BNP Paribas
Website:
bnpp.lk
Company:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bnp-paribas
Industries: Banking
Job details:
Job Title: Global Markets Quantitative Research - Functional Architecture (Bangalore Lead)
Department: Front Office Support
About Business Line/Function
The Global Markets Quantitative Research division headed by Yann le Cam is in charge of the modelling, pricing & risk management developments for the entire offering of products within the Global Markets activity. The team operates globally with representatives in London, Paris, Asia and New York and plays a critical role in providing innovative solutions. We are currently pushing to create a new team in India.
Our work requires a strong and permanent cooperation with trading and the Global Markets IT division to ensure all quant developments integrate optimally with the IT ecosystem, thereby ensuring the best deliveries to the business. Our expertise and projects also lead us to be a key contact for both operations and group risk management team.
Position Purpose
BNP Paribas CIB has launched the very ambitious plan aiming to strengthen our organisation and adapt CIB to ensure it remains a healthy and sustainable business in the long term, providing solutions to our clients, and core to the Group in its diversified business mix.
In this context, the Global Markets Quantitative Research is tasked to build along with the Global Markets IT a new pricing and risk management platform covering all asset classes for both flow and exotics products. To support this initiative, the bank has decided to create in India a pole of expertise around architecture, front office risk management, P&L Explain. The need for such a team originates from the necessity to harmonize, industrialize, and strengthen our tools to support ever growing trade volumes while ensuring a high level of data quality and coping with more stringent regulations.
After the successful creation of a team in Mumbai we are now opening an office in Bangalore, focusing on functional architecture (core and cross-asset topics) and compute (high performance computing)
Responsibilities
Direct Responsibilities
Role
The role being offered is to build and lead this newly created pole of expertise fully integrated in the Global Markets Quantitative Research and reporting to the country head. The job covers the following aspects:
- Familiarization with BNP Paribas’s risk and pricing framework
- Recruitment locally of up to 4 collaborators (Junior and mid senior levels) by the end of 2026
- Define and implement in collaboration with teams located in Paris and London the tools required to efficiently monitor the quality of risks and P&L Explain data generated on a daily basis
- Ensure remediation either locally or in collaboration with central teams of identified issues and weaknesses
All tasks above are to be conducted in close collaboration with the Quantitative Research team management.
Technical & Behavioral Competencies
Essential
- BTech/MTech/PhD from an Indian institute, or Masters/PhD from a foreign institution, with a preference for Mathematics/Computer Science oriented degrees
- Strong analytical skills and technical background in mathematics, computer science or finance
- In depth knowledge of at least one but ideally multiple asset classes
- Proven experience in managing a medium size team
- Extensive experience in a low-level language (C++ or C# preferred), with working experience in a shared codebase and/or participation in large scale projects
- Comfortable with large scale libraries and working with different profiles (quants, IT, MO, Risk)
- Ability to propose new design patterns and architectures with a strong emphasis on clean and ordered code with a focus on industrialization.
- Good knowledge of data analysis techniques and technological ecosystem
Desirable
- Experience driving large scale projects
- Experience working in a global setup
Technical Skills
Skills Referential (Required knowledge, skills and abilities)
- Analytical skills
- Asset class knowledge
- Programming in low-level languages
- Design patterns/good coding practices
Behavioral Skills
- Ability to manage a team
- Ability to drive a project end-to-end, with coordination across teams
- A flexible, hands-on attitude and willingness to make things happen
- Good interpersonal skills (given the numerous actors in the re-engineering project)
- Able to work autonomously within the projects requirements
Education Level: BTech/MTech/PhD
Location: Bangalore
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 specialized 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.
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.
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. 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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