Assistant Manager - Business Analyst

About BNP Paribas India Solutions

Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, European Union’s leading bank with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. India Solutions services three business lines: Corporate and Institutional Banking, Investment Solutions and Retail Banking for BNP Paribas across the Group. Driving innovation and growth, we are harnessing the potential of over 10000 employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutions.

About BNP Paribas Group

BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 65 countries and has nearly 185,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialised businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment, and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realize their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy, and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group's performance and stability

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

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.

About Business Line/Function

The Global Markets business of BNP Paribas helps its corporate and institutional clients leverage capital markets across the globe for their financing, risk management and investment needs. This encompasses a wide range of financial products ranging from foreign exchange to complex Equity Derivatives that are traded in financial markets across the globe 24/7. IT systems are integral to the business and are a key part of the value proposition to clients. These IT systems range from industry standard products for standard process automation to internally developed, often, market leading IT applications. The IT teams owning these IT systems are made up of functions that include Technical and Application production support, Business Analysis & Project Management, Development & Maintenance and Quality Control.

In the context of Global Markets – DEC Clearing caters to the Listed Derivatives Back Office worldwide. The project develops and maintains applications used by the users and provides end to end ADM services.

Job Title

Assistant Manager

Date

01/11/2025

Department

GM IT

Location:

Bengaluru

Business Line / Function

Client IT FIX Onboarding

Reports To

(Direct)

Grade

(if applicable)

(Functional)

Number Of Direct Reports

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

To be part of the Client onboarding team based in Mumbai. The purpose of this team is to connect Global clients to the global trading platform for trading in US/EMEA/APAC markets

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

Job Tasks (directly linked to the objectives of the employee)

• The person will prepare, supervise, coordinate and implement client connectivity with clients or vendor teams
• The connectivity is based on FIX, the Financial Information exchange Protocol
• The role requires to build strong relationship with client’s IT and infrastructure teams and to liaise closely with various BNPP teams, on IT (infrastructure/production and development) and business side (Client Service and Sales teams)
• The objective of the team is to minimize the delay between the time a client is notified by our Sales to be commercially ready to do business with BNPP and the time the client has been technically provided with the ability to execute orders through BNP platform
• The FIX onboarding team is expected to be an extended team, in this case, this role is expected to independently manage the onboarding responsibilities for one of the regions
• Flexible to work in any region according to the regional requirements
  
  

Expected Role And Key Responsibilities

• • Create JIRA for each onboarding request
  • Understand the initial client requirements from Sales
  • Clarify the requirements with Client IT
  • Design the target setup ensuring the functionality is available in BNP platform
  • For new requirements, coordinate with Dev team to ensure correct implementation of new feature
  • Certify the new flow with Client
  • Review the analysis of client requirements for junior team members
  • Participate in calls with clients to arbitrate issues related to onboarding
    
    

• Reporting:
• Help the project manager to maintain KPI’s to track the delivery of ULLink for timeliness and quality of setup
• Help the project manager to prepare a dashboard report to FO and IT stakeholders on delivery scope, KPI’s, issues and risks.
• Escalate to FO and or IT management for any delay in onboarding due to any dependency on internal, ULLink or clients factors
  

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Functional

• Strong knowledge of Cash Equities & Derivative (Futures/Options/Spreads) Execution products lifecycle
• Should have good understanding of trade life cycle and different flows – Low Touch and High touch
• The candidate should have a Techno-Functional Profile with more emphasis on Functional & Testing skills
• Should have very strong understand of FIX flows and industry
• Knowledge of Fix 4.2/4.4 protocol is mandatory
• Strong knowledge on any OMS/EMSX
• Strong knowledge of market specific behavior and complexities
• Involvement in process improvement
• Good understanding/knowledge in EMEA/US /APAC markets
• Understanding on Network connectivity
  
  

SDLC and Process

• Sound knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) activities
• Capability for documentation of Requirement/Functional specifications
• Ability to create test scenarios and test cases
• Ability to review and ensure completeness of test scenarios
• Ability to coordinate with all stakeholders and shared periodic updates
  
  

Skills Referential

Specific Qualifications (if required)

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Attention to detail / rigor

Decision Making

Communication skills - oral & written

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Analytical Ability

Ability to manage a project

Ability to develop and adapt a process

Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution

Ability to develop and leverage networks

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 10 years