Company purpose:
Our company purpose is to contribute to a responsible and sustainable economy by financing and advising clients according to the highest ethical standards.
Our employer promise is built around three pillars:
• Being a great place to work
• Committed to sustainability and having a positive impact
• Being dedicated to the development of our people
Business Area
BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. It has a presence in 73 countries, with more than 196,000 employees, including around 149,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets, International Financial Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors.
BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking is a globally recognised leader offering capital markets, securities services, financing, treasury and advisory solutions.
Compliance is an independent Function responsible for providing specialist support typically acting as a Second Level of Defence. Capital Markets Market Surveillance (CMS) is a specific section of Compliance specialising in preventing, detecting and investigating Market abuse.
Job purpose
This 11-month role will sit within the team of the CIB Capital Markets Surveillance (CMS) Chief Operating Officer (COO).
The role will enable the successful candidate to gain exposure to how Market Surveillance activities are organised and operated in a large international bank.
The COO Office oversee the operation of CMS across CIB and supports that Global Head of CMS in the operation of this activity and it’s continuous improvement.
The candidate will be involved with several aspect of the CMS COO Office activities including but not limited to:
• Committee Governance – pack and meeting preparation.
• Action tracking and follow-up.
• Overseeing the update of CMS data repositories.
• Working with teams/stakeholders internationally.
• Undertaking analysis work as required.
• Seeking efficiencies in the operation of the practice.
Key Responsibilities
Team processes:
• Establish and maintain communication tools and data repositories such as SharePoint, shared drives, mailboxes, and email distribution lists.
• Manage the CMS SharePoint, manage the evolution of the site and design to ensure a comprehensive, well organised site that is easy to navigate.
• Ensure team documentation is kept updated i.e. Organisational charts.
Efficiency:
• Identify opportunities and construct solutions for improving efficiency in the way the team works.
Governance:
• Assist in the preparation of Governance meetings.
• Collate material, manage formatting and distributing the pack and post meeting information.
• Help prepare agendas by seeking input from relevant stakeholders.
Projects/data analysis/automation
• Participate in ad-hoc projects including data analysis / automation and the use of AI productivity tooling.
Training
• Assist in the review, update and provision of CMS training.
Communication and Coordination:
• Co-ordinate within the CMS team and with other Compliance Teams as relevant to facilitate a smooth flow of information.
• Assist in the update of policy/procedure and guidelines.
Stakeholder management:
• Build and maintain internal stakeholder relationships as appropriate.
• Develop network globally.
• Encourage teamwork.
Requirements
The role requires high levels of the following competencies/skills:
• Can do attitude. Proactively sees solutions.
• Strong collaborative approach and ability to work effectively in a team.
• Strong Communication skills with ability to communicate clearly and effectively in all forms.
• Sound judgement with ability to understand limits and when a matter needs to be escalated.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise appropriately.
• MS Office (PowerPoint, Word and Excel) and SharePoint proficiency.
A bit more about why you should join us
1. We’re a great place to work
We aim for optimal work/life balance (depending on role, this includes hybrid working, flexible working and agile)
We are proud of our award-winning flexible benefits and health & wellbeing strategy. Our flexible benefits include:
• Generous holiday allowance of at least 26 days (plus bank holidays) – with option to buy and sell holidays.
• Valuable financial plans – a 12% non-contributory pension which has been moved to sustainable investments*, life assurance*, income protection and personal accident insurance.
• Extensive wellbeing and mental health offering – one of the most advanced private medical schemes in the UK, dental cover, wellbeing app, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy support, subsidised gym memberships, bespoke health assessments including genetic testing, Private GP (including digital GP services to parents of employees), Employee Assistance Programme, menopause & fertility support (we are an accredited Menopause Friendly Employer), neurodiversity assessment and support.
• Key onsite services and facilities in London – include physiotherapy, nutrition, massage therapy, physiology, mental health first aiders, seasonal flu vaccinations and free onsite fitness centre.
• Plus, emergency back-up care for dependants, green car leasing, season ticket loan, and a range of other benefits.
* Subject to relevant caps
2. As the eurozone’s largest bank, we are committed to having a positive impact in the world.
For example, we are committed to Net Zero in all of our financing and investment portfolios by 2050. By 2030, 80% of our energy production financing will be low carbon.
But impact for us means more than climate. It means empowering our people every day. Everyone gets four volunteering days each year – in 2023, we achieved over 18,000 hours of volunteering across the UK and reaching over 4,500 young people.
3. We believe in our people
We support our people to develop skills to adapt to the ever-evolving world of work and to prepare for the jobs of today and tomorrow. We do this through a comprehensive training offering, talent programmes, mentoring, career days and inhouse career tools.
We are proud of the number of our people who progress and secure new roles internally. In fact, in 2023, nearly half of our positions in UK CIB were filled internally.
Investing in our people also means we have a collaborative and inclusive culture:
• Direct feedback from our people shows that our internal culture sets us apart from our industry peers.
• Each year, nearly 30,000 employees globally are involved in professional networks that play an active role in promoting Diversity and Inclusion within the Group. These include our:
• Pride Network, Ability Network (which supports disabled employees), MixCity (gender equality network), Women in Global Markets, Women in Global Banking, Women in IT, Diversity Equity & Inclusion in Technology, Early Careers Network, Multicultural Network and Parents & Carers Network.
Equal Opportunities
BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.
Adjustments
We don’t want anyone to be disadvantaged in our recruitment processes, so if you have a disability or health condition which may mean that you’d benefit from some adjustments or additional support, please let us know as early in the process as possible.
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PLEASE NOTE
• You may only apply to four Long Term Internships over the course of a year. These may be across any business area.