Reward Consultant

Location: Solihull (Hybrid)

Rate: Competitive (DOE)

Contract: 3 months, potential to extend.

About Us

At BNP Paribas Personal Finance, we’re part of a global banking group focused on delivering straightforward, responsible consumer finance solutions. We partner with leading UK retailers and brands to support customers in making informed financial decisions.

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced Reward Consultant to provide immediate support across reward modelling, benchmarking, and annual pay reviews.

Working closely with the Head of Reward & People Data, you’ll play a key role in shaping reward insights and supporting critical activity ahead of upcoming pay and bonus cycles.

This is a hands-on role requiring someone who can quickly understand the environment, work with complex data, and deliver high-quality outputs at pace.

Key Responsibilities

• Support delivery and optimisation of annual pay review and bonus cycles 
• Develop and model reward structures, including new bonus scheme design 
• Conduct market benchmarking and salary analysis to inform reward positioning 
• Lead gender pay gap analysis and support broader reward governance activity 
• Analyse and respond to reward-related queries with clear, data-led insights 
• Ensure data integrity and produce accurate, actionable reward reporting 

Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in reward / compensation, ideally within a corporate or FS environment 
• Proven track record in reward modelling, benchmarking, and pay cycle delivery 
• Advanced analytical capability, with confidence handling complex data sets 
• Experience using benchmarking tools and job evaluation / grading methodologies 
• Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders 
• Strong understanding of reward governance, including gender pay gap reporting 

Your Application Journey

• Call with our Talent Acquisition team 
• Informal chat with the Hiring Manager 
• Competency-based interview (60 Minutes) 

Could this be you?

Making a positive impact is at the heart of everything we do. We’re looking for people who live by our values, who are positive, brave, and own it. Don’t let confidence hold you back. You don’t need to meet every requirement – if you have around 75% of the skills and the right attitude, we’d love to hear from you.

Equal Opportunities

We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace and ensuring equal opportunities for all, regardless of age, disability, gender, identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or background.

Company Purpose:

Our company purpose is to contribute to a responsible and sustainable economy by financing and advising clients according to the highest ethical standards.

Our employer promise is built around three pillars:

• Being a great place to work
• Committed to sustainability and having a positive impact
• Being dedicated to the development of our people

Business Area

BNP Paribas’ Global Markets business offers a broad range of products and services in the global interest rates, credit, currency, equities & commodity markets. Global Markets help their franchise of clients find effective ways to raise and invest capital as well as manage their exposure to risk. Their client base comprises of hundreds of corporations, institutional investors, banks, governments, and supranational organizations.

AMM work is ranging from building electronic market making strategies, algo design, execution strategies to provide liquidity internally and externally on large range of products and subsequently hedging risk inherited from internal and exchange flows.

Job Purpose 

AMM provides liquidity on regulated exchanges, MTFs and directly to BNP Paribas Institutional and Hedge-Fund clients. AMM researchers are continuously creating and optimising strategies, automatons and algorithms to improve liquidity provision on a wide spectrum of underlying, asset classes and markets.

The intern will focus on different quantitative research subjects of statistical arbitrage. With both fundamental and price dynamic data, they will apply various statistical/Machine Learning methods to create insights from data and generate meaningful signals for stock movement by analysing different aspects from datasets denoising to features extraction.

Key Responsibilities

In this internship, the intern will understand the process of portfolio optimization in dynamic environment and predict the stock returns in different horizons with effective applications of Machine Learning methods. The intern will also participate in the design and development of our core research projects such as unsupervised classification of the various market participants behaviour, sentiment analysis in chats or new and improvement of the market making in low or high frequency.

The internship covers different aspects of analysis, research, and development:

• Research on new quantitative strategies and back-test them.
• Bring new strategy to production environment.
• Improve current strategies or signals.
• Follow the latest quantitative techniques (research papers, corporate intelligence…)

Requirements

• Strong education in Statistics, Maths or Computer Science: we are not just looking for people who know how to use machine learning techniques, but for people who understand how it works inside the black-box. 
• Strong knowledge of Machine Learning techniques (classification, regression, natural language processing via standard statistical models or neural network).
• Good programming skills, preferably Python.
• Delivery-driven mindset.
• Strong interpersonal skills and proactive approach to problem solving.
• Ability to work under pressure and multi-task.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Team Player.

Conduct

• Be a role model, supporting and fostering a culture of good conduct.
• Demonstrate proactivity, transparency, and accountability for identifying and managing conduct risks.
• Consider the implications of your actions on colleagues.

And of course, we expect all our colleagues to embody and practice the Group values (alignment with the Bank’s strategy, commitment, work ethic, integrity and Code of Conduct).

PLEASE NOTE

• You may only apply to four Long Term Internships over the course of a year. These may be across any business area. 
• Successful candidates for this long term internship will be considered for London ONLY.
• Please discuss the available start dates with your interviewers.

Unsuccessful candidates’ CVs will be shared with other teams within BNP Paribas and considered for potentially suitable roles. In this way we hope to maximise opportunities for candidates and hiring teams. By submitting your CV for this role you agree to it being shared securely with other hiring teams within BNP Paribas for the relevant recruitment round.

Location: London

Duration: 6 months 

A bit more about why you should join us

1. We’re a great place to work

We aim for optimal work/life balance (depending on role, this includes hybrid working, flexible working and agile)

We are proud of our award-winning flexible benefits and health & wellbeing strategy. Our flexible benefits include:

• Generous holiday allowance of at least 26 days (plus bank holidays) – with option to buy and sell holidays.
• Valuable financial plans – a 12% non-contributory pension which has been moved to sustainable investments*, life assurance*, income protection and personal accident insurance.
• Extensive wellbeing and mental health offering – one of the most advanced private medical schemes in the UK, dental cover, wellbeing app, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy support, subsidised gym memberships, bespoke health assessments including genetic testing, Private GP (including digital GP services to parents of employees), Employee Assistance Programme, menopause & fertility support (we are an accredited Menopause Friendly Employer), neurodiversity assessment and support.
• Key onsite services and facilities in London – include physiotherapy, nutrition, massage therapy, physiology, mental health first aiders, seasonal flu vaccinations and free onsite fitness centre.
• Plus, emergency back-up care for dependants, green car leasing, season ticket loan, and a range of other benefits.

* Subject to relevant caps

2. As the eurozone’s largest bank, we are committed to having a positive impact in the world.  

For example, we are committed to Net Zero in all of our financing and investment portfolios by 2050. By 2030, 80% of our energy production financing will be low carbon.

But impact for us means more than climate. It means empowering our people every day. Everyone gets four volunteering days each year – in 2023, we achieved over 18,000 hours of volunteering across the UK and reaching over 4,500 young people.

3. We believe in our people

We support our people to develop skills to adapt to the ever-evolving world of work and to prepare for the jobs of today and tomorrow. We do this through a comprehensive training offering, talent programmes, mentoring, career days and inhouse career tools.

We are proud of the number of our people who progress and secure new roles internally. In fact, in 2023, nearly half of our positions in UK CIB were filled internally. 

Investing in our people also means we have a collaborative and inclusive culture:

• Direct feedback from our people shows that our internal culture sets us apart from our industry peers.
• Each year, nearly 30,000 employees globally are involved in professional networks that play an active role in promoting Diversity and Inclusion within the Group. These include our:
• Pride Network, Ability Network (which supports disabled employees), MixCity (gender equality network), Women in Global Markets, Women in Global Banking, Women in IT, Diversity Equity & Inclusion in Technology, Early Careers Network, Multicultural Network and Parents & Carers Network.

Equal Opportunities 

BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

Adjustments

We don’t want anyone to be disadvantaged in our recruitment processes, so if you have a disability or health condition which may mean that you’d benefit from some adjustments or additional support, please let us know as early in the process as possible.

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Job Title: Investment Specialist Traineeship

Contract Type: Graduate Traineeship (Investment 2020)

Contract Length: 12 Months

Location: 22 Bishopsgate, London

Company Overview 

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) is the asset management division of BNP Paribas Group. As of July 1, 2025, AXA Investment Managers’ (AXA IM) activities have been fully integrated into BNPP AM, creating a unified and strengthened global platform. 

BNPP AM is a leading global asset manager, leveraging the Group’s scale, stability, and expertise. We serve a diverse client base, including institutional investors, corporations, distribution partners, and retail clients worldwide. Our investment capabilities cover a broad range of asset classes, from traditional strategies like equities, fixed income, and multi-assets to alternatives such as real estate, infrastructure, private debt, and private equity. This allows us to tailor solutions to meet client objectives.  

With AXA IM’s integration, BNPP AM now ranks among Europe’s top asset managers, managing approximately €1.6 trillion in assets, with a focus on long-term savings and alternative strategies. 

Sustainability is central to our approach. We prioritize ESG and responsible investing to deliver sustainable, long-term performance while supporting environmental, social, and economic transitions. Adopting a pragmatic, long-term perspective, we aim to generate durable value for clients, employees, and the economy, backed by strong risk management and responsible finance principles. 

Careers at BNPP AM: Empowering our people to drive progress 

As part of a responsible, progressive organisation, our people help us to invest for what matters. Everyone in our diverse, global family shares this responsibility. 

Together our people push boundaries and drive forward ideas. They’re willing to be bold and take the lead, using initiative and enterprise to create exceptional service. The kind of service that seeks to drive long-term prosperity for our clients, society and the world we live in. 

Diversity and Inclusion: Thrive within a diverse community 

At BNPP AM, inclusion and diversity are closely linked to our values and to our culture of respect for employees, clients and the communities around us. We always aim to create an environment where everyone feels they belong, are included and can thrive within a diverse community. 

Programme Information: 

You will join as a trainee as part of the Investment20/20 one-year trainee programme. We can’t guarantee a permanent position at the end of the 12-month contract, however, if you perform well & if we have an open position available at the time, then permanent employment could be a possibility. The Investment20/20 trainee programme is offered by many investment management firms and 75% of the 2,000 Investment20/20 trainees are offered permanent positions at the end of the one year.   

As a trainee, you will be introduced to investment management and you will gain industry knowledge, experience, and develop relationships to progress your career and develop skills to secure a permanent role. We will support you in achieving/starting a professional qualification if this is something you are interested in doing (most firms offer it, and we highly recommend doing so). As part of the Investment20/20 programme, you will have opportunities to meet and network with over 300 trainees across the industry and participate in socials and insight events.  

Description of the department 

The Investments Specialists team is made up of people based in Paris, London and New York. The team covers all the expertise of the Core platform: Equity, Fixed Income and Multi-Asset Investments. This traineeship will be focused on Equity strategies and will be based in London. 

Investment specialists combine technical expertise/high level of investment knowledge with commercial acumen, working to grow business in partnership with Investment Teams & Client group. 

Your role and responsibilities will include 

• Assisting team members in the development and update of investment related content, in particular product and strategy presentations as well as regular communications on portfolio management 
• Contributing to responding to sales and customer requests 
• Work with the RFP team to structure adequate and high-quality answers to prospect requests 
• Participate in transversal projects (for example automation of presentations) 
• Education Skills & Experience 
• University graduate preferably with a specialisation in Business, Finance or Economics (or other relevant fields) 

Technical Skills 

• Interest in asset management industry and equity markets  
• Excellent organisational skills, time management and attention to details 
• Proficiency and formatting skills in PowerPoint. 
• Advanced knowledge in Excel, notably on formulas combination such as VLOOKUP, Sumproduct, Index, Match, is desirable. VBA is not required.  
• Ability to work independently and efficiently in a team within an international and fast-moving environment 
• Analytical ability 
• Effective communication including verbal, written & presentational   
• Creative thinking, capability to develop innovative solutions and challenge consensus 
• Fluency in English, French is a plus 

Keen interest in: 

• Asset Management/ financial services 
• Engaged or willingness to enrol in CFA program 
• Tableau Software, Bloomberg 
• Manipulating Artificial Intelligence related tools  

What we offer 

• This traineeship is an excellent opportunity to discover an international working environment. Due to our leading market position, you can gain strong exposure to a variety of complex issues that we face as a diverse investment manager 
• You will be fully integrated to our team, and you will have the opportunity to work collaboratively and discover other departments such as Portfolio Management, RFPs, Sales and Marketing teams 
• Autonomous, entrepreneurial and result driven culture where taking initiative is encouraged 
• You will join a growing platform which will allow you to take on real responsibilities rapidly 
• GBP 28,000 basic salary + competitive benefits package 

What we expect from you 

• Workplace professionalism 
• Physical attendance to the office 3-4 days a week 
• Curiosity 
• Commitment 
• Willingness to learn & grow 
• Existing right to work in the UK is essential; due to the short-term duration of this contract, we cannot provide visa sponsorship 

Please join us to realise your potential to drive progress, for yourself, our clients and the world in which we live. 

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Job Title: Regional Sales Lead – OEM Motor Finance

Location: North Midlands & Nort West Region – working remotely, travelling within your specific geographic region (visiting our office in Solihull once a month)

Hours: Full time, Permanent

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A bit about us:

At BNP Paribas Personal Finance, we’re part of a global bank and are proud to be a Top Employer UK, providing a great place to work in an open and inclusive environment.

We’re here to provide simple and straightforward consumer finance solutions and we work with many well-known retailers and brands to help their customers finance their purchases in a responsible way.

We care about making a positive impact for our colleagues, customers, partners, and the wider community. That’s why we live by our values of we’re positive, we’re brave, and we own it.

The Role:

As a Regional Sales Lead, reporting to the OEM Motor Senior Manager, you will be tasked with managing the relationships of our OEM dealer partners in your area, meeting ambitious new and used car targets, managing wholesale facilities and onboarding new dealers within your area or geographic territory. You’ll manage a specific region, requiring regular travel within that area, as this is a field-based role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee and manage relationships with OEM Franchise Dealer Partners.
• Deliver dealer training on BNPP-PF systems, campaign packages, processes, and regulatory sales requirements.
• Manage dealer sales performance, including financial products, customer suitability, credit volume, business quality, penetration and acceptance rates.
• Work with dealers to develop and manage ongoing wholesale requirements, monitor utilisation and demonstrator allocation
• Request, monitor and manage flow of dealer information into internal risk and compliance teams
• Handle complaint resolution and maintain strong dealer relationships.
• Oversee customer lifecycle management to enhance engagement and retention.
• Drive the used car opportunity pipeline, identifying and managing potential growth opportunities.
• Prepare, negotiate, and present dealer commission proposals.
• Occasional dealer stock auditing

Skills & Attributes:

• Full driving licence.
• Experience in Retail Motor Finance with a Motor Finance provider.
• Successful track record in in business development and account management within the Motor Finance sector.
• Resilient and able to thrive in high-pressure, target-driven environments.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to manage stakeholders internally
• Confident with strong networking and relationship-building abilities.
• Strong interpersonal skills, adaptable, and able to work independently or as part of a team.

Could this be you? 

Making a positive impact is at the heart of everything we do – whether for our colleagues, customers, partners, or the community. We live by our values: We’re positive, we’re brave, and we own it. We believe a positive attitude and a passion for making things happen matter most. Don’t let confidence hold you back – there’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate. If you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we want to hear from you! Whether you’re considering a career change or exploring a sector jump, we welcome applicants with transferable skills.

Apply now to express your interest and discover how you can make a meaningful contribution to our dynamic team.

Your Application Journey

Our hiring process typically includes the following steps:

We aim to complete the process within 3-4 weeks, though this can vary depending on your availability. If you’re not shortlisted, we’ll still keep you informed of the outcome.

Equal Opportunities Disclaimer

BNP Paribas Personal Finance promotes equality of opportunity and is committed to ensure that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

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Executive Assistant

Location: Solihull; a flexible hybrid working model (2–3 days per week in the office)

Contract: 6 Month Contract (Day Rate)

About Us

At BNP Paribas Personal Finance, we’re part of a global banking group with a simple mission: to provide straightforward consumer finance solutions that help customers make responsible financial decisions. We partner with leading UK retailers and brands to support their customers finance purchases responsibly.

The Role

We’re looking for a highly organised Executive Assistant to support our COO in a fast-paced, data-driven environment. This is more than a traditional EA role, you’ll act as a trusted partner, contributing to reporting, operational performance, and transformation initiatives while ensuring the smooth running of day-to-day activities.

Key Responsibilities

Skills & Attributes

Apply now to join a team that makes a real impact.

Learn more about careers with us: https://www.bnpparibas-pf.co.uk/careers 

Equal Opportunities

We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace and ensuring equal opportunities for all, regardless of age, disability, gender, identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or background.

The role 

The purpose of the Community Experience & Engagement management role is to exceed our occupiers’ day to day expectations by creating, delivering and evolving a bespoke customer experience & engagement program that aid to achieve greater occupier satisfaction and further establish the property/properties concerned as exciting places to work and live. 

The Community Manager will develop a community profile for the building(s), designed to create connections between occupier customers and the local community, whilst elevating the experience within the property/properties. 

With the support of the wider customer experience division and marketing team, oversee the implementation and development of community/ placemaking strategies and high levels of occupier customer satisfaction at 200 Aldersgate providing support and guidance, as required. 

Key deliverables 

•    Building proactive and effective two-way relationships with the occupier customers of property/properties. 

•    Meeting with a range of occupier representatives from each organisation within the building(s). From decision makers to operational and occupier panel groups, to gaining a confident understanding of their business objectives, aspirations and needs and identify opportunities to help occupiers achieve these. 

•    The Community Manager will provide a relationship meeting programme plan every quarter which will be reviewed monthly with the SFM and General Manager to share knowledge and feedback about services and needs. 

•    To create and oversee a range of customer panels to give them a voice as to how the building(s) and services are managed. 

•    Create and oversee an engaging and vibrant community/ place making strategy targeted at connecting the occupier customers of the property/properties. This strategy will include retail experiential activation, events, support of local charities, networking opportunities for occupying and local businesses and wellbeing programmes for occupiers. These programmes should be fully aligned with the wider Environmental and Social Value goals of 200 Aldersgate and in collaboration with ESG and CX workstreams for the building. Customer experience division and marketing team will support in the delivery of this strategy. 

•    Curate and monitor an extensive, high-quality social media presence for the building(s) on all major platforms, including (but not limited to) Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and promote the building(s’) community / place making activities via other media channels, as appropriate. To include content generation, posting, and image/video capture and editing. 

•    Oversee occupier customer feedback programs as appropriate and use the feedback to inform strategy. 

•    Provide reporting on customer feedback that can be used as a means to evolve the service offer within the buildings. 

•    Building proactive and effective two-way relationships with stakeholders within the area local to the property/properties. These stakeholders will include local retailers, leisure operators, public services (such as police), local authorities, schools/ colleges/ universities, charities and suchlike. The Community Manager will get to know whoever they need to know to unlock unique opportunities and experiences. 

•    Manage costs for all programs, productions, and publications in order to report to organisation executives regarding a return on investment. 

•    Monitor and evaluate the community/ place making programs effectiveness, success and ROI periodically and report on them. 

•    Implement the use technology to manage efficiencies and support in the delivery of the community strategy. 

•    Support the rollout new technologies and support 200 Aldersgate in implementing its ambitious sustainability goals at scale. 

•    Be responsible for curation, execution and review of an annual occupier engagement plan. This will include but is not limited to online content creation, retail and partner relationship management, event planning and activation, face to face relationship building with all onsite stakeholders and conducting surveys and polls to measure success. 

•    Support and implement Company initiates and projects at site level to ensure site and Company success. 

•    Liaise with other departments and team management, implement change and procedures. 

•    Implement and expand on cross training with relevant departments. 

•    Control and manage the budget assigned to events. 

•    Ensure all administrative tasks in line with job role are complete within the required time frame. 

•    Ensure all events are delivered according to SLAs. 

•    Maintain confidentiality of all appropriate communications and documentation. 

•    Undertake regular Occupier Surveys to formulate a strategy to address any occupier queries. 

•    Ensure compliance with all internal procedures and policies – e.g. Procurement, Finance, Compliance, HR 

Responsibilities 

Financials 

•    Has budget and cost control responsibilities 

•    Has an awareness of wider team or department budget 

Clients and Business Development 

•    Is proactive in building relationships with internal clients and responsive and helpful to external clients 

•    Functional or specialist competence with relevant understanding of business/departmental context 

•    Completes own work under minimal supervision/guidance 

•    Can deal with novel or difficult situations within context of own function or specialism 

People 

•    Active team player 

•    Shares expertise with colleagues 

•    Proactively communicates to colleagues and others 

Systems and Process 

•    Manages, co-ordinates, implements and develops a range of important activities, processes, functions or relationships 

•    Makes some decisions within field of expertise 

•    Is conscious of process and takes steps to protect the interests of BNP Paribas Real Estate, employees and reputation 

•    May contribute to BNP Paribas Real Estate Projects 

Qualifications 

•    Degree or equivalent 

Experience 

•    Knowledge, skills, and experience 

•    Strong interpersonal skills 

•    Strong verbal and written communication skills 

•    Cold-outreach experience a plus 

•    Exceptional organisational and multitasking skills 

•    Demonstrate integrity, dependability, responsibility, accountability, self-awareness, work ethic and empathy 

•    A real specialist in retail, having a passion and understanding of retail. (Experience of managing relationships with retailers a benefit) 

•    Understanding of well-being programmes 

•    Experience of small to medium scale event management 

•    A passion for customer experience 

•    Project management and business operations experience 

•    Innovative thinking – be different and bold in approach 

•    Able to embrace efficiencies – having an acute appreciation and desire for efficiency and accuracy 

•    Be ambitious and commercially minded 

We are proud to offer award-winning benefits to support and reward our employees:

•    Health & Leisure: Private medical cover, 25 days annual leave + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work 

•    Financial:  Pension, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection (long term disability insurance), interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme – you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice 

BNP Paribas Real Estate is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.

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Job Title: Vice President Private Debt 

Business Unit & Team: Prime, Private Debt  

Reporting to: Head of Private Debt Co-investments 

Location: London, Hybrid 

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) is the asset management division of BNP Paribas Group. As of July 1, 2025, AXA Investment Managers’ (AXA IM) activities have been fully integrated into BNPP AM, creating a unified and strengthened global platform. 

BNPP AM is a leading global asset manager, leveraging the Group’s scale, stability, and expertise. We serve a diverse client base, including institutional investors, corporations, distribution partners, and retail clients worldwide. Our investment capabilities cover a broad range of asset classes, from traditional strategies like equities, fixed income, and multi-assets to alternatives such as real estate, infrastructure, private debt, and private equity. This allows us to tailor solutions to meet client objectives. 

With AXA IM’s integration, BNPP AM now ranks among Europe’s top asset managers, managing approximately €1.6 trillion in assets, with a focus on long-term savings and alternative strategies. 

Sustainability is central to our approach. We prioritize ESG and responsible investing to deliver sustainable, long-term performance while supporting environmental, social, and economic transitions. Adopting a pragmatic, long-term perspective, we aim to generate durable value for clients, employees, and the economy, backed by strong risk management and responsible finance principles. 

All figures are sourced from publicly available data as of September 2025 

Job Purpose:  

This role involves primarily analysing and structuring co-investments in Private debt investment opportunities and making investment recommendations for the Private debt portfolios across a wide range of industries, geographies (Europe and US) and instruments (unitranche, senior secured and subordinated debt). 

The selected candidate will execute co-investments in Direct Lending investments under the responsibility of the Head of Private Debt Co-investments. 

Your daily responsibilities:  

Opportunities screening 

• Reviewing new credit opportunities (direct investments, and to a lower extent LP investments and secondary trades) and quickly assessing their credit merits and associated risks, as well as key legal terms 
• Determining to what extent an investment would fit with portfolio construction objectives and targeted returns 
• Understanding ESG impact of investments and fit with AXA IM Prime targets 
• Sharing outcome of findings with rest of the team and making recommendations based on a first assessment of opportunities 

Deal execution & monitoring: 

• Run in-depth analysis of credit opportunities including review of information material and due diligence reports, assessment of key risks and mitigants, preparation of comprehensive financial modelling together with sensitivity analysis and business valuation/debt coverage 
• Assess appropriate debt structures and terms, including review of term sheets and credit term agreements 
• Prepare credit papers on the opportunity and present recommendations to portfolio manager(s) of the Private Debt funds and relevant investment committees 
• Lead and run deal process until closing of the investment, working closely with internal and external parties as appropriate (legal/ ESG/ operations/ finance/ compliance as well as external counsel and fund administrator) 
• Closely monitoring the financial performance of investments made. Perform adequate reporting and quarterly valuations on these. Also run amendments and refinancing of allocated portfolio assets 

Client relationship, reporting and fund raising: 

• Maintain relationships with third party asset managers, origination partners, management team of portfolio companies, sponsors, advisors and law firms 
• Active interaction with external and internal investors (AXA Group, BNPP AM etc.) and internal parties in relation to inter alia investment performance, market views, etc. 
• Monitor portfolio and asset performance’s impact 
• Perform control over reporting tools to ensure accuracy of data reported 
• Contribute to producing regular reporting documents to be shared with AXA IM Prime clients 

AXA IM Prime business set-up: 

• Contributing to AXA IM Prime primaries fund selection and work alongside AXA IM Prime structuring team to set-up the relevant vehicles 
• Contribute to building a best-in-class reporting tool that fits with internal and third-party requirement

We welcome different combinations of skills & experiences: 

Your qualifications and experience: 

• Master’s degree in Economics or Engineering (with applied finance) 
• Fluency in written and spoken English; Foreign languages (German, Nordics, Dutch, French) are a plus 
• Restructuring experience is also a plus 
• Proven experience in direct lending and/or leveraged finance within buy side funds/ asset managers/ banking institutions/ debt advisory firms 
• Origination experience is not essential, but strong credit acumen and execution capability are paramount. Must-have skills include credit and financial analysis, cash-flow modelling and sensitivity analysis, legal documentation review and negotiation 

Your knowledge and skills: 

• Strong team orientation with capacity for intensive independent work 
• Strong analytical skills 
• Strong writing and presentation capabilities 
• Emphasis on quality of analysis for clients 
• Strong integrity, self-starter and can-do attitude 
• Excellent Relationship management 
• Experience in running deal team on a transaction and coaching younger team members 

We would love to know more about you. Let’s connect! Send us your resume. 

The Role

The opportunity has arisen for a Building Surveyor to join our Birmingham Building Consultancy Team at BNP Paribas Real Estate. Due to a steady increase in opportunities and workload, we are seeking to strengthen our team with a surveyor who has either recently qualified or who is reaching the stage where they are ready to take their APC. 

The team is well established and highly respected in the market place, with an enviable client base and a broad portfolio of instructions. You can expect to be busy from day-one, working within an experienced team, undertaking a mixture of project and professional services for our investor and occupier clients. The role offers real variety and career development, with continual training being embedded in the team philosophy. The team works across a range of property sectors and the role will cover the midlands region, with the potential to become involved in a wider range of services both nationally and, in time, internationally.

You will be involved with a range of work including technical due diligence surveys, dilapidations, building pathology, planned preventative maintenance, neighbourly matters, licences to alter and specifying and administering refurbishment projects. Through the role, you will gain an all-round appreciation of commercial building surveying with the opportunity to progress your career to the next level. 

From the outset there will be a high level of client contact and the opportunity to build strong networks throughout the national business. The role requires the candidate to be self-motivated, responsible for managing their own workload and able to work within multi-disciplinary teams delivering integrated services to clients.

Responsibilities

•    Supporting instructions, from inception through to completion, reporting to directors of the business.

•    Working as part of a local and national team for the delivery of instructions.

•    Responsible for managing your own workload on a day-to-day and longer term basis.

•    Undertaking technical due diligence instructions with senior members of the team, working with internal and external specialist consultants.

•    Carrying out design and contract administration / Employers Agent duties principally for refurbishment, repair, and maintenance projects, with opportunities in new build developments.

•    Undertaking dilapidations instructions, acting for both landlords and tenants, covering assessments, schedule preparation and negotiation.

•    Supporting the appraisal and monitoring of new developments for owners, occupiers, and funders.

•    Undertaking reinstatement cost assessments.

•    Preparing planned preventative maintenance schedules.

•    Reviewing and approving tenant’s licences for alterations.

•    Providing technical building pathology advice.

•    Advising on neighbourly matters.

As well as the technical requirements of the role, you will support business development activities. You will be expected to support client relationships, and work within the department to build and maintain new business opportunities.

You will be required to: 

•    Work within clearly defined, well established processes.

•    Proactively solve problems and find solutions, consulting with more experienced colleagues on more difficult or unfamiliar situations.

•    Produce high quality written work.

•    Work within BNPPRE’s quality management processes and procedures.

Person specification

Qualifications

•    Degree in Building Surveying

•    MRICS qualified, or nearing qualification

Experience & skill set 

You will possess strong inter-personal skills, be sociable and prepared to proactively work within a busy, friendly and highly professional team. You will support and work with colleagues at all levels, have strong IT, time management and communication skills, have a working knowledge of AutoCAD, be accurate in your work and have an eye for detail. 

We are proud to offer award-winning benefits to support and reward our employees:

•    Health & Leisure: Private medical cover, 25 days annual leave + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work 

•    Financial:  Pension, company car allowance, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection (long term disability insurance), interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme – you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice 

BNP Paribas Real Estate is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.