Primary Markets – Digital and AI Support

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About the job

• Global Markets, the capital markets division of BNP Paribas’ Corporate & Institutional Banking, is a powerhouse delivering top-tier solutions across asset classes. Our Portugal Platform (Porto and Lisbon) stands as a major European HUB and a unique player in the country, boasting a wide range of Front Office roles and services – Trading, Sales, Research, Structuring, Quants & Engineering, Business Dev and Support, Marketing & Client Support, Risk Management, Data Analytics and Machine Learning.  With rapid growth and ambitions to make a global impact, we offer numerous short and long-term opportunities

Your Main Activities Are

• Design, develop and maintain develop applications to automate and optimise business processes and internal management reporting
• Develop tools and applications to analyse data (internal and external) to identify trends and opportunities for the business
• Development of a sound understanding of the Primary Markets platform and the new bond issuance process, from mandate through to launch, book building, allocation and booking
• Collaborate and work with on-shore teams to offer solutions to problems
• Assist with new products, and market developments and initiatives
• Apply existing policies and procedures within established guidelines related to Primary activities to all tasks in order to reliably deliver outputs with a high standard of quality   
• Work under own initiative where possible, but refer more complex and technical issues to more senior colleagues in a timely manner for resolution and advice
• Prioritise workload as required to support on-shore teams
• Contribute where needed to pre-announcement deal support, including with the preparation of DCM presentations, marketing materials and reports 
• Develop strong working relationships with onshore teams in Primary Markets and more broadly in Global Credit, and with other internal counterparts and stakeholders

Profile and Skills to Success

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science
• Between 1 and 3 years of relevant experience 
• Fluency in English, both oral and written (mandatory)
• Knowledge in:
  • Python and front-end experience
  • Frontend development frameworks, including React, Solara, Streamlit, Dash
  • Large Language Models (LLMs) and LLM application development, including use of frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, etc.
• Skills:
  • Ability to develop and adapt a process
  • Ability to deliver / Results driven
  • Client focused
  • Analytical Ability
  • Attention to detail / rigor

About the Team 

• Global Credit, a business line within Global Markets, is responsible for Primary Markets (new issuance) and Secondary Trading of corporate (fins and non-fins) debt and related instruments such as CDS, indices, options and structured products. It comprises different roles such as syndicate, debt capital markets, trading, sales, structuring and desk analysts
• Within Primary Markets, DCM Marketers manage and own the commercial relationship with Issuer clients, and are responsible for originating mandates for public and privately placed bond issuances across currencies, Syndicate Officers manage the execution of new primary bond issuances, with DCM Solutions teams provide product-specific structuring expertise in areas such as liability management, capital solutions, and sustainable capital markets 
• The Primary Digital Support team, working closely with counterparts in Primary Markets, will focus on the development and implementation of tools, applications and processes to help the business operate more effectively, and provide on-going assistance for on-shore teams in their day-to-day origination and execution of transactions

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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 centers 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 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.