Consulting & Transformation Senior Project Manager

About the job
The Project Manager’s mission is to facilitate and ensure the success of projects while striving for the continuous improvement of the project management methodologies and associated tools and techniques.

Your Main Activities Are

• Advise, manage or lead projects ensuring that the key project outcomes are delivered
• Ensure meaningful project structure and governance, and the management of key stakeholders
• Provide method and expertise to frame and execute projects, or specific project streams, on time, on quality and on budget
• Organize and manage meetings and workshops using pertinent techniques and providing perceptive results
• Support clients in implementing project outcomes and follow-up outcomes with clients
• Support or manage the preparation and delivery of presentations and reporting for clients and management
• Provide continuous support to the other team members, including coaching opportunities
• Facilitate the knowledge sharing within the team
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the team and its methodologies

Profile and Skills to Success

• Master’s degree in Economics, Management, Engineering or related areas
• 2 to 3 years of relevant experience in Project Management, preferably in Finance Sector
• Experience in defining new operating models
• Fluency in English, both oral and written
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to manage a project’s full life-cycle: assessing, design and implementation
• Excellent communication skills, along with the ability to manage or facilitate workshops, meetings and trainings
• Ability to understand, explain and support change
• Strong time management and organizational skills and critical thinking ability

Consulting & Transformation (C&T) is part of the COO scope and its goal is to advise BNP Paribas’ Management, participating in the framing, design and implementation of projects and operating models aimed at supporting global CIB Functions & Business lines, having both a global and local mandate
Project Management solutions team is part of the C&T perimeter in Portugal. The Practice aims at supporting CIB growth and transformation by providing Project Management expertise, focused on:
Design and implement new operating models based on new business activities, services and products
Accompany the teams in their transformation journey by driving the change and acting as trusted advisor of international and local sponsors
Enable the operational implementation of the business strategy, by acting as "Smart PMO", coordinating resources and ensuring communication among all stakeholders across regions

• Identify disruptive, tactical and strategic quality improvement and cost reduction opportunities
• Support the business in the assessment of the quality and capacity of an existing model
• The team provides services to all business lines worldwide and manages an international portfolio with cross-border projects

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Why joining BNP Paribas?

• Leading banking institution

BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank, and key player in international banking. It operates in 63 countries and has nearly 183.000 employees, including more than 146.000 in Europe.

• Our presence in Portugal

In Portugal since 1985, BNP Paribas today has more than 8.700 employees, distributed across the Group's 10 business entities established in the country. Its presence also extends to 11 excellence centres providing value-added services to various countries where the BNP Paribas Group also operates.

• International reach

Thanks to its international presence and regular and close collaboration among its different entities, BNP Paribas has the resources to support all clients with financing, investment, savings and protection solutions that help make their projects a success. BNP Paribas holds key positions in its three core operating divisions:

• Retail Banking, a division that brings together all of the Group’s retail activities and specialised business lines;
• Investment & Protection Services that include specialised businesses offering a wide range of savings, investment and protection services;
• Corporate & Institutional Banking division that offers tailored financial solutions for corporate and institutional clients.

• Diversity and Inclusion commitment

BNP Paribas is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.

• Commitment towards work/life balance

At BNP Paribas we care about our employees wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between work and rest. We believe our employees have rich personal lives outside of work, being fundamental to be disconnected from work to recharge both physically and mentally. Only through this balance we may all be at our best while working.

• Remote Working Conditions

At BNP Paribas, we embrace a Smart Working framework based on trust, autonomy and collaboration. Within this framework, eligible employees can benefit from flexible remote working modalities adapted to our hybrid working environment. To guarantee a comfortable and efficient working set-up, eligible employees are provided with both the office and home equipment, are entitled to an equipment allowance and can benefit from exclusive partnerships to purchase additional equipment at reduced prices.

To find out more on why you should join BNP Paribas visit [1] [1] [1] https://bnpp.lk/why-BNP-Paribas-Portugal

• Please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered.

• In case you are selected for this role, further documentation will be requested to support your hiring process.