Risk ORM CIB Transformation Manager
BNP Paribas
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About BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas is a top-ranking bank in Europe with an international profile. It operates in 71 countries and has almost 199,000 employees. The Group ranks highly in its three core areas of activity: Domestic Markets, International Financial Services, and Corporate & Institutional Banking, centered on corporate and institutional clients. Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) is a leading global financial services firm, covering 3 business lines: Global Market, Global Banking, and Securities Services. It offers solutions in capital markets, securities services, advisory, finance, and treasury. BNP Paribas CIB enjoys leading positions in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas, and a solid, fast-growing network in the Asia/Pacific region. Strong risk management, combined with the stability of being part of one of the largest banking groups globally, underpins our success. Joining us means becoming an integral part of a dynamic team that spans nationalities, cultures, and backgrounds, drawing together people from around the globe and reflecting our commitment to international placements.
RISK ORM CIB Scope & Organization
As a 2nd line of defense, RISK ORM CIB aims to provide RISK and CIB Management with a front-to-back consolidated view on operational risks of CIB activities to contribute to the reduction of operational risk and better respond to Regulator’s expectations. RISK ORM CIB’s mandate is to challenge and supervise the Operational Risk management of CIB activities. To that end, RISK ORM CIB relies on an effective operational risk management setup covering CIB activities: Global Banking, Global Markets, 2S and Functions covering CIB activities, Anti-Fraud, ICT, Third-Party Risk Management, Operational resilience, and Data Protection. RISK ORM CIB is organized around:
- 4 Regions: Americas, APAC, EMEA, and the UK
- 3 Business Lines and 2 transversal activities: 2S, Global Markets, and Global Banking & Functions
- 4 RISK Practices and Transversal teams: Transformation & COO Office, Transversal Risk Management, Technology and Transversal Risks encompassing Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM), Anti-Fraud and Operational Resilience (OR), Data Privacy and Protection (DPP).
- 7 platforms with Local OROs, Extended OROs, and OROs Support teams (Lisbon, Madrid, Warsaw, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Montreal)
RISK ORM CIB TRANSFORMATION MANDATE & ACTIVITIES
Mandate
The RISK ORM CIB Transformation & COO Office team ensures the management of the Transformation Program led within RISK ORM CIB in close coordination with RISK CIB and RISK ORM Group and is also in charge of the RISK ORM CIB COO Office.
Activities
RISK ORM CIB Transformation & COO Office core activities globally are focused on Program / Project Management incl. Industrialisation, AI & Automation, Change, Training & Communication, Business Management, and RISK ORM CIB steering (Governance, budget monitoring).
About the Role
Reporting to the Head of Transformation & COO Office, the Transformation & COO Office Manager is focused primarily on Program / Project Management, encompassing mainly projects on:
- The management of the Transformation team members on a day-to-day basis to support them on priorities validated centrally, projects progress, timely deliverables, governance preparation, year-end appraisals…
- The Target Operating Model, including more specifically CIB alignment project, further industrialization, mutualization, internationalization, TOM for new perimeters of activities upon regulators requirements.
- The creation of industrialized platforms via reviews of activities led in Portugal and in India platforms to identify and deploy further best practices; RISK ORM CIB process reviews will be handled in strong coordination with OROs.
- The AI & Automation stream, which includes: AI & Automation opportunities identification working with the OROs WW; the reporting project in collaboration with RISK ORM Group; the management of the relationship with RISK System in India, which is our automation partner for all our automatization; the RISK360 users access management for 1LOD & 2LOD (currently managed at ORM Group level).
- The Change - Training, communication, and events’ organization for the RISK ORM CIB AI & Automation community.
- Contribute to other transversal and strategic projects within RISK ORM or RISK CIB upon request.
- Handle the Transformation governance through a Transformation Committee.
The Transformation & COO Office organizer can also be requested to participate in the COO Office tasks and contribute to Committees (RISK ORM Eco, Sponsors meetings, …).
While conducting their mission, the Transformation & COO office will show a posture that facilitates relationships among the different stakeholders (RISK, RISK CIB, RISK ORM GROUP, RISK ORM CIB, RISK System) and in line with the RISK ORM CIB roadmap and priorities.
Skills Required
Core Skills
- People management
- Program / Project Management
- Process reengineering
- Lean / Six Sigma
- AI & automation experience
- Strong capacity to manage projects in agile mode
- Very good capacity to understand, explain, and accompany change management
Business Skills
- CIB knowledge (businesses, organisation, processes)
- Operational Risk management knowledge
- Language: Fluent in English (oral and written) is mandatory. French is a plus for Paris/Madrid-based positions.
Behavioral Skills
- Leadership
- Excellent Organisational and synthetic skills
- Team player with high collaboration mind-set
- Autonomy, capability to manage and deliver with low supervision
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Good communication skills (oral and written)
- Good presentation skills (capacity to prepare clear, synthetic slides in PowerPoint)
- Capacity to organize and animate working group sessions, meetings… both at operational level and senior managers level.
Technical Skills
- Microsoft Office Pack (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Group RISK tools
Competencies
- 10+ years of professional experience in the banking industry, audit, or Program management.
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%).
- 32 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.
Key skills/competency
- Risk Management
- Operational Risk
- Project Management
- Transformation Programs
- AI and Automation
- Change Management
- CIB Knowledge
- Agile Methodologies
- People Management
- Process Reengineering
How to Get Hired at BNP Paribas
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your 10+ years of banking experience, program management, and operational risk expertise. Emphasize AI/automation and change management skills.
- Showcase leadership: Detail your experience managing teams and driving transformation projects, using keywords from the job description.
- Prepare for interviews: Be ready to discuss your CIB knowledge, operational risk management experience, and how you've managed projects in agile environments.
- Understand the culture: Research BNP Paribas's commitment to diversity, inclusion, and its global presence to align your answers with their values.
- Highlight international experience: If applicable, mention any experience working in international teams or across different regions, as this is a global role.
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