Senior Associate

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 specialised 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, corporates 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, colour, 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
Investment Analytics and Data Service (IADS) team is a department of BNP ISPL providing performance and reporting services to Asset Managers and Institutional clients.

Services provided by IADS include state of the art performances and risks calculations delivered on-line or through wide range of reports (accounting packs, Investment reviews, Solvency II) or data feeds.

Job Title
Senior Associate - Investment Analytics and Data Service (IADS), Business Implementation

Date
Department:

IADS - BI

Location:

Business Line / Function
IFSO

Reports To
(Direct)

AVP

Grade
(if applicable)

(Functional)

Number Of Direct Reports
Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

The Business Implementation Consultant is a key role of the IADS Business Implementation Team in charge of on boarding of new IADS clients.

Implementation Consultant is in charge of organizing and participating to activities required to on-board new clients across the IADS Locations.

Depending on the type of on boarding activity, it will be held directly by the Implementation Consultant or delegated to other teams (ex: IT, OPS,…).

Activities under direct responsibility of the Business team are related to gathering of requirements, setup, history load, acceptance and go live. Developments are handled by IT teams.

Depending on timing and schedule, the IADS implementations will be handled on the legacy environment or on the target RISE environment.

The role combines a mix of coordination and directly held tasks; this will be adjusted depending on the seniority of consultant.

Few Of The Key Deliverables Include

• Gathering and formalisation of the client requirements,
• Identification of gaps and specification of closing actions,
• Coordination and support of history load,
• Coordination on the on-boarding setup activities,
• Coordination with Operations team on the UAT and end to end testing,
• Coordination of the 2S internal teams involved
• Coordination with the client and internal stakeholders

Responsibilities
Direct Responsibilities

• Gather and formalize the client requirements. This included the completion of the fund matrix which should describe service expected for each of the clients, portfolios.
• Identify any gaps and coordinate with the other IADS teams to define optimal solution to close gaps. The aim is to try to stick as much as possible to standard IADS offer.
• Coordinate with the client and IT teams the activities related to history load. Responsibility of the quality of history loaded remains on the BIMP team even if part of the process is delegated.
• Coordinate the setup activities with involved teams. Depending on the context, those activities can be held by OPS teams, dedicated setup teams or directly by the BIMP member.
• In cases where the On-boarding requirement leads to IADS system changes, co-ordinate with BCM and try the changes to be delivered in line with on-boarding milestones.
• Coordinate the testing activities with Operations. This includes gathering of the testing data and execution of tests with tools like Octane or equivalent.
• Coordination with the client/Global BIMP/PSS for the different phases of the project, from initial engagement to post go-live assessment,
• Production of the project documentation including planning, progress follow up, budget follow up, change request log, issues log
• Timely escalation of issues to the concerned parties for quick and proactive resolution of items.
• Maintain high level of understanding of the client requirements and concerns.

Contributing Responsibilities

• Participation to IADS System evolution
• Suggestion of requirements
• Participation to user acceptance testing
• Adhering to the compliance requirements of the organization
• Ensure a robust and automated implementation process in a controlled environment

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• Strong understanding of financial markets, investment management and asset management
• Good understanding of the Performances and Reporting business
• Good techno functional skillset
• Good organization skills
• Good writing, documenting and verbal communication skills,
• Good project management skills
• Accuracy & excellent analytical skills
• Dedication to quality and stress resilience
• Self-motivation, willingness to learn
• Good people and stakeholder management skills

Skills Referential
Specific Qualifications (if required)

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Organizational skills

Ability to deliver / Results driven

Client focused

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Ability to understand, explain and support change

Ability to manage a project

Analytical Ability

Ability to develop and adapt a process

Education Level
Ability to develop others & improve their skills

Master Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 3 years