Nomura Overview:

Nomura is a financial services group with an integrated global network. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its four business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking), and 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 supports the group’s global businesses. With world-class capabilities in trading support, research, information technology, financial control, operations, risk management and legal support, the firm plays a key role in facilitating the group’s global operations across four international regions.

At Nomura, creating an inclusive workplace is a priority. Our approach to inclusion encompasses a variety of initiatives, including sensitization campaigns, implementing conducive policies & programs, providing infrastructure support and engaging in community events. Over time, we have made meaningful progress in these areas, and this commitment has been well-recognized across the industry. We are proud recipients of the prestigious Top 10 Employers award by the India Workplace Equality Index (IWEI), IWEI Gold Employer of Choice awards, India CSR Leadership Award 2024 for Holistic Village Development Program and the YUVA Unstoppable Changemaker Awards.

Divisional Overview:

JBS, Japan Business Services, supports IT application requirements for multiple business lines like Wealth Management, Investment Banking etc. Wealth Management business specializes in providing personalized services to high-net-worth individuals, while Investment Banking business works with corporate clients on their requirements for M&A. These business cater to the needs of our clients by delivering bespoke solutions that leverage our global markets, investment banking, research, trust service and asset management expertise.

Key Support activities of Wealth Management include:

- Middle Office Support

- Reference Data

- Settlement

- Onboarding

- KYC

- Regulatory reporting

- Confirmation preparation and sending

- Statement processing

Business Overview:

A successful candidate will join the JBS IT team, which manages multiple applications across Wealth Management business, Investment Banking business in Japan. This role involves collaboration with Japan based WM IT, JBS-IT, Program management team to deliver strategic technical solutions and maintenance of existing systems. Candidate will be part of the Powai JBS IT team. The position interfaces with diverse stakeholders and requires strong communication skills (Japanese language proficiency is a plus but not mandatory).

What We Offer:

• We support employee wellbeing by ensuring a sense of purpose and belonging.
• We offer a comprehensive range of wellbeing services which allows employees to get access to the assistance they need at any point in their wellbeing journey.
• Our bespoke benefits support employees and their family’s holistic wellbeing and are inclusive of diverse identities and family structures.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Gather and analyse complex business requirements from business and document functional and non-functional requirements which include documents like detailed business requirement documents (BRDs) and functional specification documents (FSDs)
• Lead the process of requirement gathering, designing and delivering the technical solutions while ensuring alignment with development and business objectives. Own technical implementation of the end-to-end software development lifecycle, including implementation and release management.
• Well versed in Agile way of working with experience in Sprint Planning, Execution etc.
• Lead tech team for the UAT, PROD release processes by collaborating with the QA team and regional operations teams (including Japan) to ensure all releases meet quality standards.
• Foster strong collaboration and communication across global development, QA and support teams. Engage with cross-functional IT teams to ensure cohesive project execution and alignment on goals.
• Actively participate in firm-wide strategic initiatives, contributing technical expertise and insights to support organizational objectives.
• Enhance and support the JBS IT frameworks, ensuring they are robust and scalable to meet evolving business demands

Position Specifications:

Experience -15 Years

Qualification -Graduate/postgraduate

Mandatory Skill Set :

• Should have 15 plus years of experience of business analysis in financial market with ability to drive development by guiding developers about business requirements.
• Strong understanding of various financial products like Rates, Credit, FX and Equity along with front to back lifecycle of trades including front office, middle office and back office.
• Ability to organize requirements and break it into small deliverables by a developer.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required to understand and articulate requirements accurately.
• Experience in Tools like Jira, Gitlab is expected.
• Good knowledge of Regulatory reporting is optional

Desired Skill Set :

• A committed team player who possesses strong technical skills along with good written and verbal communication skills. Able to work with people across different departments, countries and regions.
• Good communication skills (clear and concise).
• Ability to think logically and systematically to devise solutions along with the team
• Ability to exhibit high level of professionalism in team-oriented environment.
• Ownership of technical deliverables for assigned areas.
• Japanese language and culture exposure is preferred but not mandatory

We are committed to providing equal opportunities throughout employment including in the recruitment, training and development of employees. We prohibit discrimination in the workplace whether on grounds of gender, marital or domestic partnership status, pregnancy, carer’s responsibilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, national or ethnic origins, religious belief, disability or age.

*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.

*The benefits are subject to change and will be in accordance with Company’s policies as may be applicable from time to time).