Job Purpose:

  • The purpose of the role is to develop and promote BNP Paribas Securities Services’ Markets & Financing (MFS) business for Agency & Principal Securities Lending, Foreign Exchange, Passive Currency Overlay and Execution Services with our regional client base
  • The incumbent will work in tandem with local client development/FIC teams, local and global trading teams, MFS structuring, client management teams and senior management teams. This will entail maximising the generation of new business sourced from clients and prospects in the UK region focusing on:
    Prospects identified providing product, RFP and engagement support;
    Existing clients in BNP Paribas identified via ongoing analysis of their portfolios; investment activities and planned activities (e.g. transitions);
    Representing MFS in client industry seminars, conferences and events, including speaking or press opportunities where appropriate;
    Ongoing engagement and training with the CIB client development/FIC teams and actively promoting MFS Agency Lending service internally and externally.

Your Responsibilities:

  • Sales initiatives and campaign
    • Identification of key opportunities
    • Analysis of potential revenues
    • RFP support
    • Participation in client presentations
    • Commercial and solution support in legal negotiations

    Follow up to ensure measured handover from sales to client management during the on-boarding process

    • Ongoing support of client management for new/cross sell product initiatives
    • Contribute to the annual sales plan, in order to meet/exceed revenue forecasts and targets
    • Deliver performance of the annual sales plan, measuring/monitoring progress objectively and ensuring financial performance is achieved through delivery of long term, stable revenue streams on a profitable basis
    • It is specifically noted that the incumbent will have personal sales targets and YTD revenues will be assessed on a bi-annual basis versus these sales targets
    • Responsibility to liaise with the client development team and support any sourced leads or referrals, opportunities
    • Develop and maintain market intelligence, knowledge and awareness
    • Negotiate pricing proposals, respecting all product pricing strategies (as per Global Markets guidelines, policy and in-line with the principles of Securities Services and BNP Paribas Conduct).
    • Manage and maintain pipeline and Client Vision in conjunction with client development and sales teams
    • Fully adhere to Compliance and Risk policies ensuring that during the on-boarding process all Business Acceptance Committee (BAC), Client Acceptance Committee (CAC), Know Your Customer (KYC) and Credit submissions are managed within the required timeframe, in line with all formal procedures and in co-ordination with the relevant Client Management, Client Development or FIC team as relevant.

Skills and Qualifications:

  • It is essential that the incumbent have experience in Capital Markets/ALMT products, as well as in sales support ideally via a trading role
  • Be authoritative in front of clients, consultants and internal stakeholders
  • Have direct experience of the securities services industry
  • Have the ability to assess business/new product opportunities and develop and present business cases
  • Have knowledge and experience of the buy side and sell side sectors
  • Have the ability to work across various constituencies and in particular coordinate with local and global stakeholders at all levels
  • Experience with complex sales, with a proven track record within the UK and regional markets, plus existing industry contacts
  • Existing market reputation and profile is an advantage
  • Flexibility for travel and working hours noting the incumbent will be required to support activities in other time-zones than their base location and participate in regional and global calls
  • Bloomberg, Reuters, Markit experience preferred
  • Market and instrument training or expertise
  • Trading/Technical expertise on Capital Markets products (Agency Lending)
  • Client Services or relationship management
  • Analytics
  • Product management

Qualifications required for the role:

  • Degree level qualified in mathematics, science, English or business related vocation
  • CPA, CFA, IMC preferred
  • Industry qualifications
  • Industry markets registrations/qualifications preferred

Competencies Required For The Role

  • Adaptability/flexibility/resilience
  • Results and quality orientation
  • English communication skills (verbal & written)
  • Strong leadership
  • Sales skills
  • Client focus
  • Solutions driven
  • Persuasive negotiation and decision making
  • Strong Team ethic and working approach
  • Innovation and continuous improvement
  • Transversal project management
  • Analysis and critical thinking
  • Autonomy and self-motivation
  • Ability to build relationships with all levels of seniority both internally and externally
  • Risk awareness (credit, market and ops)

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