AVP, Drive Project Manager

AVP, Drive Project Manager

DRIVE Brazil is a change management team for the bank´s business lines. Drive builds its core expertise in managing transversal and transformation projects across Global Markets/Treasury & Global Banking Business lines. We are looking to on-board project managers with strong functional & business knowledge, as well as regulatory and compliance expertise.

Knowledge of financial instruments, technology & operations aspects for the business lines listed below is highly desirable:

Global Banking: Transaction Banking /Capital Markets,

Global Markets: Global Equities/ Fixed Income Currencies and Commodities (FICC)

• Physical presence in BNPP's office(s) is an essential function of this position. This role will be hybrid, consisting of an in office and remote working component.

Project Management:

Create and lead appropriate project governance

Manage and lead assigned projects to completion with delivery of agreed objectives

Ensure that all projects follow Group Policies and Procedure – including proper Project Governance and reporting to senior management & stakeholders

Identify and stabilize the scope of business topics to be addressed / resolved

Identify and obtain the buy-in from the Primary Project Stakeholders and Sponsor

Secure resources and prioritization / funding of those resources

Leverage expertise and problem-solving skills to propose solutions during each phase of the project

Drive the delivery effort by maintaining project lists, organizing follow up meetings, creating and distributing meeting minutes

Identify risk and dependencies that could jeopardize project execution

Ensure clear communication of goals, budget, risks, efforts involved, as well as on the progress of the project

Work closely with all functions - Front office, Operations, Finance, IT, Compliance, Legal, Risk etc. to ensure successful delivery of project objectives.

Manage situations of conflict and constraints to ensure the success of the project.

Business Analysis:

Elicit business requirements using interviews & subject matter expertise

Document requirements, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, task and workflow analysis

Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, & decompose high-level information into details

Abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the true underlying needs

Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal customers to deliver the following artifacts as needed: (1) Business Requirements Documents, (2) Test & Use Cases

Challenge business users on their assumptions & how they expect to successfully implement requirements

Contribute to the building of maximum efficiency within the Firm:

Analyze the current procedures and make change proposals to improve productivity, efficiency and risk control

Work closely with the Operations and IT managers to properly measure the impact of new systems/processes on the staff's workload and determine the new staffing requirements where applicable.

Contribute to the successful implementation of new systems:

Work with various users to clearly identify business requirements – from Front Office to Finance.

Collaborate with IT to ensure that the system functionalities meet the user requirements.

Propose procedural changes to take advantage of the new system functionalities.

Facilitate the planning between IT and users to ensure all phases of the project are on track and that the appropriate level of testing is carried out.

Bachelor's degree from accredited university with focus on Finance, Economics, Business Administration or other relevant field of study.

Relevant financial industry experience.

Expertise in Front Office and Operations (functional or in a project capacity), with knowledge of Global Banking activities

A keen focus on 'Process and Risk' awareness is a KEY CRITERIA for this position.

Deep knowledge of & experience executing all project management concepts.

Project planning, documentation experience, & stakeholder management is essential

Excellent level of knowledge of MS Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Business Analyst experience is valuable

The candidate:

Must have an in-depth understanding of project life cycle and what each phase implies.

Must have excellent communication and reporting skills – Both written and oral.

Must be able to professionally and efficiently manage situations of conflict and work with collaborators to arrive at a solution.

Needs to demonstrate the ability to adapt and learn new processes quickly.

Needs to show ability to multi-task and shift gears for various topics and perimeter during the project life cycle (i.e. Knowledge of FO Products and processes, Operations, IT, Finance etc.).

Must be able to demonstrate the ability to delve into complicated situations (issues, people, processes etc.), sort out the information and propose the solution/next steps.