Fx Business Analyst

FX BUSINESS ANALYST (JOB NUMBER: 2311GMFOS16575)

**Keywords**: Capital Markets, FX, FI, EQD, Structured Products, Rates, Credits, e-Commerce, Data Analytics, Client Support

***About the job**

Electronic Client Solutions (ECS) is a global team within the COO group, with teams based in London, Lisbon, New York and Singapore, ECS represents the backbone of BNP Paribas’s Electronic trading offering.

Its core function is to provide a single point of contact for Client queries for all our Electronic products and services. ECS supports Clients, Trading venues and external counterparties, is responsible for Client enablement, Client Support and vendor relationships across all our Ecommerce platforms.

ECS supports BNP PARIBAS clients on Single dealer and Multi dealer platforms in conjunction with Sales and Trading. Its responsibilities fall into three main business/product lines organised respectively into three sub-teams:

- FX Cash / Options / Algos / Commodities
- Fixed Income - Rates / Credit / Structured Products / Derivatives
- Structured Products / Derivatives

ECS are a critical component of Electronic Business & Markets group, providing the highest level of service to our external and internal clients to position BNP Paribas as a leading provider of Electronic Markets solutions.

**Your Main Activities Are**

I. Client Enablement:

- Responsible for managing and implementing all Client/User Enablement requests to BNP Paribas electronic trading platforms including our Single dealer Platform (Cortex Suites, Smart Derivatives), Multi Dealer platforms such as Bloomberg, Tradeweb, FXall, 360t and FIX API Connections
- Relationship with other departments - Sales, Trading and IT Support Teams to manage the configuration of Pricing and Client margin across various platforms

II. Business Support:

- Resolve issues across all BNP Paribas electronic products and services, ensuring a quick and effective resolution
- Ensure clients are connected, being priced and able to trade at all times
- Monitor the status of all systems and electronic trade flows
- Using data-mining analysis tools to identify issues
- Provide business support to Trading & Sales
- Working closely with IT, Credit Risk, Legal, Compliance, etc

III. Pricing Configuration:

- Manage all pricing and tier changes for Sales and Trading in the respective gateways
- Manage price controls and limits across all products, ensuring all changes are properly controlled and approved prior to implementation

IV. eBusiness Optimisation:

- Client Engagement Activities: monitor new client activity as well as dormant clients and users, follow up on credit and limit issues
- Conduct client feedback surveys to ensure ECS is meeting customer expectations, improving service levels and product development as needed
- Record all Client Engagement activities in our ecommerce CRM tool to ensure accurate and meaningful MIS around Client Engagement
- Constantly review manual process and suggest new operating models to improve efficiency

**Profile and Skills to Success**
- Academic background in Engineering, Mathematics, Finance, Economics or similar areas (preferential)
- An overall understanding and interest in the financial world
- Fluency in English
- 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
- Strong Excel knowledge
- Python and other IT coding Skills - (Intermediate)

**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 balan