Associate

Nomura Holdings, Inc.; Hinoba-an; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Nomura Holdings, Inc. seeks an experienced Business Resilience Associate in the Asia region to support BCM activities across multiple regions. You will contribute to policy reviews, risk assessments, and disaster recovery planning to ensure continuity of critical functions.

The role emphasizes BIA execution, incident documentation, and cross-functional collaboration with IT, operations, and business units. Strong written and verbal communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of BCM lifecycle (BIA, Risk Assessment, Planning, Testing).
• Crisis management mindset and robust documentation skills.
• Experience in BFSI / Financial Services / IT-enabled services.

Responsibilities

• Report to the BR VP for India and support regional BCM activities across functions.
• Lead BCM Framework & Policy reviews and updates.
• Conduct BIA, identify critical processes, risks, and recovery priorities.

Skills

BCM lifecycle

Crisis management

Documentation

Regulatory awareness

Stakeholder management

IT resilience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Risk Management, IT, or related field

Tools

Fusion

ServiceNow VRM/TPRM

Job description

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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 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.

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:

The Group Resilience function provides the regulatory and internally driven policy, procedures and frameworks for the risk assessment and management of Business Continuity Management & Third-Party Risk Management, Operational Resilience, Recovery & Resolution Plan and Booking Governance. This allows Nomura to meet its Regulatory obligations.

Business Overview:

To deliver the firm’s Resilience Objectives, the Business Resilience department performs the following core activities in relation to Third Party Risk and Business Continuity mandate:

• Implementing Regional and Global Framework
• Assessing and Meeting Regulatory Policy requirements and determining course of action
• Advising Senior Management on regulatory expectations, industry approaches and our alignment or justifying differences in approach.
• Scenario planning and exercises conducted to rehearse crisis response
• Safeguard Nomura’s People, Process and Infrastructure
• Validation of exit strategies under stressed conditions for critical dependencies

Position Specifications:

Corporate Title

Associate

Functional Title

Experience

6-10 years

Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Risk Management, IT, or related field

Role & Responsibilities:

Report to the Business Resilience (BR) VP role in India in supporting all the region (Japan, Powai, EMEA, Americas and AEJ). Responsibilities and activities across Business Continuity Management (BCM).

1. BCM Framework & Policy

• Periodically review and update BCM documentation

2. Business Impact Analysis (BIA) & Risk Assessment

• Conduct Business Impact Analysis (BIA) across functions
• Identify critical processes, dependencies, and recovery priorities
• Perform risk assessments related to business disruptions

3. Continuity Planning

• Develop and maintain Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) and Disaster Recovery (DR) plans
• Ensure plans are comprehensive, practical, and up to date
• Coordinate with IT, operations, and business teams
• Plan and execute BCM drills, tabletop exercises, and simulations
• Evaluate effectiveness of plans and identify gaps
• Track remediation actions and improvements
• Coordinate response activities and communication
• Document incidents and lessons learned
• Conduct BCM awareness sessions across the organization
• Train business units on their roles and responsibilities
• Promote a culture of resilience

7. Reporting & Governance

• Prepare BCM dashboards and reports for senior management
• Track key risk indicators (KRIs) and BCM metrics
• Support audits and regulatory reviews

8. Third-Party Risk (Optional but recommended)

• Assess business continuity capabilities of critical vendors
• Ensure third-party resilience aligns with organizational standards

Mind Set:

Mandatory

Domain

• Strong understanding of BCM lifecycle (BIA, Risk Assessment, Planning, Testing)
• Crisis management mindset
• Strong documentation and reporting skills
• Experience in BFSI / Financial Services / IT-enabled services
• Exposure to Disaster Recovery (DR) and IT resilience

Technical

• Experience in Fusion
• Knowledge of regulatory expectations
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Analytical and problem-solving ability
• Project management and coordination skills
• Familiarity with ServiceNow VRM/TPRM Module

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).