resolve outstanding risks and issues
• Preparation and/or contribution to detailed testing and conversion/migration plans
• Conducting and co‐ordinating system and user acceptance testing
• · Managing migration/implementation and close tasks

Team processes

• Establish relationships and collaborate with individuals across the business to achieve business results
• High collaboration and communication within the Exchange Layer team, based in Madrid, London & India
• Production support - Provide ad-hoc 3rd line support for the Exchange Layer from a functional perspective on any assigned tickets
• Maintenance & Enhancements - undertake M&E activities for the current catalogue of feed processes as required
• Apply group, departmental and application standards and procedures to all aspects of project delivery. Apply expertise to recommend improvements to systems and processes.

Other

• Conformance to bank policies

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience

• Professional experience in the business analysis and project management arena, for at least 5 years

• Strong track record in providing detailed analysis at an operational level

• Clear understanding and experience of managing projects, in particular liaising with project stakeholders, communication and project reporting

• The ability to both manage a project and provide detailed analysis at a hands-on level

• Strong systems skills and a good understanding of IT (systems and databases), although technical ability not required

• Team orientated and an ability to work with individuals to set individual objectives and manage performance to ensure their delivery

• Excellent written and oral English skills in order to build relationships with IT, Finance & Operational professionals and to articulate technical issues associated to work area within FRESH and communicate with individuals across the business

• Discipline expert, typically with a number of years post qualification experience or equivalent business experience. Background in Finance and/or IT, within a banking environment, with an understanding of financial terms, accounting system processes, instruments and transactions advantageous

• Good working knowledge of policies, procedures, regulations and legislation within their functional area and Bank-wide. Utilises knowledge through a methodical approach to work

• Languages

Proficiency in English Language essential, French advantageous

BENEFITS

• Training programs, career plans and internal mobility opportunities, national and international thanks to our presence in different countries.
• Diversity and Inclusion Committee that ensures an inclusive work environment. In recent years, several employee communities have been created to organize diversity and inclusion awareness actions (PRIDE, We Generations and MixCity).
• Corporate volunteering program (1 Million Hours 2 Help) in which employees can dedicate time out of their working hours to volunteer activities.
• Flexible compensation plan.
• Hybrid telecommuting model (50%).
• 31 vacation days.

Diversity and inclusion commitment
BNP Paribas Group in Spain 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.