Python Job: Exchange Traded Derivatives Execution

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About Global Markets

Global Markets is BNP Paribas’ capital markets business within Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB), delivering solutions across asset classes, and industry-leading services for clients including Institutional, corporate, private banks and retail distribution networks. Our Portugal Platform (Lisbon and Porto) is a major HUB in Europe and certainly unique in the country by its size and its scope of activity, with all Front Office roles present (Trading, Sales, Research, Structuring, Quant & Engineering, Business Dev and Support, Marketing & Client Support, Risk Management, Data Analytics and Machine Learning, among others) We are growing fast with the ambition to become even more relevant for the worldwide activity

Your Main Activities Are

Low Touch Corporate client monitoring
Responsible for monitoring the electronic activity for EU based Corporates across ULLINK, multi-dealer platforms and exchange specific GUI’s, managing and implementing client enablement requests to BNP Paribas electronic trading platforms and exchanges, supporting client enquiries (trading, exchange, product) updating and managing pre-trade risk controls, monitoring post trade processes, reporting on exchange updates, multi-dealer platform billing and analysis / management reporting on the activity. Performs his tasks under the supervision of the Electronic Agency Execution Desk onshore
Relationship with other departments - Sales, Trading, Product, Compliance, Operations and IT teams to manage the end to end services (e.g. proactive involvement in analysing and resolving issues, identifying and supporting change management, exchange upgrades etc.)
Provide business support to Trading & Sales
High Touch Exchange reporting of Block Trades
Responsible for booking block trades into exchange GUI’s supporting DEC Corporate clients and Financial Institutions, under supervision of High Touch Execution teams onshore, developing relationships and booking block trades executed by BNPP Trading desks onshore, understanding and respecting the various exchange / market rules and regulations, updating teams on exchange notifications and analysis / management reporting on the activity
Relationship with other departments - Sales, Trading, Product, Compliance, Operations and IT teams to manage the end to end services (e.g. proactive involvement in analysing and resolving issues, identifying and supporting change management, exchange upgrades etc.)
Provide business support to Trading & Sales

Profile and Skills to Success

Master’s Degree in Mathematics, Finance, Economics or similar areas (preferential)
AMF regulator certification & registration (successful candidates will be expected to pass specific regulator exams as this is a market facing position)
Eurex Exchange member (successful candidates will be expected to pass specific exchange exams as this is a market facing position)
An overall understanding and interest in the financial world
Python and other IT coding Skills – (is a plus)
Strong Excel knowledge
Fluency in English both oral and written (mandatory)
Excellent communication skills and client focus
Strong team work while being able to work autonomously
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Ability to work under tight deadlines and organisational skills

About the Team

The Exchange Traded Derivatives (ETD) Execution group is a global team within the Derivatives Execution & Clearing (DEC) division of Global Markets, based in London, Paris, Lisbon, New York and Hong Kong. ETD Execution provides trading services for both Corporate clients and Financial Institutions, 24/6 across global derivatives exchanges. Services include low touch electronic execution via Direct Market Access (DMA) and Algorithmic solutions through to high touch execution for larger, more complex trading
The ETD Execution group is market facing and its core function is to provide facilities and services to access markets / bank liquidity and implement trading strategies for clients to achieve investment objectives. These services are available to the banks full service Clearing and non-Clearing clients in addition to supporting BNPP’s trading desks. The execution team is also responsible for monitoring connectivity, managing client pre trade risk controls, exchange reporting block trades, checking post trade allocation, client enablement, and support, managing multi-dealer vendor relationships across our e-commerce platforms in addition to reporting on market trends and exchange updates
The ETD Execution group work closely with a number of different teams, from Clearing Sales, On-boarding, IT and Operations to Trading, Risk and Compliance. The core services fall into two main business/product lines organised respectively into specialised global teams that coordinate closely together, such as
Low Touch Listed Derivatives Execution – electronic services that clients access themselves to execute orders on global exchanges.
High Touch Listed Derivatives Execution – trading services where clients pass orders to BNPP Sales Traders to manage on their behalf on global exchanges.
Both teams execute Futures & Options trades across Index, Equity, Fixed Income, Interest Rates, Foreign Exchange and Commodity products

Why joining BNP Paribas?

• Leading banking institution

BNP Paribas is a leader in the Eurozone, and a prominent international banking institution with strong roots in Europe's banking history. It has a presence in 65 countries, with around 190 000 Employees – including more than 145 000 in Europe.

• Our presence in Portugal

Since 1985, BNP Paribas was one of the first foreign banks to operate in the country. Today, the Group has around 7.100 employees across several entities operating directly in the territory, offering a wide range of integrated financial solutions to support its clients and their businesses.

• 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 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.