BNP Paribas Looking for Vice President – Global Markets IT at Mumbai, Maharashtra Full Time

About BNP Paribas Group:
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 and International Financial Services (whose retail banking networks and financial services are grouped together under Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, centered on corporate and institutional clients. The Group helps all of its clients (retail, associations, businesses, SMEs, large corporate and institutional) to implement their projects by providing them with services in financing, investment, savings and protection. In its Corporate & Institutional Banking and International Financial Services activities, BNP Paribas enjoys leading positions in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas and has a solid and fast-growing network in the Asia/Pacific region

About BNP Paribas India Solutions:
Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, we are a 24×7 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 10,000 employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutions.

About Business line/Function :
The Global Markets (GM) business of BNP Paribas helps its Corporate and Institutional clients leverage capital markets across the globe for their financing, risk management and investment needs. This encompasses a wide range of financial products ranging from Foreign exchange to complex Equity Derivatives that are traded in financial markets across the globe 24/7.

IT systems are integral to the business and are a key part of the value proposition to clients. These IT systems range from industry standard products for standard process automation to internally developed, often, market leading IT applications. The IT teams owning these IT systems are made up of functions that include Technical and Application production support, Business Analysis & Project Management, Development & Maintenance and Quality Control. BNP Paribas India Solutions is an equal partner in these IT functions along with colleagues in other locations including Paris, London, New York, Tokyo, Singapore & Hong Kong. This partnership ranges from sharing the IT workload, executing global strategy to owning global applications offshore. The technology and engineering landscape is wide, encompassing almost all techniques and platforms. It continues to evolve and transform with the market with the business continuing to invest in it.

Job Title:
Vice President

Date:
30th Mar 2023

Department:
Global Markets IT

Location:
Mumbai

Business Line / Function:
GM IT, CIB ITO

Reports to:
(Direct)

GM IT ISPL CIO

Grade:
(if applicable)

(Functional)

GM IT Head of Pillar

Number of Direct Reports:
5-9

Directorship / Registration:
NA

POSITION PURPOSE

As head of the domain, manage the software development teams based in India to deliver high value IT functionality, stability & Scalability to Business & IT sponsors year on year (~130 FTEs); in close relationship with the global head.

Lead Transversal transformation programs of a technical nature for the GMIT department beyond the domain, e.g. DevSecOps, engineering initiatives to improve code quality, Technical Debt management, Left shift for testing etc, including the awareness, training and change management dimensions of it.

Be a part of the India Global Markets IT Exco :–

Contribute & strengthen the management vision of the department

Contribute to the continuous improvement of GMIT ISPL and implementation of best practices

Lead by example and disseminate the management values & objectives for GMIT Leadership group to boost GMIT ISPL performance

Contribute to true collaboration across all domains of GMIT

Responsibilities

DIRECT RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensure high quality of IT Deliveries

Continuous Monitoring of Performance & Efficiency of the setup

Talent Development

Support to the business & operations

Escalation point for Administrative & HR topics. Enable solutions

Consulting point for Talent Acquisition & Technology solutions.

Deliver Technical programs of a transformational nature,

Manage such initiatives, which includes to frame the program, get buy-in from stakeholders and contributors, define the governance, secure capacity and budget, build/consolidate and maintain the plan, manage dependencies and drive to completion, ensuring effective communication, continuous alignment of contributors and timely running of governance routines.

CONTRIBUTING RESPONSIBILITIES

Technology Validation & Evolution.

Support & Leadership to organizational initiatives.

Identify gaps in existing systems and create action plan to plug those gaps rapidly.

Visualize business changes and create an IT/innovation mindset so that solutions are ready for the growth of business and subsequent scale-up.

Promote automation on all areas that helps to improve quality and faster delivery

TECHNICAL & BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES

Deep Technology awareness specifically for the Global Markets business.

Experience in a program/project manager role.

Ability to understand, assess, foresee key stakeholder needs and address them efficiently & effectively.

Ability to manage teams of 100+ staff

Ability to motivate and develop talent.

IT Development expertise in at least one relevant programming language & at least one database

Action / Delivery orientation

Decisive (including difficult decisions)

Strong Communication Skills (Written & Oral including public speaking)

Critical Thinking

Hands on and assertive – prepared to get personally involved in the details to ensure positive end result

Result driven self-starter, able to work at a fast pace

Energetic and engaging

SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS (IF REQUIRED)

An IT Engineering degree or equivalent

At least 18 years of work experience in IT

At least 10 years of work experience in a Capital Markets IT environment

Hands on Programming experience of at least 10 years

Experience of managing an overall team of at least 100 staff for at least 3 years.

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Decision Making

Attention to detail / rigor

Ability to deliver / Results driven

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Analytical Ability

Ability to develop others & improve their skills

Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution

Ability to inspire others & generate people’s commitment

Ability to develop and leverage networks

Education Level:
Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 15 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)

PRIMARY LOCATION

IN-MH-Mumbai

JOB TYPE

Standard / Permanent

JOB

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

EDUCATION LEVEL

Bachelor Degree or equivalent (>= 3 years)

EXPERIENCE LEVEL

At least 15 years

SCHEDULE

Full-time

REFERENCE

GM 001058

APPLY

(REF: GM 001058)