Compliance Data Governance Lead

About BNP Paribas India Solutions

Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, European Union’s leading bank with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. India Solutions services three business lines: Corporate and Institutional Banking, Investment Solutions and Retail Banking for BNP Paribas across the Group. Driving innovation and growth, we are harnessing the potential of over 10000 employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutions.

About BNP Paribas Group

BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 65 countries and has nearly 185,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialized businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment, and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporate and institutional clients) to realize their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy, and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group's performance and stability.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At BNP Paribas, we passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued, respected and can bring their authentic selves to work. We prohibit Discrimination and Harassment of any kind, and our policies promote equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, irrespective of, but not limited to their gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, color, national origin, age, religion, social status, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status etc. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in.

About Business Line/Function

India COE Compliance Hub is focused on protecting the reputation of the Group and effectively managing risk across all business areas by providing support to various Compliance functions. At present, the department is broadly organized into divisions providing services for Global Compliance Training, Capital Markets Surveillance, Electronic Communication Surveillance, Compliance Migrations Co-Ordination, Personal Account Dealing, MIS and Projects management support. The team works closely with business partners in CIB and the wider group.

Position Purpose

The Compliance Data Governance Lead will operate within India CoE Compliance Hub, based in Mumbai and support as a team or individually on simultaneous initiatives involving data governance and technology automation.

Responsibilities

Work closely with service beneficiary (USFS, Information Technology, Operations, and other Functions) to evaluate systems and data used by USFS with the objective of identifying and implementing data completeness and quality controls for critical datasets. The successful candidate will be process-efficiency minded, have a high degree of business analytic skills and knowledge of data relationships. To be successful in this role, the individual will need to demonstrate aptitudes in interactions with Management and Stakeholders.

Direct Responsibilities

• Drive data‑quality improvement initiatives for specific business domain, ensuring adherence to applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.
• Serve as the primary liaison (Data Stewardship) for all compliance‑related data issues within the Data‑Governance.
• Ability to multitask with various associated topics such as audit, regulatory etc.
• Strong messaging skill, ability to articulate true business impact of issues.
• Ability to create “one pager” for leadership with sync messaging.
• Participate in client‑needs, assessments and propose solutions that enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Communicate issue resolutions and success stories to stakeholders, sponsors, relevant committees, and all management levels.
• Support the Compliance through change‑management activities, UAT testing & coordination, and deployment/transition phases.
• Investigate completeness and quality gaps in Key Data Elements (KDEs); engage Business SMEs and Technology to devise short‑term tactical fixes and contribute to the design of strategic, long‑term solutions.
• Perform data profiling and maintain end‑to‑end data lineage documentation (mapping and transformation), keeping run‑books up‑to‑date and providing backup support when needed.
• Assist with DFS‑504 sub‑certification, annual assessments, internal/external audits, and other special projects.
• Collaborate closely with peers to facilitate knowledge sharing and collective problem solving.
• Evaluate BAU processes and recommend automation opportunities to streamline business processes and increase productivity.

Contributing Responsibilities

• Steer a compliance mindset and stay up to date with projects/tasks assigned.
• Manage Stakeholder expectations w.r.t assigned tasks.
• Deliver appropriate reporting content, KPI metrics to beneficiary and Local management, with continuity of reporting and transparency on actions as per agreed KPI.
• Proactively communicate with ISPL Management in case of challenges and bottlenecks.
• Effective and timely communication (wherever applicable): Project status, BRDs, Solution Design Documents, Operating procedures, workflows, PPTs and promotional presentations.

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• Minimum qualification is Graduation. Preferable a BA or BS Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology emphasis in data analytics.
• 10+ years of experience and relevant domain/Data governance expertise in a GCC or large financial / compliance set up would be useful.
• Advanced analytical and investigative skills; analyses complete datasets and recommends tactical and strategic solutions.
• Appreciation for data integrity and working experience managing data issues.
• Knowledge of SQL / ability to write queries and understanding ETL processing.
• Understanding data quality concepts (i.e. data controls, data profiling, data lineage).
• System analysis / data tracing of issues to root cause and impact analysis.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with other Function staff and management.
• Executive messaging, ability to succinctly articulate.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives at the same time and meet deadlines.

Specific Qualifications (if Required)

• Experience with AML Global Banking & Global Markets, Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering, Payments and defining KPI/KRI’s.
• Experience with reporting and analytical tools such as PowerBI, Tableau, Alteryx or SQL server.
• Understanding of R/Python a plus.
• Previous Compliance experience advantages.

Key skills/competency

• Data Governance
• Compliance
• Data Quality
• Regulatory Adherence
• Stakeholder Management
• Process Automation
• Data Lineage
• SQL
• PowerBI
• ETL