BNP Paribas has a presence in nearly 80 countries with over 180,000 employees. It ranks highly in its three core activities: Retail Banking, Investment Solutions and Corporate & Institutional Banking.
In Asia Pacific, the BNP Paribas Group is a leading employer with 9,000 employees and a presence in 14 markets. Being one of the largest international banking networks, we strive to employ talented and innovative people who are aligned to our vision and culture.
Within CIB (Corporate and Institutional Banking), the Business line Global Banking is recognized universally for its expertise and its know-how.
APAC GB CEP Projects & Change team is at the heart of Global Banking, playing a critical role in enabling new business and projects across Global Banking, contributing to alignment between Front Office and Functions, as well as being the architects (end-to-end) of the Global Banking Value Chain.
In the context of the setup of a new branch in the Philippines we are looking for a Senior Project Manager for a period of 6 months to take responsibility over 2 project streams.
Legal & Contractual setup with the new Branch:
- Define adequate contractual setup
- Supervise creation of all contractual documentation (including SLAs and any relevant third-party agreements)
- Manage internal approvals
- Manage regulatory approvals./ notifications if necessary
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Branch Functions Core Model
- Identify requirements from all functions
- Facilitate set up of each function (HR, Finance, Procurement, ….) in the new branch
- Define Policies & Procedures to be applied in the new branch
- Manage selection and setup of premises
Technical and Behavioral Competencies
We are looking for a Project Manager with Global Banking business-focused end-to-end Projects & Change management experiences in the financial services or consulting environment (non-IT):
- 5 to 10 years of experience at least
- Good In-depth knowledge of Front Office to Finance processing chains
- Good technical understanding of Core functions
- Knowledge of Legal
- Ability to interact appropriately in a non-hierarchical framework with a variety of stakeholders including Senior stakeholders
- Comfortable operating with a strong level of autonomy and/or under pressure
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to think outside the box and to deal with novelty
- Strong written/verbal communication and reporting skills
- Strong team working and interpersonal skills
- Organized and delivery-focused, with attention to detail
- Proactive, proposing or taking own initiatives to prevent risks / issues
- Solid work ethic and high level of motivation
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel & Power point)
