Job Title:  Administrative Supervisor, Associate

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title: Administrative Assistant Supervisor

Department: Global Market

Corporate Title: Associate

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $135,000 and $182,500 per year* (see below footnote for additional compensation and benefits information).

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.

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Department Overview:

Nomura's Global Markets department provides liquidity, market insights, and execution services to clients worldwide across various asset classes, including equities, fixed income, currencies, and commodities. The team's focus on innovation and technology provides clients with access to cutting-edge trading platforms and customized solutions. Nomura's Global Markets team specializes in market-making, risk management, and electronic trading, with a strong global presence and reputation for exceptional service to clients. With expertise, global reach, and commitment to innovation, Nomura's Global Markets department is well-positioned to continue driving growth and success in the financial industry.

Role Description:

The Administrative Supervisor is a senior administrative professional responsible for providing high-level support to a Senior Executive while also overseeing and managing the administrative function across the Americas Global Markets business. This role combines executive administrative support with operational leadership, ensuring seamless coordination of senior leadership priorities while maintaining consistent administrative standards, processes, and performance across the administrative team. The position requires a highly experienced professional who has previously operated in a senior administrative leadership capacity, ideally within a complex, fast-paced corporate environment.

Role Responsibilities

• Provide strategic administrative support to the Senior Executive, including complex calendar management, meeting preparation, and coordination of leadership priorities.
• Manage confidential and sensitive information with the highest level of discretion.
• Coordinate senior leadership meetings and key business events.
• Serve as a key liaison between the Senior Executive and internal stakeholders, ensuring timely communication and follow-through.
• Supervise and manage the administrative staff across the Global Markets business, ensuring alignment of support to business needs and leadership priorities.
• Provide direction, mentorship, and performance oversight to the administrative team.
• Establish and maintain consistent administrative processes, standards, and best practices.
• Support resource planning and allocation of administrative support across senior leaders and teams.
• Maintain ongoing assessment of assistant coverage structures and staffing models, implementing timely adjustments to address changing business requirements, growth, and strategic shifts.
• Drive professional development and training initiatives for the administrative team.
• Translate management directives and strategic priorities into actionable guidance for administrative team.
• Align tasks and initiatives with the department's strategic priorities; monitor workloads/over time and reallocate resources as needed.

• Provide hands-on administrative support to coach and develop administrative staff and to cover peak workloads or staffing gaps where/if necessary, while maintaining supervisory responsibilities.
• Provide training and support to staff to ensure they have the necessary skills to perform their job functions effectively.
• Participate in recruitment efforts, including reviewing resumes, screening, and interview panels for hiring needs

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• Extensive experience in senior administrative roles, including prior experience supervising or managing administrative teams.
• Demonstrated experience supporting C-suite, Managing Director, or senior regional leadership.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders in a complex corporate environment.
• Strong leadership and team management capabilities.
• Exceptional organizational and communication skills.
• High level of professionalism, discretion, and judgment.
• Experience operating within large, matrixed organizations is strongly preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and collaboration tools.

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

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

*base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, corporate and functional title and duties, job-related knowledge and advanced degrees, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired in the U.S., employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors”.

**US FINANCE ONLY** Applicants for this position in the Finance Division of NHA must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The Finance Division is not sponsoring or taking over sponsorship of employment visas for this position at this time.

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer