VP Transaction Banking Product Manager

Main responsibilities:

Product Development: Develop and enhance Trade and Cash Management products in Brazil (Trade Finance, Supply Chain, Agribusiness Loans, Payments, Collections, Liquidity):

• Manage the development of new products and enhancements requested on existing products.
• Analyze global products and channels available in BNPP to define a product strategy and roadmap.

Launch, Implementation, and Monitoring of New Products:

• Define and document business requirements.
• Build product guides.
• Coordinate and guide IT development teams to achieve desired levels.
• Manage enhancements, bug fixes, and ensure timely resolution.
• Prepare marketing documents.
• Define standard legal documentation with the Legal team.
• Support the Implementation Management team in designing and implementing tailored solutions and/or revising legal documentation as needed.
• Write memos on new activities and liaise with all functions for committee approval.
• Monitor conditions with functions and manage periodic product reviews.
• Liaise with Regional/Global product managers.

Competitor Benchmarking and Regulatory Analysis:

• Conduct competitor benchmarking to identify gaps, strengths, and market positioning.
• Participate in Bank Associations meetings and monitor any changes requested by regulators that might impact products and/or create business opportunities.

Support to Sales Teams:

• Provide training, demos, and support to sales colleagues.
• Assist sales colleagues in responding to RFPs.
• Participate in RFP and client meetings when required.
• Provide guidance to Middle Office & Implementation colleagues on mandate implementations.
• Participate in customer and industry events.

P&L and Reporting:

• Define, monitor, and analyze KPIs for the product portfolio.
• Submit regular progress reports to the Head of Transaction Banking Brazil and to the Heads of GTS/Cash Management Products Americas.

Position Requirements:

• Master's Degree in Business Management or related
• Previous experience in product management, preferably in Trade Finance and/or Cash Management.
• Good understanding of banking IT systems and operational processes.
• Attributes: Team Player, Leadership qualities, Positive Attitude, Innovative thinking, ability to take ownership of tasks assigned, and diligently follow up on them.
• Fluency in Portugues and English

Why join BNP Paribas? 

BNP Paribas is an international bank with leading positions in the European market. It is present in more than 60 countries and employs nearly 178,000 people. The Group occupies key positions in its three main areas of operation: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services (whose retail banking and financial services network is part of Retail Banking & Services), as well as Corporate & Institutional Banking, which offers services to corporate and institutional clients.

Our presence in Brazil

BNP Paribas has been officially operating in Brazil since 1996. Since 2010, when the Securities Services area began operating, the Brazilian unit has the largest number of business lines in Latin America, making it one of the Group's largest operations in emerging markets. Today, in Brazil, the Group is present with the areas of Corporate and Institutional Banking, Asset Management, Insurance (Cardif) and Fleet Management (Arval).

Currently, the BNP Paribas Group has around 1400 employees in the country. In Brazil, it is among the largest international investment banks in total assets (R$ 112.5 billion, Jun/23, Prudential Conglomerate, Central Bank), offering a diversity of products and multiple solutions to its clients. 

BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, citizenship, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.