Front Office Conduct Surveillance (FOCS) – Project Manager

The Permanent Control framework at BNP Paribas aims at keeping our operations safe and continuously improving our business processes and practices. The Chief Conduct & Control Office (CCCO) positioned within the business acts as the First Line of Defence (1LOD) in BNP Paribas’ Permanent Control framework and plays a key role in strengthening our platforms as our activities expand or evolve.

Within the CCCO, the Front Office Conduct Surveillance (FOCS) is a detection an investigation team responsible for the monitoring of front office activity through the surveillance of trades, electronic & voice Communications. FOCS mission is to keep Front Officers aware of BNP Paribas Code of Conduct, detect deviations from acceptable business practices and escalate potential breaches for management action.

FOCS Contributions

• Oversee and drive project plans and business analysis for APAC FOCS

• Contribute to the Expansion of Surveillance Control scope and ensure consistency across Métiers and across Controls

• Assist Head of FOCS APAC on various governance related topics, including:

– Prepare and animate Surveillance OPCO and Steering Committee

– Contribute to policy change and represent APAC in global & regional discussion.

– Assess impact and communicate efficiently within the team

• Foster relationship with other 1LOD control team (OPC, AML etc.…) and 2LOD (CMS e.g.)

• Produce management information reports and provide status update on FOCS and Surveillance framework in various committees.

• Demonstrate versatility and agility, strong negotiation skills and people management skills

• Strong project management skills and proven experience/records

• Adequate change mindset and able to translate business requirements into structured yet pragmatic action plans

• Ability to work independently and manage global stakeholders

• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects at the same time

• At least, basic understanding of financial markets products (FXLM, Commodities, G10 Rates, Credit and Equity Derivatives)

• Understanding of conduct risk and market misconduct concepts

• Basic skills in coding (Python) and/or data analytics are a nice-to-have.