Vice President / Assistant Vice President – HRIS Project Manager / Senior Business Analyst (HR Systems)

About BNP Paribas Group:

BNP Paribas is a top-ranking bank in Europe with an international profile. It operates in 71 countries and has almost 199,000 employees. The Group ranks highly in its three core areas of activity: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services (whose retail banking networks and financial services are grouped together under Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, centred on corporate and institutional clients. The Group helps all of its clients (retail, associations, businesses, SMEs, large corporates and institutional) to implement their projects by providing them with services in financing, investment, savings and protection. In its Corporate & Institutional Banking and International Financial Services activities, BNP Paribas enjoys leading positions in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas and has a solid and fast-growing network in the Asia/Pacific region.

About BNP Paribas India Solution Pvt Ltd:

Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, a leading bank in Europe 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 6000 employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutions.

Job Title: Vice President / Assistant Vice President                            Location: Goregaon, Mumbai

As the HRIS Project Manager, you will play important role in driving strategic HR technology initiatives and projects end-to-end across India. You will work with a diverse stakeholder group including regional and local HR teams, IT, vendors, Finance and others.

As part of the HRIS team, you are at the heart of many initiatives, particularly with a focus on improving HR operational efficiency and employee experience using technology.

Key Responsibilities:

Advise HR technology solution:

• Provide practical advice to HR stakeholders on adoption of new technologies to solve business problems
• Recommend and Implement HR technology changes end‐to‐end

Project Management & Business Analysis:

• Project leadership and quality delivery end-to-end to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and key goals are met
• Develop and execute integrated plans that include project deliverables, process improvements and total cost management; prepare project plans and ensure projects are executed by following standard governance framework/ policies
• Manage project budgets including obtaining and vetting cost estimates, monitoring and tracking expenses throughout the project lifecycle
• Provide detailed cost/benefit analysis and form recommendations for project governance
• Elevate and manage project risks and issues as appropriate, proactively work to resolution
• Collaborate with different IT teams and vendors to design and deploy technology solutions in compliance with IT security regulatory requirements
• Understand the business needs/problems, bridge gaps between HR business requirements and IT solutions and translate business needs into clear functional requirements and/or technical specifications

Core HRMS tool management (PeopleSoft Preferred):

• Thorough understanding of HRMS tool with Core HR functions
• Experience in end-to-end implementation or roll-outs of HRMS tool
• Deep understanding of configurations as well as integration with other applications
• Ownership and management of day to day operations of the application
• Basic technical knowledge on coding and related technology to drive and assist in design and development of new features

Team Management

• Handle the team of IT specialists (BA, Developer, Application support etc.) including Off-shore team
• Create an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture
• Delegating tasks and set deadlines for your internal team

Required Skills/Experience

Graduate with at least 15 years of experience with minimum 5-6 years as Project Manager in HRIS and HR related systems – PeopleSoft HRMS Preferred

• Basic knowledge of IT infrastructure, IT Risk and Security
• Strong people management skills
• Extensive experience with system and process improvement, analysis, design, deployment and support
• Ability to establish cross-functional, collaborative relationships with stakeholders (IT, vendors, HR) at all levels
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and time-management skills
• Highly organized and agile with an ability to adapt to handle multiple projects and tasks at a time in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrate experience/maturity to handle confidential and sensitive information
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts
• Good presentation, consensus building, project management, and root cause analysis skills
• Ability to prioritize incoming workload on a daily basis

Preferred

• Working knowledge of TALEO, Cornerstone, Compensation, Talent management or other HR tools/technologies
• Experience working in multi-national organizations
• Experience in working and managing off-shore team would be a plus
• Knowledge of HR practices, procedures and standards policy and procedure development techniques is a plus

Required Skills/Experience

Graduate with at least 15 years of experience with minimum 5-6 years as Project Manager in HRIS and HR related systems – PeopleSoft HRMS Preferred

• Basic knowledge of IT infrastructure, IT Risk and Security
• Strong people management skills
• Extensive experience with system and process improvement, analysis, design, deployment and support
• Ability to establish cross-functional, collaborative relationships with stakeholders (IT, vendors, HR) at all levels
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and time-management skills
• Highly organized and agile with an ability to adapt to handle multiple projects and tasks at a time in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrate experience/maturity to handle confidential and sensitive information
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts
• Good presentation, consensus building, project management, and root cause analysis skills
• Ability to prioritize incoming workload on a daily basis

Preferred

• Working knowledge of TALEO, Cornerstone, Compensation, Talent management or other HR tools/technologies
• Experience working in multi-national organizations
• Experience in working and managing off-shore team would be a plus
• Knowledge of HR practices, procedures and standards policy and procedure development techniques is a plus