Associate - Trade Validation APAC

About Business line/Function: The FXMMOTC business line drives the origination, execution and posttrade processing of all overthecounter foreignexchange and moneymarket transactions across the bank's global client base. It delivers endtoend trade lifecycle services—including confirmation, collateral management, DVP settlement and exception handling—while adhering to the highest standards of risk control, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency. Leveraging a unified technology platform and a worldwide network of clearing partners, the team ensures seamless, timely and secure settlement outcomes that underpin BNPParibas's liquidity and pricing capabilities in the FXMM markets.

Position Purpose

Trade Validation is responsible for trade capture, life cycle event booking and management (Trade flow, STAR interface, MAD interface, Evolution booking…etc), resolving FOBO reconciliation breaks and investigations for Interest Rate Swap (IRS), Cross, Currency Swap (CCS), Caps & Floors (CF), Credit Default Swap (CDS), Forward Rate Agreement (FRA), Interest Rate Swaption,TRS.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

• Trade Booking, Amendment & Validation
• Reconciliations
• Trade Lifecycle Events
• Install good efficient communication/dialogue with Sales, Trading, IT and other operation teams
• Ensure all queries are handled correctly by the right department in a timely manner.
• Minimize operational risk and detect fraud
• Escalation to the management and further to Management/FO/Business/Risk if needed
• Ensure all cash flows are settled correctly and paid on pay date.
• Participating in global & local improvement, automation or regulatory projects
  
  

Contributing Responsibilities

• Trade Booking, Amendment & Validation
• Reconciliations
• Trade Lifecycle Events
• Install a good efficient communication/dialogue with client, Sales, Trading, Relationship Managers and IT
• Ensure all queries are handled correctly by the right department in a timely manner, internally and externally.
• Follow up of any client's request until the issue is solved
• Minimize operational risk and detect fraud
• Escalation to the management and further to Management/FO/Business/Risk if needed
• Ensure all cash flows are correct and paid on pay date.
• Participate to global & local improvement, automation or regulatory project
  
  

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• Strong knowledge of the FO to BO operational workflow (full trade life cycle chain)
• Good knowledge in financial products
• Excellent communication skills,
• Results-oriented & client focus
• Strongly committed
• Good team player, Collaborative mind-set
• High capacity to take initiatives
• Analytical and synthetic skills
• Strong analytical/problem solving mind-set
  
  

Specific Qualifications

• A thorough understanding of financial markets and product knowledge (including the Front-To-Back workflows and product event management)
• At least minimum 5 years experience in Global Market industry (Preferably Trade Support, validation)
• Excellent communication skills, with good influencing and relationship-building skills.
• Fluency in English, both and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Pro-active in general, taking own initiatives to prevent risks/issues.
• Ability to work well under pressure and take initiative.
• Solid work ethic and high levels of motivation.
  
  

Technical Skills

Skills Referential (Required knowledge, skills and abilities)

• Ability to set up relevant performance indicators
• Ability to develop others & improve their skills
• Analytical Ability
• Ability to develop and adapt a process
• Ability to understand, explain and support change
  
  

Behavioral Skills

• Ability to collaborate / Teamwork
• Critical thinking
• Creativity & Innovation / Problem solving
• Resilience
  
  

Education Level: Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Location: Mumbai/Bangalore, India