Director Program Manager

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Job Title:
International Change - Program Manager

Corporate

Title:

Executive Director

Location:
New York (Hybrid 2-3 Days a week in Office) FULLY REMOTE IS NOT AN OPTION

Permanent/Full Time Role

* The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $250,000 and $300,000 year*

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

Department Overview:

The CTO function oversees group-wide transformation and change management on strategically important, mission critical projects. We are a global, consolidated team with change professionals located regionally supporting regional and global initiatives. Our purpose is to support Nomura’s business strategy and deliver group-wide transformation based on common operating principles. Our stakeholders include business sponsors, business subject matter experts, legal, compliance and technology partners globally.

Role

Description:

This role is to lead a portfolio of front-to-back transformation projects and regulatory mandates, supporting the needs of Global Markets and Corporate functions. A suitable candidate requires deep expertise in various markets, asset classes, products, technologies and supporting functions, including Operations, Risk, Legal and Finance.

The candidate will manage a team of project managers and business analysts; therefore team leadership skills are essential for success. Interface with vendors providing technical solutions to Nomura is a key part of the role so experience in managing statements of work (SOWs) and license agreements is required.

The team will be required to participate in industry meetings related to regulatory mandates, including SIFMA, FIF, ISDA and other consortium type committees and applying industry knowledge, events, and updates to project execution activities.

Adherence to CTO International Change “standards”, including planning, status reporting, project life cycle controls, tools, and project management best practices is managed and monitored by a central CTO governance team, which the candidate and its direct reports need to align and respond to, timely.

The current book of work which will be led by the suitable candidate includes three key priorities

• Transcend Collateral Management platform, an industry-wide vendor and has been at the forefront of providing efficient, automated collateral, liquidity management, and funding solutions in a central tool, eliminating manual business processes. Nomura has been using Transcend increasingly across modules, legal entities, and business units since 2019 and is continuously developing work streams to expand its use.
• SEC Securities Lending Reporting Regulatory Initiatives and
• SEC U.S. Treasury Mandatory Central Clearing Regulatory Initiatives

Over time, projects within the role’s purview may change, therefore adaptability and flexibility are required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead major business and technology transformation programs, projects and work streams
• Manage a team of PMs / BAs
• Oversee virtual reporting teams throughout program life cycles
• Develop relationships with senior business partners and sponsors to plan program and project roadmaps aligned to strategic and regulatory needs.
• Develop business cases with costs, benefits and quantitative ROI metrics to fund and support program roadmaps
• Monitor budget, actuals, and variances throughout program and project life cycles
• Oversee project planning / execution ensuring governance controls / CTO standards are…