OPC & TAC Coordination Officer

In Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas is one of the best-positioned international financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence since 1860. Currently with over 18,000 employees* and a presence in 13 markets, BNP Paribas provides corporates, institutional and private investors with product and service solutions tailored to their specific needs. It offers a wide range of financial services covering corporate & institutional banking, wealth management, asset management, insurance, as well as retail banking and consumer financing through strategic partnerships.

Worldwide, BNP Paribas has a presence in 68 markets with more than 193,000 employees. It has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets and 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. Asia Pacific is a key strategic region for BNP Paribas and it continues to develop its franchise in the region.
* excluding partnerships

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.

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Position Purpose

The Chief Conduct and Control Office ("GM CCCO") is a transversal team within Global Markets ("GM") that is responsible for overseeing the main risks and controls, while ensuring the integrity and the sustainable development in GM's portfolio of activities. GM CCCO has a global mandate across all platforms, with teams located in Americas, EMEA and APAC.

Within the CCCO department, the GM Operational Permanent Control & TAC/NAC[1] Coordination team ("GM OPC") serves as subject matter expert on the Front Office ('FO') supervision structure, operational risks' assessment, controls and governance. Sitting with the business and acting as the first line of defence ("1LOD"), GM OPC partners closely with FO senior management, COO, Compliance, IT & Operations and other control functions to strengthen GM operational processes. In particular, GM OPC in APAC is aiming to deliver:

Protection: continuous advisory to FO as well as ad-hoc awareness & training sessions dedicated to 1LoD
Prevention & Risk Assessment: assessment, monitoring of the front-to-end control plan as well as definition of risk mitigation's action plan in collaboration with the support functions
Supervision: Governance structure with regular supervision forums with heads of business lines

*TAC/NAC refers to "exceptional Transaction Approval Committee / New Activity Committee"

Direct Responsibilities

The successful candidate will advise the business lines on Operational Risk Management, promote best practices, contribute to the delivery of an effective & efficient internal control framework, support business development initiatives while ensuring adequate governance as required by Regulators. The GM OPC Officer will contribute to the three following permanent control streams:

Protection
Strengthen FO to End control set up through the declaration, investigation, analysis of operational risk incidents
Contribute to determine risk reduction actions & coordinate ad-hoc global remediation plans
Drive the Métier in the answer, follow up and closure of any internal or external recommendation
Materialize, maintain & improve the FO control plan
Prevention / Risk Assessment
Develop and manage operational risk monitoring measures and reporting (e.g. KRI, Risk Control Self-Assessment ('RCSA') including Conduct.
Contribution to the rationalization, cleaning, efficiency of controls while reducing risks
Conduct training and awareness sessions aiming to strengthen a risk mitigation culture.
Supervision
Validation process: Coordinate the internal validation of exceptional transactions, new activities, proprietary custom index or automated trading strategies; Provide advisory to FO and Functions on operational risk assessment throughout the validation process. Ensure adherence to the relevant policies & proper implementation of actions points.
Coordinate and contribute to the internal control Governance forums and provide advisory on operational risk governance.

The GM OPC Officer makes sure he/she complies with BNP Paribas Group and CIB methodologies, tools and standards and Code of Conduct.

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

-Proven relevant operational risk methodology, internal control, business risk, internal audit or Front Office experience
-Good general knowledge of Credit products and processes is a plus
-Strong communication skills in written and spoken English (additional language skills is appreciated)
-Demonstrate ability to identify key risk and contribute to the control framework for a wide variety of situations with the ability to act autonomously;
-Demonstrate ability to form and articulate an informed position through structured thinking, problem solving and prioritisation;
-Stakeholder management and influencing skills
-Familiarity with the regulatory landscape in APAC
-High Ethical standard