AVP – Project Manager

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 24×7 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:

The jobholder will be a part of the ISPL KPI Factory with a global mission to monitor and foster performance at group & division level.

Job Title:

Project Manager

Date:

7-Jan-2025

Department:

CAO

Location:

Chennai

Business Line / Function:

Transitions and Project Office

Reports to:

(Direct)

Grade: 

(if applicable)

NA

(Functional)

Number of Direct Reports:

NA

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

The jobholder will be a part of the KPI Team with a global mission to monitor and foster performance at group & division level. The role will require the candidate to act as business partner for business divisions and business lines and support the business strategic steering. The candidate will produce performance management reports with various indicators to support analysis and steering business performance.

The Candidate will be responsible for managing the entire lifecycle, from requirements gathering to deployment, and will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery. Run technical projects in the vertical which will include providing direction, project planning and tracking, reporting. Unblock technical challenges. Bring oversight and ownership. Work in globally distributed setup as a first among equals in the technology space.

Project Managers are involved in the study and/or implementation of the projects allocated to KPI, which encompasses to:

•       Frame the project upfront, define the most adequate governance to lead the project to success.

•       When relevant, consolidate the design the solution that the project is to deliver, with proper signoff from relevant contributors.

•       Build/consolidate and maintain the project plan, effectively manage unplanned events, manage dependencies and critical path,

•       Drive the project team to completion in close interaction with the Project Sponsor, ensure effective communication, continuous alignment of all contributors and timely running of governance routines,

•       Take responsibility for – when appropriate – some of the actions and analysis related to the project, without losing focus on the roadmap,

•       Perform project retrospective to leverage on experience and learn lessons for improvement for the future.

Responsibilities

 

The Experienced Project Manager will be able to take in charge a large / complex project or handle 2 less complex/smaller projects in parallel. In either case, this will include:

Project Framing and Study

•  Clarify the objective, the scope, the dependencies, the major risks & issues.

•  Confirm the sponsorship.

•  Ensure a clear business rationale is associated to the contemplated project 

•  Size roughly the effort required to design the solution & execute the projects.

•  Identify contributors to be on-boarded for the study.

•  Coordinate & challenge experts to put together a solution meeting the business requirements.

•  Identify risk and dependencies that could jeopardize project execution.

•  Design the project governance (roles & responsibilities, governance bodies, stakeholders’ identification).

•  Design project roadmap (i.e. the overall execution plan).

•  Secure the resource plan (skills, capacity) and prioritization / funding for those resources.

Execution phase:

•  Drive the execution of the roadmap.

•  Ensure aligned project status/progress is shared amongst the project community.

•  Identify risk & issues and propose a mitigation action plan.

•  Raise alerts / escalate issues / review the roadmap if required.

•  Monitor the feedback from contributors on project management and adjust when required.

•  Prepare and chair governance bodies, produce adequate reporting, communicate.

Completion phase:

•  Collect feedback from project participants.

•  Identify good practices/factors of success and fields of improvement.

•  Update project management toolkit with lessons learnt.

The Project Manager is also accountable to ensure that solutions designed for the project fit with the principles and are validated by the relevant validation bodies:

•  Overall sound IT architecture.

•  Target Operating Model with clear mandate for each team.

•  Strong controls framework.

•  Simple and efficient working.

It is also expected from the PM with this level of seniority that they will:

•  Be able to provide Project progress KPI, allowing to demonstrate adherence (or not) to initial plan

•  Proactively propose and set-up mitigation plans.

•  Publish their own highlights relative to their project.

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Good knowledge of our environment (products, markets, practices, processes, systems, organization and people).

·       Knowledge of ETL, Data Visualization tools

Ability to deliver the various phases (framing, study / design, execution, completion/closure) of large / complex projects.

·       Ability to develop a culture of the planning, be able to keep a direction to meet the deadlines in an autonomous manner.

·       Ability to take decisions linked to the project when necessary and when it goes under PM mandate.

Soft Skills

·       Strong analytical skills

·       Strong problem-solving and negotiation skills

·       Comfortable operating with a strong level of autonomy, self-driven

·       Organised and delivery-focused, with attention to detail.

·       Good communication and reporting skills.

o   Is able to articulate a message clearly and succinctly.

o   Is able to tailor communication style to relevant audiences (i.e. communicate complex issues / matters in a simple understandable way).

·       Working capacity and efficiency.

· Team Player/ Networking Skills

Specific Qualifications (if required)

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Ability to deliver / Results driven

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Resilience

Critical thinking

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Analytical Ability

Ability to manage a project

Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution

Ability to understand, explain and support change

Ability to develop and adapt a process 

Education Level: 

 Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 10 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)