Cto-Cto

Department overview:

The Chief Transformation Office (CTO) function oversees group-wide transformation on strategically important, mission critical projects for the firm. We're aligned to our key businesses across the group and operate to global standards and governance across our programs. Our purpose is to support Nomura's business strategy and deliver consistent group-wide transformation based on common operating principles.

Role description:

The project manager will be aligned to strategic transformation programs within the CTO International Change Wholesale Front Office team, managing complex front-to-back change initiatives and digital transformation projects. The role is aligned to Nomura's Global Prime business and will work closely with business, functions and technology stakeholders to deliver complex front to back change.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project manage business and technology transformation programs
• Manage cross-functional project teams and stakeholder relationships
• Oversee project planning, execution, and risk management
• Establish governance frameworks and ensure regulatory compliance
• Manage project budgets, resources, and timelines
• Drive benefits realization and continuous improvement

Required Skills & Experience:

Business/Technical:

• Minimum 10 to 12 years of experience in consulting or handling change programs within investment banking.
• Proven track record of delivering complex change projects within financial markets/trading environments
• Strong understanding of investment banking/markets products and operations
• Equities Prime Brokerage (Cash or Synthetic) across some or all of trade capture, lifecycle, risk & margin and client experience
• Equity Finance / Securities Lending including Availability, Trade Management, Inventory Management, Tri party and Collateral. Awareness of regional variations.
• Sound understanding of financial products including Derivatives, Corporate Bonds, Converts, Loans, Swaps, Equities and their Trade Life Cycle
• Understanding of how Prime relates to Equities and Global Markets
• Useful to have knowledge of industry standard platforms such as Traiana, Geneva, Access Fintech, Global 1, Syncova
• Experience with project management methodologies and tools
• Knowledge of financial market regulations and control frameworks
• Ability to translate complex technical requirements into business solutions

Leadership:

• Proven ability to manage multiple global workstreams
• Strong vendor and stakeholder management
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Experience managing project budgets and benefits

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (Business, Finance, Technology, or related)
• Professional certifications (Agile, PMP, PRINCE2)

Nomura Leadership Behaviours:

Leadership
Behaviours

Description

Element

Exploring Insights & Vision

Comprehensively analyse the nature
of the problems we face and set our
focus toward the future vision

• Gather Intelligence
• Create a vision
• Identify an issue

Making Strategic Decisions

Analyse options and feasibility to resolve issues, in making
judgments and recommendations

• Identify countermeasures
• Assess feasibility
• Make a judgment

Inspiring Entrepreneurship in People

Promotes the vision and goals to others in such a way that inspires commitment and independent contributions

• Influence
• Inspire
• Commit

Elevating Organizational Capacity

Maximize organizational productivity through leadership development and
engagement

• Have an ownership in own development
• Support other's growth
• Encourage organizational growth

Inclusion

Respect diverse perspectives and
promote psychological safety
and the creation of a risk culture

• Foster psychological
  safety
• Encourage the active
  participation of all talent
• Foster a risk culture

We are committed to providing equal opportunities throughout employment including in the recruitment, training and development of employees. We prohibit discrimination in the workplace whether on grounds of gender, marital or domestic partnership status, pregnancy, carer's responsibilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, national or ethnic origins, religious belief, disability or age.

*Applying for this role does not amount to a job offer or create an obligation on Nomura to provide a job offer. The expression "Nomura" refers to Nomura Services India Private Limited together with its affiliates.