Vice President - COO Business Management, Asia-Pacific Middle East (APME)

Natixis is a French multinational financial services firm specialized in asset & wealth management, corporate & investment banking, insurance and payments. A subsidiary of Groupe BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France through its two retail banking networks, Banque Populaire and Caisse d'Epargne, Natixis counts nearly 16,000 employees across 38 countries. Its clients include corporations, financial institutions, sovereign and supranational organizations, as well as the customers of Groupe BPCE's networks.

Natixis Middle East is focused on:

• Structured finance in our four core sectors, Natixis being one of the leading banks in financing renewable energy.
• Global Markets, Fixed Income, Equities and Commodities.
• Trade Finance Solutions
• Islamic Finance
• Investment Banking, DCM, ECM and M&A
• Coverage

Natixis Middle East region spans 14 countries from Egypt to Turkey, but our main focus is in the GCC countries.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Duties / Business-as-Usual (BAU) · Lead local and contribute to regional financial and resource steering efforts, and workforce planning. · Support APME and METCA COO(s) in planning and execution of strategic COO initiatives. · In collaboration with APME COO department heads, lead quarterly performance and budget review exercises. · Prepare APME COO Annual budgets, MYP Projections, quarterly business reviews, resources estimate projections, and assist APME COO in her reviews with APME CEO · Track, analyze and challenge intra entities invoices and key third party supplier spending, in coordination with APME Vendor Management APME Procurement team Nearshore centers finance teams. · Partner with APME HR team on recruitment activities and approval workflows on PVR and job offers. · Lead organizational and transformation projects including target operating model changes and process optimizations. · Coordinate and consolidate annual achievements deck across APME. · Manage any ad-hoc analysis and presentations for/with APME COO departments.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement · This position interfaces with APME COO, Regional APME functional heads, HO COO Pilotage Financier team, and METCA COO · Support APME and METCA COO in planning and execution of regional townhalls and region awareness campaigns. · Prepare executive-ready COO/CIO presentation materials for leadership meetings and VIP visits in the region · Coordinate staff engagement programs to strengthen culture, communication and employee experience.

Governance, Compliance and Risk Management · Build, review and analyze data (e.g., KRI/KPI) across all APME COO and actively measure performance, identify risks and issues. · Prepare COO/CIO APME presentation materials for local and regional management committees and governance forums. · Build visual presentations, dashboards and detailed business cases (e.g., strategic roadmaps, cost optimization).

Continuous Improvement & Innovation · Lead automation initiatives (e.g., KRI automation, dashboard enhancements) to reduce manual effort and improve data reliability. · Partner with LCNC teams and Operational Excellence/AI unit to define, coordinate and support regional continuous improvement and innovation efforts across diff. teams., and embed citizen development into COO Business Management practice.

Qualifications and Education Requirements · Minimum of 8 to 10 years of relevant experience in business management, audit or project management · Advanced degree in Business, Commerce, Finance or STEM discipline.

Skills and Competencies

Functional Skills (Role-Critical) · Business knowledge of the Natixis CIB and dynamics between regions and Head Office. · Demonstrated experience in financial steering, with a focus on cost evolution, projection and forecasting (inc. intra entity recharges). · Strong analytical skills with proven use Power BI tools, Excel and PowerPoint to build dashboards and presentations. · Self-starter with strong relationship building and interpersonal skills why can work independently or as part of a team. · Excellent analytical and numerical abilities. High commitment, rigor, accuracy and an eye for detail. · Meticulous and detail-oriented with excellent analytical skills · Fluent in English. French and/or Arabic language skills are a plus.

Transformative Skills · Strong lean and continuous improvement mindset towards operational excellence. A certification in Lean and/or Agile are a plus. · Strong interest in new technologies such as AI, innovative solutions.

The APME CIB COO Business Manager will support APME COO and APME COO departments (GMO, GBO, CSG, CT, CCO, ORGA, CCO, WP) across a range of topics (e.g., performance reviews, financial and resource monitoring, platform transformation topics, design and execution of staff engagement plans). This role is critical to ensure regional convergence across the countries in APME particularly for a disciplined and transparent financial steering of the COO & CIO activities, in line with business ambitions, global COO and CIO strategies and senior management guidelines, enabling maximal optimization of COO & CIO resources.