Project Management / PMO

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:

BNP Paribas Cardif is the insurance subsidiary of BNP Paribas. We are a worldwide leader of the Credit Protection Insurance market with strong positions in savings and protection insurance in more than 30 countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America.

 In Asia, Cardif regional IT team provides services to our business entities in Japan, South Korea , Taiwan and our regional office in Hong Kong. 

Job Title:

Regional PM/PMO

Date:

APR 2025

Department:

Cardif Asia 

Location:

Chennai

Business Line / Function:

Cardif Asia Regional IT

Reports to:

(Direct)

Grade: 

(if applicable)

(Functional)

Number of Direct Reports:

0

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

The regional PM/PMO works for Cardif Asia regional IT.

He or She ensures end-to-end responsibility for achieving regional IT project’s objectives.

Manage the entire project and coordinate all players and contributors.

Act as the primary contact point for the project

He or she consolidates the entire portfolio of projects within Asia region scope, by coordinating with country local PMO for decision-making to all stakeholders.

Acts as advisor (alerts and recommendations) to his/her management in steering the project portfolio.

Ensures reliable reporting with comments and with the necessary alerts and recommendations.

Provides the necessary support for decision-making to all stakeholders. 

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

Ensures end-to-end responsibility for achieving regional project’s objectives:

· Is responsible for achieving the project objectives within the budget, for meeting deadlines and for the quality of the deliverables.

· Coordinates preliminary studies in liaison with the business line / sponsor.

· Ensures that needs are properly defined and approved.

· Ensures that the requirements are in line with the expressed needs and ensures the feasibility of the technology.

· Ensures that the solution meets all requirements.

· Ensures the solution is validated by all stakeholders. 

· Prepares, consolidates, and validates estimates and schedules throughout the project.

· Guarantees the delivery, operation, and commencement of the solution.

· Identifies and manages all risks that may arise during the project’s implementation, in collaboration with all stakeholders.

·       Identifies needs in terms of human resources and technical and functional skills. 

·       Where possible depending on technical and human resources, identifies the impacts of the project on the strategic nature of the requests and makes changes where necessary.

Manages the entire project and coordinates all players and contributors:

·       Manages and measures the progress of the project.

·       Takes decisions concerning impacts on costs, quality, and deadlines, while integrating the value created for the business line.

·       Manages and coordinates the project team.

·       Coordinates relations with all stakeholders and secures their commitment throughout the project.

·       Plans, prepares, and ensures transfer to the project governance bodies (architecture and investment committee, etc.)

·       Guarantees the development and application of the testing strategy throughout the project.

·       Incorporates change management into the project and provides support in this respect for the activities concerned Prepares the roll out plan with all stakeholders and guarantees its execution.

·       Organises the project’s transition to the maintenance stage.

·       Carries out a final review of the project and oversees its closure.

 Acts as the primary contact point throughout the project.

 Carry out reporting

·       Consolidate all indicators needed to monitor his/her project scope

·       Ensure that the methodology and tools are used and propose areas for improvement on a continuous basis.

·       Where necessary, help to define the project management methodology and tools 

Contributing Responsibilities

Contribution to management

·       Provide operational support to the project manager for transition to the various bodies stipulated in the project management methodology

·       Supervise the collection of information required to keep the portfolio of projects up to date (budget, schedule, work remaining, etc.)

·       Analyse deviations and produce a summary of the project portfolio for the portfolio management bodies (capacity to complete work, overruns, risks, alerts and dependencies, etc.)

·       Ensure that project commitments are clearly defined and met in line with the processes defined by the organisation

·       Inform and/or alert follow-up management (budget, schedule, risks, etc.)

Participate in the PMO community

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

· Budget steering

· IT Knowledge

· Business organization

· Data knowledge

Specific Qualifications (if required)

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Client focused

Adaptability

Organizational skills

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Ability to manage a project

Ability to inspire others & generate people’s commitment

Ability to set up relevant performance indicators

Ability to develop and leverage networks

Analytical Ability

Education Level: 

   Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 7 to 10 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)