Senior Project Manager

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER (JOB NUMBER: 2304LCF14626)

**About the job**
- The Senior Project Manager is responsible for an end-to-end implementation process from initiative framing to new teams setup
- The mission is to lead in/outsourcing programmes or projects to success, overseeing risk assessment process while managing project team members and striving for the continuous improvement of the project management methodology and associated tools and techniques.

**About the team**
- Smartsourcing & Management Office is part of the COO department of BNP Paribas in Portugal
- The team supports the growth and transformation of Portugal Territory by providing business and contract management, project management office, advisory and project delivery services
- Made of 50+ individuals, the team supports all businesses in Portugal and has developed over the past years a solid experience and expertise to delivering projects, industrialising as much as possible the execution phase while complying with internal policies and local regulations
- The team is now pursuing its development and seeks for a Senior Project Manager permanently based in our offices in Lisbon who has a proven track
- record in delivering large and complex transformation initiatives to support a steady project portfolio coupled with an increasing demand for business and digital transformation

**Your Main Activities Are**
- Ensure meaningful project structure and governance in a complex project portfolio
- Regular management of key stakeholders including senior management and support functions across BNP Paribas group (EMEA, APAC)
- Provide method and expertise to frame and execute the project on time, on quality and on budget
- Lead the project team on a daily basis (tasks allocation, prioritisation) to ensure successful delivery
- Ensure the efficient management of project resources
- Bring top-down perspective, manage key stakeholders and escalate any transversal issues
- Provide continuous support and coaching to team members
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of the team’s ways of working

**Profile and Skills to Success**
- Master’s degree in Management, Finance, Economics or Engineering
- Experience in project management and mastery of project management methodologies and tools
- Strong written and verbal communication, with excellent command of English
- Proficient command of Microsoft Office tools
- Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task, with proactivity, consistency and a results driven mindset
- Ability to create an open and supportive atmosphere, encouraging others to express themselves
- Ability to deliver impactful presentations to the internal clients (senior management)
- Proven emotional and situational intelligence to influence positively clients towards change, with the ability to take on the facilitator role, mobilising project contributors appropriately
- Ability to provide honest and independent advice and to act with discretion, privacy, confidentiality

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**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**
- **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, eli