Job Title:  Principal Project Manager

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
 
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.

• Lead the co-ordination of Datacentre isolation testing preparation, operation and post isolation follow up
• Develop comprehensive project plan, timelines, and resource allocation strategies
• Act as co-ordinator between cross-functional teams including IT Infrastructure, Compliance, Risk management, and IT BU Application teams for all related activities
• Ensure all testing activities align with PRA Operational Resilience requirements and guidelines.
• Maintain detailed documentation and evidence for regulatory reporting and audit purpose.
• Work with stakeholders to plan and execute the recovery testing of applications
• Provide and track requirements for automation and process enhancement teams

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• Technical knowledge of IT Infrastructure, including servers, networks, storage & virtualization
• Proactive Project Management skills with 5+ years of project management experience in financial services or regulated industries
• Understanding of security principles
• Appreciation of disaster recovery principles and familiarity on operational resilience framework and testing methodologies
• Capacity planning exposure
• Plan and manage recovery test schedules
• Senior stakeholder management with board-level presentation skills, providing executive summary
• Setup and maintain application recovery profiles
• Develop and Maintain knowledgebase including Best Practice & Support Information
• Design and Support training plans to help build internal SME knowledge

Nice to have

• Power BI report creation experience
• ServiceNow integration experience
• Cutover exposure
• Runbook design experience

Nomura competencies

Explore Insights & Vision

• Identify the underlying causes of problems faced by you or your team and define a clear vision and direction for the future.

Making Strategic Decisions

• Evaluate all the options for resolving the problems and effectively prioritize actions or recommendations.

Inspire Entrepreneurship in People

• Inspire team members through effective communication of ideas and motivate them to actively enhance productivity.

Elevate Organizational Capability

• Engage proactively in professional development and enhance team productivity through the promotion of knowledge sharing.

Inclusion

• Respect DEI, foster a culture of psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a "Risk Culture" (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer:
 
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.