Senior Business Analyst/Project Manager Financial Markets

Employment contract:

Permanent

Location:

Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

Job/mission:

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Reference:

12348860

About the job

  • We are looking for a Business Analyst / Project
    Manager on Financial Markets with proven experience. IT Corporate Banking
    Belgium has a team of business analysts / project managers servicing Front
    Office, Middle Office and Back Office of Global Markets. These internal clients
    are mainly located in Brussels and Lisbon 
  • The team is responsible for the analysis of
    requirements and problems, drafting of functional specifications, testing and
    training of end users. The scope of activities also includes project coordination
    and 3rd line support 
  • The Brussels team will be extended by a team in
    Portugal that will work in close collaboration with the business analysts in
    Brussels

Your Main
Activities Are

  • Keep close contact with your clients, which enables
    you to identify, analyze and document their requirements and complaints
  • Follow up on market evolutions, both business and
    technological and assess impact together with the business client 
  • Formulate solutions and draft functional
    specifications 
  • Are able to analyze functional problems passing
    through IT systems, and propose solutions  
  • Test new applications / changes to existing
    applications
  • Provide user training
  • Analyze feasibility, manage priorities and define a
    roadmap for delivery
  • Lead workgroups and coach a diverse range of
    participants
  • Report to stakeholders and escalate where
    appropriate 

Profile and
Skills to Success

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Finance,
    or a related field 
  • At least 3 years’ experience in technology, IT
    development, Test or QA functions and management roles within IT in financial
    industry services (or coming from a technology environment with knowledge of
    the financial services industry) 
  • Familiar with Global Markets activity and have good knowledge
    of its financial products (FX, Interest Rates, Bonds, Repos, among others) the
    processing needed and the regulatory framework around 
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to present
    and defend solutions with the global team 
  • Good written and oral English skills in order to
    articulate technical issues associated to work area
  • Have a pro-active, client-focused and
    solution-oriented mindset
  • Ability to communicate with multiple stakeholders with
    competing interests in IT
  • Sound working knowledge of policies, procedures,
    regulations and legislation within their functional area and company-wide. Such
    as key underpinning, architecture and products supported

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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 centres 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

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