Project Manager Fx Payments

PROJECT MANAGER | FX PAYMENTS (JOB NUMBER: 2202GMFOS9772)

About the job

The Project Manager contributes to the development of the FX Payments Product Offer & Tier 1 Platform Construction.

The role is a Business position and will cover all FX+ Product Development dimensions including delivery of new product features/improvements, industrialisation and performance enhancements, Client feedback & market benchmarking, investigation of new Business models / areas of growth.

The role is global: the scope covers all CIB countries, Domestic markets and International Retail Banking territories across the globe.

Your Main Activities Are

• Improve the product offer by scoping and managing the delivery of new FX Payments end-to-end features, as well as coordinating all stakeholders/contributors within the various organisations involved
• Transversal features (currency coverage offering, pre-trade transparency with indicative / interactive rates at payment submission,)
• Segment specific features (Retail specific, corporate specific,)
• Refactor and Industrialise the FX Payments platform to make it resilient, scalable and agile
• Drive the industrialisation of the technical platform with our IT counterparts
• Continuously monitor and improve operational workflows to reduce operational risk and maximise STP
• Manage the design, delivery and launch of new FX features and synchronise their activation with the roll-out team
• Monitor FX+ Product performance (KPIs, Dashboards) to ensure its resilience, drive business development and the product strategy
• Implement a bullet proof Conduct framework (live rates, robust pricing framework, pre-trade / post-trade transparency ) in coordination with the local businesses, ensuring the FX+ Product suite is compatible with the local market requirements
• Help build a Tier 1 Platform close to the best-of-breed solutions on the market (Citi, HSBC, JP Morgan, BAML )
• Benchmark offers against competition (Banks / Fintech), investigate potential partnerships / participation
• Build Business cases for new FX+ Product enhancements to support the global business growth
• Support the FX+ Product commercialisation and the features activation plan in coordination with the Rollout and Distribution team
• Strengthen the BNPP FX+ digital offering and develop the cross-selling with new business lines (Cash Management, Trade, Supply Chain, Securities, etc.) or Third parties through a complete and integrated FX+ Product suite

Profile and Skills to Success

• Between 3 and 7 years of experience in Product / Project Management or similar role within the industry: scoping, sponsoring and delivering projects in relation to Global Markets or Transaction Banking sectors (business case and scoping study, Business Requirements, management of the delivery along with Business Lines / IT / Operations)
• Business or operational knowledge of the Transaction Banking / FX activities
• Understanding of the treasury challenges faced by Corporate clients, specifically w.r.t payments and management of multiple currencies
• Expertise on Product offering to Corporates (Cash management, Trade Finance, FX, Deposits,) a plus
• Fluency in English is mandatory, both oral and written
• Used to work in multi-cultural environments
• Rigorous, autonomous and multi-tasking
• Expert MS office proficiency (including Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and Word)

About the Team

The FX Payments activity is a key area of growth for Global Markets. In order to support and accelerate that growth an electronic platform (FX+) has been designed. FX+ is delivering automated FX solutions to support other BNPP business lines such as Cash Management, Trade Finance, Correspondent Banking, who require FX to deliver transactional services to their clients.

• FX+ Payments is a platform that manages the execution of FX within International Payments
  (i.e. Payment + FX in one transaction).
• FX+ is successfully implemented in ca 40 countries across Europe, MEA, APAC and North America ; it is globally generating a very significant stream of revenues for BNP Paribas
• FX+ aims to strengthen the BNPP FX electronic offer: Enrich the transaction banking offer (pricing flexibility, extend currency coverage) with a better FX execution (transparency, automation of processes, 24/7 service,...)
• Within this context, FX+ drives the cross selling with new Business lines (Cash Management, Trade or Supply Chain) and Third parties (Retailers, Payment Service Providers ) through a complete and integrated FX+ Product suite, involving innovative Open Banking API solutions.

Why joining BNP Paribas?:

• Leading banking institution

BNP Paribas is a leader in the Eurozone, and a prominent international banking institution with strong roots in Europe's banking history. It has a presence in 72 countries, with around 200 000 Employees - including more than 150 000 in Europe.
- Our presence in Portugal

Since 1985, BNP Paribas was one of the first