Head of Operations Control

In Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas is one of the best-positioned international financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence since 1860. Currently with over 18,000 employees* and a presence in 13 markets, BNP Paribas provides corporates, institutional and private investors with product and service solutions tailored to their specific needs. It offers a wide range of financial services covering corporate & institutional banking, wealth management, asset management, insurance, as well as retail banking and consumer financing through strategic partnerships..

Worldwide, BNP Paribas has a presence in 68 markets with more than 193,000 employees. It has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors. Asia Pacific is a key strategic region for BNP Paribas and it continues to develop its franchise in the region.
- excluding partnerships

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.

**Position Purpose**:
OPC, as part of the first line of defense, is responsible for the execution and continuous improvement of the Non-financial risks management framework covering the identification, measurement and management of Operational Risks - in close partnership with the business.
For the performance of its mission, the OPC team will adhere to the OPC Group mission statement and the APAC OPC Charter, will comply with the regulatory obligations of BNP Paribas, with General Management instructions and with market best practices ; and will act under the oversight of and in collaboration with the independent second line of defenses (in particular Risk ORM and Compliance)

Within the Asia Pacific CIB IT & Operations organization, the Regional OPC (Operational Permanent Control) team for Corporate Banking Operations is under the management of the Head of Conduct & Controls and works in close relationship with the Operations teams.

His/her main responsibilities is to implement the operational risk management framework and monitor the operational risk related to Corporate Banking Operations. Hence, he/she will analyse control results (Ops, OPC, LoD2, LoD3) and incidents to identify main operational risks and follow the associated mitigation/remediation actions (including recommendations).

**Responsibilities**

**Direct Responsibilities**

1. Directly supervises the staff forming the Operation Permanent Control, defining responsibilities, objectives, assessing performance, providing guidance and support.

2. Coordinate the work of the team members in the realization of the control plan for the Corporate Banking ITO (Cash, Trade and Commodity Finance)

3. Provide Functional support to all APAC countries OPC

4. Make sure the OPC control plan in the region is constantly updated, appropriately enforced

5. Contribute to the realization of the control plan

The Head of Operations OPC, Corporate Banking ensures the following missions under the supervision of Head of APAC ITO Conduct & Control and in close relationship with Operations teams.

**Implementation of Operational Risk Management**
- Coordinate the Risk and Control Self-Assessment with Operations Managers and Senior Management
- Ensure the adoption of Regional RCSA and deployment of applicable OPC GCL in APAC territories
- Contribute to the proposal of remedial action plans to address control findings in discussion with action implementation owner and relevant functions and follow up on their implementation
- Support incident management by coordinating with stakeholders on root cause investigation, remediation plan definition and implementation, and to ensure clear reporting on Incident reporting system
- Support ad-hoc deep-dives of control frameworks, in line with business concerns on non-financial risks and integrate results in regional RCSA / OPC GCP update
- Assist in coordinating investigations / missions / inquiries from internal audit, regulators, or 2LOD and follow up on the implementation of recommendations
- Participate in permanent control committees (PCMM, PCC, ICC) and prepare committee materials that provides accurate and meaningful data on operatio