Job Title:  Technical Project Manager

Program Manager- Public Cloud - Executive Director

Company overview

Nomura is an Asia-based 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 three business divisions: Retail, Asset 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

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.  The role is in the CTO (Infra) team focused on program leadership across the group-wide Chief Technology Officer domain. 

Role Overview:

As a Program 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.

We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Identity Technology Delivery Manager to lead initiatives that enhance our organization’s security framework. This role will involve overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery Identity projects aimed at securing access, ensuring compliance, reducing the risk of insider threats and enabling modern streamlined Identity management across on prem, cloud and SaaS.

Role description:

14. Lead stakeholder engagements and work streams related to the specific program or portfolio in conjunction with the CTO values and principles.
15. Provide oversight of highly skilled project resources and project deliverables throughout the project lifecycle and help ensure timely execution of project deliverables.
16. Apply well developed consulting skills and in-depth industry and functional knowledge in the execution of assignments.
17. Establish right framework, governance, and metrics to manage the programs effectively.
18. Help lead proposal development and other new business development activities by leveraging existing relationships with C-level executives.
19. Provide input into engagement decisions including work plan and timeline, project management, resource allocation and career development of staff members.
20. Develop program strategies and plans, including stakeholder assessment, leadership alignment, organization transition, change readiness, capability transfer, and end-user training.
21. Develop short and long-term goals, KPIs, and objectives, and develop and execute against operational plan.
22. Managing risks and issues and taking corrective measurements.
23. Be a mentor to the team and constantly evaluate opportunities of learning/upskilling and lead/coach the team to fulfil any gaps.

Key competencies required:
 

14. Understand clients’ needs and issues, provide solutions utilizing Nomura Group company’s resources and earn the clients’ trust.
15. Acquire a wide range of knowledge as an employee of Nomura and play a part in improving the company’s service level and corporate value.
16. Take on new challenges for improvement and cultivate a corporate culture of challenge by driving change in business operations.
17. Ensure views are not biased, accept different opinions and perspectives, and collaborate with other members to create common values.
18. Provide appropriate guidance to others and act in a manner that places emphasis on the performance and growth of the organization.
19. 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 managerial position.

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

14. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field; relevant certifications (PMP, PRINCE2) are a plus.
15. Regulatory Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of compliance requirements related to identity and access management, such as GDPR, HIPAA, and NIST.
16. Minimum 10+ years of experience in consulting or handling change programs within investment banking.
17. Proven experience as a Program Manager; Thorough understanding of project/program management techniques and methods (Agile and Waterfall).
18. Experience in managing full complex, firm-wide infrastructure related transformation project delivery, which require coordination across multiple Corporate functions and Technology partners.
19. Excellent Knowledge of performance evaluation and change management principles.
20. Excellent Communication, Leadership skills, Organization Skills along with experience in conflict management/ issue resolution.
21. Flexibility (Openness to Change) – Adapts effectively to changing plans, domains, and priorities; is open and flexible when faced with changing project constraints and timelines.
22. Detailed knowledge of all Microsoft Office products, Jira, Confluence and PowerBI will be preferred.
23. Attention to detail and high-quality standards of documentation, processes and control environment.
24. Deals comfortably with ambiguity – Stays on target to complete goals regardless of obstacles or adverse circumstances.
25. An understanding of investment banking functions and standard financial products like Derivatives, Bonds, Loans and Equity will be useful.
26. 3-5 years experience of project / delivery management experience, managing or strongly contributing to delivery of Public Cloud build out and application transformation programs is required.