Director - Securities Services - Institutional Investors Alternatives Sales

Business Overview:
The Alternatives client segment is key priority for BNP Paribas Securities Services, with a large client base spanning Hedge Funds/Liquid Alts, Private Equity, Real Estate, and Credit, we are looking to continue driving our growth in these segments with the addition of a new Sales VP/Director for the Americas.
The VP will be responsible for raising BNP Paribas Securities Services’ profile in the Alternatives industry and generating new client revenues to meet sales targets. The successful candidate will work within the Institutional Investors sales team and report to the head of that team, while partnering closely with our local and global Business and Product teams as well as our Global Markets team.
Candidate Success Factors:
Candidates are measured on the following four performance drivers, which will dictate how individual impact is considered on the Americas platform:

• Demonstrates good judgement when making decisions of high complexity and impact.
• Demonstrates the ability to influence stakeholders at the team level.
• Takes full responsibility for personal actions and demonstrates courage in facing problems and conflicts.
• Interacts regularly with management and department leaders.
• Perceived as a person of high moral character; upholds corporate values and displays high ethical standards.
• Results and Impact
• Able to build relationships with a mix of colleagues and clients.
• Leadership and Collaboration:
• Creates trust with colleagues.
• Exercise appropriate autonomy in the execution and delivery of work.
• Able to influence peers and team.
• Acts in leadership capacity for projects, processes, or programs.
• Responsible for driving outcomes, which have meaningful effect on team or department.
• Compliance Culture and Conduct:
• Client, Customer and Stakeholder Focus:

Responsibilities:

• Working with the SMEs, RFP team and management for input and support to deliver a quality and differentiating RFP responses and associated sales documents.
• Keeping a strong relationship with relevant consultants ensuring they have a positive understanding of BNP Paribas Securities Services’ capabilities.
• Working alongside internal expert colleagues to keep up-to-date with the bank’s products and services and to ensure your segments’ product and service requirements are met in a timely fashion.
• Creating and keeping up-to-date sales reporting.
• Positioning BNP Paribas Securities Services in a positive and differentiating manner.
• To meet annual sales targets.
• Positioning BNP Paribas Securities Services ahead of RFPs and creating value propositions designed to differentiate BNP Paribas.
• Raising profile in Alternatives segment by participating in industry and media events to best position BNP Paribas Securities Services’ capabilities and keeping up-to-date with industry topics and trends.
• Design and execute on a strategic sales plan for a defined universe of targets by building relationships with senior stakeholders both internally and externally.
• Create a sustainable pipeline to achieve sales targets. This includes meetings, presentations etc.
• Works with client lines and product teams to define and drive execution of innovative solutions and messaging for the segment

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Ability to multitask and to work under pressure, prioritizing duties according to risk
• Demonstrate a calm, logical approach to all situations
• Ability to interact with very demanding stakeholders, managing their expectations whilst developing strong working relationships and bank standards
• 7+Years of financial services industry; hedge funds and/or Fund Dealing Services Experience
• Effective verbal and written communication skills; notably the ability to clearly articulate issues and influence resolution
• Bachelor’s degree required in Finance, Economics or Accounting or related field
• Superior analytical and problem solving skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Communicates effectively with diverse groups and individuals
• Extensive knowledge of fixed income, equity, and derivative instruments
• Proven excellence in achieving and surpassing sales targets
• Proven experience and excellence in relationship management
• Extensive knowledge of trade support and corporate actions.
• Knowledge of global markets and trading habits in the global market.
• Proven experience in client service management
• Ability to influence decision making throughout various organizational levels
• Ability to effectively advise and communicate with executive leadership, manage change and inspire partners to embrace change
• Proficient with trade order management systems and Bloomberg
• Strong understanding of the transaction lifecycle

FINRA Registrations Required:

• Not Applicable

CFTC Swap Dealer Associated Person (if yes, NFA Swaps Proficiency Program is required):

• Not Applicable

SEC Security-Based Swap Dealer Associated Person:

• Not Applicable

The expected starting salary range for this position in New York is between $139,000 to $231,000 annually. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business line, and geographic/office location.
About BNP Paribas:
BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach across the US, EMEA and APAC. It has a presence in 65 countries, with nearly 190,000 employees. In the United States, BNP Paribas has built a strong and diversified presence to support its client base. We continue to grow and strengthen our commitment to the US market through our Corporate & Institutional Banking activities. We are one of a few non-US banks to offer a full value chain for our clients, from trading to financing, and clearing and custody in the US with the international footprint and capacity to deliver both globally and locally. Leveraging the strength of our European roots, our network can support clients in virtually every region of the world, enabling more connectivity and efficiency wherever our clients conduct business. We take pride in our expertise and our ability to adapt while constantly looking ahead to create a more sustainable world.
The bank employs nearly 6,000 people and has a presence in the country since the late 1800s in major cities including New York, Jersey City, Chesterbrook, PA, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Denver and Washington, DC.
As an international company with a global footprint, the unique cultures and viewpoints of our team members are an integral part of the fabric of BNP Paribas. We are a company with a purpose - to be a responsible and sustainable global leader. We aim to create an environment where our employees feel empowered to drive change, make an impact and be true to themselves. We employ talented individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds, locally and globally, and are inspired by our employees who help us in cultivating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace through initiatives such as our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Forum and Employee Resource Group (ERG) communities. We strive to be a workplace where all team members can grow and thrive and offer robust training, development and mentoring opportunities to make that vision a reality. Our leaders are deeply committed to DEI and highly accessible to our employees, consistently soliciting feedback on how we can continue to support our employees to reach their highest potential.
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Primary Location
US-NY-New York
Job Type
Standard / Permanent
Job
MISCELLANEOUS
Education Level
Bachelor Degree or equivalent (>= 3 years)
Experience Level
At least 7 years
Schedule
Full-time
Entity
BNP Paribas CIB