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 specialized 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, corporate 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, color, 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:

Trade Finance plays a pivotal role in the International Import and Export business. It provides various financial instruments designed to mitigate the risks involved in international trade for both importers and exporters. Some of the core products we offer include "Letter of Credit," "Bank Guarantees," and "Supply Chain Financing" (encompassing both payables and receivables). These essential products are at the heart of BNP Paribas’s strategy and are a testament to our commitment to supporting international trade.

At ISPL, we are the backbone of this transformation, providing innovative IT solutions tailored for both our corporate and retail clients. BNP Paribas is recognized as one of the top international transactional banking providers, and our continuous investment in IT is a key driver of this success.

Job Title:

VP3/Director

Date:

26^th June 2025

Department:

GBIT

Location:

Mumbai/ Chennai /Bengaluru

Business Line / Function:

Trade Finance and Supply Chain IT

Reports to:

(Direct)

Head of Banking Platform IT, ISPL

Grade: 

(if applicable)

(Functional)

Global Head of Trade Finance & Supply Chain IT

Number of Direct Reports:

~5

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

·         As Head/Domain lead, 

o   Manage the Trade Finance & Supply Chain software delivery teams based in India to deliver expected IT functionality with stability & scalability.

o   Managing a span of control of 200+ FTEs. 

o   Responsible for relationship management with Business, Operations & IT sponsors in conjunction with respective global and regional domain heads. 

o   Lead transversal initiatives for the Banking Platform IT department beyond the domain, e.g. DevSecOps, Gen AI usage, Test Automation + Shift Left, Development methodology (Agile practices), Cloud native approach etc.

·         By being a part of the ISPL Banking Platform IT Executive Committee:

o   Contribute & strengthen the management vision of the department.

o   Contribute to the continuous improvement of Banking Platform IT ISPL and implementation of best practices.

o   Lead by example and disseminate the management values & objectives for Banking Platform IT Leadership group to boost Banking Platform IT ISPL performance.

o   Contribute to initiatives/collaboration across all domains of Banking Platform IT.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

Vision in strategy:

• Key leadership role responsible for managing and driving the IT strategy, execution and delivery of technology and solutions, for Banking Platform IT
• The successful candidate will ensure management of 200+ Trade Finance & Supply Chain IT professionals.
• Will act as a key partner with business stakeholders to drive the overall Trade Finance & Supply Chain IT strategy. Must be very well versed with Trade Finance business, its challenges and operational needs.
• Build strong relationship with global and regional Business, IT & Ops leaders, in collaboration with different IOCs, to drive business successfully and to ensure consistency and alignment across systems.
• Visualize business changes and create an IT/innovation mindset so that solutions are ready for the growth of business and are future ready.

Delivery and operations:

• Overseeing delivery of high-quality, complex IT Programs for various products/instruments used by Trade Finance and Supply Chain business lines
• Implement Agile methodologies to ensure efficiency in delivery operations.
• Platform availability, scalability and performance – to support high transaction volumes.
• Collaborate with Application Production Support to optimize production incidents resolutions.
• Manage relationships with technology partners ensuring cost effective delivery of solutions.
• Leverage emerging technologies to enhance system architecture and solutions.
• Drive digital transformation initiatives to improve delivery efficiency.
• Budget management and cost optimization.
• Continuous monitoring of performance & efficiency of the setup.
• Identify opportunities for process and technologies improvement. 
• Enable solutions and act as escalation point for Administrative & HR topics.
• Provide support for business stakeholders & operations leadership.

Risk and compliance:

• Ensure compliance with global regulatory requirements.
• Drive all the dimensions of IT risk management for the full scope of Trade Finance & Supply chain assets.
• Implement existing robust IT governance and reporting mechanisms to manage operational excellence.
• Risk mitigation via implementation of technology obsolescence remediation.

Digital Transformation:

• Manage initiatives, which includes framing transformation programs
• Define “MoveToCloud” trajectories for the existing IT assets to maximize the benefits out of these.
• Design new IT assets with “Cloud Native” features.
• Getting 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.

People Development:

• Drive and manage people development initiatives in partnership with HR.
• Responsible for mentorship and career growth of the in-scope employees.
• Consulting point for Talent Acquisition & Technology solutions.
• Further develop architectural / design skills within leveraging on in-sourced out-sourced staff

Contributing Responsibilities

·         Trade Finance and Supply chain domain knowledge to effectively discuss and strategize client and operation’s needs. 

·         Should be able to drive functional discussions with non-technical stakeholders

·         Technology validation & evolution.

·         Support & leadership to organizational initiatives.

·         Identify gaps in existing systems and create action-plans to plug those gaps rapidly.

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

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

·         Trade Finance & Supply chain domain knowledge is a must

·         Candidate must be very familiar with Trade Finance and Supply chain domain functions, and must be able to effectively and efficiently discuss with business counterparts

·         Good knowledge of corporate banking products like Payments, Credit, eBanking, Accounting systems is a big plus.

·         Expert in various project development methodologies (Agile-Scrum, Agile-Kanban, Waterfall etc)

·         In-depth understanding of tooling and engineering aspects of software development (DevOps Tools, Cloud technologies etc.) 

·         Must be able to collaborate with the development, test & production support team

·         Good communication skills and excellent team player

·         Proven experience of managing large delivery teams (150+ FTE) 

·         Active Interest and Experience in AI techniques applied to Delivery and Deployment procedure would be a plus

Specific Qualifications (if required)

NA

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Organizational skills

Communication skills - oral & written

Creativity & Innovation / Problem solving

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Ability to understand, explain and support change

Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution

Ability to inspire others & generate people's commitment

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

Ability to develop and leverage networks

Education Level: 

 Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 15 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)