WHAT DOES THE ROLE INVOLVE?
You will join BNP Paribas Group Data Office in Montreuil and take on a Group-wide, cross-functional role at the intersection of business, regulatory, data management and data governance, and artificial intelligence priorities.
With a strong business and operational focus, this role will enable you to act as a true Business Partner to the business, while playing a key role in translating regulatory requirements into concrete and operational solutions.
You will work closely with Business, Operations, Data teams, Group functions and IT teams to turn the Group’s ambitions and requirements into pragmatic, effective solutions adapted to operational realities.
Your main responsibilities will include:
- Acting as a true Business Partner to Business and Operations teams. You will develop an in-depth understanding of their business priorities, processes, challenges and constraints. You will identify data-related issues and value creation opportunities, challenge expressed needs and co-create pragmatic, simple and actionable solutions.
- Supporting regulatory priorities and translating them into operational solutions. You will help turn regulatory and governance expectations into clear and actionable requirements for Business, Data, IT and Operations teams. You will seek to balance regulatory compliance, risk management, business value and operational feasibility, with a pragmatic and proportionate approach.
- Making data management and data governance drivers of business performance, risk management and transformation. You will lead the vision and priorities for enterprise data governance, particularly in areas such as data quality, data lineage, data ownership and data controls, ensuring alignment with the Group’s business and regulatory priorities.
- Turning principles and standards into concrete operational frameworks. Working closely with Business, Operations, Data and IT teams, you will support their deployment across the Group. You will help remove implementation obstacles, monitor adoption and effectiveness, and leverage lessons learned to continuously improve the Group’s approach.
- Creating alignment across stakeholders on Data, regulatory and artificial intelligence priorities. You will bring together Business, Operations, Data, IT and central functions around shared objectives. You will also help ensure consistency between data governance and artificial intelligence governance and support artificial intelligence and generative artificial intelligence initiatives in defining appropriate and pragmatic governance mechanisms.
The position is based in Montreuil, France.
WHAT’S NEXT?
This position will enable you to strengthen your expertise in data management and data governance while further developing your ability to support Business teams in turning business and regulatory challenges into concrete and operational solutions.
You will also further develop your ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders, operate in a complex regulatory environment and lead cross-functional transformation initiatives at Group level.
This experience will broaden your understanding of the Group’s businesses and functions and may open up opportunities for other senior responsibilities in Data, Regulatory, Transformation, cross-functional leadership and Artificial Intelligence.
ARE YOU OUR NEXT ENTERPRISE DATA MANAGEMENT & GOVERNANCE LEAD - M/F?
You hold a Master’s degree or equivalent university qualification in Finance, Economics, Law, Management, Data, Information Technology, Governance or a related field.
You have at least 10 years of professional experience, ideally in banking or financial services, including experience in senior or leadership responsibilities.
You have significant experience working with Business and Operations teams, as well as exposure to data management, data governance and regulatory transformation topics.
Your professional skills
- You know how to act as a Business Partner, understand business priorities and constraints, challenge needs and co-create pragmatic solutions that deliver value.
- You have a strong understanding of regulatory challenges and know how to translate complex expectations and requirements into concrete, proportionate and operational solutions.
- You have a strong command of data management and data governance principles and practices and know how to connect them with business, regulatory, risk and artificial intelligence priorities.
Your behavioural skills
- You are results and solution-oriented, with a pragmatic approach and a strong ability to move from strategy to execution.
- You have strong analytical, problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
- You know how to convince, challenge and influence senior stakeholders.
- You demonstrate strong cross-functional leadership and know how to mobilize teams without direct hierarchical authority.
- You are comfortable operating effectively in a complex, international and multi-entity environment.
- Knowledge of governance issues related to artificial intelligence and generative artificial intelligence would be an additional asset.
- Finally, you are fluent in English.
RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Please note that only applications from permanent employees (CDI) within the BNP Paribas Group will be considered for this position.
If your profile is shortlisted by our recruitment team, you may be invited to participate in up to three interviews with Human Resources representatives (Staffing Business Partners) and/or hiring managers.
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