Project Manager

Nomura Holdings, Inc.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Nomura Services India Private Limited seeks an Associate Project Manager to lead medium to high complexity initiatives. You will manage governance, coordinate teams, and ensure timely delivery while engaging senior stakeholders and applying rigorous project controls.

You will use data analysis to drive decisions, prepare for steering committees, and ensure successful UAT and project closure, with emphasis on best practices and governance.

Qualifications

• Project delivery and governance experience.
• Ability to engage senior stakeholders.
• MBA or MSc in Accounting/Finance.
• PPM certification.

Responsibilities

• Project management of medium to high complexity projects within governance standards.
• Perform business analysis and manage PMO for large programmes.
• Ensure stakeholder engagement and elicit requirements.
• Coordinate project team to ensure quality deliverables and timely completion.
• Prepare and chair working group / steering committee meetings, track actions.
• Oversee UAT sign-off and formal project closure, with lessons learnt.

Skills

Project delivery

Stakeholder leadership

Analytical thinking

Planning & organizing

Education

MBA or MSc in Accounting/Finance

Tools

R

Python

SQL

Job description

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Chief Transformation Office (CTO) is responsible for implementing cross-divisional change in the form of new Business / entity setup, cost optimization, efficiency enhancement and process improvements. Team is responsible for running global change programs in the area of Global Markets, Operations, Finance, Asset Management, Risk and IT. Some of the key responsibilities of the team include:

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

Business Overview:

• Partner with trading desks, risk managers, quants, and technology teams
• Present to senior leadership (CRO, COO, business heads) on project status and risk implications
• Coordinate with compliance, legal, and audit functions

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.

Position Specifications:

Corporate Title

Associate

Functional Title

Project Manager

Experience

4-6 Years

Qualification

MBA or Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Requisition No.

14019

Role & Responsibilities:

• Project Management of medium to high level complexity projects. Adhere to project governance standards and deliver within stated time, cost and risk framework
• Business Analysis of medium to high level complexity projects
• PMO for large and complex programme
• Ensure stakeholder engagement and understand their needs
• Elicit requirements using various analysis techniques
• Manage & coordinate activities of the project team to ensure good quality of deliverables without escalations
• Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately - Constantly identify, review and address risks & issues
• Actively review project progress adherence to schedule, resource utilization & progress against objective
• Prepare for and host regular working group / steering committee meetings, track actions from each meeting to ensure completion
• Manage user acceptance testing and obtain UAT sign-off
• Formal Project closure, handover and lessons learnt
• Ensure constant sharing of best practices across the team
• Prepare for and host regular working group / steering committee meetings, track actions from each meeting to ensure completion
• Manage user acceptance testing and obtain UAT sign-off
• Formal Project closure, handover and lessons learnt
• Ensure constant sharing of best practices across the team.

Mind Set:

Mandatory

Domain

• Project Delivery Skills
• Ability to lead key engagements and work with senior stakeholders
• Adapts effectively to changing plans and priorities
• Stays on target to complete goals regardless of obstacles or adverse circumstances
• Rigorous follow through on all commitments to achieve results
• Strong planning, organizing & reviewing skills.
• Ability to work with a varied set of individuals across levels
• Initiates and develops business relationships positively
• Educational or working background in accounting and finance.
• Basic understanding of financial products - equity, derivatives, fixed income, FX.
• PPM certification

Technical

• Understanding of the trade lifecycle
• Basic understanding of financial products - equity, derivatives, fixed income, FX.
• Understanding of the different counterparty agreements like ISDA, GMRA, MRA, GMSLA, PBA
• Ability to analyse data using R, Python, SQL or any other data analysis tool and present the findings to senior management and other stakeholders to drive decision

Leadership
Behaviours

Description

Element

Exploring Insights & Vision

Comprehensively analyse the nature
of the problems we face and set our
focus toward the future vision

• Create a vision
• Identify an issue

Making Strategic Decisions

Analyse options and feasibility to resolve issues, in making
judgments and recommendations

• Identify countermeasures
• Assess feasibility
• Make a judgment

Promotes the vision and goals to others in such a way that inspires commitment and independent contributions

• Influence
• Inspire
• Commit

Elevating Organizational Capacity

Maximize organizational productivity through leadership development and
engagement

• Have an ownership in own development
• Support other‘s growth
• Encourage organizational growth

Inclusion

Respect diverse perspectives and
promote psychological safety
and the creation of a risk culture

• Encourage the active
  participation of all talent
• Foster a risk culture

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).