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Ref #
12355343
Country
Hong Kong
City
Hong Kong
Contract type
Graduate
Professional Family
F03 - RISK
Required experience in the field
Career starter

Description

In Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas is one of the best-positioned international financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence since 1860. Currently with over 20,000 employees* and a presence in 13 markets, BNP Paribas provides corporates, institutional and private investors with product and service solutions tailored to their specific needs. It offers a wide range of financial services covering corporate & institutional banking, wealth management, asset management, insurance, as well as retail banking and consumer financing through strategic partnerships. 
 
Worldwide, BNP Paribas has a presence in 63 markets with more than 183,000 employees. It has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors. Asia Pacific is a key strategic region for BNP Paribas and it continues to develop its franchise in the region.  

* excluding partnerships

BNP Paribas offers you an exciting career in an international business environment that is fast-paced, diverse and focuses on creating high-value relationships with our clients. We offer competitive salary and benefits, as well as a working environment where you’re valued as part of the team.


https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/

2025 APAC Graduate Programme – RISK - Hong Kong

Our two-year graduate programme has been designed to give you the support and development you need to start a successful career in financial services. You can join us in one of several business areas or support functions, and take on real responsibility from day one. Depending on your qualifications and experience, you can apply to join us as either an analyst or an associate.

For:

Final year students or recent graduates with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in any disciplines from a recognized university

Duration:

24 months

Streams:

ALMT Risk, Credit Risk, Data Protection, Global Market Risk, Operational Risk, Strategic Risk

Start date:

January or July 2025

Location:

Hong Kong

Candidates with more than one application will not be processed - You are encouraged to review the different business lines and working locations before applying.

We encourage you to apply for your programme of choice as soon as possible, as we recruit on a rolling basis and may close applications before the advertised date, if all vacancies are filled.

Who can apply?

To be considered for the placement, you will:

  • Possess GPA of 3.3 out of 4.0 or above (or equivalent) in any discipline
  • Have to be fluent in spoken and written English (additional languages are an advantage)
  • Demonstrate methodical, logical, solution-driven initiatives, with commercial awareness and a keen interest in latest finance topics as well as market trends

What you can expect?

Induction

You will start off with a comprehensive induction, where you will be immersed in group training and discover more about the BNP Paribas Group.

Training

Then you will start your business specific technical and financial training, alongside personal skills development aimed at equipping you with the knowledge you need to get you the best possible start in your career. On-the-job training will be delivered throughout your two-year programme, taking you along a tailored development path to build your expertise and broaden your base of skills. You will also have the chance to experience other parts of the business through cross-entity projects, which will help you understand how we approach complex work and give you the chance to develop a strong internal network.

Mentor & Buddy

Throughout the programme, you will be mentored by experienced managers and team members, as well as pairing with a buddy from previous cohorts who will make sure you are getting everything you need to grow.


What will you do?

As an ALMT Risk Analyst, you will:

  • Identify, quantify and control Market Risk and Liquidity Risk of ALMT activities;
  • Develop and improve tools to help further automatate and enhance risk analysis and monitoring;
  • Contribute to the review of Liquidity Risk metrics (internal and regulatory) used by ALMT, and perform regular checks that existing local assumptions and parameters are still relevant, as well as verifying the compliance of ALMT activities to the Banking Laws Framework;
  • Participate in the monitoring of operational risk profiles and material exposure to losses, and provide appropriate reporting. Contribute to RCSAs, historical and potential incident processing, independent reviews and control testing in the aim of continuously enhancing the risk management framework of our APAC activities.

As a Credit Risk Analyst, you will:

  • Review and assess credit proposals produced by the business credit analyst, checking and challenging if the credit terms are in accordance with the Bank’s norms and policies;
  • Handle credit data and produce statistical analysis for management reporting purposes;
  • Attend credit committees and write meeting minutes;
  • Learn how to form a risk opinion as recommendation to credit committees.

As a Data Protection Analyst, you will:

  • Develop data incident recording, classification, remediation and reporting of operational incidents internally;
  • Prepare regulatory materials;
  • Work on data protection governance initiatives including committee presentations;
  • Examine operational incidents pertaining to personal data;
  • Conduct gap analysis on group control plans and new laws in the region;
  • Input risk assessments for new projects involving personal data;
  • Be involved in information mapping and control testing for data protection topics.

As a Global Market Risk Analyst, you will:

  • Identify, analyze and monitor Market and Liquidity Risks;
  • Measure and monitor these risks, develop monitoring tools, and report to Business and Senior Management;
  • Work on Valuation Adjustments, which consists of all processes related to Valuation Adjustments (FVR, PVA and IPV) among all asset classes and across all locations. This includes:
    • Valuation adjustment methodologies
    • Data analysis related to valuation adjustments
    • Valuation adjustments monitoring and production
    • Any projects related to valuation adjustment

As an Operational Risk Analyst, you will:

  • Identify and assess whether operational risks are effectively managed across the different business lines and functions in APAC, by correlating input from audit findings, Internal Loss Data Collection & Analysis, External Data Collection & Analysis, Risk Control Self Assessments, Business Process Mapping, KPIs & KRIs, Scenario Analysis, and Quantified Measurement & Comparative Analysis;
  • Participate in the monitoring of operational risk profiles and material exposure to losses and provide appropriate reporting. Data capture and operational risk reporting should be continuously enhanced and provide a feedback loop to enhance risk management policies, procedures and practices;
  • Provide support and oversight with respect to management of security and technology risks of core systems and applications;
  • Provide support in the oversight of operational risk management activities and ensure practices are consistent with regulatory expectations and industry sound practices;
  • Pro-active involvement in IT and Operations Transformation projects including the review of major outsourcing partners.

As a Strategic Risk Analyst, you will:

  • Contribute to delivering strategic portfolio risk analysis by providing portfolio reviews and analytics that identify and assess the evolution of the portfolio dynamics over time.
  • Act as portfolio risk analysis and information matter expert. To produce and analyze risk information for the senior management of the Bank, within RISK and outside RISK, while ensuring the accuracy and consistency of the portfolio analysis offering.
  • Contribute to providing a comprehensive view of regulatory requirements related to risk management in the APAC Territories where BNP Paribas operates.
  • Contribute to the strengthening of the ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) risk framework in APAC.
  • Ensure a strong coordination across APAC RISK streams and territories and with the global RISK GSA (Governance and Strategic Analysis) team (Paris, London, Lisbon, New York and Hong Kong)