Senior Associate / Assistant Manager / Manager - Trade Support

Job Description – APAC FTP

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.

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 specialised 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

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.

About Businessline/Function

Product Control is part of COCE (Client Operating Centre of Excellence), performing multiple Middle Office functions. Product Control have 6 verticals - P&L and Valuation Controls, OTC Trade Validation, Securities Trade Validation & Documentation, OTC Documentation, Trading & Portfolio Control and Position Management. Team works very closely with Trading, Sales, Business Managers and various FtB teams like Back Office, Regional Finance and COO community.

Job Title

Senior Associate/Assistant Manager/Manager - Trade Support

Date

2025

Department

COCE Product Control

Location:

Mumbai

Business Line / Function

COCE Product Control

Reports To

(Direct)

Head of Team

Grade

(if applicable)

NA

(Functional)

NA

Number Of Direct Reports

NA

Directorship / Registration

NA

Position Purpose

The FTP team validates the trade details captured in the front office trading and/or back office platforms

against supporting documents/confirmations as well as Ensure that trades dealt through third party platform are processed with no trades pending. Individual is responsible for performing trade amendments affecting cash.

The resource will need to work in partnership with our clients, sales and trading to ensure that trades are allocated, confirmed, and processed in a timely manner. Provide support to our front office equities trading desks and also act as a point of contact for internal front/back-office enquiries.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

• A comprehensive understanding of securities
• Front to back trade lifecycle experience
• Demonstrate awareness and procedures to mitigate operational risk, escalate appropriately
• Trade amendments and booking reversals of trades
• Liaison between Front Office and all supporting functions
• Work in partnership with our clients, sales and trading to ensure that trades are allocated, confirmed, and processed in a timely manner
• Provide support for front office equities trading desks.
• Work closely with technical teams to improve trader experience.
• Focused work with zero tolerance controls and strict deadlines.
• Ability to build good relationship within the team and Front Office trading and management
• Strong appreciation and value of STP and of IT solutions to reduce processing and improve controls
• Ability to multitask, to be flexible re tasks and accommodate varying levels of volume and complexity without deterioration in task quality
• Act as point of contact for internal middle/back-office enquiries.
  
  

Contributing Responsibilities

• Direct relationships with the front office / back office colleagues.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across the globe in Front, Back and Middle Office
• Strong working and open relationship with local management
  
  

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• At least Two years in an operational support position.
• IB Equity Operations experience preferred, essentially in Trade Support functions
• Experience working within algorithmic trading highly beneficial.
• Competency with MS Suite, especially Excel, and the ability to learn multiple programs quickly
• High level of product knowledge in Equities
• High level of knowledge of middle office and back office systems
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize
• Innovative - constantly identifying gaps in process and to seek improvements
• Ethics and Control must have good work ethics and risk / control mind set.
• Communications ability to communicate effectively within the team and Front Office
• Collaboration ability to work well with others especially in day to day resolution and escalation of issues
  
  

Specific Qualifications (if Required)

NA

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Decision Making

Critical thinking

Ability to share / pass on knowledge

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Analytical Ability

Ability to understand, explain and support change

Ability to develop and adapt a process

Ability to develop and leverage networks

Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 2 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if Required)

NA