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 71 countries, with 200 000 Employees ? including more than 150 000 in Europe and 6 000 in Portugal alone.

BNP Paribas is present in Portugal since 1985, having been one of the first foreign banks to operate in the country. Today, the Group has several entities operating directly in this territory, offering a wide range of integrated financial solutions to support its clients and their businesses.

Thanks to its international presence and regular and close collaboration among its businesses, BNP Paribas has the resources to support all clients - individuals, entrepreneurs, SMEs, large corporates, institutional investors and community organisations - 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: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services for retail banking and specialised financial services, and Corporate & Institutional Banking for corporate and institutional clients.

Global Markets is BNP Paribas? capital markets business within the Corporate & Institutional Bank (CIB), delivering solutions across asset classes, and industry-leading services for clients including Institutional, corporates, private banks and retail distribution networks.

Global Markets encompasses multiple global business lines: G10 Rates, Equity Derivatives, Forex & Local Markets, Commodity Derivatives, Credit, Prime Solutions & Financing and Primary Markets, helping their franchise of clients find effective ways to raise and invest capital as well as manage their exposure to risk.

In the context of Global Markets organization, and of BNPP?s Client-centric strategy, the Trader and Sales Assistant team aims to accompany the continuous enhancement of the quality of service provided to our clients, notably post-trade services. Its role is to support traders and sales in their daily tasks (pre-trade to post-trade processes), in the most timely and efficient manner. The trading and Sales assistant team is the key contact for external clients but also for other BNPP functions.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The role is within the Front Office and will require to work alongside the REPO Sales teams across Europe, with a high number of trades executed every day. The Sales Assistant is responsible for booking trades and coordinating with Back Office teams for smooth settlements, to ensure a high level of post-trade service to all Clients.

• Providing general support to a busy desk of Sales people


• Acting as a point of contact for internal and Clients? Back-Office, Middle-Office and Front Office


• Ensuring SSIs are up to date


• Acting as a liaison between operational departments (internal and external)


• Assisting with the on-boarding of new Clients and Accounts


• Trade booking, allocation and confirmation duties include:

• Ensuring trades are split/allocated according to client requirements and amending repo trades where required


• Amending settlement methods according to back office instructions


• Resolving all queries related to the desk?s trades and escalating to the marketer where necessary


• Ensuring settlement of trades by solving any issue with the trades

Conduct and Development:

• Ethical conduct and decisions are expected in the role


• A conscientious attitude to clients, work and BNP Paribas


• Respecting fundamental risk concepts. Always consider risk in daily activities and abide by the Key Front Officer Responsibilities and Guidelines


• Understand the market, credit, operational, compliance, legal, regulatory and reputational risk of transactions and relationships


• Direct contribution to BNP Paribas operational permanent control framework


• Attend relevant training courses to maintain appropriate regulatory, products and technical skills

General competencies:

• Excellent communication skills, verbal, written and listening in English


• A structured, methodical and organized approach to work


• Entrepreneurial, energetic, positive attitude and commercial mindset


• Ability to solve a number of problems simultaneously is essential, as well as the capacity to work under considerable pressure


• Lateral thinker identifying useful information and navigating obstacles and barriers


• Passion, tenacity and resilience in an ever-changing environment

PROFILE

• Bachelor Degree in Management, Finance or Economics


• Knowledge of Financial Markets and Derivatives


• Excellent communication skills, verbal, written and listening in English


• A structured, methodical and organized approach to work


• Entrepreneurial, energetic, positive attitude and commercial mindset


• Ability to solve a number of problems simultaneously is essential, as well as the capacity to work under considerable pressure


• Lateral thinker identifying useful information and navigating obstacles and barriers


• Passion, tenacity and resilience in an ever-changing environment

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.

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, 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.

Primary Location

: PT-11-Lisbon

Job Type

: Internship

Job

: FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent (>= 3 years)
Experience Level: At least 1 year

Schedule

: Full-time