AI & Innovation Program Lead, Global Markets

Nomura Holdings, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Nomura Holdings, Inc. in New York seeks a Vice President to lead the AI and innovation program within Global Markets, blending technology strategy with business goals and change management.

You will build an AI operating model across equities, fixed income, and cross-asset desks, partnering with technologists and front-office teams to translate ambition into measurable commercial outcomes.

Qualifications

• 8-12+ years of experience in financial services, with significant exposure to Global Markets (Sales & Trading, Equities, FICC)
• Proven track record delivering complex, large-scale cross-functional programs with at least 2 years in AI/GenAI or digital transformation
• Strong understanding of the front-to-back trade lifecycle (execution, capture, clearing, settlement)
• Experience with AI/GenAI implementations within Markets/Sales/Trading at a large financial institution
• Familiarity with AI governance frameworks, model risk management, and regulatory considerations
• Strong analytical and structured thinking; ability to build business cases, ROI models, and scorecards
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end program roadmap for AI and innovation initiatives across Global Markets (Equities, FICC, and cross-asset)
• Prioritize and sequence initiatives using a structured scoring framework (business outcome, data readiness, governance, technology integration, strategic alignment)
• Maintain a living portfolio view of all AI initiatives with clear stage-gates, KPIs, and cost/benefit tracking
• Translate complex business problems into agentic AI-driven solutions using orchestration frameworks and modular architecture
• Drive delivery of AI/ML use cases across the trade lifecycle (pre-trade analytics, execution optimization, post-trade automation, client engagement)
• Coordinate across technology, quant, operations, and front-office teams to remove blockers and maintain velocity
• Champion experimentation and iterative development, capturing learnings to feed the broader product roadmap
• Partner with AI governance, compliance, and model risk teams to ensure initiatives meet risk-based tiering and approval requirements
• Embed governance into delivery workflows (platform-embedded, pattern-based approaches) rather than treating it as a sequential gate
• Act as the primary liaison between business and technical teams for AI initiatives
• Build executive reporting on initiative health, ROI, and strategic alignment
• Translate complex technical concepts into business value for senior leadership and front-office stakeholders

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Project management

Financial services knowledge

Communication

Job description

Nomura Holdings, Inc. in New York seeks a Vice President to lead the AI and innovation program within Global Markets, blending technology strategy with business goals and change management.

You will build an AI operating model across equities, fixed income, and cross-asset desks, partnering with technologists and front-office teams to translate ambition into measurable commercial outcomes.