Project Manager/Business Analyst - Equity Derivatives/Structured Products

Job title:                      Project Manager/Business Analyst - Equity Derivatives/Structured Products

Corporate Title:           Vice President

Department:                Chief Transformation Office (CTO)

Location:                     London, UK (hybrid)                         

Company overview

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com.

Department overview

The 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/Business Analyst role is within the CTO International Change Wholesale Front Office team and aligned to the strategic technology transformation program sponsored by the Global Equities business, specifically focused on Equity Derivatives and Structured Products buildout. The role will work closely with business, functions and technology stakeholders to deliver complex front to back change and process efficiency to enable the business to scale.

Key Responsibilities and objectives critical to success:

• Project management and business analysis aligned to Global Equities strategic investment initiatives enabling the business to scale
• Partner with global Business, Technology and Functional stakeholders to define the functional and non-functional requirements that will expand Front Office trading and data capabilities, deliver a zero-touch lifecycle process and improve risk management for Structured Products
• Agreeing business outcomes with project sponsor and key stakeholders, validating that planned project outputs deliver these outcomes
• Build and maintain well defined delivery plans with appropriate level of detail. Comfortable challenging teams to ensure plans are realistic and achievable
• Driving delivery across multiple teams in Technology and Business, ensuring the project delivers committed outcomes in the agreed timelines
• Working collaboratively and supporting teams, including active problem solving and management of any risks or issues that arise during delivery.
• Proactively managing and addressing any project conflicts, dependencies and scope changes
• Hands on interaction with development and testing teams to ensure a detailed understanding of requirements and design
• Monitoring and providing an honest, transparent assessment of project progress with timely reporting of status, issues, risks to various management team and governance forums as appropriate
• Excellent communication skills with ability to adapt approach to stakeholder groups and different levels of seniority across the organization as well as ability to present complex problems in a simple way to drive quick and effective decision making
• Establish project governance and control processes throughout the project delivery

Requirements:

• Minimum Degree from an accredited University.
• Strong Project Management and Business Analysis experience aligned to Equity Derivatives business and technology teams and projects.
• Experience in Equity Derivatives/Structured Products Trade lifecycle, Front, Middle & Back Office functions.
• Prior experience working closely with trading and markets front office users; understanding requirements, identifying solution and driving the changes.
• Experience working with technology teams to deliver complex solutions across multiple business areas, functions and locations.
• Solid understanding of the front to back trade lifecycle, supporting technology and processes (trade workflow, position and risk management, middle office, finance, corporate actions, regulatory reporting).
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy and timeliness of delivery; Risk, Issues, Dependencies and Assumptions management.
• Track record of managing requirements, delivery and testing in a fast-paced environment.
• Understanding of Business Analysis tools and techniques with the ability to deep dive into complex details and resolve issues.
• Exposure to structured project management techniques and software development lifecycle.
• Strong analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to adapt approach to different levels of seniority.
• Skilled at using MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Confluence, JIRA (or equivalent).

Desirable:

• Business analysis including current state/target state analysis, functional and non-functional requirements specification and traceability.
• Product knowledge of Structured Products/Notes types and the associated trade lifecycle.
• Familiarity with Structure Notes RFQ platforms (e.g. SIMON, OTCX, Halo).
• Test strategy, planning and execution.
• Technology strategy, architecture and design, working with development teams to ensure solution design meets requirements and is in-line with wider technology strategy.
• Working knowledge of market structure and regulatory landscape.
• Exposure to financial markets infrastructure, data and processes.
• Exposure to various DevOp tools (e.g. JIRA, confluence) to manage project deliverables.
• Risk management, governance, and compliance practices in the financial services industry.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with complex financial data.
• Effective communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong technical skills.
• Must be able to work well under tight deadlines and handle multiple responsibilities.

Nomura competencies

Trusted Partner 

• Understand clients’ needs and issues, and provide solutions utilizing Nomura Group company’s resources, earn the clients’ trust 
• Acquire a wide range of knowledge as an employee of Nomura, instead of focusing only on one’s own area of expertise; play a part in improving the company’s services level and corporate value 

Entrepreneurial leadership

• Take on new challenges for improvement and cultivate a corporate culture of challenge by driving change in business operations 

Teamwork & Collaboration 

• Ensure views are not biased, accept different opinions and perspectives, and collaborate with other members to create common values  

Influence 

• Provide appropriate guidance to others and act in a manner that places emphasis on the performance and growth of the organization  

Integrity

• Improve further the understanding and awareness of corporate philosophy, professional ethics, compliance risk management, and code of conduct, and make decisions and take actions from a management position

Right to Work

The UK Government have taken steps to reduce net migration to the UK by limiting the number of overseas workers from outside the EEA coming to the UK for employment. Please note that whilst we are able to consider applications from overseas workers from outside the EEA (who require a Tier 2 (General) visa) we can only employ them if we can provide evidence that there are no other suitable candidates for this vacancy from inside the EEA.

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Diversity Statement

Nomura is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities and is fundamentally opposed to any less favourable treatment accorded to existing or potential members of staff on the grounds of race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender or sexual orientation. If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer