About the job

• As the Project manager / Business Analyst within the IT team, you will work closely with
  1. HO Finance in Europe who is the main sponsor and Product Owner to analyze requirement and propose solutions
  2. Asia and Europe Users by Organizing workshops for requirement gathering and UAT
  3. WMIS teams like Security, Systems & Architecture, Devops teams and be the main coordinator for your project
  4. Work with Source system development team on day to day basis to provide requirement and follow-up on their delivery
  5. Prepare project/evolution planning and milestones
  6. Be the Asset expert and lead in the functional domain area, provide solutions to Sponsor’s requests, provide impact analysis and driving the implementation. Position is also required to perform follow-up and analysis on the L3 production support topics for the Asset to ensure BAU

Your Main Activities Are

• Project estimation, resource capacity plan and project actual control
• Develop Project Work plan or WBS for delivery monitoring and control
• Responsible for project team’s coordination (regular follow up meetings) and communication with Sponsors (SteerCo preparation & presentation)
• Define milestones with the dependency team and stakeholders
• Conduct workshops and meetings with users and Group Finance to identify project requirements
• Work with users of Core-banking system and Finance systems
• Collaborate with the team of multiple divisions and IT teams from Group to drive the project to completion
• Analyze business requirement and Document Functional Specifications and ensure to obtain sign-off from Product Owner
• Able to challenge the AS-IS situation and propose solutions
• Participate to the full development lifecycle primarily in requirement gathering design, solution design, construction, SIT, UAT, release and implementation support
• Work with Solution architects, Application SME’s to design functional solutions and if necessary the development team and Business analyst from other Divisions/Assets for cross Division projects
• Responsible for managing & reporting functional risks
• Get a validation from stakeholders after the UAT 
• Full Project governance deliverables
• Project post go-live support

Profile and Skills to Success

• Bachelor’s degree in Management or Finance
• Experienced Project Manager and Business analyst in the IT team for at least 10 years delivery projects for the following functional domain areas
  1. Finance reporting process
  2. Regulatory reporting
  3. Credit Counterparty Risk
  4. Management accounting   
  5. Core banking solutions data flows 
  6. Data quality
• Experience working throughout the entire project life cycle, including analyzing and documenting requirements, workshops, testing and stakeholder management throughout
• Experience in a similar role with Financial Services
• Good knowledge and working capability of product life cycle  
• Good knowledge and understanding of the information flow and various business functions in a financial services/bank
• Knowledge on Accounting/Finance system implementation lifecycle
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high pressure environment
• Able to conduct the workshops with business teams and challenging the requirements 
• Collaborate with teams and work with groups effectively spread across various regions 
• Strong critical thinker with problem solving aptitude
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

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Why joining BNP Paribas? 

· Leading banking institution

BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank, and key player in international banking. It operates in 63 countries and has nearly 183.000 employees, including more than 146.000 in Europe.

· Our presence in Portugal

In Portugal since 1985, BNP Paribas today has more than 8.700 employees, distributed across the Group's 10 business entities established in the country. Its presence also extends to 11 excellence centers providing value-added services to various countries where the BNP Paribas Group also operates.

· International reach 

Thanks to its international presence and regular and close collaboration among its different entities, BNP Paribas has the resources to support all clients with financing, investment, savings and protection solutions that help make their projects a success. BNP Paribas holds key positions in its three core operating divisions: 

• Retail Banking, a division that brings together all of the Group’s retail activities and specialised business lines; 
• Investment & Protection Services that include specialised businesses offering a wide range of savings, investment and protection services; 
• Corporate & Institutional Banking division that offers tailored financial solutions for corporate and institutional clients.

· Diversity and Inclusion commitment 

BNP Paribas is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.

· Commitment towards work/life balance

At BNP Paribas we care about our employees wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between work and rest. We believe our employees have rich personal lives outside of work, being fundamental to be disconnected from work to recharge both physically and mentally. Only through this balance we may all be at our best while working.

· Remote Working Conditions

At BNP Paribas, we embrace a Smart Working framework based on trust, autonomy and collaboration. Within this framework, eligible employees can benefit from flexible remote working modalities adapted to our hybrid working environment. To guarantee a comfortable and efficient working set-up, eligible employees are provided with both the office and home equipment, are entitled to an equipment allowance and can benefit from exclusive partnerships to purchase additional equipment at reduced prices. 

To find out more on why you should join BNP Paribas visit https://bnpp.lk/why-BNP-Paribas-Portugal

* Please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered. 

* In case you are selected for this role, further documentation will be requested to support your hiring process.