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:

Market and Financing Services (MFS) IT team is supporting CIB2S Clients on the following financial services - Cash services, Foreign exchange, Financing, Securities lending, Agent Collateral management, Independent valuation (OTC derivatives), and Dealing services. 

2S-HVP IT comprises of Payment and Treasury applications that supports Securities Services to provide an Integrated Treasury Services by Securing and automating connectivity, tracking balances, forecasting, payment initiation, funding & optimizing yield.

Optimising clients’ cash flow processing on a global scale RTGS Management Platform, Multi Market, Multi Currency, High Value Payments (HVP) Used across 13 Branches with 50+ applications sending Cash instructions.

Job Title:

Functional Architecture Lead

Date:

Department:

CIB2S

Location:

Chennai

Business Line / Function:

MFS

Reports to:

(Direct)

NA

Grade: 

(if applicable)

NA

(Functional)

Number of Direct Reports:

8

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

The Senior Transversal Functional Architecture SME Delivery Lead is the principal authority on the end-to-end functional design of Foreign Exchange (FX), Collateral Management and Settlement across the bank’s global capital markets platform. The role combines deep domain expertise with hands on delivery leadership, ensuring that functional solutions are sound, compliant and delivered reliably within large transformation programs. Lead will drive architecture strategy, orchestrate cross functional delivery teams, and act as the key liaison between business owners, technology squads, risk/compliance functions and external partners.

·         Design and implement the best practices, annual plans for IT projects.

·         Contribute to the development and implementation of the IT strategy paying particular attention to the Group's guidelines, Service Level Agreements and the 2SIT strategy 

·         Responsible for overall delivery of the IT team and explore ways to improve efficiency

·         Manage IT teams, set goals, individual objectives and constantly monitor progress.

·         Implement strategies, oversee collaboration and define success metrics.

·         Exposure to UAT cycle, support activities and managing stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience within a global investment‑bank or a large financial‑services institution.
  Involvement in past regulatory‑change programmes (e.g., EMIR‑2, STP initiatives).
• Hands‑on use of Enterprise Architecture tools (BiZZdesign, Sparx EA, Orbus iServer) and delivery suites (Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, Miro).
• Proven record of delivering reusable functional components (margin‑call engine, settlement‑netting service) at scale.
• Multilingual ability (English + French) – useful for cross‑regional coordination.

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Required Skills & Experience

Specific Qualifications (if required)

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Ability to deliver / Results driven

Creativity & Innovation / Problem solving

Communication skills - oral & written

Ability to share / pass on knowledge

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Ability to develop others & improve their skills

Ability to set up relevant performance indicators

Ability to inspire others & generate people's commitment

Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution

Ability to manage / facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, training…

Education Level: 

 Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 15 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)