Job Title:  GCIO CCO Risk Management Governance & MI Transformation Lead (VP)

Job title: GCIO CCO Risk Management Governance & MI Transformation Lead
Corporate Title: Vice President
Division: Chief Control Office

Department: Risk and Control Management/ Group CIO
Location: 1 Angel Lane, London

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 GCIO function oversees group-wide technology, operations and our data office. Our purpose is to support Nomura’s business strategy and deliver consistent group-wide services based on common operating principles. We are aligned to our key businesses across the group and operate enterprise-wide functions for risk management, governance and controls, supply chain and infrastructure.

The Chief Controls Office (CCO) is a key function within GCIO and our purpose is aligned to the GCIO Strengthen & Protect strategic pillar. We are a global team focused on strengthening our non-financial risk management framework enabling the business to accelerate strategic delivery, whilst enhancing our ability to dynamically manage risks and evidence that we are operating in control.

The CCO function is on a multi-year global transformation journey which starts with building the right foundations especially the right skills and capabilities within our global team.

Role description

This is a key role that will be pivotal in the build out of the GCIO Chief Controls Office at Nomura.  Working to the Head of CCO Governance, MI and Business Management, this role will support – and as required lead – the build out of the CCO Governance and MI capability.  The role is part of a global team that will formalize, standardize and globalize Risk management governance and MI across CCO.  The role will both support and contribute to the design and implementation of a strategy, and as needed will also support ‘business as useful’ monthly risk management governance and MI activity – such as support key forums and decision making committees.  The role will delegate on occasion for the Head of CCO Governance, MI and Business Management and will help coordinate global team activity.  

We are looking for a candidate seeking a challenging role, who is able to operate at pace, use initiative and has an excellent eye for detail.  The candidate must understand the complexities and differences between Risk Management, Executive and Board governance – and how the 3 operate and interact.  We also need someone who can support the requirements capture and design of Risk Management MI, and can support establishing a process that puts those designs into production. An understanding of risk management practices, information and escalation flows is therefore also very important. 

The successful candidate will play a key role within Chief Controls Office team and wider GCIO.  They will need to establish themselves quickly and leverage strong design and delivery skills to support team outputs.  The candidate will also need to quickly develop and then maintain productive working relationships across GCIO and 3LoD key stakeholders.

Key roles responsibilities:

• Support - and as required lead - on the design, build out and management of the GCIO CCO Risk Management Governance and MI capability.
• Support delivery and continued improvement of CCO Governance and MI key ‘business as usual’ outputs; such as supporting the Group CIO Risk Management Committee monthly and GCIO LT Controls meetings – process, agenda content and supporting MI
• Support the design and definition of CCO Governance and MI target endstate - and transition states - in line with wider CCO strategy. This role will then help oversee day-to-day the delivery of the agreed strategy
• Support the design of a standardized GCIO Control Book (in target state), and the process to ensure streamlined automated production that meets stakeholders needs to support their risk management.

 

Qualifications, Skills & Experience Required

We need a candidate who:

• Has a good understanding of control frameworks, risk management governance and management information in a financial services context. 
• Combines governance and MI skillsets with a technical understanding relevant to the GCIO risk management agenda - such as Information Technology (IT), Information Security (IS), and/ or Data Management
• Takes a flexible – albeit data-led approach - to help shape strategic direction, and who responds positively to feedback, internal and external circumstances. 
• Promotes a culture in which the decision making needs and perspectives of a wide range of stakeholders are at the forefront of our deliverables. 
• Acts as a catalyst for change and inspires confidence in the team and wider stakeholders with the quality and conviction of their work and knowledge.
• Can contribute to a culture that strives to continually improve business processes that impact positively on the business.
• Understand Management Information; its design, visualization, production processes and data requirements
• Understands technology – familiarity with cyber security, resilience and related domains preferred.
• Has experience managing stakeholders across the Three Lines of Defence.
• Has effective communication skills with strong attention to detail.

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