Job Title:  IFO-Infrastructure Others

Division overview:

Chief Transformation Office (CTO) provides project management and business analysis support across Nomura’s wholesale banking functions. It is a cross regional and divisional transformation team delivering ‘initiatives’ related to new regulations, implementing new infrastructure, business expansion, product roll outs and introducing banking controls. Some of the key responsibilities of the team include: 

• New Business & entity rollouts 
• Digital Innovation 
• Regulatory Analysis 
• Transition Management 
• Business Analysis & Project Management 

Role Overview

As an Asst. Project Manager you are responsible for driving the connected Stakeholder agenda, bringing the best capabilities for improving stakeholder experience and building and maintaining senior stakeholder relationships. We are looking for someone with strong work ethic to join a dynamic and fast-growing division, and who will play a key role in delivering firm critical projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in the analysis and planning for Projects 
• Liaise with different teams as required and coordinate all activities related to a project
• Elicit and document requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations for a proposed target state 
• Conduct front to back review of processes and demonstrate ability to analyse captured data 
• Develop functional specifications and system design specifications based on elicited requirements
• Facilitate end user acceptance tests, track improvements/errors, and document plans of action 
• Provide regular updates to the Project/Program Managers and track reported project risks & issues
• Deliver informative and organised presentations

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• Prior experience in consulting or handling change programs within investment banking will be preferred
• Expect sound understanding of standard financial products like Derivatives, Bonds, Loans, Equity. CFA/ FRM certification will be preferred
• Ability to operate in both agile and waterfall style project methodologies and have an understanding of deliverables required for each methodology
• Creative problem-solving ability, inquisitive mind-set, comfortable with working on ambiguous situations. Ability to work independently with limited oversight.
• Flexibility (Openness to Change) – Adapts effectively to changing plans, domains and priorities; Is open and flexible when faced with changing project constraints and timelines
• Attention to detail and high quality standards of documentation, processes and control environment
• Detailed knowledge of all Microsoft Office products, PowerBI and Alteryx will be preferred.
• Confident self-starter who can work under pressure, using their own initiative and with the drive to see projects through to completion
• Excellent Communication, Leadership skills, Organization Skills along with experience in managing Sr. Stakeholder relationships is required

Employee Benefits:

• Annual health check-up for employee & spouse/partner once every calendar year.
• Mediclaim coverage for employees and up to five family members which can include spouse/partner, children and any two persons amongst parents or parents-in-law.
• Personal accident insurance for employees.
• Term life insurance for employees.
• Crèche facility for employee’s children between six months to six years of age through empaneled vendors.
• Emergency assistance to employees and up to seven family members through Connect and Heal- Provision of 24 X 7 unlimited medical tele-consultation & unlimited emergency ambulance services.
• Employees are provided with basic medical care in office premises which includes the availability of nursing assistant with walk-in general practitioner's services.
• Counselling and dietician consultation service to self only through the firm’s empaneled qualified consultants.

Nomura Leadership Behaviours:

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*Applying for this role does not amount to a job offer or create an obligation on Nomura to provide a job offer. The expression "Nomura" refers to Nomura Services India Private Limited together with its affiliates.