Job Title:  CSV-Business Resilience

Nomura Overview:

Nomura is an Asia-headquartered 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 four business divisions: Retail, Asset Management, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking), and Merchant 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

Nomura Services India, (Powai) supports Nomura’s businesses around the world. Powai’ s world class capabilities in trading support, research, information technology, financial control, operations, risk management and legal support have played a key role in facilitating Nomura’s global operations and are an integral part of Nomura’s global expansion plans. The Powai operation is a critical part of the platform to support the growth of Nomura’s global business.

Nomura is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing equal opportunities throughout employment including in the recruitment, training and development of employees (including promotion, transfers, assignments and beliefs). We prohibit discrimination in the workplace whether on grounds of gender, marital or domestic partnership status, pregnancy, career’s responsibilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, national or ethnic origins, religious belief, disability or age. Our objective is to attract job applications and applications for development from the best possible candidates and to retain the best people.

Business Unit Overview:

The Third Party Risk Management Team in AEJ is part of the Corporate Strategy team. Globally, it is part of the Nomura Group Business Resilience Team.

This function is key to help set the AEJ Third Party Vendor Management Governance and Framework, in line with the Nomura global risk framework and risk appetite, and in accordance with Regulatory Standards.

As Third Party risk is an increasing focus by regional regulators to ensure continued business resiliency, this team plays a critical role to ensure governance and oversight mechanisms are in place to provide Nomura’s Senior Management governance visibility on third party vendors, especially how 3rd party risks are being managed.

Position Specifications:

Rp;e & Responsibilites:

Working in the AEJ Third Party Vendor Risk Management team, you will be required to:

• Provide daily BAU support on the third party vendor risk management process and system (e.g. troubleshoot user issues, manage user queries, manage daily emails)
• Assist in managing third party vendors on-boarding (coordination / facilitation of due diligence process) and act as a central coordinator between Business and support teams.
• Perform quality checks on data input by Business users, to ensure that an appropriate level of Third Party Vendor Assessment is done.
• Assist in designing and preparing MIs for monitoring of third party vendors, help in driving data analysis around third party vendors risk management (such as concentration risks). 
• Projects support requiring coordinating across different teams and regions, follow up and ensure closure on action items, etc.
• Assist and manage system and process enhancements, help to automate / streamline processes as much as possible.
• Assist in designing controls and implement processes to enhance governance, including help on policy reviews, regulatory requirements like outsourcing, etc.

Skills, experience, qualifications and mindset required:

• Degree level qualification or equivalent
• Prior experience in audit or risk management function preferred
• Experience in third party risk management, with familiarity around Singapore and other AEJ countries’ landscape a plus.
• Self-starter with a lot of initiatives, well-organized, attention for details
• Good interpersonal and communications skills – ability to coordinate across functions and handle multiple stakeholders (some projects management experience may be desirable)
• Good technical skills such as excel, powerpoint, macros, or other automation tools. Willing to learn and adapt to new technology and firm’s systems is necessary.
• Strategic mindset – ability to analyze processes and data to evaluate performance and identify improvement opportunities

The firm is an equal opportunity employer. The firm and its affiliates do not discriminate in employment based on race, religion or belief, gender, national or ethnic origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic / civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.