ZINEB KAOUKABI
Paris
Summary
Senior Business Analyst with a strong background in finance, risk management and data analysis, now leveraging this expertise in insurance transformation projects. Skilled in analyzing complex business needs, defining insurance business rules, and translating them into functional specifications for IT teams. Known for ensuring project coherence, delivery excellence and strong collaboration between business, DSI and technical teams throughout the full project lifecycle.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Business Analyst, Delivery Lead
Bnp Paribas Corporate & Investment Banking
05.2024 - 07.2025
- Led large-scale transformation projects acting as a bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams
- Gathered and analyzed business requirements, translated them into functional specifications for IT teams
- Ensured end-to-end delivery (project scoping, UAT, deployment) in regulatory-driven environments
- Coordinated cross-functional teams and ensured program coherence, prioritization, and risk mitigation
- Prepared documentation and user handbooks to support change management and onboarding
Asset Management Analyst
BNP Paribas Securities Services
04.2024 - 06.2024
- Delivered research on a customized investment strategy ensuring stable returns on investments through asset diversification
- Implemented a dynamic VBA interface using the suggested strategy
Credit Risk Analyst
Rothschild’s
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Spearheaded an entire project of aligning the credit risk management tools used in France to the tools used in Regions within the group project, for accurate credit scoring, credit portfolio management and overall improved decision making
- Wrote the tool handbook for a better onboarding of local newcomers
Data Analyst Supervisor
ESSET Property Management
06.2023 - 07.2023
- Spearheaded a project to redesign real estate income tax returns: cleaned and structured a multi-million record database, performed statistical analysis of fiscal and rental files, and established algorithmic rules to automate the process; which ultimately led to a successful automated tax process for the client
Market Risk Analyst
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Boosted organizational understanding of trading activities through comprehensive risk reporting, increasing transparency to other overlooked stakeholders such as accounting
- Defined and executed UAT strategies in collaboration with business and IT teams
- Coordinated testing phases and ensured regulatory compliance
- Acted as functional referent between business and technical teams
Project Manager, PMO
Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Coordinated the IBOR transition project within the Independent Price Verification (IPV) teams
- Conducted regulatory monitoring to define relevant transition scope and production follow-up to assess potential impacts on various platforms.
- Performed data analysis and convergence testing on market data for contract renegotiations with an external data provider, aiming to minimize long-term costs, improve governance, and optimize bank resource allocation.
- Conducted a review and quality analysis of internal data contributions to support General Inspection recommendations, streamlining contributions based on defined criteria.
Market Risk Analyst
Societe Generale Bank
05.2018 - 12.2020
- Speardheaded the entire FRTB project for both the Equity and Commodities desks as both an analyst and regional project manager
- Led the update of business requirements and delivery roadmap for the new Scenario Manager, in collaboration with Product Owners and Project Managers, covering legacy and new regulatory risk metrics.
- Coordinated UAT sessions and developed KPIs (VaR, SVaR, ES) to track convergence and regulatory compliance, producing official documentation for ECB reporting and migration.
- Designed the vision and operational framework of the new platform (algorithms, UI, daily production) and delivered training sessions to managers and end-users to ensure smooth post-migration adoption
Equity Research Intern
TIKEHAU Capital
09.2017 - 02.2018
- Conducted market research and financial analysis, including industry trend forecasting and company evaluations using advanced DCF models.
- Produced detailed reports with investment recommendations, supporting fund managers in decision-making and portfolio strategy.
- Contributed to the launch of a new thematic fund, analyzing the initial portfolio and coordinating meetings with executives and potential investors.
Education
Master of Science - Finance
EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL
Nice09-2017
Bachelor of Engineering - Actuarial Sciences And Finance
National Institure of Statistics And Applied Economics
Morocco09-2015
Skills
- Strong Finance and Economics background
- Data Analysis and Financial Modeling skills
- Critical thinking and data driven decision making
- Comprehensive analytical reporting and attention to details
- Project planning and Communication
- Quick adjustment to change
- Effective time management
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
Timeline
Senior Business Analyst, Delivery Lead
Bnp Paribas Corporate & Investment Banking
05.2024 - 07.2025
Asset Management Analyst
BNP Paribas Securities Services
04.2024 - 06.2024
Credit Risk Analyst
Rothschild’s
09.2023 - 12.2023
Data Analyst Supervisor
ESSET Property Management
06.2023 - 07.2023
Market Risk Analyst
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
01.2022 - 12.2022
Project Manager, PMO
Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking
01.2021 - 12.2021
Market Risk Analyst
Societe Generale Bank
05.2018 - 12.2020
Equity Research Intern
TIKEHAU Capital
09.2017 - 02.2018
Master of Science - Finance
EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL
Bachelor of Engineering - Actuarial Sciences And Finance
National Institure of Statistics And Applied Economics