TOPC VP - #7471686

About BNP Paribas Group

BNP and Paribas merged in 2000 to create BNP Paribas. BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial and advisory services to its clients including large corporates, public institutions and financial institutions. BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. It has a presence in over 70 countries, with more than 180,000 employees, including more than 140,000 in Europe. The Group has three operating divisions: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services (CPBS), Investment & Protection Services (IPS) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors. The Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, Corporate and Institutional clients) to realize their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, the Group has four domestic markets (Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg). BNP Paribas enjoys top positions in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific.

About BNP Paribas Corporate And Institutional Banking (www.cib.bnpparibas.com):

Fully integrated in the BNP Paribas Group, BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) is a leading provider of solutions framed in three business lines: Global Markets, Securities Services and Global Banking all offered to two client franchises: corporates and institutional, and operates across EMEA (Europe Middle East Africa), APAC (Asia Pacific) and the Americas. The bank is a global leader in Debt Capital Markets and Derivatives. It is a top European house in Equity Capital Markets and it has leading franchises in Specialized Financing. In Securities Services, it is a top five House worldwide: it provides multi asset, post trade and asset servicing solutions for institutional participants in the investment cycle, from the buy-side and sell-side to corporates and issuers. BNP Paribas CIB strives to service the global economy by providing solutions to its clients in financing (ECM, DCM, specialized financing), flow banking (trade finance and cash management), financial advisory (M&A, project finance), global markets (interest rates, credit, foreign exchange, equity derivatives), risk management, and securities services.

About BNP Paribas Corporate And Institutional Banking In Mexico

BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking has had a representation office in Mexico since 1966. Since then BNP Paribas has played an important role in financing Mexico’s development into the 21st century. BNP Paribas was one of the founders of Banco Nacional de Mexico (Banamex), one of Mexico’s largest banks, at the end of the 19th century, and stayed as a minority shareholder until the nationalization of the banking system in 1982. BNP was first established in Mexico more than half a century ago also acting as an important shareholder in Banco del Atlántico until 1982

BNP Paribas Mexico is expanding and has started operating in 2021 a full-fledged Mexican bank to better serve its clients through local operations performing local and global markets activities. Operations out of BNP Paribas Mexico include in particular trading and market making activities on interest rate derivatives, forex (spot and forward), bonds, repos and reverse repos on MBonos, UDI and Bonos. The coverage activities focusing on Mexican corporate and institutional clients will remain and expand.

BNP Paribas CIB Mexico TOPC (Transversal Operational Permanent Control)

Mission Statement And Job Positioning And Description

AREA

Transversal Operational Permanent Control (TOPC)

HIERARCHICAL REPORTING LINE

CIB Mexico COO

FUNCTIONAL REPORTING LINE

Mexico Head of TOPC

FUNCTIONAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE

CIB Mexico TOPC as well as nearshoring platforms and hubs providing TOPC management services to CIB Mexico (through SLA oversight)

Mission Statement

The Transversal OPC (“TOPC”) Vice President is responsible for coordinating, aligning, strengthening, and animating the broader OPC community embedded in BNPP businesses by standardizing and implementing consistent OPC methodologies within Mexico, ensuring alignment with the region, and ensuring ongoing monitoring.

Key activity categories are Governance, Risk Monitoring & Reporting, Permanent control plans and testing, and Remediation & Follow-up

This position reports hierarchically to the Mexico Head of TOPC, who in turns reports to CIB Mexico COO and functionally to the Americas Head of TOPC.

The TOPC team is also entrusted regulatory responsibilities, so the VP needs to support the following activities:

• Representing BNPP Mexico towards CONDUSE, mainly to address periodic reporting and being a focal point for reception of claims, disputes and enquiries by users of the banking system,
• Producing deliverables and address enquiries for BNPP Internal Comptrollership towards the Central Bank (BANXICO) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (CNBV), a function delegated by the General Director.
  
  

Key contributions to

• Local Heads of Businesses and Functions via definition and execution of TOPC services
• Local authorities in the framework of regulatory responsibilities
  
  

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities in relation with CIB Mexico (all CIB entities):

Strict compliance with the BNP Paribas Code of Conduct: Display an exemplary behavior aligned with the Mission, Values and Rules of Conduct covering all 7 angles: customers’ interests, financial security, market integrity, professional ethics, respect for colleagues, group protection and involvement with society.

Act as CIB Mexico TOPC VP, overseeing all activities under Transversal Operational Processes and Controls.

Be the partner of businesses and functions, especially in organization, efficiency and customer experience.

Domain Responsibilities

• Governance
  
  

Represent the first line of defense community within the CIB Americas Operational Risk governance framework

Standardize, drive and coordinate the implementation of the methodology & management of operational risks & permanent controls framework.

Monitor key Group policy application and coordinate Mexico’s adaptation.

Relay and ensure 1LOD awareness on operational risk and on permanent control, including procedural framework via trainings, forums and workshops.

Perform regulatory obligations as required.

Perform ad-hoc projects as necessary for platform.

• Risk Monitoring & Reporting
  
  

Ensure the effective implementation of the RCSA and its continuous update.

Monitor and report on residual operational risk for various risk reporting

• Permanent Control Plans & Independent Testing
  
  

Coordinate the governance of implementation, execution and follow-up of internal controls.

Perform risk-based Quality Assurance

Consolidate and produce transversal reporting on the performance of operational risk & permanent control.

• Remediation & Follow-up
  
  

Coordinate the execution of transversal recommendations and findings where TOPC Mission is implementation manager.

• Regulatory
  
  

Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements assigned to the role.

Coordinate with businesses and functions the delivery of the Mexican Internal Comptrollership framework that oversees:

• compliance with the Mexican regulatory corpus
• adequate functioning of IT infrastructure
• reconciliation of transactional systems against accounting
• remediation of deficiencies in the internal control framework
• assessment of procedures for contracting, documentation, registration, and settlement of transactions
  
  

As Internal Comptroller, drive the execution and evolution of the regulatory expectations for BNPP Internal Control System by:

• Establishing methodology and sources to have financial, economic, legal and administrative information that is complete, correct, accurate, precise, comprehensive, relevant and timely for adequate decision-making.
• Establishing mechanisms to foresee, identify, manage, monitor, and assess the risks inherent to the development of the company’s purpose; as well as to minimize potential losses derived from such risks.
• State the purpose of the different functions, administrative units and staff to ensure efficiency and efficacy. And attain the execution of the required activities as per the company’s goals.
• Permanently contribute the observance of the regulatory framework applicable to a Banking Institution.
  
  

Competences And Experience

• Strong background in operational risk monitoring and reporting as well as controls implementation and monitoring within financial services industry, with at least 8 years of experience.
• Understanding of key financial services industry risks and reporting KPIs
• Ability to manage ad-hoc projects, ensure appropriate governance, make decisions, and manage internal and external audits.
• Comfortable with transversal responsibilities in a matrix organization
• Proven experience working in multi-cultural environments.
  
  

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Skills matrix – requirements for the position

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Not required

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Required

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Ability to collaborate/team work

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Decision making

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Personal Impact/ability to influence

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Attention to detail/rigor

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Organizational skills

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Adaptability

Behavioural

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Ability to deliver / results driven

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Active listening

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Communication skills (oral/written)

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Client focused

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Ability to pass on knowledge

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Critical Thinking

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Ability to synthetize/simplify

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Creativity/innovation/problem solving

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Resilience

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Proactivity

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Understand, explain and support change

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Analytical ability

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Project management

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Process development/adaptation

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Business anticipation/strategic evolution

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Ability to inspire others

Transversal

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Develop Others/improve Their Skills

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Networking development/leverage

Skills

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Ability to setup relevant performance indicators

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Ability to manage/facilitate committee, seminar, training.

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Ability to conduct a negotiation

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Ability to embody diversity, equity and inclusion

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Customer development/relationships

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Internal Audit

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Marketing

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Organization and strategy

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Digital knowledge and innovation

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Financial Markets

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Client and regional knowledge

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Investment & Wholesale Banking

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Finance & Budgeting

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Finance/tax knowledge

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Accounting

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Financial/performance analysis

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Rules and norms

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Budget steering

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Regulatory reporting

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Brand & Communication knowledge

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Editorial content

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Event/Seminar organization

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Community Management

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Brand Image

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Social Media/Media management

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Communication support

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Compliance knowledge

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Financial Security

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Market integrity

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Know your client

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Protection of Interests of clients

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Professional Ethics

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Regulatory Banking Organization

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Risk Management

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Analysis

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Monitoring

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Anticipation

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Opinion

Business

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Law and regulations

Skills

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Corporate/labor law

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Regulatory/Banking/Financial

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Litigation and dispute

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Tax law

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Information Technology

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IT Business and testing

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IT Infrastructure

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IT Production and operation

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Architecture

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IT Development

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IT Risk and Cybersecurity

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Facilities and services

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Operational management

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Archiving and general services

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Purchases, supply, provider relations

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Security & safety

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Operations And Processes:

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Transaction processing/data capture

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Fund Accounting/asset services

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Middle office operations

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Middle office operations

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Human resources

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Contractual and Payroll

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Employee relations

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Health and wellness

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Assessment and evaluation

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Compensation And Benefits

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Learning and development

Languages

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English

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Spanish

(Fluent in)

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French

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Portuguese

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