Nomura Overview
Nomura is an Asia-based financial services group with an integrated global network spanning over 30 countries. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Retail, Asset Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm practices disciplined entrepreneurship while building on a long tradition of serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership.
Department Overview
Nomura's Operations department supports the company's business activities through efficient operational processes. The team collaborates with senior leadership, business units, and stakeholders to develop effective operational strategies, providing guidance on process design, implementation, and management to align operations with business objectives. Nomura's Operations team specializes in trade processing, settlement, custody, and asset servicing, known for providing exceptional service to clients. With a strong track record and commitment to innovation and global reach, Nomura's Operations department is well-positioned to continue driving growth and success in the financial industry
Role Description:
You will form part of the AEJ Shared Services team. Shared Services support the Global Markets activities across multiple asset classes and is responsible for Asset Services, Tax Operations, Network Management, Settlements, Confirmations and Listed Derivative.
You would work closely with the business and senior managers to help drive new initiatives/ projects, utilizing data to optimize processes and facilitate decision making.
You will be tasked with learning the business and processes, to identify and implement solutions to enable business initiatives. You will work with the Shared teams and collaborate with other teams within Operations and other Corporate divisions.
The right candidate should have the interest to expand and develop their business knowledge across multiple domains, be adaptable to manage changes and work closely with stakeholders in different locations.
Main responsibilities are:
- Review and manage risks across multiple Shared functions
- Effectively work with teams to map business processes
- Gather and communicate requirements/information from stakeholders
- Engage with and presenting to management and wider teams.
- Identify areas of inefficiency, reoccurring issues, quality improvement and remediation.
- Identify opportunities to improve and automate manual processes, and drive change where required.
- Manage a broad spectrum of stakeholders.
Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required
- Degree with minimum 5 years of working experience in a financial institution. Experience in a Global Markets/Investment Banking environment preferred.
- The preferred candidate would have demonstrated their adaptability by working in different teams/ departments across Middle and Back Office.
- Knowledge in listed derivative processing will be an advantage
- Experience in managing offshore teams and external vendors will be an advantage.
- Strong organizational skills, able to multi-task, track and meet deliverables before agreed deadline.
- Attention to detail with strong logical thinking and analytical skills. Able to produce and articulate solutions to stakeholders.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Expertise in technical skills such as VBA, Python and data analysis skillsets will be an advantage.
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.
DISCLAIMER: This Job Description is for reference only, and whilst this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, it is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. The management reserves the right to revise the job and may, at his or her discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
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